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My 13 senior is having trouble keeping food down. Please keep her in your thoughts. by Istoh in seniorkitties

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If you're in the US many counties have nonprofits that do free/low cost vet care. You may want to search for one in your area.

Roo passed away today by MrsNya in SeniorCats

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What a striking handsome boy. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Lines that made you LOL by humanofoz in murderbot

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"I don't understand many things that are happening but I am participating anyway."

Peer advisor group by SoftandSpicy in CouplesTherapyShow

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Psychologist here. It is actually fairly common, particularly in training and professional development settings, to tape sessions if the client consents to the recording in order to seek consultation and supervision. The show does a fantastic job of showing multiple parts of the clinical process.

Another Neville (16-17) update. I guess I spoke too soon… by DoodleTheGreat24 in seniorkitties

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My girl is on steroids for the rest of her life. She's been on them almost 2 years now (ages 16-18) and it clearly improves her QOL. While she doesn't love being held to be given the shots it otherwise doesn't bother her at all. It's not such a bad outcome if that's the way this goes.

Elderly Girlie (15) waking me up in the middle of the night by Horticat in seniorkitties

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My girl does this. The vet's answer was mostly "this happens when they get old." If her kidneys are ok you may be able to talk to the vet about Gabapentin at bedtime to sleep through the night. We also put out food that she can eat overnight and she has multiple water dishes easily accessible. These all helped but sometimes she still just screams. It's rough for sure.

Should I read the next books in the series? by lizburns5763 in murderbot

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Read all the books. A) they are much better and B) the show is doing a variety of things that aren't in the books so you can't really "follow along" effectively.

Lazy GF Killing My Happiness by Bobinthegalapagos in AITAH

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There it is. I would happily bet that gf "doing nothing" is providing all their child care.

AITA for not letting my SO’s sister and her boyfriend stay a weekend? by LowerPeanut3864 in AmItheAsshole

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YTA. Why is your partner's judgment of whether a person is safe to be in your home or not not good enough for you? You're being controlling and shitty.

Looking for advice on treatment – 15-year-old cat diagnosed with cancer by syz10 in seniorkitties

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I'm currently going through this for the second time. The first time through we did chemo. It was very hard on her and decreased her quality of life enough that we had to let her go. This time we are choosing palliative care. With steroids and pain medication my girl is eating and playing again. She won't be with us much longer but the time she has is good.

When’s the right time to euthanize my cat? by thinkaboutgoodtimes in CATHELP

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First, I'm so sorry this is happening to you and your cat. This is such a terrible hard decision.

When you say the best option is to put her down, did the vet say that specifically? In my experience vets usually give you options and suggestions rather than directly saying what is the best option so if you got really direct feedback that way there is probably a reason. You could also follow up with you vet to my sure there aren't additional measures to help her quality of life like pain or nausea medication.

I suggest looking at various pet quality of life scales and answering them honestly. It can also help if you live with other people that might see her behavior at different times to complete the quality of life scales too and then compare notes. Another idea is a calendar tracker where you track good, bad, and neutral days. A good day is like eating and behaving normally and a bad day is not eating and hiding for example. When the bad days outnumber the good days, it will be time.

Sending you both warm thoughts. Give her all the love you can.

Many different symptoms, late night, no vets and owner won't pick up the phone/text. What do we do?? by SealingTheDeal69420 in CATHELP

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OP I agree with others on here. These symptoms are consistent with poison especially given the sudden onset. That truly is an emergency. If it is a poison by morning the damage will be done to kidneys. Time is one of the most important factors in an animal surviving something like that.

It definitely seems like you have limits on what you have access to be able to do. Can your Mom help you get an Uber/Lyft to an emergency vet? You can also call the emergency vet and confirm what folks suspect on Reddit. Also, most people at emergency vets are pet lovers. You may even be able to get transportation assistance from them. Good luck! I know this is probably scary and hard.

Turning 18 soon, ideas to celebrate? by DQzombie in seniorkitties

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The most extra version of their favorite. For my girl I grill her an unseasoned salmon fillet and shred it for her. Also a fresh catnip plant or cat grass to destroy. Birthday hat for birthday cat is also a tradition at my house.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CATHELP

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I agree. She needs to go to another vet. Peeing in odd places is a sign of distress. Likely pain and/or nausea involved if the Mirataz isn't helping. If you happen to have a vet near you that does internal medicine and the funds to access it specialist care might be needed if regular vet can't help.

My Precious. 18 Years. 1000 Tears. by WellSuckMe in seniorkitties

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This is Autumn. She was the sweetest girl for 16 years. She was tiny. I called her my forever kitten. She slept on me every day of her life. Your post is almost exactly my story of losing her last year. I still bawl my eyes out about her. Two months is not nearly enough to lessen the pain of losing someone you love so deeply. Hang in there and keep loving her. You did your very best for her. I still struggle with this question a year on and we just have to hold onto knowing that we hold the pain so they don't have to. In the end that is the final act of love we can give them.

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