Everyone right to go?
It’s a bit steamy out there this morning.
I had a bit of minor damage to the garden overnight, including a tomato frame toppling over. It has been picked up, but I am a bit concerned about the lean my climbing bean’s frame has developed.
In good news a lot of the hard rubbish stuff I put out yesterday has disappeared today, so I have space to put more things out. Which means I have more space inside 🙂. Space is good.
I’ve actually emerged from my apartment to go into the CBD and it seems like I’ve caught the cool change. It’s rather pleasant out!
Went to the office to reimage a laptop but of course that meant that people I know spotted me and came over for a chat. Turns out talking for a bit completely flares up my cough so now I’m fucked again.
Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋
One of those mixed fruit drinks that’s almost a slushie, plz chef.
Ditto!
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Mental health day today. We had a whirlwind trip interstate for a family wedding over the weekend, and the hot weather has made sleep difficult this week so I’m super tired. I was very anxious about the wedding because it was very Christian and I was worried about how much singing/hands in the air/blatant misogyny might be in it. In the end it wasn’t too bad. Just minor amounts of ‘the man leads and the woman submits’ and that our niece “hadn’t been able to find someone yet” (at the ripe old spinsterly age of 21!) Still, she hadn’t even met the guy a year ago and they’re already married 😬 I worry that she’s rushing into things and I don’t think there’s anything I can do about it. Just hope that I’m wrong and they live a long and happy life together.
Bill Cat is becoming jealous of Ted. If I pat and scritch Ted Bill comes running and boofs his way in. Bill doesn’t like Ted sleeping too close to me either.
I think much more cuddles for both of them is required I think.
Not sure if it was here or reddit where I saw it recommended, but the virtual ED service is awesome. Unfortunately had to use it today and call an ambulance. I wasn’t sure if it was serious or not, so this service was just what I needed.
Hope this post lets more ppl know about it.
Hope everything turned out ok. hugs
Oh wow. I just looked it up. That’s great. I have been stuck in the past unsure what to do and that would have been the right level of support.
Hope you are doing ok.
Ended up at Mr Grubb @ Oakdene in Wallington for dins last night for the first time.
Really nice relaxed place. Had the parma (they called it a parmie tsk tsk) which was really good.
Apparently the place is owned by an eccentric older lady who collects rusty… everything. Big open shed out the back dedicated to rusty farm equip, bikes (maybe 50 of them), a rusty tram(!)… huge hoarding gene there.
9/10, not cheap but great atmosphere if you’re ever down that way.
Was your meal served on plates or pre-loved hub caps?
Heh. I probably still would’ve eaten it if they did.
Not many chips although the thing was huge it was a struggle.
Got my battery replaced for my car today, hooray!
Unexpected expense, boooo. Going to be slim pickings for the next fortnight.
Ugh… Due to worsening health I’m finding it hard to be as environmentally friendly as usual. Feels bad man. If I could be doing better on that front I would.
You’ve been banking environmental friendliness credits all your life. Make a withdrawal when necessary, in my opinion.
That’s a good way to look at it. I hope this is temporary
Sometimes I use paper plates.
Yeah, I try to use wooden spoons and paper plates rather than plastic when I have to use them for feeding the cat.
Jetstar flights are such a scam. By the time you add checked luggage, a meal and entertainment the cost is the same as a full service flight.
sometimes it’s just easier to pay the price up front
Even if you buy the meal on the flight say to Saigon, I’m like one sad little meal on a 9 hour flight? Get the fuck outta here.
Woken up by a combination of the first rumbles of thunder, my bladder and Zooki, got out in time to rescue the washing.
It do be Margeing, folks.I hope my next door neighbour is ok, his was has been having some complications while pregnant.
At about 2:30am last night the ambos rocked up, the noise caught my attention so I went out to have a look.
I checked in with next door via text and they let me know that they were having some pains that might be contractions.
I think at the moment they’re about 25-30 weeks into the pregnancy.
I really hope all is well with them and things come through ok for his wife and the baby.
I’ve already offered any support if he needs because they have a young daughter and he might need to go off to hospital at a moment’s notice.
pretty confident I got a stomach bug. 0 outta 10, would not rate.
Hydralyte and/or Gatorade (or similar)
Good luck homey
smashing the teas which seems to be helping so far. Oats for lunch was a strange call, but made me feel heaps better.
Oats are good. Fairly neutral on the digestive system, filling and can absorb stuff (maybe, I dunno)
Hello brain trust, back with some more catto questions. First, super exciting news, we’re going on Saturday to the shelter to meet the cat we’ve selected woohooo!
The amazing cat lady has sent over a shopping list, and after some of my own research, I have made a list of items that I might need and I need some recs / suggestions for these as I don’t know where to start.
Here we go:
- Cat carrier
- Litter Box x2
- Cat litter
- Cat food (dry + wet)
- toys?
- Scratching tower?
- Gloves for cleaning litter?
- Litter scoop
- Separate bin for litter
- Litter mat
- Bed
- Blanket
- Cardboard box
- Wipes to clean litter box?
I have found this window lounger which I kinda like https://www.petbarn.com.au/all-day-window-lounger-cat-furniture-grey thots?
You’ll want a bottle of Urine Off or Nature’s Miracle in case of pee accidents. You can also spray trays with it. Window lounger is great. Do you intend to harness train for walks? Some cats are Up cats, some Down. Up will appreciate the tallest cat tree you can fit, a Down might want a dome style bed. Get a natural fibre for the blanket. Feliway stress spray might help with the move in. You can get plug in diffusers but $$. Might want a little first aid book so not internet dependent. Hide all the aspirin well and never buy flowers that include lilies. Bowls are fine for water, but fountains exist. If you have unreliable work hours or go out lots consider an auto feeder. don’t get the triangular collapsing carrier, they suck.
I’d also avoid the bubble backpack carrier until you know the cat better. The $2 shop can have good pet stuff on occasion.
Not sure when or if it’s been recommendedbut stuff for fleas and worming?
Unless you’re getting that sorted later.
What do I need?
Trust the vet for now, it’s very age and weight variable.
On which note: call your chosen vet and pre register your cat. It’s easier to get an appointment if you’re already in the system
If you’re enviro conscious try some corn based litter. Compostable and very absorbent! The pee literally clumps them up into a soggy ball.
I tried some World’s Best Cat Litter from Coles one day and absolutely loved it, but it was very expensive to buy in bulk from them. Ended up getting more from Rufus & Coco online.
Scratching tower is not optional. Although you might want to wait to see your catto prefers scratching vertically, or horizontally on the carpet. If your catto is a horizontal scratcher by preference, then you might want to swap the tower for floor level scratch pads. Tower is still useful for your cat to rest on out of the way of nuisancy hoomans underfoot. And a great launch pad for ambushes and zoomies. I would also add a box of cat grass if catto is to be an inside only catto. I think you’ve covered all bases for a start. You can always add more toys etc. later when you know what your catto likes. EDIT: forgot to mention hairbrush for grooming. Great way to get your cat used to being handled/cuddled, and reduces the amount of cat fur around.
Awesome! Any recs for scratching tower / food / litter or is that all personal to the catto? Where do you get a nice quality tower? Don’t mind spending a bit more if it means the quality is much higher
Any personal experience is long out of date and food/litter depends a lot on the cat. Some are fussy, some aren’t. Ours wasn’t - she would eat anything from day 1 and didn’t care what sort of litter was provided. The place you’re getting the cat from will tell you what the cat is used to for food & litter. Start with that, and make gradual changes if you want. For a tower, I’d start at Petbarn or similar or Kmart for the basics. Even Temple & Webster stock towers. Some go from floor to ceiling and look quite stable and don’t take up much floor space.
You might want to wait a bit to see what your catto’s personality is like - they might enjoy a view out the window later on as they get used to their new home. To start with, they’ll probably be pretty cautious as they get accustomed, and will be looking for security over stimulation. Once they get confident, they’ll use the tower more and more I reckon. So this might not be an immediate purchase but a later one. Even a stack of sturdy cardboard boxes taped together would do to begin with. Jackson Galaxy has excellent videos on youtube about how to introduce a cat to a new home - worth looking up.Any food that is grain free is a good start. Both it and litter are cheaper the bigger quantity you buy, think about storage.
Looks pretty good. We have a similar lounger (3 actually!) And they are well used. Look on Amazon for toys, springs are a hit and feather chasers are too. I don’t use wipes on our boxes, once a week they get hosed off outside and soaked in homebrand napisan for a bit and dried in the sun. Some cats prefer running water so a fountain might be an option too.
I live in a carpeted apartment so I will need to clean a bit more regularly (which is ok!) so I can’t wash outside unfortunately! Although I could wash indoors and let dry in the balc.
About the lounger, do you just stick it on a window?
Yep to the lounger. It can take a few days for it to find the happy spot where it suddenly doesn’t come unstuck and send the resident cat on an unplanned descent, but it really is that simple.
Letting dry on the balcony will do, especially if its in the sun. The aim is to disinfect, not just clean.
I just hose mine off, use household disinfectant as per instructions and rinse off. If I’m in a rush I’ll dry with a rag but leave it out in the sun if i can.
Regarding litterboxes, I have heard metal is easier to keep clean as the plastic ones will get scratches, which will harbour the bacteria. Personally haven’t had any issues yet as long as I clean it properly, and it’s also not easy to find in stores except online. So what you get will do just fine.
You probably have bowls for water, but it’s pretty important.
Of course but will pick some up from Kmart
