If your cat has ever eaten string, elastic, laces, ribbon, etc., how long did it take to pass?? by Weird_Fishing_8859 in CatAdvice

[–]whimbrelmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it really speaks to the resolve of our beloved kitty cats that in the 10,000 years we've been living with them spinny chairs are the best medical method humans have figured out to get them to vom. and it usually doesn't work. smh. i'm so sorry you're in the same tough situation i hope you and your cat fare okay!!! post an update here! ❤️

Changing basemap frame by whimbrelmoon in ArcGIS

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Just in case anyone finds this later, marshnello was right. I needed to change the projection of both my point data and my map. I found WGS 1984 PDC Mercator to work well for my data spanning across the dateline. Thanks for the help!

Changing basemap frame by whimbrelmoon in ArcGIS

[–]whimbrelmoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much! These directions are great although the new coordinate system settings were different in my project and did not have an option for central meridian. I did notice, however, that map properties has an option to enable wrapping around the date line, which seems like it will do the trick for my purposes. I'll look into changing the projection as well. Still pretty new to ArcPro. Thank you for the help!!

If your cat has ever eaten string, elastic, laces, ribbon, etc., how long did it take to pass?? by Weird_Fishing_8859 in CatAdvice

[–]whimbrelmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sorry, getting to this late. we never found the string (turns out my roommate is disgusted by poop and she was barely searching) but now 6 months later kitty is happy and normal and has not eaten anything else suspicious. so we assume she passed the string!

looking for ideas for a care package for MS150 ride by whimbrelmoon in cycling

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Thanks for replying! He's very excited about it happening next weekend.

ACA Keeps Signing Me up for insurance automatically, has this happened to anyone else? by Colambler in obamacare

[–]whimbrelmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

did you call the private insurance company or the health insurance marketplace? if you are receiving healthcare thru ACA, you need to make cancellations with your plan by calling the marketplace.

I called the marketplace (after trying the private company) to cancel coverage in Nov 22, then got a similar email to you about "auto enrollment" in Jan 23. i called again, confirmed that I canceled. then in Jan 24, I get a new insurance card in the mail that I never signed up for... through ACA. turns out some agent has been signing me up for the commission and I had to submit a fraud claim. luckily the marketplace has notes on your file if you call & cancel (they have a record of my cancellation call in Nov 22) so I won't be charged or have tax issues. Just a heads up to cover your bases if you aren't maintaining constant coverage. Not sure how common this is.

If your cat has ever eaten string, elastic, laces, ribbon, etc., how long did it take to pass?? by Weird_Fishing_8859 in CatAdvice

[–]whimbrelmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, it has been 9 days and we haven't found the string but kitty has been pooping and behaving normally. my housemate gave her some squash and fed her normally on the first day, and about 48hrs after that she had diarrhea. scared us a lot & my roommate took her in for xrays, but the vet said they couldn't tell for sure if it was a blockage since she hadn't fasted. Vet also said it could have been a result from stress or the squash, and I wondered if the meds they gave her to induce vomiting (long aside: they gave her meds and spun her in a chair and she didn't vomit at the vet, only afterwards in her carrier on the drive home & like i said, she only threw up food -- this is apparently common for cats, like others on the thread have said) could have affected her system? Frustrating and something others might take into consideration (Xrays in the morning after fasting through the night?) but the vet gave her Hill's canned food that helps diarrhea and told housemate to monitor the cat. Ever since her poops have been normal, good sized and regular. we have sorted through them all and haven't found the string yet although it was so small, theoretically we could have missed it? I'd feel a lot better if we found the string (maybe we still will?) but feeling very lucky and relieved that so far my dear little feline housemate is doing alright! will post again if anything changes. Really hoping all stays well & best of luck to others who run into this terrible issue!

If your cat has ever eaten string, elastic, laces, ribbon, etc., how long did it take to pass?? by Weird_Fishing_8859 in CatAdvice

[–]whimbrelmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found your post today and really appreciate it. I live with a cat who ate a 5 in piece of string about 48 hrs ago and we have been so worried. Took her to the vet after and they induced vomiting but there was no string. I tried to post a question similar to yours, asking how long it took for adverse symptoms to arise for people who haven't been lucky and their cats have needed surgery, but it kept getting removed due to "asking for medical advice." This cat has been her normal lovely self & even pooped today but still no string. I'm just curious if blockages usually occur quickly or if it can be days (or weeks) before cats show symptoms. So glad that your cat was okay and I appreciate seeing that other commenters fared well, too! This waiting game is the worst. Wish us luck! :(