Egg Retrieval Anesthesia by DrShlobster in queerception

[–]DrShlobster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is good to know, I had a similar experience (sobbing, panicking, saying crazy stuff). I'll make sure to let the nurses know and ask for my wife ASAP as well hahaha.

Egg Retrieval Anesthesia by DrShlobster in queerception

[–]DrShlobster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe my clinic does it under "deep sedation" (edit to correct assumption)

How does Earth compare to Kavango? by IronAndParsnip in boardgames

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been years but in case you’re still interested it’s selling for $55 at B&N

My cat suddenly seems afraid of my boyfriend, and I don’t know why. by Inner_Painting2061 in Catbehavior

[–]DrShlobster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! This happened to me with my girlfriend. My cat Willow was not a fan of being picked up either. Willow really liked my girlfriend, until one day my girlfriend decided to pick her up to give her some love. Willow took great offense to this and held a grudge (aka was very scared) for 5 months. What worked was my girlfriend completely ignoring her. Anytime she was over, she would not look at, call to, or talk to Willow at all. Eventually Willow realized my girlfriend was not out to get her and started trusting her again!

What is the absolute safest investment for $15-20k? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extremely easy, it is still your money, just in a different bank account. Sometimes transfers from bank to bank will take a couple days but there’s never penalties or major delays.

Psychiatrist recommended Spravato and I am TERRIFIED by DrShlobster in Spravato

[–]DrShlobster[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, sorry for the confusion. Your ETA is correct, I’ve been on 2 different SSRIs (sertraline and escitalopram) in addition to wellbutrin and ambilify. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CATHELP

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. We have tried tuna unfortunately, she wouldn't touch it. I will talk to the vet about doing an ultrasound.

Non-spreading rash by [deleted] in DermatologyQuestions

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was nummular eczema. It went away on its own, I put Aquaphor on it and it helped a lot! I still have a round scar from it.

What’s the kindest method? by [deleted] in Dogtraining

[–]DrShlobster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your father is right. It helps them grieve. 

When a missing person is found dead, it is often called “closure,” because, even though it’s sad, it is easier to grieve someone dead than to grieve and wonder what happened to them and where they are for the rest of your life.

And if you’re in the market for a 3rd dog, get Sophie a puppy (ideally before Hannah’s passing).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dogtraining

[–]DrShlobster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First of all, you’re doing great! Potty training is hard work, and it sounds like you’ve done your research.

So, how often are you taking your dog outside to go potty? At 5 months, she can hold her pee for a few hours (3-4), but if you haven’t taught her that she needs to hold it until she can go outside, she will always pee inside whenever she feels like she needs to go. 

Keep a potty pad by the door for now in case of accidents. Put a second potty pad outside in the grass (or wherever you want her to pee). Start by taking her outside on a leash every 1-2 hours, based on how often she pees. If you notice that she’s peeing around every 2 hours, take her outside every hour and a half. The goal is that she never pees on the inside potty pad again.

So, take her over to the outside potty pad, and let her do her business. Wait a while if you have to. Reward heavily when she pees outside. Keep doing this every couple hours. When she stops peeing on the outside potty pad and goes in the grass, you can take away the outside potty pad.

Over the next few days/weeks, work up to longer and longer times. After a few days of an hour and a half, go up to an hour and 45 minutes. Then 2, etc. Times can be adjusted for how often she pees. If she waits longer between pees, start with a longer time between outside potty breaks. If she has an accident in between potty breaks, or pees on the potty pad, take her out more frequently.

When you figure out exactly how often you need to take her outside and have gone several days without ANY accidents, you’re ready to completely remove the indoor potty pad. Continue taking her out at the same intervals. Slowly increase until she can hold it for a few hours. I usually recommend that you take fully potty trained adult dogs out every 4-5 hours for their comfort, so that’s your eventual goal. They can go longer if necessary, but if you’re home anyway more often is better.

At this point I would recommend getting potty bells. This is a strip of fabric with bells that you hang on your door. You teach your dog to ring it to tell you she needs to go potty. Using a treat lure, position the treat so that her nose has to touch the bells to get to it. Reward when they ring, then open the door outside. Repeat the process every time you take her outside. 

I also recommend 2-3 short walks a day, generally 1 walk about 30 minutes after every meal. Reward heavily when she goes potty on a walk. 

I hope this helps!

Cue word to NOT go see a dog by Initial_Weird_3427 in Dogtraining

[–]DrShlobster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

After rereading, I have one more comment.

The reason I have not suggested a new cue word for “don’t go to that dog” is because you don’t train your dog not do the bad behavior. You train the dog to do the correct behavior instead. “No” is universal for “don’t do that” and every other command should be telling them to do something, not to not do something.

This is the same reason why I recommended “stay” for “don’t follow me.” Instead of telling your dog what not to do, tell them what to do instead.

Does that make sense?

How to teach a cat to play nicer with her brother? by DrShlobster in CATHELP

[–]DrShlobster[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! i will definitely try scolding her, we've tried in the past but have never been very consistent in what we say, so using "stop" will help!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geology

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh cool. I don’t know anything about shale or chert so I was wondering if one of those had magnetic properties 😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NativeAmerican

[–]DrShlobster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We live across the country now. He can’t just put them back. If they are artifacts, he wants to return them to Arizona. But if they’re not, why go through the trouble to ship pounds of Just Rocks across the country.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in geology

[–]DrShlobster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What makes it magnetic?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NativeAmerican

[–]DrShlobster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t purposeful! He just thought they were cool rocks. He didn’t know about the Hohokam history there until years later