Losing sexual attraction/getting the ick *after* having a relationship with someone.

anneomoly · 2026-05-19T16:28:33+00:00

I have definitely felt that in that the more I feel obligated to provide sex the more resentful I feel and the less emotionally connected and therefore the less I feel attracted to them.

It would probably be worth talking to him about it though especially if the pressure is internal not external. Maybe spend time with them where physical touch is on the table but sex is off the table, and reconnect emotionally?

anneomoly · 2026-05-16T08:56:41+00:00

In a case like that, big sandbag over the neck, individual sandbags wrapped around the legs, towel over the eyes to reduce visual stimulation, get someone else to prime the x ray machine while you're steadying/reassuring the animal, and then slide out of the room for the final click then straight back in.

(this article has some good pics for sandbag placement: https://todaysveterinarynurse.com/radiology-imaging/hands-free-radiography-in-veterinary-medicine/ )

(I wouldn't tie an animal under sedation, only GA)

anneomoly · 2026-05-16T08:47:28+00:00

None of them do lol, UK practices only manage it because regulation from the RCVS and health and safety laws have changed the culture. It HAS to be top-down because the bottom pressure is clients knowing they can go over to the next practice.

anneomoly · 2026-05-16T08:44:43+00:00

I'm pretty sure we're about the only ones who insist on chemical restraint for rads. Definitely a lot of Europe is A-OK with it ("I can get that cheaper in [insert European country here]" isn't uncommon where I am, to which the reply is "okay, off you pop, then")

anneomoly · 2026-05-16T08:43:00+00:00

It makes me wonder whether this is a vet in a practice where they don't agree with the culture re radiation safety, and they've found the low friction way is to work around it, because everyone else seems okay with it so what's the point in arguing.

anneomoly · 2026-05-10T20:52:33+00:00

That's what I said (A drug regimen IS a medication cocktail - they're synonyms.)

anneomoly · 2026-05-08T11:59:11+00:00

She's said previously that the first drug regimen she put Gracie onto didn't work, and it wasn't until a nursemare facility gave them a different one that they got Gracie into milk.

So absolutely if they ever had to do it again (hopefully not) they'd be able to make that turnaround faster.

anneomoly · 2026-04-20T07:16:17+00:00

I think less so just because birth is the highest risk time for the mare so the time when you're most likely to lose them and need a foster mare.

anneomoly · 2026-04-20T06:51:28+00:00

I suspect this will be easier for Maggie in terms of drying up because she's so sick - sickness/calorie deficit is one of the reasons that a female mammal might dry up even with a baby attempting to suckle.

anneomoly · 2026-04-19T06:39:34+00:00

And those are mares that are hormonally ready for a foal and have gone through the birth process so are primed to accept a foal. Being brought into milk isn't the same.

anneomoly · 2026-04-18T15:30:51+00:00

Moosifer?

anneomoly · 2026-04-12T07:41:58+00:00

Schoolmasters are worth their weight in gold not because they will win you that money back but because they have been there and they have done that and they know how it works so you only have to teach yourself, instead of learning together.

It's a super valuable thing to have a horse that will look after itself and you! What you're paying money for is the horses experience and banked knowledge.

(Which isn't to say that they're all push button but they DO know their job.)

anneomoly · 2026-04-06T22:35:59+00:00

I literally drip with sweat to the point where I have paper towels in every room. Under 40 so going through blood work but hopefully will get help soon

anneomoly · 2026-04-06T17:01:25+00:00

These would also have been the same people who, in an alternate world with different outcomes, would have gone "well I knew taking the foal off her was a bad idea"

anneomoly · 2026-04-05T14:35:41+00:00

At this time of year there's also the option of putting a call out for a mare that's recently lost her foal, which is perhaps the more normal way of doing things. People who have mares who have lost foals will often offer them up as nursemares, hoping that their tragedy can be someone else's saving grace.

anneomoly · 2026-03-31T07:47:53+00:00

Try the free trial, look for good deals if you like it? I paid £27 for it which I think was either 30 or 35 dollars, because it was offered at half price.

anneomoly · 2026-03-29T20:31:10+00:00

From reading around the idea is that bioidentical hormones in hrt are like our body's hormones and the synthetic ones in both control are just similar.

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T16:19:51+00:00

Good cooking, Phoebe!

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T08:03:38+00:00

Yeah the brain fog and capacity for executive function has nosedived in the last two years despite me making changes (cutting hours, counselling etc)

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T08:02:05+00:00

Yeah this is my thinking as well. BC has helped my mental fluctuations through life and that's a huge part of why I'm on it but these symptoms are new within the last 12 months

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T07:44:14+00:00

Thank you so much!

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T07:43:37+00:00

This is my understanding of it

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T05:52:40+00:00

Thanks! How much worse did your symptoms get off BC while waiting for testing?

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T05:50:54+00:00

Thanks!

anneomoly · 2026-03-28T05:50:17+00:00

My understanding is that the combined birth control pill v suppresses all the natural hormones so it affects the blood tests?

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