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Post by czb on Apr 1, 2024 18:10:26 GMT
sorry about your cat, brookie.
@nov - i was forced to do that with our last pet. hated it. but at 8.30am we realized her time had come and our vet couldn't see her until 5.30pm - she had no availability. and i didn't think she could make it through the day so i took her to our humane society. they were pretty kind but don't have space to let owners in to their euthanization area. i still feel bad about it. i can't remember if they gave her the injection with me there or not but i was there when they wheeled her off. one of my worst days.
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Post by brookie on Apr 1, 2024 18:26:35 GMT
sorry about your cat, brookie. @nov - i was forced to do that with our last pet. hated it. but at 8.30am we realized her time had come and our vet couldn't see her until 5.30pm - she had no availability. and i didn't think she could make it through the day so i took her to our humane society. they were pretty kind but don't have space to let owners in to their euthanization area. i still feel bad about it. i can't remember if they gave her the injection with me there or not but i was there when they wheeled her off. one of my worst days. Massive hugs; that would be unacceptable to me if I could not be there. I remember my mom taking my childhood dog to the vet to be euthanized and her not staying with him during the procedure and how much she regretted it. I have always been there for my pets; I can't imagine doing it any other way.
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Post by shellee on Apr 1, 2024 19:11:28 GMT
Oh no Brookie, I’m so very sorry. It sucks so much to lose a fur baby. I do t want anymore just because I can’t stand the anguish of losing them. I have a Main Coon that’s 7 and one that 1 and I’m dreading them leaving me.
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Post by czb on Apr 1, 2024 19:22:04 GMT
sorry about your cat, brookie. @nov - i was forced to do that with our last pet. hated it. but at 8.30am we realized her time had come and our vet couldn't see her until 5.30pm - she had no availability. and i didn't think she could make it through the day so i took her to our humane society. they were pretty kind but don't have space to let owners in to their euthanization area. i still feel bad about it. i can't remember if they gave her the injection with me there or not but i was there when they wheeled her off. one of my worst days. Massive hugs; that would be unacceptable to me if I could not be there. I remember my mom taking my childhood dog to the vet to be euthanized and her not staying with him during the procedure and how much she regretted it. I have always been there for my pets; I can't imagine doing it any other way. it sucked but i had no choice. it definitely would've been a more humane experience at the vet but it would've been cruel to make her wait 7+ hours for an appointment. i just knew that morning it was time.
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Post by imnotbitter on Apr 1, 2024 20:36:02 GMT
I'm so sorry, Brookie
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Post by brookie on Apr 1, 2024 21:37:06 GMT
Thanks, you guys. Much appreciated. I sure miss him, and the routines I set up around breakfast and dinner to make sure he was fed. Nobody's sitting next to me requesting a handout.
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Post by Pixie on Apr 2, 2024 14:10:11 GMT
I'm so sorry for you guys, it must feel awful to have to let go of a pet in those conditions
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Post by palta on Apr 2, 2024 18:19:17 GMT
hugs to you, Brookie. you have a big heart.
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Post by brookie on Apr 2, 2024 22:38:20 GMT
Yes, I do, thanks. Sometimes, TOO big.
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Post by no1novice on Apr 4, 2024 6:13:54 GMT
Yes, I do, thanks. Sometimes, TOO big. They are here for such a short time. czb how horrible for you both. The reports from Vets were peeps that did have the choice. These were circumstances beyond your control.
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Post by mostroop on Apr 5, 2024 4:22:32 GMT
yeah, mo, hope covid was mild and swift and you're back to your normal self. Thx! Yes, mild. Also, I wanted to mention something. Mrs Mo got COVID right after me, and despite me kind of hinting at not doing it, she got herself a Paxlovid prescription. Except her copay was only $25. She is on my insurance, but got her prescription filled at a different place (CVS). She is convinced that the people at the pharmacy I used did not know how to code it in. However, my HR department got back to me and told me that my copay ($333) was right. I don't know what the heck to think, and I'm afraid of "poking the bear" at this point.
Mrs Mo and I were both well enough to donate blood at Red Cross on Saturday.
You might have reached your deductible by the time she filled her script
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Post by mostroop on Apr 5, 2024 4:25:02 GMT
I'm sorry for your loss Brookie
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Post by notoriousmkg on Apr 19, 2024 20:30:46 GMT
Rant - last night I went down to the basement to get something out of the deep freezer - it's like the size and dimensions of a regular fridge. When I noticed that the door was ajar. I open the door all the way, and half of the stuff in there is covered with like an inch of frost. Which mean that for like 48 hours or so, this poor freezer desperately attempted to freeze about 50 pounds of various foods - to know avail. Frozen meet felt soft and cool to the touch. Sh*t!!! I STILL took one of the soft turkey burger patties upstairs and fried it and ate it with no ill effects. But that may be because I have a cast-iron stomach.
The freezer still works, so I just made sure the door was closed and let it re-freeze everything.
So tomorrow, I'm going to have to break out our camping coolers and put the salvageable stuff in them. Then, take the stuff I shouldn't trust over to the landfill - along with some other stuff I'm throwing out. Then, unplug the freezer and then run a space heater into the freezer itself to speed up the defrost process. I still can't figure out how I managed to screw this up -- i'm drinking the equivalent of half a beer a night.
Rant - also a neighbor, who has WAY too many damn pets, needs us to take care of them for a couple days while they go out of town. From what I gather, they have two dogs, two cats and like 4-6 aquariums. She was supposed to email me to meet up with her and give me instructions because they leave on Sunday and I have not heard anything yet.
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Post by czb on Apr 19, 2024 22:52:12 GMT
how safe is it to refreeze stuff that is thawed??
rant: can't believe that they let protestors SHUT DOWN the golden gate bridge for hours on monday. they completely have a right to protest but to shut down a major thoroughfare is ridic.
rave: started HRT and it is transformational. i feel like a new person!
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Post by constancespry on Apr 20, 2024 16:59:00 GMT
Big Rant: we were driving home from friend’s memorial service and the driver in front of us was not paying attention, hit a cat who was crossing the road, and then sped away without even checking on the dying cat and trying to locate the owner. It was horrible to witness and I cannot believe they just left. We have all of it in camera and it is illegal to hit a domestic animal without stopping and reporting to police, so we are filing a report in the hopes these fucking assholes will be fined. 😡
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