General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and....For Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006, 0 by meezersfive

meezersfive wrote:
MaryE, she is going to dehydrate quickly if she isn't drinking any water. It only took a day and a half for souky to get dehydrated. I don't think the fuzz on the tennis ball would cause a hair ball but it could have irritated her stomach. Souky's stomach and/or pancreas ( vet wasn't sure which came first) got inflamed because she swiped some of Sammi's too rich, fatty, kitten food, which made her vomit, then she wouldn't eat or drink anything. . I would be reluctant to recommend cooking oil or olive oil, if she throws it up and aspirates it, she could get pneumonia. If I suspect a hair ball problem, I give them a dose of Cat-lax or Laxastat, but once they stop eating and drinking that's no use. She needs to get hydrated soon, before it gets worse. The worst thing is once a cat stops eating, it's hard to get them started again. I hope you can see your vet tomorrow.

MG your checkbook is looking like mine--sucked dry. I try to keep my balance in mind, but I had such horrendous vet bills in December and this month, I need a transfusion or we'll be eating popcorn for lunch, and swelling up for dinner. It didn't take me long to get my Christmas stuff put away, I hardly put any up. It always seems like a bigger job to unassemble it than to get it up.

I hate those house parties!! I only go when it's someone in the family that is nuts like the rest of us....and we can have a good time. Otherwise, I just tell people send me a catalog and if I see something, I'll order it that way. No wasting 3 or 4 hours sitting in a circle and listening to someone drone on about how to peel potatos, etc. I am becoming a curmudgeon in my old age.

VAnn, high speed is fabulous, once you get used to it, dial up makes you insane. We have ours through the cable co. and I love it. Oz is right about your hard drive, it's got everything in it that you ever accessed, all your email, all your financial records from the food pantry, and personal ones if you used it for home bookkeeping. I would take the hard drive and run over it in the driveway a few times, then smack it with a hammer, until it's in little pieces. Just my take on it. LOL

Susan, glad you felt well enough to get some fresh air. Sometimes the cures are worse than the ailment.

Sarv, were you listening about the Dell? I wouldn't buy one locally let alone over the internet. Especially a refurbished one.....are you looking for trouble? Small computer companies can build one for you to suit your needs, if you tell them what you want to use it for. Do not pinch pennies, it will cost you more in the long run. Get enough storage in the hard drive that you will never need to upgrade. Most of the bargain packages you see advertised by the big box stores, give you a small monitor, and not nearly enough speed. It will aggravate you to no end, and you'll wonder why you bothered to get a new one. Aren't there any computer geek kids where you used to teach who could give you some advice?

If you have one made for you, it will cost you about the same, but you can pick the size of your screen on the monitor, pick the size and speed for the CPU (the tower) select your own keyboard, etc. You don't want to have to spend money on an upgrade after you have it for a year or two. Laptops are hard to type on, the keys are crammed together. Not that I wouldn't like one, just for tv watching, but I like a standard keyboard and a big screen. If you know someone who has one, ask if you can try it out, personally, I find DH's difficult to use.

McCool, you really did have a rotten day! Today had to have been better. I once watered a hanging plant that decided that was the appropriate time for the ceililng hook to come out, causing the plant to come crashing down . I just stood there and laughed, and DH said "That's not funny", and I said, "Well, yeah, it is...couldn't it have fallen before I dumped a pint of water in it?!!"

Carat and Jassmerr, and DR and everybody I hope all your pets are well, and skies are sunny tomorrow. I have to go finish up the kitchen grunt work and tomorrow I get the MRI so I'll be out of here early. Hi to everyone, sorry I can't post something for each of you, but you know I'm hello-ing you and reading all your messages.

Here's the last shot of Mini and the rotten kid....I'm sure she doesn't know he snuggled up right next to her. She'll be gone like a shot when she wakes up.



This message was edited Jan 22, 2006 7:38 PM