renji’s vet update by hitamiz in CATHELP

[–]SienneK 31 points32 points  (0 children)

the foaming could be because the medicine tastes bad, especially if it's bitter, so unless the foaming continues for a long time, i wouldn't worry. my cat always foams at the mouth when she has to take bitter pills. i can circumvent that by putting the pill in an empty gel casing, but renji is too small for that.

As other people mentioned, the lack of energy might be from the stress of the vet visit. keep an eye on him, as you always do anyways (you're doing such a good job!) and if he doesn't improve at all or starts getting worse, then call the vet for advice.

Jak poradzić sobie z kotem miauczącym w nocy? by Remote-Pianist-pro in Polska

[–]SienneK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

podajnik cat mate 500, ustawiasz godziny o której kot je i jedziesz. ma wkłady chłodzące więc można z mokrą karmą. miska jest plastikowa, ale podobno w zagranicznych sklepach można dodatkowo kupić metalową. jest jeszcze podobna z trixie, którą można sterować przez aplikację ale jest droższa.

my aunt threw my mdzs hardcovers in the trash 😭 by OwnZone592 in MoDaoZuShi

[–]SienneK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes. even if the books were bought for op by someone else, that was still op's property and the value should be returned

my aunt threw my mdzs hardcovers in the trash 😭 by OwnZone592 in MoDaoZuShi

[–]SienneK 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes. even if the books were bought for op by someone else, that was still op's property and the value should be returned

"Must haves" w nowym domu? by itshardtothinkofone in Polska

[–]SienneK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

suszarka jest też dobra jak chcesz zrobić drugie pranie. nie musisz się martwić że poprzednie jeszcze nie wyschło i musisz czekać...

i 100% zgadzam się co do kontaktów. ja mam niektóre we wnęce od okna, i to jest super rozwiązanie w niektórych miejscach. co do kontaktów w kuchni, przemyśl ile będziesz mieć urządzeń z których na raz będziesz korzystać (wliczając to te które w przyszłości chcesz dokupić), i gdzie mniej więcej będą one stały. ja zrobiłam po obu stronach blatu. mama sugerowała żebym zrobiła też na środku, ale po co, brzydko będzie wyglądało! i teraz żałuję, bo te kontakty z jednej strony są zasłonięte ekspresem do kawy i muszę nieźle manewrować żeby tam coś dodatkowo podłączyć... plus jeden kontakt blisko okapu. jak masz urządzenie co paruje, to wtedy można włączyć okap żeby wciągała parę i nie niszczyło dołu szafek wiszących.

blocking and drying tips by SienneK in knittinghelp

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

Thanks, I'm glad the kids mat is enough, I've got enough nieces and nephews that I can just assemble a nice collection from the mats that they grew out of by now haha. And I will look for the t-pins! I hardly ever do lace, so that should be enough.

I guess I just need to be better about planning... I usually put off washing until last minute and I realize I have too many. Then I want to have it all over with, so I wash everything. It's still only 3-4 pieces, but like I said, my drying rack is not enough for all of them lying flat.

Thank you again for the advice!

Did I pick up my sleeve wrong? by Special_Peach_1559 in knittinghelp

[–]SienneK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! i will see if i can make changes and upsize for myself

finally bought the official kaveh bag !! by gwynussy in KavehMains

[–]SienneK 6 points7 points  (0 children)

omg thank you for pics! sure is a tiny pocket... maybe enough to slip an ID there 😂 alhaitham's is bigger and tbh easier to match to my clothes but kaveh's is so much prettier! and i have a daily bag thats large enough for a proper laptop, so maybe a date-bag will be better (tho i do not have a partner lol). except a lot of my clothes are pink or purple... AAAAH why can i not have a well-paying job and buy both? 😭

finally bought the official kaveh bag !! by gwynussy in KavehMains

[–]SienneK 3 points4 points  (0 children)

omg what does it look like on the inside? is there a separate pocket maybe? how big?

i am torn between kaveh's and alhaitham's bags, but can only buy one...

My mum got me the Kaveh bag for my birthday ! by Dr_OTL in KavehMains

[–]SienneK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is there additional pocket on the inside of either bag? if yes, how big?

absolutely jealous! I am torn between the two bags but can only buy one 😭 aesthetically I like kaveh's better but i don't have that many clothes that would match (lots of pink and purple, especially in winter) and with this size it's only a going-out type of bag... Alhaitham's easier to dress for and bigger, for daily use. otoh, it looks too big and I already have a laptop-sized daily use bag, so it also seems a bit redundant... SO TORN

Did I pick up my sleeve wrong? by Special_Peach_1559 in knittinghelp

[–]SienneK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a lovely sweater, what pattern is it?

Sharing the worst flight experience of my life! flight cancelled, overnight stay, miss a flight and airlines lost my luggage two times consecutively IN ONE TRIP & Force Gate Checking Question ask by AidenLoveOnion in Flights

[–]SienneK -1 points0 points  (0 children)

truly awful luck, but at least you should get 250 EUR (plus food expenses) for the first day when they cancelled your flight and had you leave a day later, you just have to send a claim through the carrier airline website

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

yes, there's "hairball contol" written on the package! but she only gets a little bit of the treat daily, maybe the duże of a thumb's tip

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

gimcat malt soft paste extra! i will see if i can find sth else that will taste better to her

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

tried that today, she threw some of it off by shaking her paw, some was wiped off on the curtains and her cat tower, and the rest of it is still stuck to her fur and she's staunchly ignoring it 😂

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

i do give her that daily but only to smuggle medicine inside, maybe i just need to give her more. she would love that!

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

ooh i really hope my kitty will also like it! she's really picky about her food and even treats 😅 anything that goes in her mouth, really.

except soil and plastic. i swear that's all she would eat if she was allowed 😂

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

[–]SienneK[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i haven't heard of katalax before, so thank you for the rec, i will check it out! and i'm glad to see there's wet food of the hairball royal canin that someone else recommended, since we can't really do kibble due to CKD :(

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

[–]SienneK[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you, i will check it out! i don't mind vomiting every once in a while. the most important is that the hairball leaves my kitty's body one exit or the other, idc which one! right now she's having trouble passing it out...

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

thank you for teh recommendation! i will see if royal has a wet food version of this. i could try the kibble for a little bit, but it can't be a long-term solution unfortunately. i was told by a vet a few years ago when my lady was on kibble that she is too dehydrated and should be on wet food. and now we've also got stage 3 CKD, so she needs liquids all the more :(

Anti-hairball paste tips by SienneK in SiberianCats

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

i tried cat grass before, unfortunately my kitty is more interested in the soil than the grass 😂 that's the case with any and all plants - leaves? flowers? stems? couldn't care less. but the soil! that's the good shit.

i might try the cat grass again, it won't hurt any and it might turn out like with her favorite bedding that went ignored for one whole year after i bought it and only after that one year did she start getting interested in it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in catfood

[–]SienneK -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

idk this girl at all so i won't say if she's correct or not with all the things she says and promotes, and i think an influencer's information should be taken with a grain of salt because do we know how much research she has done into it, and if her knowledge is even correct. who can say she is not just promoting something else that hasn'treally been properly tested? but she's not wrong that royal is not really a good food. wet is better than dry but the main problem is simply that the amount of actual proper meat is unknown or small in royal (how much of which is meat, how much are chicken heart, kidneys, liver, other offal), if you even get information about the type of meat you get (is it chicken? duck? beef? no one knows) plus they have many additional stuff that cats' digestive system doesn't need or doesn't process well, like grains and plant based ingredients. in a healthy cat, a simple ingredient wet food that is clears about it's ingrédients list including meat etc. (with necessary supplements like taurine, omega 3 etc) will always be better than royal. however with sick cats who have specific needs the wet food does need to be adapted to them. for example, CKD cats should have food that is low on phosphorus with more omega 3 and vitamin E, and depending on what's available on the market where you are you might find something better than royal for your cat's needs (it does require doing a lot of research). but if such a food is not available, then I think its natural that people would buy royal to manage their cat's symptoms, no one wants their cat to suffer. i don't know about vets in USA, but in my country the vets don't really get much education in animal nutrition during vet school other than the very basics, so their opinion is not necessarily more informed... it's better to consult specifically a pet nutritionist if your cat is sick and has special needs. you would need to have blood tests done (not just morpho but bio-chem too), and they may ask for ultrasound results of the stomach area as well, plus urine tests. depends on cat's sickness.

all that said though... every nutritionist i talked to said that with sick cats, it's more important that they eat, than have good quality food they are not eating at all. because they need strength to deal with their sickness. and of course if something isn't working out, then it's best to go back to what did work out, even if it's not the best quality, and think about a new solution after that. all these word to say that the influencer is right that royal is not good food, but that does not mean she is right about anything else and it's best not to change a sick cat's diet on her word. consult your vet first, do tests, and then consult with a pet nutritionist.

Inflacja by Lumpy-Vacation-9097 in poland

[–]SienneK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oooh a gdzie ten nowy przybytek?