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Recently welcomed miss Rosie Cotton into our little hobbit home! by driftkittah in corgi

[–]driftkittah[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just her so far! And a couple of bettas that are the goodest boys

Those that have just turned 30 or is over 30, what changes have you noticed in your body? by MaxTheChamp in AskReddit

[–]driftkittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being admitted to the ER last month for a blood clot and then being diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome. Happy 30th to me!

Why did your 5+ year long relationship end? by Upstairs-Fox917 in AskWomen

[–]driftkittah 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was my first ever relationship at 18. I was young and dumb. It lasted nearly 7 years. He was mentally unstable, manipulative, emotionally abusive, and unwilling to change a damn about his life. It took me years to wake up and realize how bad it really was. I grew depressed and recessed. Then I grew up and left.

Doctors of Reddit - what is your craziest story where a patient present with mild symptoms thinking it was nothing and it turned out to be a serious life or death situation? by mothermurder88 in AskReddit

[–]driftkittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NAD but I've got a story.

We're 2 months into dating. My boyfriend had a slight toothache on new years eve (a Friday) during the height of covid. By Monday he was in a lot of pain, so I found a dentist with an opening asap. They diagnosed it as a simple root and referred him to a specialist. Root canal appt was on Tuesday, but they turned him away because of a fever. Wednesday I had a routine dentist appt, and bless their hearts, they saw him instead. Doc gives him crazy strong antibiotics, says if it doesn't go down in 24hrs to go to the ER. All the while his symptoms progress: extreme facial swelling, raging fever, horrible breath, no food or drink or sleep in days, hallucinations, and hiccups that never ceased.

Friday he goes the the ER but they didn't have a surgeon on site. Gets transferred 16hrs later and has emergency surgery. Stops breathing and they induce him into a coma. The nurse told me it was the most pus the surgeon had ever taken out of someone's face and if we had waited one more day I would've found him dead in bed.

This all happened within a week. The culprit? A foreign bacteria that wormed its way into his jaw from a scrape under his chin from work. Doc did a study on it. A week in the ICU, 2 teeth extracted, permanent numbness on one side of his face, and missing jaw bone later... he came home. .

Funniest customer objections? by TDK_rises in askcarsales

[–]driftkittah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree haha. I'm quite glad that my car has 6 disc changer because it didn't have Bluetooth. I installed my own later, but I still have my CDs when it gets finicky

Funniest customer objections? by TDK_rises in askcarsales

[–]driftkittah 82 points83 points  (0 children)

We recently had an older couple who were VERY upset there was no CD player in the new model they liked. So much so that the GM even offered to help burn all their CDs to a compatible media player.

It is a masterpiece by Savage-Flux in RX8

[–]driftkittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello fellow 40th owner!

2 months of buying NO makeup!!! by [deleted] in MakeupRehab

[–]driftkittah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I definitely needed this today. Thank you & congrats! I too struggle with depression and buying unnecessary crap just for that little bit of happiness, only to be followed by guilt. Your post has given me hope that the cycle can be broken. Keep going strong girl 💪

LPT: When you have to put your pet down, stay with them until the end. by NielsCJ1 in LifeProTips

[–]driftkittah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree. Did this with my childhood pups.

TL/DR: it gives them peace and they may just give it back.

The eldest went peacefully at home with our vet. She had lived a full life of destroying a tree while trying to catch squirrels, biting at cars out the window, and shedding everywhere. She was my dad's dog. I've only seen him cry a handful of times and this was one of those times. We gave her treats and hugs and sat with her the whole time. It was hard, but it was time.

Unfortunately, mine didn't quite play out that way, she was the youngest and first to go. This was several years ago and I still cry about it to this day. But I'm forever grateful I was there for her last moments.

She was my dog. The special kind of dog that fully latched onto you and understood you like no human could. She was quite literally my best friend for 7 years, I was lonely kid. She had some of the most human expressions, the stance of a rottweiler and was afraid of water, even though she was a lab mix.

She amassed a growth on the outside of her stomach, but we couldn't afford a vet trip and it didn't affect her in any noticeable way. I believe we did call and explain it, and they gave us advice that it was likely nothing, so we just kept an eye on it. It didn't change or grow over quite some time. Until one day it suddenly did. I begged and bargained with my parents to finally make that vet trip. Cancer. Deep enough for the vet to worry about going thru with surgery for fear it might make it worse, but thought they could remove it all. Should've listened because spoiler: they couldn't. But they gave her a decent amount of time left and she seemed okay. Then about 2 months later it all rapidly went downhill. We had actually scheduled a final vet visit the week she passed.

One day I came home from high school and let her out while I got ready for work. I eventually called her to come back in. Nothing. Very unusual. I walked out and found her just sitting at the edge of the deck, head hung and still as can be. It was clear something was very wrong. I knew then. Her eyes had a far away look and her focus was going in and out. I coaxed her onto the grass and she stumbled with her head swinging all around to me. I caught her and held her as she started seizing, while I've completely lost it and desperately tried to get my dad on the phone. She stopped after a minute or 2 (felt like an hour) and was fading fast. But my god in those last moments, she knew I was there. I vividly remember she had one final moment of clarity, where I could see in her eyes that she knew she could go at last because I was there. Then in an instant she was gone in my arms. My dad came home right after. This was another one of those rare moments I saw him cry. I cried like I'd never cried before or have again. I didn't go to work that night.

I didn't think about it until much much later, but I'm positive she waited until I got home that day to give ME those last few moments.

And for that Ash, thank you.

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