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07:42 / 05.10.07

Real mixed bag there, E-worm.

And, Auntie, that is just shit

14:14 / 06.10.07

Parents. Pronouns.

FFS, it's been four years, and I really don't need all that horribleness again.

Less searchable M0rd4nt

15:12 / 06.10.07

Hugs, Pingles.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

18:15 / 06.10.07

I have a sick kitty.

I noticed that she wasn't coming out when it was time for dinner, preferring to be reclusive (which really isn't all that unusual if you know her). But then I noticed that I hadn't seen her eat in 2 1/2 days. This wasn't good.
Drusilla is the kind of cat who will never be a lapcat, much less be inclined to be buddy-buddy with you, and in fact, an attempt to pick her up usually results in you needing rubbing alcohol to disinfect the wounds. Today, when I picked her up to look at her and examine her, I received no protest. Just frantic purring and a resigned "I really feel unwell" look in her eyes. That was when I knew she was sick.

We went to the doctor and she says it may have something to do with a skin allergy she developed in the past two years or thyroid disease (oh please oh please don't let be that), but we won't know about the latter until Monday, but until then it's a regimen of two different antibiotics and some skin stuff.

I love my antisocial kitty. I don't want anything bad to happen to her.

18:19 / 06.10.07

Get well Drusilla! I wish you many more years of healthy scratchings.

19:27 / 06.10.07

I hope Drusilla is fine, Kali, but I have to say (even though this is not the thread for that) that I'm happy to see you around again!

16:31 / 07.10.07

Thanks AB. Back at home now, and putting off having to write the inevitable moany email as long as possible.

Hope that the Katze is back on suitably antisocial form soon.

16:44 / 07.10.07

Hang in there monk/worm and get well soon kali's pet.

18:14 / 10.10.07

I am consumed by guilt. I've surprised myself with this because I'm usually a bit hard-nosed about animal care. I've rubber banded boy-sheeps' goolies and watched them squirm and only felt a tiny twitch of remorse. Likewise their and their sisters' little tails. I've never had a cat of my own, though. I thought spaying her would be a breeze. I thought that she would come back dopey with a neat little scar and I could cuddle her back to health. No. She's tearing round the flat and has already had the device off once. I had to take her back to the vet to get help to get her back into it, her little paws raking at the cage door.

The aftercare pack from the vet has the legend Giving pets the same care we want ourselves. Oh bullshit. What have I done?

18:29 / 10.10.07

She's beautiful.
All you can do is keep repeating to yourself that this is better than hundreds of kittens, her getting in fights and tom cats chasing her round constantly... not that you don't know this of course.

At least you understand it'll be done and forgotten soon, even if she doesn't.

Good luck!

18:36 / 10.10.07

She is quite lovely!

you should certainly follow your vet's advice but I didn't know that they are dishing for all stitches now? Most kitties I know of don't get a dish for the procedure.

Again I'm not advocating you go against your vet's plan, I'm just surprised.

Kali, Queen of Kitteh

18:48 / 10.10.07

Kitties are problematic, much like humans, which may be why we love them so. Manic after a spaying? Your kitten is an anomaly. Most cats are like, "Dude, I am so sore, so I'm just gonna hide and lick lick at these stitches. Sucker."

19:31 / 10.10.07

It's the dish I hate more than anything. She's calmed down now and is dozing, coming to me for love and looking at me with pure hatred in equal measure.

I just want rid of that plastic thing. It's vile.

20:39 / 10.10.07

I love lamp.

07:24 / 11.10.07

Most kitties I know of don't get a dish for the procedure.

That bit of plastic was an extra £5. Live and learn. It's gone, now.

07:30 / 11.10.07

The disc is useful to stop them from licking and pulling at stitches, wish that I had got one when I had my one done. Have you ever tried to stop a cat from excessive licking? Not easy but having said that I have been told the procedure is easier for boys than girls.

At least you won't have to worry have the formentioned stuff above now, they forget about this type of thing far easier than we do. Remember its the vet who did all the bad stuff and you rescued her from the office twice now.

She looks gorgeous even in a lampshade btw.

23:34 / 15.11.07

It's my recent ex's birthday today. I'm struggling with an unwieldy assignment with no hope of reprieve. All nighter. Everything is rotten. I miss him. My essay is stupid head splurge. I should've got an extension. I have no hugs. Perhaps looking at those holiday photos today was a mistake. We were happy. Still in the hairy process of moving things out.

00:03 / 16.11.07

I should be better at life by now. I've had ample practice. And, no it's called being human just ain't cutting it tonight. That's the part I'm worst at.

And a few of the strike-related delays have now turned into strike-related you-don't-work-for-us-anymores.

Hallo, Paper Spaceboy

00:16 / 16.11.07

Being on strike sucks. This rotating job action sucks. I feel your pain, Decadent. Shifty?

00:27 / 16.11.07

Yeah, I think I am.

My Mom Thinks I'm Cool

13:00 / 16.11.07

I'm not really sure...but I think someone just broke up with me by suggesting that what we do for our date this weekend is go to a speed dating event. together.

I suspect this has to do with being such a goober that I'm afraid to show affection strongly and people end up thinking I'm not that interested. or not that manly, or whatever.

blah. it would help if it were a little easier to communicate. in addition to being constantly overworked and too busy to hang out, there's a language/culture barrier, my usual barrier of having no idea what's going on in a relationship, and her not wanting to be seen hanging out with me around her workplace/apartment/class because "people will gossip".

13:41 / 16.11.07

If it's any consolation, speed-dating can be quite fun. You get to gossip about who's drunk and so on afterwards, and if it's anything like the time I went, I'd say anyone who was genuinely looking for love, or even something much briefer there was probably looking in the wrong place. Five minutes, per person, of putting your best foot forward, or just plain lying about what you do for a living being fairly unfertile ground for the seeds of romance.

So it could just be a quirky date, you know? If nothing else, you'll have lots to talk about afterwards.

Regrettable Juvenilia

13:53 / 16.11.07

Like the need to change your username.

My Mom Thinks I'm Cool

15:08 / 16.11.07

I need to change my user name?

01:25 / 17.11.07

my usual barrier of having no idea what's going on in a relationship

Ask her!

and her not wanting to be seen hanging out with me around her workplace/apartment/class because "people will gossip".

Anyone who's ashamed of hanging around with you after whenever is not a good partner. Dude. It's really, really shitty,

All Acting Regiment

10:45 / 17.11.07

Hmm. Yes, the 'can't be seen' thing, whilst I know nothing of the context, sets alarm bells ringing.

ONLY NICE THINGS

11:24 / 17.11.07

Hmmm.

Pants, between the speed dating, your problems with showing affection, the language/culture barrier... does this person actually know that you are going out?

15:52 / 17.11.07

Bah. I'm supposed to be going to a party. I was looking forward to it, but I found out my ex is going to be there, which quite frankly I could do without. I'm trying to be mature about it and still be friends, but I'm not sure if right now it's not more akin to picking at a scab that won't heal 'til it's left alone.

17:23 / 17.11.07

I'm afraid to show affection strongly and people end up thinking I'm not that interested. or not that manly

I'm under the impression that not being able to show affection is considered manly in many quarters.

19:33 / 17.11.07

I am the only gay in my village.

There are gays in the nearby town, but they make me sad inside.

Any gays within a 20 mile radius are badly advertised.

Wherefore art my gays?

19:41 / 17.11.07

I feel very miserable. my throat aches, I'm coughing up lungchunks, my back is killing me, and the most productive thing I 've been able to do today is buy orange juice.

20:14 / 17.11.07

Princess, I'll bet a million bucks you're not the only gay in your village. Maybe the only one openly gay.

20:28 / 17.11.07

Can't you guys, you know, make people gay?

Less searchable M0rd4nt

22:25 / 17.11.07

Yeah, don't you have special Ladybird books with mind-altering powers?

00:19 / 18.11.07

I think it's with a wand.

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