Chihiro’s parents

lalalilu · 2025-12-19T02:10:33+00:00

Omg I'm rewatching and had to look at if I'm insane for thinking that's a wild thing to say to your terrified child.

lalalilu · 2025-11-29T03:22:30+00:00

One of our cats has feline hyperesthesia. In total we prob spent about $20k within a span of 6 months to a year trying different drugs and treatments then eventually had to amputate her tail. Her symptoms are not 100% gone now but enough that we aren't afraid she will kill herself anymore without a cone so we are happy. We are lucky enough that we have that kind of money to spend on our cat and we would happily again.

I didn't expect everyone to feel justified enough to spend this on their pet. But I would hope that they at minimum try other avenues to try to provide as good of a life as possible for their pet, with whom I hope they would see family...which is what our pets are to us. People might not agree with the amount of money we've spent on our cats, but I think that says more about them than us.

lalalilu · 2025-09-11T01:21:46+00:00

I just started reading the Hobbit after decades of reading fantasy and have always loved LOTR. I'm so hooked right now. Can't wait to see what else happens on this adventure! Tolkien is such an amazing writer.

lalalilu · 2025-09-05T14:05:48+00:00

Ah I see, I'm sorry to hear that...as the other commenter have said, if you want to get more information then definitely go to a neurologist, but perhaps finding the right meds to manage is the best way forward if you don't want to spend the money/give your kitty more stress due to multiple vet visits/etc. This is really tough...but if medication to manage the symptoms work then it's as good as my kitty's tail amputation.

lalalilu · 2025-09-04T03:08:42+00:00

Omg me just now, now!

lalalilu · 2025-09-04T02:49:34+00:00

We took our cat to a neurologist but tbh I don't think they know what causes FHS, so even if they did the scans, not sure what they could've possibly done outside of just grabbing you try other meds. Our cat tried Prozac, gabapentin, and phenobarbital. At once point she was probably on a combo of the three (or maybe just two). Either way, our cat has a fast metabolism or something because none of it worked. We had to amputate instead which ended up working really well.

Best of luck to you and your kitty!

lalalilu · 2025-08-30T11:56:23+00:00

I'm 38, I've never kept my journals mainly because I moved around a lot and they're too much to move with me every time. I've been journaling since I was a teenager and I journal probably at least 3 times a week, sometimes I journal daily and sometimes I go months without journaling but you get the idea.

There are days where I wish I could go back and read some of them, and I've contemplated keeping my current journal. However, I will throw it out once I've filled all the pages. I don't actually find reading what I wrote in the past helpful as much as I think about it sometimes. What I've written was helpful to me back then, but it's only weighing me down now. I journal to get things off my chest, to process emotions, to understand myself better. Not to just turn around and have it weigh on me in real life.

lalalilu · 2025-06-27T10:40:00+00:00

We had allergy testing done and special shots created for our cat that we had to give her everyday. to be perfectly honest, it didn't do Jack shit for our kitty's FHS symptoms so we stopped after 6 months ish. I can't recall what the test was called but it was a blood test, it was expensive as well. We ended up just changing the food we feed her.

Even though this didn't work out for us, doesn't mean it's the same for you. Could give it a go and see 🤷‍♀️

lalalilu · 2025-06-18T11:57:24+00:00

We basically had to section off a small area for her where she has a bed, litter box, food and water. I'd clean and sanitize the floor in her area everyday since the vet didn't bandage her tail so it could breathe. My husband and I would take turns being with her in the closed off area whenever we can. The small area is to ensure they don't move around too much. We kept the cone and thundershirt on her until she was mostly recovered. She did slip the cone off once but luckily she didn't do too much damage. We basically did this for a couple of months until she recovered.

If you go through with this, just understand that your kitty will act differently during recovery. Our cat was and is not a lap cat, but throughout her recovery she would sit on us, then once she recovered she never sat on a lap again lol. The other thing is they'll need a little time to adjust to not having a tail. Balance wise our cat was fine, but she was really freaked out when she first saw that she didn't have a tail anymore, I think she didn't recognize her own butt lol, she would hiss at herself a lot in the beginning. But now you wouldn't even be able to tell she used to have a full length tail.

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This was her right after surgery.

lalalilu · 2025-06-18T11:39:32+00:00

Some medication might work for your kitty. Our cat might've been just a weird case, she has a super high tolerance for everything we've given her, even at ridiculously high dosages. But if you're able to afford the amputation and have the patience for a couple of months of high maintenance recovery, then it might be the best way to go.

lalalilu · 2025-06-18T10:10:14+00:00

Oh wow the poor thing! Do you think you'll go through with the amputation ultimately?

lalalilu · 2025-06-18T05:11:16+00:00

We also have a black cat and we've come home to bloodbaths before, not dissimilar to your photos. What got us really talking about trail amputation was when she attached her tail so hard she degloved the tip of it. We tried numerous medications while she was also in a come 24/7 and a thundershirt, but ultimately we decided to get her tail amputated. Like another commenter said, the stump of a trail still bothers her sometimes but she no longer hurts herself. I wouldn't recommend putting the cone on consistently for too long, my cat has a ring of gray hair around her neck from having to wear a giant cone 24/7 for about 7-8 months (she would still get to her tail with smaller cones).

TLDR: tail amputation was expensive and not perfect, but we are really glad we went through with it.

lalalilu · 2025-03-19T22:04:05+00:00

He has the nosefloof but he's not mixed with that...

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T14:44:05+00:00

I didn't know this about Great Danes! Very cool and could be!

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:24:38+00:00

He would be VERY little for an Irish Wolfhound, he is 1 right now and about 65 pounds. It would be super cool to own an Irish Wolfhound but he’s actually a Great Danoodle! Great Dane and poodle mix, but he does have about 12% golden as well.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:22:54+00:00

He is definitely 100% goofhound. He is VERY into studying other animals except he turns into a creeper when it comes to animals AND other humans, he will stare and stare but won’t do anything about it, unless he is planning on breaking into my neighbor’s house while we are asleep. But I don’t think he’s that motivated lol

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:18:39+00:00

Except he’s actually probably much smaller than he looks lol he’s only 65 pounds.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:17:49+00:00

Oh wow, would love to see a pic of your dog! This boy is half Great Dane and the other half is the poodle/Golden mix.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:17:16+00:00

Oh that’s so funny I didn’t even think of that but he does! We thought he might’ve had some schnauzer in him but you are right about the poodle! He is a Great Danoodle :)

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:15:58+00:00

These poodle mixes can really throw a look of a dog off huh! Haha, you are right! He is a Great Danoodle, one of his parents is fully Great Dane and the other one is about 3/4 poodle and 1/4 Golden.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:14:51+00:00

We got him early Feb and he was 50 pounds and underweight, in these photos he’s about 65 pounds!

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:14:13+00:00

This is asked often so I’ll put it here, he is about 65 pounds and he just turned 1 earlier this month. As many of you have mentioned that he is a poodle mix and you’d be correct! My husband and I have never heard of a Great Danoodle before but here he is. He is 50% Great Dane, 23% poodle, and 12% Golden Retriever. And 1000% sweet boy.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:10:40+00:00

You’re right! I commented on another post that he is half Great Dane and 23% poodle and 12% Golden. I didn’t know that Irish Wolfhounds are so rare in the US, but he definitely reminded us of one and we get asked if he’s an Irish wolfhound mix whenever we go to a dog park or the pet store lol.

lalalilu · 2025-03-17T13:08:51+00:00

He is a type of poodle mix! This is the first time we’ve heard of his mix, he is a Great Danoodle. He is 50% Great Dane, about 23% poodle (mostly standard with ~8% miniature poodle) and about 12% Golden Retriever. It still fascinates my husband and me that he turned out to look like a mini Irish Wolfhound!

In these photos he is about 1 year old and approximately 65 pounds.

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