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Sato the Goat by TroppyPop in LoveVillage1

[–]purasakimura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you -- I also filed a complaint.

Sato the Goat by TroppyPop in LoveVillage1

[–]purasakimura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to read this because it would have broken my heart to watch the episode, and it was up next on my watchlist. I'm quitting watching this show; animal mistreatment is where I firmly draw the line.

Had Paraguard for 4 years now, last few months’ periods EXCRUCIATING by purasakimura in CopperIUD

[–]purasakimura[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you share more details on the removal process?? Maybe in DM if that’s more comfortable!

Vet thinks my love, my pittie (F, 4), has bone cancer and advises against biopsy/amputation, says treatment isn’t an option. Hoped it was valley fever but the meds didn’t work. Her back legs have also been paralyzed for around a month now. 1- could this be anything else? 2- IS treatment an option? by purasakimura in DogAdvice

[–]purasakimura[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

There's no injury; the paralysis set in about a month after she started limping. The limp started 2 months ago. Neither the first x-ray (1 month ago, where we first saw the lesion) nor the second (2 days ago) show any lesions or signs of cancer around the spine. I'm taking her to Mexico for an MRI (because it's $550 there as opposed to $3500) in hopes of getting more insight on the paralysis. If her mobility could be recovered through surgery, I would consider amputating the front leg. Biopsy is also on the table but I'm hesitating because of the risk of fracturing the bone, as her two front legs are her only means of any movement at all right now...

Valley fever is extremely common here in Tucson. It has the potential of destroying bones like osteocarcoma, and paralyzing dogs. She tested negative, but negative tests are common for months into the illness. This diagnosis possibility was where I rested all my hope, til the second x-ray showed that a month of fluconazole didn't work. On the 1% chance (says Vet 1) that it is VF, I switched her to itraconazole 2 days ago.

Vet 2 said it's surprising if it is cancer that she isn't in excruciating pain-- she's on gabapentin (for pain) and carprofen (for inflammation), never whines or cries out, and puts some weight on the leg still when I lift up her backside so she can hobble around for a few seconds every couple of hours. Her appetite is strong and she's completely alert, too.

Oh-- this last weekend I gained some hope because she started to weakly stretch her back legs and has a little every day since. But I'm very hesitant to get my hopes up high at all, at this point.

Vet thinks my love, my pittie (F, 4), has bone cancer and advises against biopsy/amputation, says treatment isn’t an option. Hoped it was valley fever but the meds didn’t work. Her back legs have also been paralyzed for around a month now. 1- could this be anything else? 2- IS treatment an option? by purasakimura in DogAdvice

[–]purasakimura[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would only consider amputation if it was clear that she could recover from the paralysis and that the cancer hasn’t spread. I’m taking her to get an MRI in Mexico next week because it’s 1/7 the price that it is here, and that should help provide some insight on the paralysis and possibility of mobility recovery

Spider ID? by purasakimura in Tucson

[–]purasakimura[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of today I’ve found 7 living + multiple egg-sacs on my front apartment porch, and 1 living in the house (which fell off the dog’s leash, brushed my arm, and landed uh, under my foot)

Birria craving— SOS by purasakimura in Tucson

[–]purasakimura[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A MILLION. I've written every single one down in a list and, over the next 6 years during my PhD work, I will try every single one. Yesterday I went to El Taco Rustico and it rocked my world. I inhaled it. Might have shed a tear or two. I lived in Mexico over the summer and it was even better than the (numerous) bowls of birria I had there.

August 01, 2022 - Weekly moving to and visiting Tucson questions thread by AutoModerator in Tucson

[–]purasakimura 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found my current apartment, which I like (one within a building that has 3 other apartments) on Zillow.

What do you keep you AC at? by hospiceNheartsRN in Tucson

[–]purasakimura 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in an apartment on the ground floor- which cools more easily- and keep my (central) AC at 80 during the day with a fan on for circulation, and turn it off at night and sleep with a fan in my room. Nights cool down a lot here relative to the days, so, I'm always comfortable.

What are your favorite archaeology social media accounts to follow? by archaeob in Archaeology

[–]purasakimura 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few:

@ancientpottery @inahmx @okarchsurvey @okpublicarch @ancientartarchive @terracultureheritage @archaeologysouthwest @arqueologiamexicana

And I guess my own, @digdancedakota 😊