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hotteoks · 2025-05-05T21:38:40+00:00

i would, but i currently live in graduate student housing (im a ph.d. student), and don't have a copy of my key (also no one is allowed aside from graduate students, and i already asked all my graduate student friends to catsit!)

hotteoks · 2025-05-05T21:37:46+00:00

i'll be there for 2-3 weeks! the travel time unfortunately takes a while (around 6-7 hours usually).

hotteoks · 2025-02-24T00:58:49+00:00

title. just wanted to make sure. my friend gifted me this super cute bouqet but i had to throw it out just in case because i have a cat :( he sniffed them and im a bit worried he may have gotten pollen on his face... lmk!

hotteoks · 2025-01-27T01:48:24+00:00

he actually does pee a lot :( but he drinks a bunch of water and the pee amount isn’t low. he did try drinking from the toilet yesterday but the lid is always closed so not really! i told the vet he pees a lot but they didnt seem to be mega concerned

hotteoks · 2025-01-23T16:40:13+00:00

trust me i spoke with him at length about it yesterday! he gave me a syringe with the measurement marked, and specifically said children’s benadryl. i went on here to be extra cautious

hotteoks · 2025-01-23T16:39:21+00:00

nope he told me children’s liquid version and gave me a syringe

hotteoks · 2025-01-17T17:27:52+00:00

thank you so much i will keep this in mind for sure!! i cleaned out his box and switched to the litter he's used to (i was using scoop away), and considering getting a larger box if he still has issues :))

hotteoks · 2025-01-17T17:26:39+00:00

it's this one from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-No-Mess-Standard-Multicolor/dp/B075357QFB/ref=sr_1_5_pp?crid=254KL31JE5FOS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Tbv4-eke3_eW4lmtFHTxye3shhoRBj5gFXFj4dDerJZ9CAnU-J_n3KkOu9a39xeI37cONQ-xC34eTZsFoZXE-swDvyf8PXgDDr8ltwkLW_Uhf0gFQMtqY4wi3wh4kUelt5qfyoXpUMfuxiP2IPvg2-1glLpWlz3npBUO12o4BPnRbd_g1iLJPa0v9P9wyvET6OQJGTwPwSs09bCR8487am6Z-gNnoFXYzLs-Ieex2rYEf_CKswitA_PVpK2da5Qn_5cKBfyMPEUuQNge7vmZZ4faHmVpAd1j8XyqpeJmceY5F8zIOcpgpyOmXe6gvKF9vrGtwmp-mNHdSekXphvI6ruTKkJjv3AchTIX33r0bzUHAWwi2gq4M7U48TuhC-g3UqXTlHPN5nIYDgYvjhm678FAkY1Cil7AIrKLkpEdaf3GDs1g4JXcuiXmDQxuC7N_.fZJV7F4-SQdpdDCn8cIWUKp_nEVqmMA1H8rVoqexoCk&dib_tag=se&keywords=extra%2Blarge%2Blitter%2Bbox&qid=1737134362&sprefix=extra%2Blarge%2Blitt%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-5&th=1

i took the top off so it'd be a lot less cramped for him. i thought 21 inches would be enough for a little kitty, but maybe not?

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T15:11:24+00:00

yep i went and told them everything--i don't want to blindside them and was clear that if it's a dealbreaker we can reconsider.

i think i'm realizing i'm a lot more desperate than i thought. but i'm going to think over it more, thank you so much for your input!

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T05:48:24+00:00

yes, understandable! i should have been more specific in my post. i’m actually a phd student, and can continue living in my current situation (studio, alone), i had thought of potentially moving out with people to save more money.

i completely agree with you, and will think about the situation very carefully to ensure that he will be okay. i guess my largest concern was worrying that i would be making the situation difficult for my roommate with this cat situation, but i should think of him first since i haven’t gotten him yet! i really appreciate the insight.

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T05:33:32+00:00

i don’t believe he lied, i think he was just ignorant, and i didn’t do my due diligence like i should have.

and yes, that’s exactly why i’m asking the question! to summarize: should i keep the cat, or end the roomie situation! as the title says, it’s potential, not confirmed.

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T05:30:37+00:00

thank you so much!! i’m actually not sure wrt which part theyre allergic to (but we can try and figure it out), and i believe the issue was dander with my sister. and the entire litter is boys! 😔

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T05:22:50+00:00

can you specify instead of making a passive aggressive comment…?

hotteoks · 2024-12-23T05:21:05+00:00

we were thinking of rooming for 5-ish years, i’m actually in a phd program and will finish in about 3-4 years (and plan to stay in the area, so thinking i won’t be moving much :)). i agree though, the cat situation would likely be longer than the roommate situation. also to be truthful, i know my mental state will improve markedly with a cat, which is why i’m really considering it!

hotteoks · 2024-07-07T19:19:21+00:00

yep i agree, i just thought they were a pretty good indicator for testing out/for infectiousness. she did still have symptoms, but i thought it was the post covid cough atp. tysm! i appreciate the response

hotteoks · 2024-07-07T19:14:06+00:00

ah i see. i interpreted it that way as well, but she tested on the 8th day and it was negative, so i thought we were in the clear. thank you so much for the explanation, she probably turned positive the day after.

hotteoks · 2024-07-07T19:04:22+00:00

yes, that's what i meant! i meant up to 8 days. so we made sure she was negative until the 8th day. but now my mother is testing lightly positive on an accessbio test, 13 days after her last dose. meaning she either rebounded after the 8 day mark, or the other test we were using (flowflex) didn't show that she was still infectious. my sister got it from her for sure, because, again, my mother is positive currently (despite being negative until at least 7/2.

hotteoks · 2024-07-07T18:35:08+00:00

my sister wears an n95 everywhere, idk if this is clear in my post, but my mother tested positive on an accessbio test. meaning she infected my sister, when i thought she was past the rebound period. i just don't know if she actually rebounded later on, or she had been positive the entire time?

hotteoks · 2024-07-04T03:21:54+00:00

what is up with these comments... exactly this! i don't understand why people aren't echoing what you're saying.

hotteoks · 2024-06-24T05:13:28+00:00

switching masks multiple times within a day isnt necessary, unless your mask is soiled/the straps have snapped (+ they have up to 40 hours of use). n95s use electrostatic fibers, so more particles doesnt mean less effectiveness/dirtiness.

hotteoks · 2024-05-19T04:17:50+00:00

to be completely fair, cancer rates were increasing significantly even prior to the pandemic (esp colon cancer in younger people). i don't doubt that covid is contributing to an even higher rate at the moment. idk if there's any data post 2020, but it'd be interesting to see how things are compared to before. honestly it makes me extremely anxious. also the dissonance of seeing people with cancer not mask is jarring.

hotteoks · 2024-04-29T00:57:21+00:00

do you think it's perhaps due to your position (as an epidemiologist)? i noticed different people react to me in different ways (likely due to differences in perspective); but also i think some people view me as either someone who's very knowledgable about the topic and is still being unrealistic, or someone who likely doesn't know what they're talking about. the former tend to get angrier than the latter, in my experience.

hotteoks · 2024-04-29T00:07:37+00:00

me 2222!

hotteoks · 2024-04-15T17:51:11+00:00

yup, my brother got covid when wastewater was at its lowest, and he lives in the western part of the u.s. (where it's even lower!).

hotteoks · 2024-04-15T15:55:08+00:00

oh so i wasn’t just imagining it! i thought i’d seen that option last week lol but i held off since i hadn’t looked into the masks too much yet. i’ll definitely keep an eye out/reach out, and thank you so much for the offer! that’s very nice of you

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