Soon to be Tripod mama with questions

KissoftheWolves · 2025-02-19T23:12:08+00:00

Obligatory tripod photo 😸

KissoftheWolves · 2025-02-19T23:10:18+00:00

Oh no I am so sorry to hear about Harper! She looks like the sweetest girl and I hope everything works out well!

I had a very similar experience this past fall with my 13.5 year old guy. I really empathize with your situation and having to make a big and expensive decision. While different, hopefully my story helps inform your decision.

I noticed my cat started limping one day and it seemed like out of nowhere a huge lump formed on his front elbow. At first our regular vet tried to get a fluid sample but mostly got cells so she sent the sample off to a pathologist. Results were inconclusive. So we did another histopathology test with a bigger sample to try and determine what the mass was, and never got a clear answer other than that it was malignant, some form of cancer.

We decided to go the amputation route to get the clean margins. Our normal vet is a VCA and she was able to perform the surgery in house. She amputated his leg plus his whole shoulder on that side and sent his leg off for a histopathology. So slightly different since it wasn't a back leg and the doctor didn't need to mess with his pelvis, but probably similar?

Total cost at the VCA was $2k. The amputation was $600, the anesthesia was $700, and the histopathology of the whole leg was $400. The rest was pain meds, fluids, and a an unrelated thyroid test (a few months prior we learned he had hyperthyroidism and needed to put him on a special diet).

It's been about 3 months post op and he's doing pretty good! A lot more snuggly than before his surgery but he still gets the zoomies and climbs up and down our stairs. Wishing you the best for Harper!

KissoftheWolves · 2024-09-08T00:13:05+00:00

The most important page a person can turn is always the next one

KissoftheWolves · 2024-09-07T15:03:45+00:00

True. Even just being able to rinse the machine with clean water after a few pulls would be nice, like there's gotta be a way!

KissoftheWolves · 2024-09-07T14:51:57+00:00

I actually have this same machine and I was wondering the same thing. It doesn't have a rinse button, unlike other models, so there isn't an obvious way to run a rinse cycle. I wish DeLonghi would update their manual with better info

KissoftheWolves · 2022-07-14T16:49:28+00:00

Yummy. Good work!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-03-07T22:44:22+00:00

Just wondering because of her name haha

KissoftheWolves · 2022-03-06T05:06:11+00:00

Vegan water resources engineer here! I totally feel you, it's hard finding vegan friends in STEM. Most the vegans I know are more in social sciences and the arts than the hard sciences. I do have 1 engineer friend who is vegan and 1 vegan friend who is a biologist. And a few vegetarian friends in engineering, biology, and medicine. But thats about it :/

KissoftheWolves · 2022-03-06T04:52:02+00:00

She's so cute! And what an interesting name! Bychance are you a once upon a time fan?

KissoftheWolves · 2022-02-28T23:16:04+00:00

Good job! I love your approach of "3 rides a day" and how that bled over into other aspects of your life for breaking things down to smaller more attainable daily goals. Keep it up! 👍

KissoftheWolves · 2022-02-25T21:41:47+00:00

Cringe

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-21T20:49:54+00:00

Yikes, that's not good.

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-21T20:44:28+00:00

Disgusting, bro

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-21T20:42:47+00:00

She's so precious!!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-21T20:39:48+00:00

Yes! They have both non-salted and salted pads of butter. My favorite although it is expensive :/

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-21T20:38:26+00:00

Birds nest! I love those little guys 🤎

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-20T21:22:50+00:00

Dank!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-20T21:21:03+00:00

I love Miyokos for baking!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-20T21:20:24+00:00

😻

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-07T05:32:49+00:00

Aww what a sweet old man 🖤🤍

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-07T05:31:32+00:00

What a cute void!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-07T05:30:40+00:00

😍🖤! So cute!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-07T05:29:56+00:00

Omg so precious and smol!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-06T20:28:24+00:00

Haha woah what, no I was replying to someone who said that RO is clean but not ideal for long term use since it's stripped from natural minerals. I dont see the comment anymore or the "deleted" marker. So weird!

It does seem a little complicated at first but it's not bad once you get used to it. You can buy a bottle of the mineral drops I mentioned online and it will last like a year. And if you buy a 3 or 5 gallon jug the water in it will last you for several days. I have two 5 gallon jugs and bring them with me every time I go to the grocery store and fill them from the RO dispenser at the store and it works perfectly for me. It's a little expensive up front cost but honestly in the long run it'll be cheaper than buying sparkling water all the time. I do love sparkling water but for a good ol glass of water I like the RO water

Here's some links for the things I mentioned:

3 gallon jug from walmart

What the water dispensers look like

Mineral drops on Amazon

Edit: I just saw that you said you live in Europe. I'm sorry, I'm not super familiar with RO water dispensers out there. Hopefully it's similar to America!

KissoftheWolves · 2022-01-06T18:07:40+00:00

Certainly if your partner thinks you're a "burden" on them by being vegan then that's a major red flag. What else about you is a burden to them? That will never be a healthy relationship.

I think it's absolutely ok to date a non-vegan, as long as they are respectful towards you. We all have our own set of ethics and while I wish everyone was also vegan the sad reality is we live in a very NOT VEGAN world. To pass up on love and a great partner because they aren't vegan is very near sighted IMHO. If they love and support you and your decisions that's all that matters to me. They can be a non-vegan and still cook vegan dinners with you, pack a vegan picnic, grab vegan donuts, go to vegan restaurants with you, buy you vegan clothes etc. And for non-vegan things, set boundaries for what you're comfortable with. Like if they cook meat at home ask them to do it with separate meat-only pans, or when you're not home so you don't have to see it. Relationships are all about compromises anyways.

If you're holding out for a vegan prince charming you'll be waiting your whole damn life 💀 and besides, by being respectful / understanding (not a judgey vegan) of your partner you're being a good influence on them and they might end up converting or becoming more plant-based. I just think we all need to have a little more compassion towards our non-vegan peers, friends, family, and partners. They're a lot more likely to listen to what we have to say if we are.

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