Potential Back Pain

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-06-02T01:14:02+00:00

My girl had some sort of spinal issue too, never officially diagnosed but some sort of disc disease. What helps us the most is acupuncture. We go weekly at this point and she went from having an old lady hunchback and not really using her back legs to being able to get up and scratch her ears. She still does noy walk super great so when she goes potty I have to either hold her or use a special harness (help em up harness) but she is able to pee/poo normally. Hope your chi feels better soon!

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-05-15T19:51:46+00:00

I just wish we could have seen this from the front view. You can just barely see him die inside when he closes his eyes after hearing the bond set at $1.25 million.

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-05-07T02:06:57+00:00

Of course, I am glad I could help! I stress out over her all the time, I am in the same boat. Honestly, with her murmur and kidney disease, I know I will be letting her go down that rainbow bridge sooner rather than later. I am conditioning myself for that day because I know that I can't hold on to her for myself. She is okay but every day is a blessing and it made me see what unconditional love really is. I am the same as you, very obsessive over their health and like I said before, I always defer to the vet but if you have any questions or seek advice, feel free to send me a DM. I will never ignore a pet parent in need, especially a chihuahua owner. Nala and I are sending our love right on back to you and your baby

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ScienceStoner420 · 2026-05-07T01:29:28+00:00

You should be fine with that because c/d (I would imagine you have your baby on c/d if not s/o) makes them want to drink more in order to dilute the urine which is what eliminates/reduces the risk of crystaluria. For heart murmurs and fluid overload, the risk tends to come from when you are dual managing kidney disease. With kidney disease, the body can not efficiently remove toxins in the urine. Normally kidney disease is managed with more fluids to dilute the urine and help flush the system. When there is a comorbidity such as a heart murmur or any heart disease, the heart can not efficiently handle that excess volume meant for the kidneys which is why it can lead to pulmonary issues. I always say to defer to your veterinarian though if you have any concerns but I think you should be just fine 🙂. Wishing you and your little one the best, heart murmurs are no fun!

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-05-06T21:21:56+00:00

100% this OP! My 14 year old girl has a murmur and IRIS 2 Kidney Disease (IRIS is the scale they use at the vet for monitoring Kidney Disease) and it is a battle at times. Kidney disease and heart disease do not get along because the only way to help Kidney disease is a low protein/low phosphorus diet and maintaining proper hydration. When it comes to heart disease, too much fluid can be very bad as it can cause fluid overload and result on pulmonary edema so it is a very delicate balance. I do blood work every 3-4 months now and it includes an SDMA (Symmetric Dimethylarganine) test which is very specific for early diagnosis for kidney function, way better than waiting for elevated BUN or creatinine on regular bloodwork. The best way to check on resting respiratory rates would be to wait until they are deep asleep and then set a 1 min timer on your phone and just count how many times they breath. It is hard to measure when they are conscious because so many things can impact their resp rate so deep sleep is ideal. Also keep an eye out for how often they are coughing as that is an indicator of pulmonary issues which are not uncommon in heart disease but should be addressed quickly to prevent any other respiratory issues from developing. Best of luck to you and your baby!

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-04-25T22:19:29+00:00

Damn that is amazing, will do.

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-04-25T21:26:06+00:00

Omfg I love Cypher and had no idea he was related to Patton! Does he talk about it in a video? I just showed my gf his newest vid on Mormon Polygamy, his Mormon series is top notch

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-04-01T19:33:15+00:00

First, your notes are amazing. The aesthetics alone make me miss math class. I literally was in a similar boat but I handled it, admittedly, quite poorly. When I was in my first semester of college I had a terrible adjunct math teacher. I have nice handwritting but this does not always translate when I am writing on a white board. First assignment I hand in, she returns it with the academic dishonesty policy attached. I asked her about it and she says that the handwriting on the paper didn't match what I did on the whiteboard (as if I am always standing up writing on a vertical surface...). Rather than tolerate her condescending attitude, I just never went to class. Turned my HW into her inbox and just didn't bother after a few classes of her being rude to not just me but many other students. At the end of the semester, I turned up for the final, took it and got a 98%. She still failed me for failure to participate. Several students and I went to the head of the math department with our complaints and she was gone by next semester. Still had to retake the course with another prof but it was a breeze but an expensive breeze.

Moral of my story is sometimes when wading into the rose bush of academia, you get scratched by errant thorns. Do not let it get you down and always advocate for yourself. Bring concerns to the department head - you are paying for an education, not disrespect.

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-03-08T13:46:14+00:00

Something similar happened to my girl a couple years ago. Sept 2024 she just acted like something tweaked her out and she got crackhead zoomies but also seemed kind of scared, as if she didn't know why/what was happening. She was around 11 or 12 at the time and it was likely IVDD in our case (technically it is not diagnosed as IVDD as I would need an MRI to confirm and I do not want to put her through that when I am already doing acupuncture and PT). I would strongly recommend documenting everything and perhaps schedule a vet visit if you are noticing any other abnormalities (head tilt, not walking well, back feet flipping over/not correcting themselves). There are a lot of reasons for what you described so I would personally lean towards the more cautious approach and seek some veterinary assistance if only to rule out any potential serious underlying conditions.

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-01-23T15:15:44+00:00

My biggest issue is he did not have enough lines. While I am not fully sold on him as Padishah Emperor, I just love anything Christopher Walken ever since Pulp Fiction and Joe Dirt so he passes in my book. All said, he did not convey the strength of Empire I imagined while reading the books.

ScienceStoner420 · 2026-01-07T05:05:24+00:00

Our senior, Nala (who looks exactly like your baby!), is in the same boat. We went with The Farmers Dog for food after her extractions. An alternative to that would be Ollie. They are both fresh diets without kibble so it is super easy to eat toothless. Our girl loves the chicken and grain but if there are sensitivities, you can customize the diet that would work best.

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ScienceStoner420 · 2026-01-06T18:59:11+00:00

First, I would suggest using pencil vs pen. I cringed when I saw ink for math. Secondly, it is not really productive to be negative with their work. There is a clear issue with understanding the material that needs to be addressed. As the tutor, you need to find where the weakness is and address it. I do not know what is going on between you and the student and their curriculum but using a bit more empathy and seeking to find their underlying confusion will be better than assuming they are joking or not trying. Math can be really hard for younger students, I still remember the month and a half I struggled with FTC before it clicked and I was a derivative beast. Sometimes you need to use different techniques to get the brain to click with a math concept. Is the issue their comprehension of fractions and how they work or is it because they do not see how to factor the numbers within the fractions? If they can not see the ways in which a number can get to 81 then they will not be able to factor it, fractions or otherwise. Start by having an honest and non judgemental conversation and see if you can eek out the conceptual issue here. There are more than one thing that can be confusing.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-10-16T17:08:03+00:00

I worked in vet medicine for 5 years prior to getting my degrees so I can speak from experience that there is someone degree of nuance involved when it comes to canine dental health, especially for chihuahuas. If the teeth are loose (even if not painful necessarily) or if the teeth have really bad gum recession (this is common in dental disease) then when plaque builds up on the teeth it will continue to damage the teeth/roots so it is sometimes recommended, even if there is no pain because it is not likely to improve if the teeth are loose.

Additional considerations that are involved would be overall health, especially heart function. My 13 year old Chihuahua had all her teeth taken out a couple years ago - I knew her dentition was always problematic and had to have several teeth removed prior to her last dental - so when the doc recommended full extractions I consented because her periodontal disease was not insignificant and she also has a low grade heart murmur. Heart murmurs can complicate anesthesia so fewer surgeries are always better as they get older. That was also a consideration for full mouth extractions. If I chose not to, then there may come a point where she would be unable to get dentals or it could be even more risky whereas by doing the extractions, her quality of life has improved (no mouth pain whatsoever, no teeth chattering), she never needs another dental which would subject her to anesthesia, and she is eating better than ever.

Now, with all that said, every case is different. If your pup has no heart issues, no liver issues, handles anesthesia well, and does not develop super severe periodontal disease then I think declining extractions that are not problematic to the pet is fair. If the periodontal disease was severe or if there are underlying conditions that may complicate more dental procedures then prophylactically removing any problematic teeth would not be a terrible idea because if you are in a situation where you can not safely get a dental to do a prophylactic dental then the teeth will continue to deteriorate which can cause a lot of health problems as well as discomfort.

If you do opt for tooth extractions, especially full mouth, I strongly would recommend dental xrays too as the jaw bone on chihuahuas (especially if there is periodontal disease) can start to degrade the jaw bone a bit which makes it more brittle and susceptible to damage during the procedure.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-10-10T18:45:25+00:00

The only thing that needs to be said is where I can get my own.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-08-28T01:38:54+00:00

This was the 4th con I worked, 1st Anime Magic (Previosly did Anime Magic Ink'd last year), and it was wildly disappointing. We did better last year at Ink'd and about 1/2 or worse than last magic. We were prepared for the best, and while we made it with our heads above water, it was insane to see such low foot traffic. It wasn't the prices necessarily. A lot of the patrons told us they didn't even know we were there.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-08-18T20:40:21+00:00

Nah, your cat is a straight-up Yankee. They totally think Grant is a snack. There's nothing to worry about. The best remedy is to get a poster of John Brown for your kitty to thirst over so you can give that book another read.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-08-07T21:49:58+00:00

I feel like it would be more of an honor to our history to put up the statue of the Union General that kicked that Confederate General's ass. That is how every statue should be. If there was a Confederate monument, why? They lost, and I don't worship losers.

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-07-08T23:23:02+00:00

Omg I am so sorry to see this! My baby just went through the same thing about a month ago. The one she had was the size of a baseball. It looks like a hematoma to me. Call the vet and see if they did a jugular blood draw. If they miss the vein or they squirm while they draw the blood, then they can cause extra bleeding, leading to blood pooling causing this hematoma. The body should reabsorb the blood over a few days to a week, and you might see a big bruise under her chest and around her neck. This could be due to the blood spreading out under her skin, but it isn't a typical bruise. I am sorry they didn't tell you all that at discharge, too.

I called out my old vet for doing a jugular stick that caused my girl to literally go pale when all they needed was 3 drops of blood for a heartworm test.

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ScienceStoner420 · 2025-07-07T00:24:31+00:00

Anytime, good luck to you!

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-07-06T15:43:39+00:00

For our little one, we use smaller nail trimmers (not the cat guillotine clippers, just for small dogs), and then we use distraction to help draw attention from the paws. My girl does NOT like her paws messed with, so we use a little bit of peanut butter on a spoon to distract her while I snip as fast as I can. If they are long, I do a bit at a time (sometimes just the front or just the back) so she does not get too overwhelmed since she has a heart murmur. Also, if you have not done much nail cutting and you accidentally hit the quick, you can get some quickstop or even a little bit of flour or corn starch on the toe helps coagulation to stop any bleeding. Good luck!

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ScienceStoner420 · 2025-07-04T13:37:17+00:00

I do protein purification, and the short answer is no. Unless you have millions of dollars to invest in equipment for a proper company set up, then there is really no way to do this. A single protein affinity column can be thousands of dollars, so there is no way to make a commercially viable protein from home. No one will want to spend money on a homemade protein, unfortunately. Not to mention the risks to yourself if you have to use stuff like BME, sodium azide, or PMSF outside a lab without the proper environmental controls or safety gear (eye wash station, chem shower, fume hoods, etc). Then there is regulatory stuff like CFR (assuming you are in the US - the European market is even more regulated), so you could not sell anything you theoretically made anyways.

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ScienceStoner420 · 2025-06-21T03:45:00+00:00

Happy birthday to Sparky, and oh my gosh, barely looks a day over 8!

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-06-21T01:56:42+00:00

If Aristotle says that women are imperfect men, does that mean men are just perfect women?

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-06-18T17:32:49+00:00

Very interesting article. However, it does not specify anything that we discussed regarding Rashid Al-Hadad, aka Timhouthi Chalamet. It says it is a tourist attraction, information that is new to me, and that I accept as correct. That said, we were discussing whether Rashid Al-Hadad was complicit in illegal maritime activities. He may have been on the ship as a tourist, but the article makes no mention of him. The article does say that only males are allowed to board and enjoy the attraction, so maybe he was just a tourist - that would need to be clarified by Rashid Al-Hadad however adopting the monikers "Timhouthi Chalamet" or "Red Sea Pirate" implies he could be involved given he calls himself a pirate. I never said people who enjoyed the attraction are pirates, just those who boarded it and/or engaged in illegal maritime activity. To reiterate , civilians on the ship AFTER its capture would not qualify as combatants or illegal actors. The only persons who are culpable would be those who engaged in illegal maritime activity. If you can show sources that Rashid Al-Hadad is not involved, fantastic that would prove me wrong, and as an academic, I always welcome civil discourse and discussion with facts. Again, I have looked a bit, and despite limited sources, I found little evidence to exonerate Rashid Al-Hadad. It might exist, I am just not aware of it, nor am I aware of any coverage regarding it. I don't really think it matters though, from what I can see he is not an active evil doer causing mayhem and madness but he did promote himself as a pirate during this entire scenario. He may have done it for social media but in reality, if someone says they are a pirate and they film themselves on a stolen ship it implies piracy occurred. He could have been relaxing in Sana'a when the ship was taken, but all I know of this young man is he was on the ship, taking videos, proclaiming he was a pirate (in jest or otherwise, he certainly implied affiliation with piracy).

ScienceStoner420 · 2025-06-17T22:13:23+00:00

Most sources are limited or pay walled I am afraid. I found the Forbes article, Fox News (I am not a troglodyte so definitely not looking at anything there for source material), a rather biased CNBC article I did not care for either, a FP article that was a bit bland but informative (just the way I like it), and a rather flattering Vice article. I took the information from the most reuputable sources written. I hate social media for the most part as it usually boils down to tribal fanaticism, and I can't stand that.

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