spidermilk:

valnt9:

yobbery:

ThePuceGuardian: mousiebelle:

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THANK YOU!!!!! I love your work and get so incredibly excited when one of my furbabies gets Pucified :) You are the awesome!!!

ThePuceGuardian: predle:

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Thanks, I love it.

I'm sorry for your loss - not really sure what it is but it looks like it's probably really expensive

predle: ThePuceGuardian: predle:

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Thanks, I love it.

I'm sorry for your loss - not really sure what it is but it looks like it's probably really expensive

$2500 if the manufacturer's repair facility even deigns to take the job. Full price, of course.
New model replacement cost would be $5500. I'll need to call the shop in the morning. Once all the information is in, I'll know the precise amount of appropriate despair.
And then I'll start looking for things to list on Astromart, I suppose.
F*ck, again.

Coffee please.

StranahansBarracuda: MoronLessOff: StranahansBarracuda: Dad, aka The King of Cheap, reuses the pipe cleaners until I'm so grossed out I toss em. It's impossible to change him, so I work around him :)

That's gross. I use a fresh cleaner each time. Both ends through the stem and then a swab around the bowl. A bag of cleaners is only a few bucks. You can find even better deals if you shop around, but I have a local Tinder Box, so I favor them. Get him a few packs of cleaners and, if he doesn't have one, a nice pipe lighter. Maybe that will persuade him to throw used cleaners out of kitty reach.

Nope, and it is mighty gross. I have gotten him to weigh them down by placing a stone ash tray on top of them so George can't knock them off the table.

/threadjack
You see, the man was born in Czechoslovakia in 1940. He remembers having the Russians in the house and the Germans in the yard while hiding in the root cellar. He dismantled grenades as a kid and threw the firing mechanism in the river to kill fish for food. When he got an orange in his stocking for Christmas he ate it peel and all. It's very much like having a Depression era parent. The man can make a 12 pack of paper towels last a year. He eats RAMEN for lunch every day (oy! the sodium!) He's currently wearing a pair of orange J. Crew shorts I abandoned in 1990 (he's slim and I buy things big.) I have to pick my battles, but thank you for the suggestions :)

Aforementioned Dad in his HS graduation photo:
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/end threadjack

I really like your dad :-)

spinach gunk: Actual excerpt from hold message on vet's office line: "...At Norgate Animal Hospital, we realize emergencies don't always happen during office hours. That's why we're on call 24 hours a day. Norgate Animal Hospital. Always here for you when you need us. Please continue to hold. We'll be with you as soon as we can."

:op

They did eventually answer, lol.
Sarah not doing so good... have appt with vet tomorrow afternoon to find out what's goin on. :(

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Please lets us know when you find out.

And give her a smooch for me.

Cat uis for fite: dragon34: If she's standing up on it, can't they save her leg? I wouldn't think she'd be able to put weight on it if it wasn't salvageable, (or maybe she's on the kitty equivalent of morphine) Best wishes for the treatment though!

Unfortunately no, they think she was unable to feel it anymore because she had dead tissue around the breaks. It looked really bad today - glad she's getting her surgery tomorrow.

Please give us and update on her when you can.

ThePuceGuardian: Just a few tonight. I'm in shock over a loss of my own.

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Not my SCT, but just like it.
Was tightening the -last- screw, a delicate job finally done. Then *CRACK*.
Thought I was being careful, but the glass had the last word.
F*ck.

That sucks! Hard.


Thank you for Pucing Suzy. It's beautiful :-)

ThePuceGuardian: Just a few tonight. I'm in shock over a loss of my own.

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Not my SCT, but just like it.
Was tightening the -last- screw, a delicate job finally done. Then *CRACK*.
Thought I was being careful, but the glass had the last word.
F*ck.

Noooo! All that work!

/and i though all those thunder boomers was just a storm....:o(
//f*ck^infinity

Link to a heartwarming bird story that also made the Cinti Enquirer this AM. Pg A4, but visible's good.
Also tales on overnight Care2Causes send I mighta brought (still can) of man who illegally rescued dog chained in front of trailer near Mexican border & cat who leapt from burning apt bldg in Lost Wages NV to safety.
Also very near Lunchtime for all, maybe even me with luck. Return with linkies after pic & lunches.

Brought by Ricksha Shiksa in the undated Ago.
didn't ctr, s' OK

ThePuceGuardian: predle: ThePuceGuardian: predle:

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Thanks, I love it.

I'm sorry for your loss - not really sure what it is but it looks like it's probably really expensive

$2500 if the manufacturer's repair facility even deigns to take the job. Full price, of course.
New model replacement cost would be $5500. I'll need to call the shop in the morning. Once all the information is in, I'll know the precise amount of appropriate despair.
And then I'll start looking for things to list on Astromart, I suppose.
F*ck, again.


Dang! This just sucks. I wish there was a more reasonable option for you.

Hey Caturday Folk...

So it's Monday-morning(ish) for me at the top of page 5
Count me on board for whatever we're gonna do to help our Alien...

Oreo-Ninja Clowder sends greetings (purrs, yawns, rolls, stretches, headbumps, etc).

Thank you ThePuceGuardian!!
I will pass the picture of Brittney to my son, her real slave.

Greetings from Mordor. It's warming up here. Feel very fortunate to have air conditioning at both work and home.
Had a huge lightning storm last night. All the cats thought it was great until rain starting hitting the window. Then it was "eff that!"


Regal Lola.

Not so regal Lola.

spinach gunk: akimbotoo, gremlin1, predle, laulaja, thank you.

Sarah's been breathing kind of weird for the past week or so, short rapid breaths all the time even when she's sleeping. Now it's starting to look like it's taking her rather a bit too much effort to breathe at times. It isn't cramping her style but it sure isn't good. Could be a symptom of water on the lungs or congestive heart failure. Her temperature is normal and her gums are still nice & pink, at least when I checked, so that's a plus. But a sudden change in breathing isn't the kind of thing one should wait around to see if it gets better by itself. She's losing weight too which is worrisome as her appetite is still pretty good most of the time.

Hoping for the best but fearing the worst. :( Please keep your fingers and paws crossed for my little girl.

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I'm right there pulling for Sarah and you. Keeping you both in my thoughts.

I can certainly empathize right now. Alice has not been doing well either. She's not in too much discomfort and is still eating, but she's losing weight rapidly and is starting to have trouble making it to the litter box (but the little trooper still tries). What can I say?....this is what we signed up for and we have to be there for them.

Sickapie: [dl.dropbox.com image 500x479]

This picture reminds me of the bottle babies we have at the rescue. She had them in the bathroom for the time being. I went in for a quick potty break during spay day and they were curled up on the bed. Only one of them was suckling on the other's neck. The one getting sucked on had this look on his face like "seriously, make him stop". Naturally they all wake up and start running around but the poor sucked on kitten was just covered on drool along his neck and front leg :p

So how are Sarah and the kitty who had surgery today doing?

Just got D back from the vet. He's lost almost 5# in a short period of time and was pretty dehydrated. Did have some jaundice but he's also real twitchy on his stomach and I guess is spleen is somewhat enlarged. Running a shload of blood work later tonight and tomorrow so by next Caturday I'll know if we're looking at something like pancreatitis with complications or liver failure :(

Said he looks like he could have hyperthyroidism but that's the easy fix, got to get him feeling better from whatever has him down now.

yobbery: spinach gunk: akimbotoo, gremlin1, predle, laulaja, thank you.

Sarah's been breathing kind of weird for the past week or so, short rapid breaths all the time even when she's sleeping. Now it's starting to look like it's taking her rather a bit too much effort to breathe at times. It isn't cramping her style but it sure isn't good. Could be a symptom of water on the lungs or congestive heart failure. Her temperature is normal and her gums are still nice & pink, at least when I checked, so that's a plus. But a sudden change in breathing isn't the kind of thing one should wait around to see if it gets better by itself. She's losing weight too which is worrisome as her appetite is still pretty good most of the time.

Hoping for the best but fearing the worst. :( Please keep your fingers and paws crossed for my little girl.

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I'm right there pulling for Sarah and you. Keeping you both in my thoughts.

I can certainly empathize right now. Alice has not been doing well either. She's not in too much discomfort and is still eating, but she's losing weight rapidly and is starting to have trouble making it to the litter box (but the little trooper still tries). What can I say?....this is what we signed up for and we have to be there for them.

Oh no.

Skritches to Alice and hugs to AllMyKidsHaveFur and you.

The Ice Queen: So how are Sarah and the kitty who had surgery today doing?

Just got D back from the vet. He's lost almost 5# in a short period of time and was pretty dehydrated. Did have some jaundice but he's also real twitchy on his stomach and I guess is spleen is somewhat enlarged. Running a shload of blood work later tonight and tomorrow so by next Caturday I'll know if we're looking at something like pancreatitis with complications or liver failure :(

Said he looks like he could have hyperthyroidism but that's the easy fix, got to get him feeling better from whatever has him down now.

And hugs go to you too.

ThePuceGuardian: Just a few tonight. I'm in shock over a loss of my own.

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Not my SCT, but just like it.
Was tightening the -last- screw, a delicate job finally done. Then *CRACK*.
Thought I was being careful, but the glass had the last word.
F*ck.

I presume that the object shown is a telescope.. I would think that you could get parts for that.. Is that a magnifying lens or just glass? Looking at the cracks, the thickness seems uniform... there needs to be a little play in the fasteners to account for expansion... do you have the book on it? $2500 is the price for the shop to fix it? Judging from what I an see, the center object is a reflecting mirror focused on the eyepiece.. so the delicate part would be alignment, and there appears to be three allen screws in the mirror assembly just for that.. see if you can get a price on just that glass piece, or send me the mod/sn and I will see what I can find.. I think it can be fixed fairly easily for less than you think.. gotta be easier than a $500K bottling machine.....

ThePuceGuardian: Just a few tonight. I'm in shock over a loss of my own.

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Not my SCT, but just like it.
Was tightening the -last- screw, a delicate job finally done. Then *CRACK*.
Thought I was being careful, but the glass had the last word.
F*ck.

Googled, found out that the 'glass' is the collector plate.. still, see what that by itself goes for..

yobbery: I'm right there pulling for Sarah and you. Keeping you both in my thoughts.

I can certainly empathize right now. Alice has not been doing well either. She's not in too much discomfort and is still eating, but she's losing weight rapidly and is starting to have trouble making it to the litter box (but the little trooper still tries). What can I say?....this is what we signed up for and we have to be there for them.

Thanks Yobbery. We're heading off to the vet's in about 20 min. Will update when we get home.

Poor sweet Alice. Crossing fingers that she is going to be OK. You're right about being there for them. They give us a lifetime of love and Ceiling Cat knows my little guys have helped me through some of the hardest times. We just help them through their difficult times when it's their turn. It's part of what we signed up for. And I wouldn't change that for anything. Everyone should have love and comfort to see them through their golden years and times of ill health. Including and especially our furry kids.

Hugs to you and Alice and the gang. And to everyone else here who is dealing with sickness or loss of their beloved friends.

Will stop speaking in sentence fragments now. Brain diverting language resources to more important things.

Back soon!

little note on Alien.
I did hear back from her friend who said
she's feeling too poorly to want to talk to anyone,
him included. so, when he gets a chance to find out
just what is needed, he will contact me.
If serious info comes in before Pursday I'll send out
a blanket email. (if you aren't on my list and want to get
included EIP.)

yobbery, The Ice Queen, spinach gunk: (and anyone else I missed) Dragon and I are keeping our paws crossed for all of you!

predle: ThePuceGuardian: predle:

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Thanks, I love it.

I'm sorry for your loss - not really sure what it is but it looks like it's probably really expensive

It's the corrector plate on a Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (SCT).
Probably about the worst thing that could happen to it.
It made me terribly sad to see that.
So sorry PG. :-(

valnt9: little note on Alien.
I did hear back from her friend who said
she's feeling too poorly to want to talk to anyone,
him included. so, when he gets a chance to find out
just what is needed, he will contact me.
If serious info comes in before Pursday I'll send out
a blanket email. (if you aren't on my list and want to get
included EIP.)

Please do.