Horrible decision, but I think you did the right thing. Think of how the poor kitten must have felt - a serious injury AND getting used to living in a human world AND being separated from mum and the other kittens. Would have been so stressed out. It hurts I know, but with animals, I reckon quality of life is the deciding factor.
Agreed. The vet was almost sure that they wouldn't have been able to survive even with the best care.
Im definitely upset, but I did the best I could in this instance and in general. They haven't gone hungry for almost 18 months. I've had to accept there are limits to what I can do apart from making sure they're fed and have access to clean water.
All the rescues are full and have been full this whole time.
I’m so sorry. You did the best you could for them and ensured they didn’t suffer. They were very lucky you got them to the vet and chose what was best for them.
I have a wedding to attend in a couple of weeks, and the dress code is cocktail attire. I do not own any item of clothing that would fit the definition of "cocktail". So hopefully savers has a dress that meets that definition, I mean the dress racks there are usually chock full so I ought to find something.
(I just realised I think I might have a couple of weddings I'll have to attend this year, so I should make sure the savers dress is good quality 😂)
Thank you Briongloid for posting today's DT, and providing links to remain savvy!
Would you like a black lace cocktail frock? I have one I got from an op-shop for a particular event. Its a wrap around style so it's quite forgiving for fit. Very well made - I think maybe originally a designer style, certainly quite high-end. You can have it for free if you want as it's just taking up space in my wardrobe and I don't think I'm going to wear it again. Was going to donate it once my local Vinnies starts accepting clothing donations again - they aren't at the moment as they are chockers.
I found one of the strays with a broken leg and eventually wrangled him? into the cat carrier and we're at the animal hospital near my place.
I had 2 options. Take ownership or surrender. So I took ownership. I couldn't abide letting them end up at the lost dogs home.
So congrats Gibson. You will eventually have a friend. (hopefully they're friends).
Edit: Unfortunately it looks like they were hit by a car and may not be able to go to the bathroom by themselves in which case they will sadly have to be euthanised.
I haven't seen my stray for a week or so. I keep putting the food out and refreshing the water. Something is eating it. I don't think I'll buy anymore food if I don't see the cat again. Hopefully someone else has adopted it.
If he's a boy and much younger, then it may well work out. The real problems are when you introduce two female cats to each other. Especially if they are the same or similar ages. Guaranteed cat fights in that scenario. Has Gibson been spayed?
I’ve seen options for cats that need assistance (you manually squeeze the urine out for them by pressing their bladder) but it’s an around the clock thing and you’d have to think about his quality of life.
Either way he’s so lucky you’re looking out for him.
It would probably be cooler at the office but I'm gonna stay home anyway because it would involve leaving the house. Work has the worst carpark to leave your car in all day as well
I figured I have lived thru so many food fads ( husband's family are pretty insane in this regard adopting every fad without question ) , that I am so now over it and have very little patience for it all.
I have an especial lack of patience for people thinking "ethnic" foods are by default better or that anything from a health food shop is healthier.
Someone asked Red Symons once what the first superfood was, expecting him to say spirulina or some such. His answer: wheat. And I think he actually nailed it.
Studies have shown the best diet to adopt is the Mediterranean diet because of the inclusion of fresh fruit & veg, fish, lean meat, oil, yogurt, nuts, seeds & grains. Less red meat and processed food.
The second is Japanese because of fish, fermented food and green tea.
Our family's meals are generally fresh meat and veggies with fruit as snacks. Yes we have some processed stuff in the fridge (condiments and sauces) and pantry (crackers, biscuits etc).
Our kids' friends are generally surprised how fresh we eat, when they come over for dinners.
My daughter did a food survey with her friends. What you eat and what you don't. Some of them had never tried certain foods including some vegetables. She ticked off everything except spring onion and coriander. Made me proud.
Has to be spuds with the skin still on (vitamin C lives just under the skin and usually gets peeled off), whole raw milk (vitamins A & some Bs and some protein and a lot of fat) OR butter, and a supplemental protein source - such as oily fish (vitamin D) or meat or cheese. If you peel the spuds, you'll need a supplement such as fruit. The classic Irish diet that the potato famine of 1840s pretty much wiped out and triggered mass migration to USA and here.
Yeah. I wouldn’t be game for raw milk… a cheap family dish used to use oily tinned fish and cheese as the supplemental protein with steamed veg on the side.
Sold some old magic cards. Guy took everything I had. Money for a new gpu sorted, old gpu can go to my friends kid who I uncle because his dad seems as shit as mine.
It is trying to tell me that Ballarat is 37 and feels like 27, also very very wrong. But a bit less wrong than it's earlier attempt to tell me 40 degrees felt like 23.
Melbcat has had a very thorough checkup and they say the crying is behavioural due to getting older, it’s not likely to be pain. Which is a relief. Options will be explored to keep her more comfortable physically and mentally.
I find out about the other stuff when they call back
AC on, fridge full of water and freezer full of ice cubes.
Hoping no catastrophes.
Cousins live in Sunbury and their property backs onto the forest there. They're prepped and packed just in case. We have offered our house and yard as sanctuary for their dogs (cousins can stay with relatives very close to us).
When the veg. box listed 'piece of pumpkin' I expected a cut piece, maybe half. Apparently it actually meant two whole butternuts. I think my pumpkin needs are well and truly covered.
The wind is dreadful out there and the smoke haze is starting to build up as well, giving a horrible ominous feeling to the day. Going to work tonight is the absolute last thing I want to do 😭
I braved the conditions to go to the post office and that wind is probably the scariest thing. Anything catches fire and it's just going to go with the breeze
A bowl of strengthening soup please chef. Today is going to be brutal weatherwise. Can I put in an order for a chilled seafood platter for later on today please?
I started watching series 2 of A Man on the inside. It stars Ted Danson as a retired engineer lecturer turned P.I. assistant. So if you're looking for a easy on the brain, funny and wholesome show give it a go. So good. It's on Netflix.
I've given the garden a deep water and it has lots of mulch, so it's got the best chance I can give it. The wind out there now is brutal though, combined with the heat it just sucks the moisture out of everything - and there is some damage to some of the plant supports that will need to be repaired too.
Unfortunately the cat didn't make it. The damage was too severe. The vet at the hospital said it was more humane to let go.
I did the best I could.
Mate you did the right thing. It hurts but it's for the best. Good on you for taking care of the poor creature.
Thankyou for helping as best you could. It's all you could do 🫂🙏🏼
best cat dad 😢
Horrible decision, but I think you did the right thing. Think of how the poor kitten must have felt - a serious injury AND getting used to living in a human world AND being separated from mum and the other kittens. Would have been so stressed out. It hurts I know, but with animals, I reckon quality of life is the deciding factor.
Agreed. The vet was almost sure that they wouldn't have been able to survive even with the best care.
Im definitely upset, but I did the best I could in this instance and in general. They haven't gone hungry for almost 18 months. I've had to accept there are limits to what I can do apart from making sure they're fed and have access to clean water.
All the rescues are full and have been full this whole time.
It still fucking sucks.
Sorry to hear that :(
I'm so sorry to hear that. A terrible end to a fucked up week. You've done such a great job looking after those strays.
I'm so sorry. Extra hugs for Gibson.
🫂
You did the best thing you could for the poor cat, it's lucky it had you looking out for it and didn't continue to suffer.
I'm sorry to hear that. 🫂
So sorry to hear that 😞 You did the right thing
Oh dude that's rough. I'm glad he didn't suffer more than he needed.
Oh I'm so sorry. You have a heart of gold. thankyou for trying.
You did excellently. RIP kitty, you gave it a peaceful end instead of one in fear and pain 😥
I’m so sorry. You did the best you could for them and ensured they didn’t suffer. They were very lucky you got them to the vet and chose what was best for them.
oh no, that's sad
bye little buddy 😢 we all loved you
oh hon, I'm so sorry.
I have a wedding to attend in a couple of weeks, and the dress code is cocktail attire. I do not own any item of clothing that would fit the definition of "cocktail". So hopefully savers has a dress that meets that definition, I mean the dress racks there are usually chock full so I ought to find something.
(I just realised I think I might have a couple of weddings I'll have to attend this year, so I should make sure the savers dress is good quality 😂)
Thank you Briongloid for posting today's DT, and providing links to remain savvy!
Would you like a black lace cocktail frock? I have one I got from an op-shop for a particular event. Its a wrap around style so it's quite forgiving for fit. Very well made - I think maybe originally a designer style, certainly quite high-end. You can have it for free if you want as it's just taking up space in my wardrobe and I don't think I'm going to wear it again. Was going to donate it once my local Vinnies starts accepting clothing donations again - they aren't at the moment as they are chockers.
Ooooo that would be delightful!
Don't underestimate how good women in cocktail suits look either. If you wanted to wear pants that is.
I am bush fire prepared:
The expensive guitars are in their cases and near the front door
It's hard to deal with the fact that while volunteers are out helping others their own homes are or maybe destroyed. Fuck.
It breaks my heart
I found one of the strays with a broken leg and eventually wrangled him? into the cat carrier and we're at the animal hospital near my place.
I had 2 options. Take ownership or surrender. So I took ownership. I couldn't abide letting them end up at the lost dogs home.
So congrats Gibson. You will eventually have a friend. (hopefully they're friends).
Edit: Unfortunately it looks like they were hit by a car and may not be able to go to the bathroom by themselves in which case they will sadly have to be euthanised.
Reading that was an emotional roller coaster. You are a good human. It’s a sad outcome but the kindest. Hugs. Take care of yourself today.
I haven't seen my stray for a week or so. I keep putting the food out and refreshing the water. Something is eating it. I don't think I'll buy anymore food if I don't see the cat again. Hopefully someone else has adopted it.
Congrats and bloody well done. Thanks for taking care of him! CDS strikes again, fingers crossed him and Gibson are fine. What will you name him?
If he's a boy and much younger, then it may well work out. The real problems are when you introduce two female cats to each other. Especially if they are the same or similar ages. Guaranteed cat fights in that scenario. Has Gibson been spayed?
Good job cat dad!
I hope it's okay, so many emotions going on with all of that happening so quickly
oh no
I hope it all turns out ok
Ooh that's exciting.
I guess you'll have to think of a name (if you haven't already).
edit: oh.. poor kitty. Hope it heals up.
Omg 😭
Oh man I'm so sorry 😞 You did the right thing 🙏🏼
Holy fuck, thanks for helping him dude.
I’ve seen options for cats that need assistance (you manually squeeze the urine out for them by pressing their bladder) but it’s an around the clock thing and you’d have to think about his quality of life.
Either way he’s so lucky you’re looking out for him.
Oh dear. Best wishes to all.
Thanks everyone for the kind words ❤️
I saw my stray today, eating the food I put out.
❤️
The gang was all back today as well. I was worried they were going to be afraid of me because they saw me catch the little cat.
I wondered about that as well, but it sounds like we needn't have worried 💜
❤️
It would probably be cooler at the office but I'm gonna stay home anyway because it would involve leaving the house. Work has the worst carpark to leave your car in all day as well
stay cool everyone
I was born cool 😎
Back from the dog walk, joined him in the barefoot aspect in case the ground was too hot. It's fine.
That was a hell of a sunset. Gorgeous but always so sad.
oh yeah, the smoke 😔
Animals really do take after their servents
I figured I have lived thru so many food fads ( husband's family are pretty insane in this regard adopting every fad without question ) , that I am so now over it and have very little patience for it all.
I have an especial lack of patience for people thinking "ethnic" foods are by default better or that anything from a health food shop is healthier.
Someone asked Red Symons once what the first superfood was, expecting him to say spirulina or some such. His answer: wheat. And I think he actually nailed it.
It's been genetically modified!!
( over millennia through selective farming )
Yass!
Studies have shown the best diet to adopt is the Mediterranean diet because of the inclusion of fresh fruit & veg, fish, lean meat, oil, yogurt, nuts, seeds & grains. Less red meat and processed food.
The second is Japanese because of fish, fermented food and green tea.
You don't need anything else.
Our family's meals are generally fresh meat and veggies with fruit as snacks. Yes we have some processed stuff in the fridge (condiments and sauces) and pantry (crackers, biscuits etc).
Our kids' friends are generally surprised how fresh we eat, when they come over for dinners.
My daughter did a food survey with her friends. What you eat and what you don't. Some of them had never tried certain foods including some vegetables. She ticked off everything except spring onion and coriander. Made me proud.
No spring onion? That's a staple in scrambled eggs and fried rice.
I know. I still put it in dishes like quiche and stuff. Pick it out. I don't care.
Do potato cakes make the list?
I heard something about you could live on potatoes and milk for vitamin D. They’re a very nutritious food in terms of being calorie dense I reckon
Has to be spuds with the skin still on (vitamin C lives just under the skin and usually gets peeled off), whole raw milk (vitamins A & some Bs and some protein and a lot of fat) OR butter, and a supplemental protein source - such as oily fish (vitamin D) or meat or cheese. If you peel the spuds, you'll need a supplement such as fruit. The classic Irish diet that the potato famine of 1840s pretty much wiped out and triggered mass migration to USA and here.
Yeah. I wouldn’t be game for raw milk… a cheap family dish used to use oily tinned fish and cheese as the supplemental protein with steamed veg on the side.
Edit: There was also butter and milk in the mash
Comfort food - and nourishing. The high fat level is useful in cold weather.
potatoes are excellent foods for vitamins
Boil em… mash em… stick em in a stew
(microwave them)
No but I wish they did.
Sold some old magic cards. Guy took everything I had. Money for a new gpu sorted, old gpu can go to my friends kid who I uncle because his dad seems as shit as mine.
I can't get my head around shit parents. It boils my blood.
Some people don't realise they hate children until they have their own.
It never ends well for the kid.
Chef bacon, ice poles for everyone please
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::: spoiler I promise you, BoM, it doesn't feel like 35 :::
It is trying to tell me that Ballarat is 37 and feels like 27, also very very wrong. But a bit less wrong than it's earlier attempt to tell me 40 degrees felt like 23.
it's using a simple formula of the cooling effect of moving air
except the law is for air of similar or cooler temp, not warmer air
there should be a fan-forced calculation
Melbcat has had a very thorough checkup and they say the crying is behavioural due to getting older, it’s not likely to be pain. Which is a relief. Options will be explored to keep her more comfortable physically and mentally.
I find out about the other stuff when they call back
aw , she needs hugs is all
It’s a shame she’s a bit big for a baby sling
Unless your neck can't cope with it, no such thing. Both the last pair I lost found comfort being held in a sling toward the end.
My neck probably can’t cope with it
think of it not as crying, but as Being A Massive Bitchy Cat. Misha does the same.
Nah she sounds distraught
AC on, fridge full of water and freezer full of ice cubes.
Hoping no catastrophes.
Cousins live in Sunbury and their property backs onto the forest there. They're prepped and packed just in case. We have offered our house and yard as sanctuary for their dogs (cousins can stay with relatives very close to us).
Well that's wild.
Look at 4am ish
Very strange:
I was sleeping with the window open and I thought I was imagining things or going mad(der)
New neighbours are moving in today. Terrible day for it, trying to move everything in this heat.
Just looked at the Vic Emergency map. So many trees down. Don't park under trees if you can help it OK?
On hot days it’s so tempting for the shade though
My doona came out dripping from the washing machine, too heavy to do a spin cycle property, bone dry in 30 minutes. It's crazy out there.
Annnnd power is out haha weow
That's not good. Hopefully it's just a load-shedding thing and won't be out too long.
Back good now. Was out about 2hrs. Manageable
The winds are so strong here that it just put the heavy awning up on its own 😳
I am going to have to be very vigilant for my deliveries today - both meat and veg coming today, I'm not wanting them left on the doorstep long!
They may end up pre cooked!
Fortunately it was delivered safe and sound. The veg and meat even hitched a ride together in the same truck.
Rain!
rain
go outside to get washing in
rain now stopped
I don't leave my washing out past 4 o'clock at any time of the year. That's the deadline.
nerd
I think I may becoming one but not Star Trek level.
Yep fucking awesome. Finally.
Nothing here yet.
When the veg. box listed 'piece of pumpkin' I expected a cut piece, maybe half. Apparently it actually meant two whole butternuts. I think my pumpkin needs are well and truly covered.
I dont think pumpkin needs are ever truly covered in my house. Punkin good.
The wind is dreadful out there and the smoke haze is starting to build up as well, giving a horrible ominous feeling to the day. Going to work tonight is the absolute last thing I want to do 😭
I braved the conditions to go to the post office and that wind is probably the scariest thing. Anything catches fire and it's just going to go with the breeze
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A bowl of strengthening soup please chef. Today is going to be brutal weatherwise. Can I put in an order for a chilled seafood platter for later on today please?
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Thank you thank you thank you.
Could you please provide me with a constant supply of mojitos through the day?
🍃🍋🟩🍹🧊No. We do not condone alcohol poisoning.
You're not my mum
Have you seen us and your mum in the same room?
🤔
I started watching series 2 of A Man on the inside. It stars Ted Danson as a retired engineer lecturer turned P.I. assistant. So if you're looking for a easy on the brain, funny and wholesome show give it a go. So good. It's on Netflix.
5/5 hobbits.
sounds good 👍
Shit's hot out there man.
Went out for a walk before the heat kicks in, lots of people in the area had the same idea so I got to see lots of cute dogs! Always a win!
5 th day with no meds for my back
I'm feeling it a little, just tired mainly
Weather on the turn. Stabbing sinus pain from pressure changes. I'll cope, stay not on fire.
Sky a bit yellow from the smoke. Hope the rain comes quickly.
There's only so many times I can refresh the BOM app just for the temp to stay the same :(
I pretty much ignore bom now, just use my default weather app and also actually go outside to check.
I’m ready for the heat. Hope my garden survives. Hopefully the cool change comes on time and we’ll have a comfortable night tonight.
I've given the garden a deep water and it has lots of mulch, so it's got the best chance I can give it. The wind out there now is brutal though, combined with the heat it just sucks the moisture out of everything - and there is some damage to some of the plant supports that will need to be repaired too.
Add to the list if you can
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little desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LICWFzAdQ6U&list=OLAK5uy_mbBDsVOZNCIFSpHQHZvyP9vkMLw2eNalE&index=2
@Seagoon_ That's a coincidence! I was listing to that earlier this week. @CEOofmyhouse56
it's such a beautiful album 😊
noooI don't wanna go back work monday
Don't do it, it's a trap!
Goodnight everyone.
sleep well, 😘
Change is cool
Big plops of rain falling - thunder rolling. Looks like it won't last long though.
I can hear the thunder, it’s a nice sound after the heat. Hope more rain comes, the fire affected areas really need it.