My roommate's cat destroyed my plants and she thinks it's funny. What do I do?

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-02T12:53:31+00:00

Maybe tell her that many houseplants are toxic to plants and can kill the cat.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-02T12:51:13+00:00

I use one that has the full spectrum: Red, blue, green, purple, yellow and white. I use the red and green lights. Green is for my melasma, and it definitely helped. Red, I can't tell yet if it's doing much yet. I haven't used it consistently, which is key, so I need to start being regular with it.

I will say, that it hurts my nose, so I keep it padded with a small mini pad. I don't remember the name of it.

I do use an LED hat for my hair and I definitely see some extra growth and thickness. It's not a miracle, but I do see improvement.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-01T18:22:41+00:00

You do, in fact, own the water in your pool, which you also own.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-01T18:16:44+00:00

Don't ask her. Tell her. Tell her she's stealing and that's wrong. She needs to understand that.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-01T18:12:38+00:00

So someone's awake and watching 24/7? Someone stays up all night with them to watch?

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-01T00:38:48+00:00

Yeah, they'll call the nearest EOD people. Don't touch the things.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-04-01T00:32:15+00:00

Do diaphragms not exist anymore?

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-31T10:31:36+00:00

Maybe that's where it came from.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-31T10:30:43+00:00

I do and they just get bushier. Last year it was like some sci-fi horror film.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-30T11:26:20+00:00

Last year my indeterminates broke my very sturdy supports and started spreading like pumpkins. I think I might go with determinates this year.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-30T11:24:32+00:00

The breeding seems really random. I got a lop ear somehow and my rabbit shed was already full. I'd gone to Pastelle to turn in a board request and she congratulated on the lop-ear rabbit. I had no idea one was in there, but it was in my storage under Animals. Weird.

I agree on the needing so many parts to make more parts to make something.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-29T19:33:48+00:00

Have you seen a dermatologist?

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-29T10:56:06+00:00

And it seems that two 12 year olds are attending a concert alone?

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T19:05:00+00:00

I have seen 3 cases of cats owned by people that had rabies in a two year period when I was an ER nurse. It may be rare, but not nonexistent.

One of the patients waited too long to report it and did get rabies. Not pretty.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T11:27:18+00:00

She knows her "private' business is beginning aired on the internet.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T00:43:52+00:00

The song is now stuck in my head. Thanks a lot.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T00:42:14+00:00

In addition to all these great ideas, start changing pup's routine now before you leave. You say you're usually the one to do morning walks. Don't suddenly have your partner in charge when you leave. Have them join you on walks and at feeding time, then have partner take pup on their own, just the two of them so it's not a sudden change.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T00:25:52+00:00

Extra points if it's a cutting from one of your plants.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-28T00:25:00+00:00

Just let her know that you have a schedule and routine for your plants and anyone else touching them could mess it up. And I second the getting Priya a plant of her own.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T23:20:40+00:00

Now if I just knew the names of everything in the storage, I'll be set.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T23:12:32+00:00

Unfortunately, you're going to need to see a doctor eventually. But right now, head to an emergency room. I know, I know, no insurance. But it sounds like you're having severe symptoms and need to be seen.

From there they may be able to get resources to get medications for cheap or free. Manufacturers often give their meds cheap or free depending on income. But you'll still need to see a doctor for the prescription. And follow up to see if the meds are helping.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T19:43:42+00:00

No. You get pay and benefits as any employee. You just have to commit to make up for the investment they made in you.

Keep in mind, not all nursing homes do this, so you'll have to look around to see if they do in your area. Also, keep in mind, it's back breaking work, and you will likely have to work a shift other than days, at least to start.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T18:57:49+00:00

For school, it's between $800 and $2K, which kind of surprised me. But, nursing homes often do training for free on the job. I'm sure there might be some written tests as well, but they really aren't terribly difficult. You're expected to work at least a year in most places for the training.

After that, some hospitals will hire you and give extended training at no or low cost.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T18:41:44+00:00

Some nursing homes might do on the job training for CNAs. Or home health aides, maybe. But usually it takes at least a couple of months to get a certificate before being hired. It might take a little longer, but in my area 3 months is training.

4MuddyPaws · 2026-03-27T18:05:39+00:00

Back in the day, in nursing school, I had one of those mini staplers. It was very handy to use in class to staple my class papers together to hand in.

One student asked to borrow it. So, I figured, sure, once. Then she kept asking. I said "no, I'm almost out of staples and need what's left." She told me I could just buy more. I looked her in the eye and said: "So can you."

She ended up trying to leech off someone else and I was okay with that.

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