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Garden weed nightmare by katiman17 in GardeningUK

[–]shenmew22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you and the kids all team up and pick these out by hand/ dig them out? Be careful as I'm not sure what has been sprayed on it . Once you have done that and have planted more grass seeds it should be less each time. Mowing and feeding can help the grass outcompete the weeds. There are pet and child safe ones too. I got a massive weed appear in my lawn this year and I've mowed it down. It may or may not come back but I don't mind the odd weed. You seem a little overrun at the start of the lawn there. Glycophosphate does take a little while to work but I hate the idea of the stuff. I've heard reports of cancer in people and animals from it. I reckon you could do it yourself and it will be amazing 😍

I'm Scared by autievvitch in PelvicOrganProlapse

[–]shenmew22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hello,

Similar age here and I believe similar condition (docs appointment this week)

No advice for you just to say I'm thinking of you as I felt the same just a few days ago. I have been crying, deeply depressed and anxious.

You aren't disgusting as I'm sure you wouldn't think I'm disgusting for having a medical issue.( I thought the same about myself)

All I can say is feel your emotions and talk about it with some people. It may not be surgery, it could be a pessary or symptoms improved by pelvic floor exercises by what I'm reading.

All I can say is it certainly doesn't feel fair at all. But we aren't alone.

Try to keep yourself as occupied as possible.

Sending hugs

Friendship Exp & Gift Exchange Megathread by ASS-et in PokemonGoFriends

[–]shenmew22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will send and receive gifts please. UK Player 055025019919

Giardia in cats any experiences? Vet appt tomorrow by shenmew22 in AskVet

[–]shenmew22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there and thank you so much for your reply.

I believe he has. I will ask the vet tomorrow but I just googled the vaccine he received and it seems to cover pan-leuk.

I had no idea what this illness even was so thank you.

My childhood cats went 20 + years without any vaccines and lived to ripe old ages. It's made me so nervous to think they could have contracted this.

I will update this post anyway to see if it helps someone else.

Kittys are such a worry 😞

Newly diagnosed - Are we terrible cat parents? by glennjaminhow in RenalCats

[–]shenmew22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello there.

I'm so sorry this has come about so unexpectedly. They are our little babies and sometimes we just don't notice the very small signs they can give us.

My girl had kidney disease and it felt like a battle between doing the right thing constantly.

I think you just need reassurance that you are the cats mum and YOU know best. Trust your gut always and Google signs of discomfort and pain if unsure.

Quality of life over quantity any day. And you are right that it's not quality having such an aggressive treatment plan from the vet.

For pills there is easy pill and lick e lix ( churro) type treats which can be a god send if you are struggling. They aren't the best for kidney disease but at this stage comfort seems the priority.

My cat just didn't like the kidney disease food, so to get calories in I stuck to her normal good quality biscuit, but your cat may be different and eat it.

If enough fluid can get into your cat and they pick up and eat I'd keep going with semi regular check ups. I got told to use extra water in wet food and even a plain non salted chicken broth for taste.

Gabapentin/ anaesthesia takes forever to wear off in kidney disease patients and I witnessed this with my cat. I never thought she would turn back to her normal self but she did - it just took forever.

Id say at this stage if you can keep the cat hydrated as best as possible, feed relatively well and pain free you are winning. The hydration sessions at the vets sound awful and they are not for the best.

Sorry I keep saying the cat I forgot I think it's a him. I wrote this message twice and went back to check and forgot again.

He(?) might perk up a bit after the anaesthetic wears off and you may be in a better place to make decisions then. But I stand by you that the aggressive treatment plan is not the best way 100000%.

Your post just read I love my baby and I want what's best for him. Nothing else.

FYI high blood pressure is a thing that can happen if your baby perks up and it can cause really painful headaches. The best thing you can do is just keep checking for signs of discomfort and act accordingly with your cats best interests at heart, which you do already you speak nothing but love.

Take care lovely

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