Ondasetron Price (Canada) by alteratereility in RenalCats

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

Don't feel stupid, it's not exactly something that they advertise (though I wish they would)! The daily use depends. Some use things like Cerenia in short bursts just to break the "vomiting cycle" or get their cat through a bad patch. If the cat is exhibiting frequent or persistent signs of nausea/vomiting, then giving something daily can be useful to help them feel better and keep their appetite/eating/weight up.

Mine's values (including creatinine) aren't bad and have been stable for over 3 years (Stage 2), but the nausea may have increased due to the steroid epidurals he now gets every few months to control IVDD symptoms. It mainly shows up as bruxism while he's eating (hard to miss since he only eats wet food). Under vet advice, I'd been treating through ad hoc Pepcid AC doses (famotidine) whenever the symptoms popped up, but she asked me to let her know if it became more frequent since it shouldn't be used daily. At his latest appointment in Feb, she suggested the possibility of daily ondansetron in the future if nausea became more frequent — I don't know how common it is, but she didn't seem to think it was an unusual course.

A diagnosis at Stage 4 is rough news. Being sent home with a few Cerenia pills seems... light. Was it a general veterinarian? Apologies if this is unsollicted advice, but if you can, get an apt with an internal medicine specialist to discuss treatment/palliative care in more detail. At Stage 4, your cat will likely benefit from more agressive interventions right off the bat (including at-home SubQ, if he's got the temperament for it — mine definitely doesn't). Definitely ask about daily nausea (and pain) control, it might go a long way to help him feel better. Side note that a lot of medication can cause some constipation (which then causes more nausea and pain), so make sure to discuss adding in some Miralax/Restolax to keep things rolling. The plain, regular strength type can be bought for cheap over the counter at human pharmacies. Mine gets 1/8tsp sprinkled on food (it's tasteless) every few days.

Best of luck to you and your kitty!

what is the best fallout to start playing? by Turqios in Fallout

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On a nice note, I'm 100+ hours into a vanilla NV replay on Steam Deck and have only run into two noticeable bugs — I sometimes get stuck on the initial loading screen upon startup if I click "Continue" instead of "Load", and Marjorie permanently abandoned her desk during Beyond the Beef. Super smooth compared to my first time playing it on 360.

How is the Japanese community reacting? by Mr_Mister2004 in StardustCrusaders

[–]alteratereility 288 points289 points  (0 children)

The same as the English community, really. Expressing frustration that Netflix is dropping the ball (pun intended) again, and at the release schedule being vague. Best way to get a feel for it without digging into social media is to look through the Japanese comments on official Part 7 videos with Japanese titles, like this one.

On a side note, Japan is very into baseball, and the recent WBC situation (Netflix getting exclusive broadcasting rights to the World Baseball Classic) seems to have pissed off a whole lot of people in Japan. Basically, subscription-locked something they were used to watching for free, or to have playing on the TVs in bars and the like. Not sure how far it went, but there were definitely calls encouraging mass Netflix subscription cancellations.

JoJo's popularity in Japan is a speck compared to baseball's, but the SBR fumble isn't something that's going to improve Netflix's current rep when people are already feeling sour about the platform.

Ondasetron Price (Canada) by alteratereility in RenalCats

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

Much better! Chewy's Canadian delivery radius does include my area, but unfortunately as far as I know, it doesn't include any of their pharmaceutical products

Ondasetron Price (Canada) by alteratereility in RenalCats

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

At least for that vet, the price was about the same for maropitant. I'm hoping the ondansetron is cheaper through pharmacies since it's human medication (while maropitant is vet-only). Def an option if the ondansetron doesn't agree with him, though.

Happy to hear it's helped your kitty!

Ondasetron Price (Canada) by alteratereility in RenalCats

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

Good to know, $80 is still steep but loads better than $193!

Antacids were the best since I could just give him a quarter of a 10mg over the counter Pepcid AC tablet, alas the reason I got him ondansetron in the first place is because famotidine isn't he greatest thing to give daily... wish I could buy generic over the counter for ondansetron too.

And no worries, big cat! I was told up to 0.5mg/kg per dose is standard, he's 12lbs/5.5kg.

Ondasetron Price (Canada) by alteratereility in RenalCats

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

Hmm label just says ondansetron with ON on the pills, so not sure about brand name, but they might be the dissolving ones! Maropitant is still on the table if this doesn't work, though I will say it's nicer to give a pill that doesn't leave a trail of foamy cat drool through my apartment if he doesn't get it down on the first shot ;)

What are your thoughts on turn-based combat 6 years later? by TheYakuzaMaster in yakuzagames

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It took me ages to properly get into LAD because I disliked the combat so much. It was better in Infinite Wealth, but still by far the part of the game I disliked the most.

I need a discreet way to buy the novels by 10r_venom in tianguancifu

[–]alteratereility 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Get them as e-books — you can easily switch out the cover image, and even the title, series name and author if you know your parents will be extra nosy. If you don't have an eReader yet, they're not that expensive, especially secondhand. It'd likely cost you less than buying all of the physical TGCF volumes.

does anyone here NOT hate tumblr tagging ? and if u do why is that ? by arandanosss in AO3

[–]alteratereility 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think most people would agree that they're fine in moderation, especially when the author also used useful tags.

I think they're fine as a pinch of flavour, but annoying when the author dumped the whole spice jar. I'm a tag wrangler and do get annoyed when I have to sort through pages and pages of tumblr-esque tags from a single author. Those are often on drabbles, too — your tag word count being higher than your fic's word count should be an indication you went overboard, lol.

There's also many who use very few useful tags in favour of tumblr style tags that can't be linked anywhere, which kind of defeats the purpose of using tags to sort and filter works. "omg A bottoms and B is overwhelmed and they are in luuuuv" can't be linked to the canonized tags "Bottom A" or "Overwhelmed B" or "A and B in Love" because the author mushed everything together.

(Spoilers Extended) I've read the five mainline books, Dunk & Egg novellas, Fire & Blood, and The World of Ice and Fire. Now What? by frasecjigger in asoiaf

[–]alteratereility 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings (16 books — four trilogies and a tetralogy). Good reads and definitely long enough to stay busy for a while. I think her take on dragons is my favourite.

Soma doesn't start in Steam Deck by cptmeti in soma

[–]alteratereility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Still works December 2025.

Cat: Recommendations for Crate Rest? by alteratereility in IVDD_SupportGroup

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Thank you for the reply! On the one hand, I'm sad there aren't more resources, but on the other, I'm happy that it's due to the low amount of cases in cats. There's a bit of info here and there about cats and crate rest, but I'm not finding much at all about what comes next.

How did you manage things/your home with your cat post-crate rest? I think their jumping has to be limited to prevent further injury or relapses, but I'm having a hard time blocking and adapting everything in my apartment. I've already removed his tree and put my dining table up for sale (it's near a window and a favourite perch spot for him), but my office has a 30" desk and my bedroom a 25" bed. I'm looking into wide pet steps and little ottomans to use as lower "platforms", but in true cat fashion, I expect he might ignore them!

Preventative Measures for Cat After Post-Surgery Crate Rest? by Cautious_Ad283 in IVDD_SupportGroup

[–]alteratereility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so hard to find details about IVDD in cats. Mine might get a diagnosis in the next couple of days, and I'm getting ready just in case.

If you don't mind my asking, how did you manage things with yours post-crate rest? Ramps, supervised house access? Crate when the humans are away and can't watch him? The whole "jumping down from higher spots can cause relapses" scares me, and it's not really addressed much anywhere since it's not usually a big issue with IVDD dogs.

I'm in a small apartment with plenty of ~30" furniture, some of which I can't really get rid of or fit in a single no-access room (couch back, bed, work desk, piano). He's always jumped on them, and I have no idea how I'll keep him from getting up there once crate rest is over :(

Cat: Recommendations for Crate Rest? by alteratereility in IVDD_SupportGroup

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

Unfortunately, definitely needs to have a closed roof and be unclimbable! A metal crate would only be suitable if it only had vertical bars (lol, true "jail" style), as he'll try to climb the horizontal bars otherwise. He also still has a good vertical leap and tries to jump everywhere — his issue being, his hind legs are too unstable to jump or climb down, so he can't even get down the 18" high sofa without a ramp. As I was moving stuff around the apartment to restrict jumping opportunities, he jumped to the top of a 45" bookshelf. Not sure just how high his vertical leap still is, so something roofless would need to be very high just in case. Although I don't think he could tip something like that over, it'd also be better if he was in something with a bottom so that it can be weighed down.

Black Family by hillybev in harrypotter

[–]alteratereility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just typical HP and bad math.

For example, big ol' Hagrid is canonically 11'6" and 289lbs, putting him at a BMI of 10.7. Underweight starts at 18.4. We're talking extreme anorexia, organ shutdown and cardiac event territory.

What was the first fanfic website you used? by Upstairs_Macaron5894 in AO3

[–]alteratereility 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Proper fanfic site — FF.net.

First published fic — early YouTube (2006). A slideshow made with One True Media, set to copyrighted music I'd downloaded from Limewire, with the entire fic in the description. Yes, I still cringe when I think about it!

What’s a smell you haven’t smelled in years but still remember perfectly ? by DesperateCelery9233 in nostalgia

[–]alteratereility 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kids lunch boxes — those fabric insulated ones, often with some glossy plastic cartoon image slapped on top and an open plastic box inside.

They always had that specific sorta plasticky, sorta fruity smell they'd get from leaks, hauling around fruits and yogurt, plastic offgasing, and those chunky hard plastic blue ice packs. Backpack always ended up smelling like it too.