I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Bren-2007 · August 2011

OMG Jancie .. $350 an hour! Did he walk on water?!?

Blue .. I'm jealous of your rain. We've got some big fluffy clouds but no rain predicted. It's just plain hot and humid out! I hear you on the rose garden. I had the most fabulous rose gardens in San Diego. They were gorgeous. I tried to put in a rose garden here, but the stupid deer ate them all. I really like the ground cover roses as they look great in a planter. I do have one left, a Mr. Lincoln, that bloomed the other day ... but it doesn't look healthy. I dug up all the other roses and gave then to my neighbor who doesn't have a problem with deer.

Also wondering what's going to shakedown today with the data changes. Something that is interesting though is that if you have a satellite ISP, it roams and the ISP number changes from day to day. It would be easy for someone with a satellite connection to have more than one ID on this site for that reason.

Hope everyone is having a good day ... I'm a little bored, as I've already finished all my work for the day. Guess I'll see about doing some cleaning.

hugs,

Bren

Anonymous · August 2011

Jancie,

I'd send the request for payment to the HEAD of the Hospital, with a cc. on your letter to the local newspaper, consumer advocate on local TV station, and who ever regulates the Insurance Industry in your state. Every state has one.

What an UNREASONABLE request - if your medical insurance doesn't cover it, I'd SHAME them in public!

YramAL · August 2011

Good afternoon ladies-

Off to wade through the morass that is my mother-in-law's apartment. Wish me luck. Send in a search party for me if I don't come out. Laughing

Mary

RetiredLibby · August 2011

Fasten a lifeline to the doorknob, Mary ... you'll be able to at least find your way to the door! Good luck!

L

3monstmama · August 2011

Mary, I'm concurring with Libby. Also keep your cell phone with you at all times so you can call 911 if necessary.....

good luck!!! and may the force be with you!!!

1Athena1 · August 2011

My goodness - 3:40 pm already!

I soldiered on to work this morning, like a perfect idiot, because within an hour of arriving in the office I had to turn around and go home. I was there just long enough to see how far behind I had fallen from being ill. Bleh, as KK would say!

Still recovering - hopefully tomorrow is a better day. This nausea is really unsettling (no medical advice sought - I am under a doctor's care).

Will catch up later. Thanks for the good wishes. E, glad you got some nutrition there.

1Athena1 · August 2011

The lady said it was going to collections and I told her that I could care less but maybe my dh would care and he would call her back.

Jancie you are too funny!

Bren-2007 · August 2011

((( Athena ))) I hope you're feeling better soon.

hugs,

Bren

Anonymous · August 2011

Athena,

adding good thoughts for your healing. Winnie-the-Pooh's words seem to cover SO many situations:

"Oh, bother!"

Feel better. Understand how yucky it is to feel sickly- esp. if there's not much we can do about it, but wait to heal. Also, fond of Bleah ( just spell it differently)

BarbaraA · August 2011

Athena so sorry you're still under the weather. I am getting really excited about NOTL. A friend of mine is there now and is loving it.

kira1234 · August 2011

Athena hope you feel better soon. It has been a rainy day today, so haven't been able to get out and work in the yard. The grass needs cutting badly.

bluedahlia · August 2011

(((((((Athena)))))))) Feel better!

suzieq60 · August 2011

I went and saw a geneticist and he charged $380 for the visit - it did take about an hour - what a rip off - like he doesn't even do anything except write down your family history. It only cost me about $30 as we have a safety net thing here and I qualify for this year, but normally he would have cost me about $100. I only went because I knew I'd pay less.

Mary - hope you survive the effort - sounds scary.

Sue

Enjoyful · August 2011

(((Athena))) We just had a huge thunderboomer move through my neck of the woods. Hopefully it'll make its way onto you and give you some heat relief, at least.

suzieq60 · August 2011

Miss Poppy must be cold - she's snuggled up in her bed and I just covered her with her blankie - now lets hope she stays there until it's time for the vet visit. I would hate to have chase her around the yard trying to catch her.

bluedahlia · August 2011

STEP PROCEDURES FOR GIVING A CAT A PILL

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm
as if holding a
baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of
cat's mouth and
gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right
hand. As cat
opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth
and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa.
Cradle cat in left arm
and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm,
holding rear paws
tightly with left hand. Gently force jaws open and push
pill to back of
mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of
ten.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of
wardrobe. Call
spouse from garden.

6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees,
hold front and rear
paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold
head firmly with
one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill
down ruler and rub
cat's throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from
foil wrap. Make
note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep
shattered
figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for
gluing later.

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat
with head just
visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking
straw, force mouth
open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans;
drink 1 beer to
take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and
remove blood from
carpet with cold water and mild soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill.
Open another beer.
Place cat in cupboard, and close door on neck, to leave
head showing. Gently
force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat
with an elastic
band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door
back on hinges.
Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply
cold compress to
cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot.
Apply whiskey
compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot.
Throw Tee shirt away
and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Call fire department to retrieve the dern it cat from
across the road.
Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving
to avoid cat.
Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie the little bucky's front paws to rear paws with
garden twine and
bind tightly to leg of dining table. Find heavy duty
pruning gloves from
shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet
steak Be rough
about it if necessary. Hold head vertically and pour 2
pints of water down
throat to wash pill down.

14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to
the emergency
room, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm
and removes
pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way
home to order new
table.

15. Arrange for SPCA to collect the "mutant cat from hell"
and call local
pet shop to see if they have any really small hamsters.

HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL

1. Wrap pill in bacon.
2. Toss in the air

Anonymous · August 2011

Fantastic....just wonderful!!!!!

kira1234 · August 2011

coolairheights, What a hoot. I agree completely, giving cats pills is something else.

suzieq60 · August 2011

LOL!!!!! So right - Poppy doesn't take pills as well as Lucy did. At the vet she's pretty good and he's very quick with the needle. I'll take her flea stuff with me so he can do that too.

I'm sitting here shivering even though I have my warm gown on - the back door is open - looks like another beautiful day.

DH said I looked pretty when he got home last night - so sweet. forgot to get him to take a pic so there's no point now as it won't look as good after I wash it today.

1Athena1 · August 2011

LOL!!!

rosemary-b · August 2011

LOL but I still love cats

crazy4carrots · August 2011

But the good news is........"BigPharma" (I'm using those quotation marks on purpose) has now made liquid antibiotics for felines! Just a dropper-full twice a day, and the cat cannot spit it out! "BigPharma" has also designed feline pain killers - a drop administered inside the cheek is all that's required, and is applied using a small plastic syringe.

How do I know this? My cat accidentally burned his paws last week (well, he wouldn't do it on purpose, but it's a long story....) and the vet Rx'd both antibiotics and pain killer. Also Rx'd one of those hateful collars but I made him a babyjammie instead so he can't lick his front paws. When he looks at me with those sad eyes, I just remind him that the jammie is preferable to the collar!

rosemary-b · August 2011

The last time my kitty neededantibiotics we paid the extra for the liquid and it was worth it. We had always gotten pills thinking we could get them in the cat but you had to kneel down with her between your legs, open her mouth and throw the pill as far down her thoat as you could. Not fun.

crazy4carrots · August 2011

Yeah, and I bet she only pretended to swallow it half the time! I used to find a few dusty pills alongside the baseboard in the days before liquids!

bluedahlia · August 2011

I knew you cat owners could relate. Sorry about the format, I know it was hard to read.

kira1234 · August 2011

I must agree our cat munchkin somehow always managed to spit the dang things out.

rosemary-b It would be great to meet you sometime too.

You all have to put up lots of pictures at the get together.

1Athena1 · August 2011

Is the BCO B&G Open? I'd like some wine even if I am feeling queasy still. What is everyone else having?

AnnNYC · August 2011

My "step-kitty" gets her meds in liquid form, through one of those syringes (first saw these when my son was an infant with an ear infection -- same delivery system!).

When her "daddy" had an overseas job for 9 months, and kitty stayed with me, the vet local to me gave us pills! No way! Then I found "Greenies" -- a mold-able chewy treat to hide the pill in. Worked the first time -- then kitty figured out how to nibble around the pill to enjoy the Greenie minus bitter medicine!

Umm.... back to local vet for liquid meds! (The vet said "But have you tried these things called Greenies?" -- and when I told her the story, she laughed and said "Smart cat.")

Enjoyful · August 2011

Red Gatorade - G2, straight up.

rosemary-b · August 2011

Red wine please.

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