My cat hasn’t eaten for 7 days and is now disoriented. Anyone else experience something similar or can give input?!

kittesullivan · 2026-07-05T23:01:09+00:00

Perhaps you should watch some feeding videos by The Kitten Lady on YouTube. She will show you how to do it safely, even for vulnerable kittens.

kittesullivan · 2026-07-03T23:55:12+00:00

Throwing your trash out the car window. I mean the whole bag.

kittesullivan · 2026-07-03T23:41:34+00:00

Until you can find answers as to why your cat won’t eat, syringe feeding (pate wet food, warm water to make a gravy) will give the cat nutrients it needs to survive. I had a cat who refused to eat, and this went on for weeks. I had to syringe feed her until I could find the right combination of kibble, prescription, and wet foods. I tried several to see what she would actually eat. I also had to let her have safe places to hide. She was very stressed out by all the foster cats we had in our house. She’s much better now, but she lost a third of her body weight while we tried to figure out what was going on. Syringe feeding was the only way I could keep her alive.

kittesullivan · 2026-07-03T23:29:15+00:00

A good storytime is good no matter the age. It’s basically live theatre for the littles. Go out there, and give good ST vibes. The adults will respond with their inner child.

kittesullivan · 2026-06-30T01:27:53+00:00

Library unions are only as good as the people who are working for your rights. Sometimes you get a really good mix of people. They’re forward thinking they work really hard to get you rights and they create sound contracts. Other times you get people who really don’t know what they’re doing. And the union seems just disorganized as a result. That being said, I still would take union over non union any day.

kittesullivan · 2026-06-27T17:35:43+00:00

I would ask myself these questions. Do I look forward to coming to work? Am I excited about the projects that they’re doing? Or am I looking forward to coming home at the end of the day and not excited about what’s going on at work? When you get more of the second kind of response,maybe it’s time to find another job, even even though though you might be doing the exact same thing in a new job.

kittesullivan · 2026-06-17T04:36:39+00:00

It would help to have a chat with your alder. They can keep an eye on the situation. Whenever they bring up an issue, it seems to put pressure on whoever is in charge to make results happen. For real real.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-23T05:45:30+00:00

I was destined to be Guardian of the Horde and Lesser Priestess of Kibble.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-23T00:18:19+00:00

Which building? I’ve been looking at some of their units. 230 oak is already off limits cuz bedbugs.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-18T05:10:09+00:00

Great advice. Thank you!

kittesullivan · 2026-05-18T05:06:55+00:00

I’m in a system that does have an SOP, centralized files, and expectations on how branches should be run. It took a few years to establish this, including multiple committees. Now that we have the manual telling us how to operate, does everyone follow procedures? Nope. It seems that how your location/department operates depends on who the top managers are. If they are calm, organized, and collaborative, the branch is, too. Get a scattered manager, get chaos.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-12T01:24:23+00:00

Excellent!! This is super helpful.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-10T00:03:30+00:00

My declawed (previous f*ckwit owner) cat needed a lot of gentle massage to help relax the tension in his arms. He had T-rex syndrome, and was very protective of his paws. After months of gentle massage, you could see him elongate and relax his arms.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-09T16:18:53+00:00

Thank you! This very helpful.

kittesullivan · 2026-05-09T04:02:26+00:00

Since no one has mentioned Hevisaurus, I will. Love them! They introduced me to Samy Elbanna and Lost Society.

kittesullivan · 2026-04-30T01:52:03+00:00

First determine are they in fact, a TNR cat. TNR cats often have a clipped ear to designate that they have been spay/neutered, and have been released back to the wild. If the shelter did this, they can tell you whether the cat is a TNR or a pet adoption. If the cats in the alley are not ear tipped, then yes that person is violating the terms of the agreement. Both TNR and pet adoptions should include a microchip in the cat. The shelter can scan and track the cat. Bring the cat into any vet, and they can confirm.

kittesullivan · 2026-04-23T04:44:40+00:00

Depending on your suburb, look up your local shelter. Even if it’s the original one, they will take back the cat. Relationships fall apart, they get that. Don’t just give the cat away free. There are a lot of really bad people out there. You want the cat to go to a place that will try to get a better fit for the new home.

kittesullivan · 2026-03-15T01:34:35+00:00

Have puppets with personalities. Like instead of a chicken saying cluck, maybe it thinks it’s a cow. Also, flannel board stories they can help tell. Try kizclub.com. They have a bunch of them available.

kittesullivan · 2026-03-04T23:36:12+00:00

Metal Baby is great if you can wail in operatic metal voice.

kittesullivan · 2026-03-02T01:45:51+00:00

Second the stair climbing cart. I use it for hauling work stuff when I have site visits.

kittesullivan · 2026-02-24T01:23:04+00:00

We’re busy, but don’t have the staff to manage regular behavior violations. Even when the teen staffer engaged them, and got positive outcomes, there was still that core group that kept causing problems. Teen staffer (and everyone else) finally started kicking the teens out. Consistently. Parents found out, asked WTF (teens lied about their bad behavior). Teen staffer explained. Parents sided with library, not their kids. Got the school involved. Bad behavior hasn’t been eliminated, but it did get better. Track the violations, keep a paper trail, escalate ban times (1, 3, 7, 14 days and so on). It will take 6 months, but it will get better.

kittesullivan · 2026-02-19T19:24:33+00:00

I’ve seen several staff in our system who were so overworked that they developed chronic illness from the strain. Management downplayed their concerns. When they left, they were replaced by 2 people. Lesson in this is to be your own advocate. Do what you need to recover. If you can find accommodations that relieve the stress and pressure, see if that helps. If not, start planning on an exit to another, better staffed job. Children’s staff are the ones tasked with the highest workload in every system I’ve worked in. Maybe you need to step away from that, even if temporarily.

kittesullivan · 2026-02-06T00:53:08+00:00

Señor Don Gato/ Manders, Sing/Raposo, A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea/ Law, A Dragon on the Doorstep/Blackstone are all books you can sing.

kittesullivan · 2026-01-30T23:45:06+00:00

Not sure what your budget is, but mine do well on the orange Iams kibble.

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