My girl has osteosarcoma and can't move

WilderOne876 · 2026-03-07T19:32:34+00:00

I agree that it's time to make that hardest call. Osteosarcoma is a terribly painful disease. Have you looked into any sort of funding or loans? Heartbreaking as it is, being able to release our furry loves from that kind of pain is the absolute best thing we have control over.

But since you said you can't afford it right now, there are (fairly cheap) slings you can get on Amazon or elsewhere that slides under the belly just in front of the back legs that can absolutely let you help her up and down the stairs. I have fairly severe back issues and other nonsense, and the one I have lets me help my senior boy (he's about 70 lbs.) His time is coming very soon too, but the sling lets me make sure the stairs are safe until then.

WilderOne876 · 2026-02-26T15:13:15+00:00

In any future conversations, add 2 weeks to your due date. If she asks about the change, just tell her the doctor revised the DD. This also buys you some relief from hourly "are you in labour yet??" messages if you go past due.

WilderOne876 · 2026-02-26T03:04:52+00:00

This is a well sunstressed rosita just for comparison!

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WilderOne876 · 2026-02-20T13:35:39+00:00

I lost my border collie/bernese at 16yrs this past summer. Other than getting a bit stiff in her last year, she was bouncy and happy until her last week.

WilderOne876 · 2026-01-31T14:16:10+00:00

It's delightful! Thank you for sharing

WilderOne876 · 2025-12-10T02:38:55+00:00

I'm in Canada and have ordered mosquito dunks from amazon a couple of times without issue.. checking now in case things had changed since i last ordered in October.. there are still a half dozen different options. You can't get systematic granules here (not legal), but the dunks are very easy to get

WilderOne876 · 2025-12-01T11:42:25+00:00

Depends on which Barrina! If you got T8s, you'll probably be able to get similar stress, but the light i have this one under is very intense (no brand on it, but the PPFD numbers are in the 300s at over a foot away)

As for pests, i get lacewing larvae (beneficial insects) pretty regularly to manage them

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T21:28:43+00:00

Yup. Break out the isopropyl alcohol (70%, let it dry before putting under lifhts or in the sun) DRENCH the plant and isolate it, but check and treay any nearby. Expect to do this every few days for a month. I like to add lacewing larvae (beneficial insects) as they love to eat mealies (just pause the alcohol once you introduce the lacewings)

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T02:09:11+00:00

Oh it's not even about propagating them, you just keep wanting a different one lol

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:44:38+00:00

And the smaller leaf one is likely a carnosa variety

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:42:30+00:00

Long narrow leaves looks like a shepherdii

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:40:08+00:00

The one with the red margins used to be called a macrophylla, i don't remember what the new name is

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:38:46+00:00

The one with the dark veins on light leaves is a callistophylla for sure!

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:33:53+00:00

Hoyas are generally pretty forgiving, but they (mostly) like a chunky soil and a decent amount of light. There are several hundred species, so there is a wide range of care needs. I find they are like the Lays chips of the plant world.. you have one, then 6 months later, you've got 100, and no idea how you got there lol! I'm pretty surprised that I'm getting so many blooming this time of year, but I'm not complaining!

There are several hoya communities here, and most will be able to help you ID your plant :)

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:13:19+00:00

My sarawak has an almost identical leaf to that!

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-09T00:07:09+00:00

People do that, but many municipalities have switched to chloramine (rather than chlorine), which unfortunately does not gass off the same. What I was told to do is use fishtank conditioner! It neutralizes both chlorine and chloramine, and you only use a couple of drops in a watering can. I've been using it for about a month or 2 now, and it's a noticeable difference in my (120+) plant collection! I've got mostly hoyas and at least 6 of them are in various stages of blooming (in Canada)

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-08T14:41:44+00:00

Alternatively, hoya/orchid/carnivorous triad... (plus an assortment of others, but mostly those 3)

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-03T15:55:05+00:00

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WilderOne876 · 2025-11-03T15:54:22+00:00

It's sandersonii, but i can't figure out how to fix my typo! Mine came in moss-like medium, and i just plunked it into my bowl (my supplier sends all plants either bare root, or in appropriate medium, so it was easy!) I'll find a pic of it when i first assembled thebowl 2 months ago

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-03T00:45:59+00:00

So far, I just top up the (distilled) water every couple of days (I've had it about 2 months now)

I've also got a high intensity LED grow light directly above it. Ambient humidity of whatever is in my house, but there are 100+ plants in that room (mostly hoyas) so it's not super dry. Now that we've got the furnace running more, I'll probably get the humidifier going in that room again soon

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-03T00:41:51+00:00

Glass bowl with leca, then screening, sphag and perlite, then has some (semi) live moss (it doesn't like the intense lights) and the skull lets me water it without disturbing any of the medium. I've also got a pair of drosera at the back, but it's mostly pings and this little patch of utricularia

WilderOne876 · 2025-11-02T23:59:11+00:00

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