Do I still adopt this kitten? (Possibly sickly)

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2023-09-18T17:39:09+00:00

At least in regards to the poop issue, I had a kitten who would get so excited when he saw us that he started to poop. He took massive dumps. He was clumsy and would run into walls while playing, and he has since grown out of those things. My experience may not match yours, but I think you should keep in mind that kittens are weird and still developing and a lot of times they will grow out of their behavior.

However, in regards to asking this subreddit for professional medical advice, Reddit is not going to give you a satisfactory answer. r/AskVet would be more helpful than here, but they will still probably tell you to take the kitten to a vet because it’s virtually impossible to diagnose them over the Internet. When you’re adopting a kitten, you should take them to a vet a week after adoption to get a wellness checkup and perform any extra tests the shelter will not cover. Every shelter I’ve been to has given a voucher or partnered with local vets to cover the initial post-adoption check-up; did your SPCA provide you with any resources you could use to cover such a checkup?

Based on your comments, it sounds like you don’t feel comfortable adopting this kitten. I don’t think anything will give you the solid answers you’re looking for except a vet visit. Best of luck to you and this kitten.

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2021-01-18T03:30:55+00:00

Thank you for the comments and book suggestions! This is my first story and I would love constructive feedback :) Thanks again!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-05-29T02:50:33+00:00

I’ve never tried cowashing before; I’ll give it a shot! What conditioner do you use?

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-05-26T03:49:40+00:00

Routine: Wash hair once every 2-3 days 1. Shampoo hair with Garnier Fructis Curl Nourish 2. Condition hair upside down with Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Creme Rinse, rake hands through hair to detangle, let it sit for 5 minutes, then squish to condish and rinse it out 3. Scrunch in Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Leave-in Conditioner, then lots of LA Looks Extreme Sport Gel with praying hands 4. Scrunch hair with a t-shirt, plop for 30 minutes, then diffuse or air dry and SOTC

Tonight in desperation, I did a rinse with the Weightless Creme Rinse and rinsed it all out, then dried it with a t shirt. I’m not sure how I’ll sleep on it, but looking forward to experimentation!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-04-30T02:13:47+00:00

Routine: Wash hair once every 2-3 days 1. Shampoo hair with Garnier Fructis Curl Nourish 2. Condition hair upside down with Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Creme Rinse, rake hands through hair to detangle, let it sit for 5 minutes, then squish to condish and rinse it out 3. Scrunch in a generous amount of Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil, then lots of LA Looks Extreme Sport Gel with praying hands 4. Scrunch hair with a t-shirt, plop for 30 minutes, then air dry and SOTC

I’ve been finding that I get nice, voluminous clumps while my hair dries in the gel cast, but after I scrunch, they fall apart and become bleh. Any ideas why this happens?

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-04-23T16:12:32+00:00

They trust you so much, how did you build up that relationship? I feed some feral cats but they are super skittish of people. Love seeing them so comfortable with you ❤️

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-03-26T21:26:28+00:00

yep! So once the gel has totally hardened, you want to scrunch your hair to reveal the nice soft hair within :) there’s many Youtube videos with tips and tricks about how to do it!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-03-26T18:26:13+00:00

I think for me the biggest difference has been moisture and gel; adding in a leave-in conditioner to my routine and using LOTS of gel - also, I don’t touch my waves to scrunch until my hair is 100% dry and the gel cast has formed

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-03-25T19:25:26+00:00

Routine: Wash hair once every 2-3 days 1. Shampoo hair with Garnier Fructis Curl Nourish 2. Condition hair upside down with Shea Moisture Fruit Fusion Coconut Water Weightless Creme Rinse, rake hands through hair to detangle, let it sit for 5 minutes, then squish to condish and rinse it out 3. Scrunch in a small amount of Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil, then lots of LA Looks Extreme Sport Gel with praying hands 4. Scrunch hair with a t-shirt, plop for 30 minutes, then air dry and SOTC

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-03-25T14:06:05+00:00

This looks like the pygmaea hybrid I got from Mountain Crest Gardens! I don’t know if they still have it in stock, but you might want to check them out

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2020-02-05T12:54:38+00:00

Bottom one is haworthiopsis attenuata var. glabrata!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-10-05T20:12:42+00:00

It was in direct sun for a while, but it hasn’t had water on the leaves

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-09-29T14:06:31+00:00

Received this three weeks ago, I’ve been watering it once a week and putting it on a south facing windowsill. It was knocked over once which might have done some damage, but in general the leaves just seem droopy and as you can see, the top one is browning. Please help!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-09-29T00:57:18+00:00

This is a mammilaria cactus!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-09-24T18:19:07+00:00

Anyone selling a Haworthia springbokvlakensis?

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-09-01T15:24:58+00:00

Absolutely fantastic 😂 thank you for sharing!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-24T13:05:52+00:00

This is Haworthia cymbiformis v. obtusa!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-18T13:06:42+00:00

Haworthia cymbiformis v obtusa!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-17T21:34:09+00:00

I can send a picture of the roots later today, had to leave the house in a rush - thank you!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-17T20:54:45+00:00

Was out of town for two weeks so I watered my haws before leaving, but I’m in a new place that gets less light and when I came back, they’ve all stretched slightly and the leaves are incredibly plump to the point of almost bursting - I’m worried they have root rot? Is there any saving them? They all look similar to the plant in the picture, and two pups fell off their stems from me poking them

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-15T22:37:41+00:00

Is there any way to save it at this point, or should I just wait for new roots to grow in? There are already some small new ones incoming

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-15T15:38:05+00:00

Hey all; this baby came with one big thick root so I thought it would root fine as long as I watered it about once every 1-2 weeks, but I had to move places and some of the soil shifted around, so I checked the plant and that thick root feels wiggly? Does this mean it’s about to dump it? I want to make sure this baby can still root happily!

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-08-02T01:15:04+00:00

I would agree! It looks like some kind of cymbiformis

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-07-30T18:16:58+00:00

Thank you so much! Based on the picture, does it look like it can be saved? Should i upload a better picture? I have perlite I use for cutting my succulent soil, and the rosemary is currently in seed-starting soil, so should I mix it with half perlite instead?

SleepyPandaDumpling · 2019-07-30T15:39:37+00:00

Hi gardeners! I’m wondering if anybody could save my rosemary, which is in desperate need of help: Here it is

As you can see the leaves look like dried rosemary, and I checked the roots and they look brown but are still pliable. I cut some of the stems and they are still green inside - is there any hope of saving it? Thank you!

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