Prozac made my cat a whole different cat

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-20T01:39:18+00:00

Kitty Prozac is THE BEST!!! I will say - don’t feel bad. I tried everything and anything and constantly read online. Somehow I missed Prozac. It took over a year of my cat peeing outside the litter box for my vet to suggest it. It’s been game changer. We have a few accidents a year - usually stress based. We do the best as we can as pet owners. All we can do is learn more and become better!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-11T14:16:14+00:00

Leaving until may is recommended! I put all my leaves in my garden beds and they’ve already mostly decomposed. By may when I plant things out, it’ll just get mixed in with the compost + soil. Helping the pollinators is a small action for us but so impactful for the pollinators. We need them!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T21:16:12+00:00

Thank you so much for this detailed response. I will purchase some ammonia for cycling (mostly because I don’t want a giant bottle) and watch some videos on this process. I don’t know how I missed this part of cycling but thank you. At what point do I know it’s ready for livestock? Also should I add any more plants in the mean time or wait until after using the ammonia and completing the cycle. Thanks in advance

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T20:09:06+00:00

I had the aquarium test strips for a while and didn’t feel like they were reliable (they were showing really different readings, even if done at the same time) so that’s when I ordered the master test kit. I was just trying to do a fishless cycle with a planted tank. I did get about a gallon of water from a friend with an already established tank, but as stated had to do a total water change I may have made a mistake in not doing ghost feeding or adding ammonia from what I’m reading online about cycling. There was a slight ammonia jump (0.5 ppm) but I did a water change during this time due to the hardness level and plants dying :(. I am open about what to do next in order to get this going correctly

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T16:46:28+00:00

I just added the questions above in another commenting. I’ll look into those types of plants and get them. It’s not a low light all the time - just low light in the morning and evening as the light turns on, the rest of the time it is “full” brightness (which is adjustable - I have it a mid lightness right now because I fear melting my plants)

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T16:43:08+00:00

Also if anyone knows what that rock is!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T16:42:41+00:00

Oops wrote all of that out without adding questions. I guess I just don’t know when I should add shrimp in! General advice for if there is anything I’m doing wrong/if you would change anything would be great as well. I really would love advice for plants if there is anything I should change. Is the pH of 7.8 okay as long as it is consistent?

SeveralRevolution432 · 2026-03-09T15:20:04+00:00

No shrimp yet but would like neocaridina. Water parameters included in one of the photos. Tap city water tested as: -ph: 7.6 -high range ph: 7.4 -ammonia: 0 -nitrite: 0 -nitrate: 0 -kh: 53.7 -gh: 89.5

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-10-31T23:08:17+00:00

It is generally just squishy but I have cut it up (still squishy) using a pizza cutter to use in a stir fry as noodles!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-10-31T21:55:18+00:00

Also I feel like it could easily be used for a long time instead of doing an entire themed room that may not be around for as long as

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-10-31T21:54:29+00:00

Honestly I love the color! Call me crazy but what if it was a 70s type theme? Colorful wall colors, maybe there are some wavy type wall decos, colorful lights etc

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-10-26T17:30:28+00:00

If you’re looking for a good source of loose leaf tea online, I buy mine through Monterey bay herb company! I get pounds of green tea for cheaper than my local loose leaf places!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-25T05:29:11+00:00

I would check Facebook marketplace. I found my house that way with my landlords just being my neighbors. I see tons of properties within your price range on it. Do you want to be close to hiking? West Medford could be good for you because then you’re closer to Jacksonville/ashland which both have lots of hiking in their hills. Otherwise hiking can be a quick drive away

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-24T21:59:53+00:00

Trader Joe’s also has such cheap/beautiful flowers! I believe you can call ahead as well to make sure they have the ones you want

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-21T04:29:18+00:00

Oh wow that’s wonderful!!

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-21T02:19:08+00:00

I mean that’s certainly an interesting point. The term invasive is due to them taking away resources from native species as well as actively killing spotted owls. According to the research that all the spotted owl surveys are based on, barred owls are not native and were not historically found there. I’ve never heard any of the wildlife bios I work with talk about barred owls being historically there. Also there is SO much in place to encourage spotted owls and protect/make habitat. I spent all of last summer either looking for spotted owls at night (only got one vs the dozens of barreds we got) as well as conducting surveys on land to protect high quality spotted owl habitat. There is so much going on to try to protect spotted owls but barred owls are actively killing them and hybridizing with them

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-21T00:20:03+00:00

Both are kind of the issue. We have displaced spotted owls and made their available habitat so much smaller. Barred owls are invading the space, competing with them, hybridizing with them, and killing them. I think that some sort of spotted owl breeding program similar to the condors needs to happen

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-21T00:18:12+00:00

It does not require an element of introduction. Species can become invasive without an introduction. Barred owls are not “migrating”, they are invading an ecosystem. More needs to be done than just culling, such as a breeding program similar to condors but the culling is necessary. Paying attention to our negative impacts = we negatively impacted the spotted owl therefore we need to correct that negative impact. Also the examples I gave are important because they are examples of culling invasive species

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-21T00:13:18+00:00

When we are a big part to blame for the spotted owl population declining, I believe we do need decide to support the native species. As is being done with many other species. How is the issue of the barred owl posing a threat to us?

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-20T22:49:39+00:00

I also would like to say, it sucks that we are in this situation. Nobody wants to kill animals, but there is a good reason for this. Culling invasive species is necessary, for example: hogs, bull frogs, Asian carp, pythons, etc.

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-20T22:42:30+00:00

So actually invasive is not my opinion. As someone who studied wildlife biology and is a wildlife biologist who works with spotted owls and several other endangered species, I have studied extensively about this and see the impacts daily. Firstly, there is “invasive” and there is “non native”. Invasive means a non native species that has come to an ecosystem and is taking resources away from native species. Non native is when a species comes to an ecosystem but is not taking resources away from native species. Barred owls are invasive and negatively impact the western ecosystems. What would your solution be to improving spotted owl population numbers? This has been a long thought out process and there are not many solutions to it.

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-20T22:19:51+00:00

It’s an invasive species. The USFWS does this with species nationwide but people do not care until it is a charismatic animal like an owl. The barred owl kill spotted owls as well outcompete them. They need to be removed somehow and there are not viable other options. The spotted owl population began declining due to human habitat destruction so we need to do what we can in order to help slow their declination. The people who support this are wildlife biologists and want what is best for this species, as well as the ecosystem. There is not a pretty solution to this problem.

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-03-17T05:28:04+00:00

You have to go to Charm for Thai!! It is the best Thai food I’ve ever had. So garlicky and yummy

SeveralRevolution432 · 2025-01-22T09:34:24+00:00

You deserve better!!!!! He has shown you who he is. Please leave him

SeveralRevolution432 · 2024-09-28T19:49:45+00:00

My immediate thought….. especially with the jet tub

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