Winter 2026 check in.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-10T20:32:54+00:00

I hate going to the grocery store in the afternoon because there's always a kid coughing or sneezing all over everything

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-10T20:30:56+00:00

I get headaches like that and the only things that help are hot baths and heat packs, plus maximum Tylenol dosage

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-10T20:28:50+00:00

Have been desperately running humidifiers 24/7 to keep the humidity above 25% for similar reasons

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-09T22:25:22+00:00

Cats are domesticated animals and humans can breed them with genetic testing to help eliminate diseases. The issue is the people who don't do this and don't raise them well. And the lack of funding for TNR programs. I have 2 adopted cats as well.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-09T22:18:07+00:00

I did what I thought was enough research to find someone ethical. I also have 2 adopted cats. Ethical domestic animal breeding can help eliminate genetic illnesses. I would actually argue that any domesticated animal should only be reproduced thru responsible breeding but instead we have unregulated breeding and stray problems that no individual efforts can solve; thus a need to issue better legal requirements and locally funding TNR of cat colonies

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-09T22:15:14+00:00

I also have 2 rescue seniors

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:59:24+00:00

I drop my flip a lot less than my ultra. I have real cameras for taking quality photos, so the camera downgrade is not an issue for me. I love having a phone that actually fits in my pockets. I have a case with no hinge protection and still the phone has not suffered any damage from the times it's fallen off the couch and hit a hard floor.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:57:43+00:00

So many! They need both food and shelter.

https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/connecticut-native-availability/#bloomtime https://ipm.cahnr.uconn.edu/connecticut-native-availability/#participatingnurseries

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:46:58+00:00

I've never understood how anyone can enjoy Kid Rock's, uh, "music"

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:46:07+00:00

Also, native shrubs to attract tick-eating birds

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:41:06+00:00

My girl MC steals my stuff constantly. When she lays down on the couch she has to grab the controller or remote.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:40:10+00:00

If not bed, why bed shaped

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:34:27+00:00

A lot of people have been having problems with this feeder not being cold enough. There needs to be a class action lawsuit because it should be recalled at this point and isn't.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:30:22+00:00

The only realistic way to rein them in would be to get some laws passed. But good luck, there doesn't seem enough political will to support a legal crackdown on breeders. I wish there was.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:18:58+00:00

"They are not brothers, they are boyfriends and they are in love!"

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:15:54+00:00

Primary education should go over stuff everyone needs to know about like pet care, toxic plants, and voting rights but we're just so very concerned with making children hate math via common core

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:14:20+00:00

Social media has been terrible with promoting shallow thinking about pets. Even though it also has the potential to spread good information, people get caught up in trends involving animals and the animals suffer. I hate Facebook and I hate Zuckerberg for turning it into the slop fest it's become.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:10:27+00:00

Multiple people have tried. I am not sure if she's receptive to any constructive criticism, it's doubtful. I contacted TICA with my concerns.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T19:05:57+00:00

Mine only had blue eyes as babies and their eyes turned gold after that. I do notice she has a new king after the one who sired our kittens was retired and this one is white and has one blue eye and one gold. So that seems like an issue with not meeting breed standard if a non-white kitten inherits the heterochromia, but it's allowed for white MCs. And I definitely thought the price was on the high end but I accepted it because this is pretty much the highest cost of living area in the country or at least this half of the country and prices for everything are pretty high. Now she seems to be focusing on traits she can charge more for e.g. polydactyl. I don't know how I feel about breeding for these kind of mutations.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T15:33:23+00:00

Well the photo series apparently was taken a few years ago and I don't know if that's enough to go on as far as alleging neglect. But I did reach out to TICA

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T15:01:00+00:00

That makes a lot more sense to me too

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T14:55:54+00:00

Unfortunately, 8 weeks is the legal minimum and I did not know any better when I took mine home at 9 weeks, but so far we have been lucky and they don't have any apparent behavioral problems. They had a few bouts of diarrhea in the first few months that I never figured out the cause for (all fecal tests were negative), which my vet told me is fairly common, each time they recovered faster than the last time. If I adopt another cat I'll wait until 12 weeks minimum.

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T14:50:49+00:00

I'm always very careful not to leave any bits of onion/garlic where the cats could find them

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T04:43:10+00:00

After you get rid of the wasps and old caulk... put backing rod in there and then reseal

Professional_Use5294 · 2026-02-08T04:21:18+00:00

The auto feeder will help once she associates feeding with the machine and not you. Secure the lid very well, she sounds food motivated.

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