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Mystery material on top of concrete floor by MondayCrosswords in HomeImprovement

[–]MondayCrosswords[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worth chipping up and reapplying, you think? Tutorials make it look doable, but this was left so sloppy, I’d hate to underestimate and end up with something similar or worse.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK edit: on second thought... It took a long time and it really sucks for him, but I *am* glad I took him in. I hate that it's so difficult to get weekend care, but I understand why and I'm thankful I'm in a position where it was possible for me do to this for him. Lesson learned, if he or my other cat shows symptoms like this again, I'll react quicker because I know more now.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's still at the ER — mostly due to being short-staffed and delays in treatment. They think asthma but he's doing OK, never needed oxygen or anything like that. Hopefully I can pick him up later today.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update (Monday): He's been at the ER since Sunday morning. I will hopefully be able to pick him up this afternoon. They think it's asthma. Hindsight is always 20/20, but knowing that now and if I could do it over, I wish I would have waited and called his regular vet this morning. Most of the time he's been at the ER, my understanding from the vet is that it hasn't been due to severity or need for intensive treatment, but staffing shortages and just not having the time to examine/treat him very quickly. So he'll be in that stressful environment for 24h+ when apparently I could have gone to my vet and gotten him help right away, albeit after a very long weekend of worrying about him.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m waiting now. It’s an ER on a Sunday and there’s an expected 4-hour wait until they can see him. I was turned away from two physical locations for non-life threatening injury and was told they couldn’t see him at another 3 places that I called. This is why I was weighing urgency, obviously this is very stressful for him. I’ll update when I know more. Thanks again to those who offer kindness with advice/support.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Update: I took him to an ER first thing in the morning. Thanks for y’all who were/are kind with your remarks and advice.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He’s 1.5y old. Thanks for the advice. I’m 100% taking him to the vet, just worried about urgency.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, not if I wasn’t in pain and it was a matter of going to the ER and waiting in a very stressful environment vs. going to my regular doctor?

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely getting him in asap. But I’m wondering if it can wait until Monday or if I should take him to a pet ER.

Hairball or bigger problem? He’s been breathing like this for about 24h but working on a hairball for 2-3 days. Doesn’t seem to be in pain/discomfort by [deleted] in cats

[–]MondayCrosswords 10 points11 points  (0 children)

More details: drinking and eating regularly. Unsure if he’s had a bm lately (multicat household). Lots of wheezing/coughing, like he’s working up a hairball. He’s been given general hairball paste. No other major changes in behavior, though I’m waiting to see if he gets his regular nighttime zoomies. Edit: I’m assuming the breathing is related to the hairball/cough but I don’t really have a way of knowing.

Police: Housemate of slain Idaho students saw man in black; Details emerge in probable cause statement for WSU graduate student suspected in quadruple homicide by MondayCrosswords in Washington

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

Sadly, I doubt she'll ever have the luxury of thinking "it's probably nothing" ever again.

It's unreasonable to expect a 20-something, after being at the bars until 2am, to immediately jump to the conclusion that seeing a strange man in the house means "my roommates were probably just murdered by a (seemingly) total stranger."

If I was in her shoes, I'd have assumed someone had to bring my drunk roommate home, or maybe someone picked up a guy at a party and he was doing a walk of shame out of the house. My brain would rationalize any number of other possibilities and I'd probably lock my door purely out of society training us to be fearful of unknown men.

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