• melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    12·
    2 months ago

    Melbcat is going back to hospital for iv fluids. But it’s not looking good.

    Edit: They’re saying it’s acute kidney injury from a uti on top of the chronic condition so they’ll try to clear it. One vet was pessimistic and the other optimistic so I really don’t know.

    I think they’re each talking about short term vs long term outcomes. The hospital is trying to clear up the resistant infection in hopes she can recover from the acute kidney damage (though the chronic damage is permanent). They may stabilise her this time, I really hope so, but as the pessimistic vet said this could become a cycle and then it’s a question of how far to take it.

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        2·
        2 months ago

        This one had originally belonged to his mother and was with another family member before coming to them.

        I think tortoises are the only longer lived pet. Funnily enough there was also a turtle at the vet today, I felt very boring with my cat.

  • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
    11·
    2 months ago

    Turns out the insurance company and the dealership have very different definitions about what “delivering” a car is. Last minute dash in the pelting rain from Frankston to Preston (and a dealership I would never, ever choose because wow) and Yasi the grey i30n is home with me. Last second worry aside, I definitely came out on top and tbh, would recommend Budget Direct to anyone who needed car insurance. Cannot believe how unbelievably kind, upbeat and friendly everyone I spoke to was, across multiple teams. Happy to be DONE with this!!!

    Yasi

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    10·
    2 months ago

    Alone time dins:

    Now the question that keeps me up at night is where should the tomato go. Above the lettuce but below the patty, or above the patty potentially inundating the top part of the bun.

      • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
        3·
        2 months ago

        I was taught that bacon touching the bun is a big no no, makes the bun soggy. But that was also school lunches where they would sit for 3+ hours so shrug

    • tone212_@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      For me I like the tomato above the patty & cheese, but not the very top layer. I’ve never considered placing below, I will try this next time and report.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      I usually do patty, cheese, (optional layer pickles), tomato, lettuce, and condiments on the top bun. But it does get unstable, so maybe I’ll try lettuce on the bottom next time. I think it would work.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    Big thanks to everyone yesterday for the advice and support.

    Gonna take a breather and head down the bellarine and look at gutters / downpipes in the rain. Seems about the most productive thing I can do atm.

  • SpinMeRound@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    It’s new car day!!! Yay!!! Pity it won’t be delivered all shiny cause of the rain, but I’m still just so excited for this whole saga to come to a close!!

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    9·
    2 months ago

    Made it down the bellarine w/ about 10mins to spare until it poured.

    EVERY downpipe was overflowing. Walked around the downpipes and PANIK.

    Flushed the system when it was shitting down and that fixed most of it.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    I made quinoa. I think I have had it before but thought it was another type of cous cous. I cooked it in my rice cooker with a sprinkle of Vegeta. It was very good. 5/5 yum yums.

    dinner

  • Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    Fuck my lifeeeee I got home and realised I left my keys in the lock of my work locker (yes including my home keys) 😭😭😭 heading back to work now

  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
    8·
    2 months ago

    YESSS

    one more nagging task done 👍I can do this. 🙂

    also, as part of my UnKAOS I am catching up with health and self care, sooo, do all the allergy testing before I go on a weight loss diet seems the sensible thing to do

    weight loss will help with so much and allergies are making me miserable

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      2·
      2 months ago

      I have to get some tips from you on motivation. So often I feel like the kaos in my life is endlessly growing, and even though I hate it I just can’t motivate myself to fix it. Sigh.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        3·
        2 months ago

        I am wresting my life back after having it derailed by others

        i feel hopeless so often but at least I am making rational decisions for myself, not just reacting to crazy making relatives, and i can’t see the good of it yet but it will come, bit by bit, like a giant ship changing direction

        so my motivation, a better future, but also for mr seagoon and miss seagoon

        I am making habits, getting self discipline, so that when I don’t feel like doing things I will still do them

    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
      4·
      2 months ago

      my new accessories for the phone are coming today too

      I know people hate on amazon but it’s cheaper and quicker to get delivered and I can be sure to find what I need. I don’t have to pay for public transport or spend hours going to shops

      • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
        4·
        2 months ago

        I get almost everything delivered. I only physically go to a shop every couple of months, and that’s mostly Bunnings to pick up bulky garden stuff.

        I often find Amazon is not the best deal anymore though, and they won’t deliver a lot of items to my new address. The UPS is from a Bunnings Marketplace seller, every big company seems to have a ‘Marketplace’ these days.

  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
    7·
    2 months ago

    Powers out. Just had a chat to PowerCor who are on site. Lightning melted the transformer - might take a while eh

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
    71·
    2 months ago

    Welp… the restless anxiety energy is back even though my body is exhausted. I managed to get stuck into cleaning but after a while Melbcat started crying and howling until I lay down for a cuddle.

    spoiler

    She’s been settled and had her meds so I’m back to washing and bagging every piece of cloth in the house in case the spores got in and thinking how to make my furniture setup more easily movable for more regular vacuuming. I guess if done right this will also break the flea cycle 😟 and my body

    I’ve ordered a black UV light but am aware it may be low quality and also not every type of ringworm glows.

    I have no idea what to do about the black cat. It would be easy to just stop feeding and patting him, let someone else help him so I’m not constantly undoing my decontamination.

    Especially with all the home nursing care on my plate for my own cat. Especially as I can’t exactly see him regularly to apply ointment, and a medicated bath or quarantined fostering in my bathroom is out of the question. But I don’t know if anyone else is helping.

    Eh. One thing at a time huh.

    Also it’s been determined my own roof is fine - it’s the roof of my neighbour that’s allowing ingress and led to my ceiling cavity being flooded when it rains. Unfortunately these neighbours wouldn’t talk to me and may not speak English so it persisted for years and led to a mould problem. But the managers will deal with it now.

    This may lead to works :(

    • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      You are a kind soul, may I suggest some things?

      • stop patting the black cat. Only because it might have a disease you can’t see and Melbcat is fragile at the moment.

      • notify the council and local shelters/rescue orgs of the black cat. BC will need to be captured and assessed to determine what issues they may have, and whether they can be treated/rehabbed.

      • focus on you and Melbcat. You two are most important.

      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
        5·
        2 months ago

        Thanks Spud. I really should stop patting him… 💔

        spoiler

        I was aware of the possibility of ringworm due to tiny round patches of hair loss but took measures such as wearing long clothing then removing shoes, washing hands thoroughly like the signs say to, fully showering and changing into fresh clothing afterwards (putting the old stuff in the wash immediately).

        He wants affection you see, and will brush up against your arms and legs.

        I think this lesion happened because a single time I rushed out in shorts to get him dosed with a flea and worm spot on, he head bunted my knee, and I must have neglected to wash that area thoroughly in the shower afterwards. I slipped up. I forgot and walked in the house a few times with shoes on too.

        I’ve been resisting turning him in because 1. the risk of euthanasia is likely high and the vet and pet shop manager I’ve spoken to agree. And 2. there’s a non-zero chance he may belong to a neighbour, maybe even an aggressive mentally ill neighbour who looks for reasons to take revenge.

        I would very likely have to trap him myself to turn him in which could be a very complicated process. I can talk to someone who worked in cat rescue about my options but as an adult black cat with suspected ringworm and possible cat flu I’m scared of getting him killed.

        But I may have to concentrate on Melbcat because she doesn’t seem in a good way.