Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Three

[oldbroad]

Jup. Wear it for safety when working around cats.

Oh! Duh... I was trying to figure out how to corral Tukii in it

I'd tried wrapping her in a towel to confine her...and especially the claws...didn't work..

 

[garyoa1]

Not to mention, could be dangerous. Pills dissolve slowly but if ground, may be too much for the fur ball.

 

[oldbroad]

Ok...I just finished reading all the advice about how to get meds in a cat and it was time for another little pill, and I don't have any Kevlar available, either to cover myself in or confine Tukii in, so I got a little bit of stewed chicken breast out of the frig, warmed it up a little, mashed up the tiny pill,mixed it in real well, called Tukii over to it..she sniffed once and walked away.

Hmm...I don't except defeat very well so I added some of the canned cat food with gravy.... that worked

Only one pill to go...hope it works the next time!


Hope all this drama with her will be over soon....I'm looking forward to skipping down the yellow brick road with her...

 

[MattB101]

They do work pretty well, although there are still times.... Mugwort will usually "take" the pill in the pocket, but sometimes becomes recalcitrant. A couple times stuffed down his throat, and he likes 'em again

Now, his brother Red was another story.... took his feline nature seriously. Saw him take a Stellar's Jay out of the air once, after it had been dive bombing him repeatedly - after which the Jay's cheering buddies all got quiet and left. But he'd come close to taking off fingers with pills, so tried to always get any meds for him in liquid form. Droppers were do-able. Barely

Best procedure I've found for giving a cat a pill...

Pill in one hand, kneel down and straddle cat. Use other hand (thumb and index finger) to open mouth, push pill as far as you can and hold the cat's mouth shut, then stroke the cat's throat from chin down a few times to initiate the swallow.

Last trip the vet gave us what I call a "Pilling the Cat" tool. You put the pill in the little gripper on the end and grab the cat between the jaws, opens his yap and down the pie hole it goes. Works pretty well. Now I just have to get the vet to give me a little stronger tranqs. I want the darn cat asleep for most of the ride and what they gave us last time left entirely too much time for whining and meowing and scratching and griping. Nuff said.

 

[MattB101]

Not being much of a Pet Person, I will ask a stupid question .. why not just grind the pills up and mix .. ??

We tried that first. Cleaned cat food off of just about every surface within 5 feet including ourselves. Damn cat must have some truly quick reaction taste buds and a really strong hack mechanism!

 

[MattB101]

Kevlar?

As in Kevlar Gloves.

 

[oldbroad]

Last trip the vet gave us what I call a "Pilling the Cat" tool. You put the pill in the little gripper on the end and grab the cat between the jaws, opens his yap and down the pie hole it goes. Works pretty well. Now I just have to get the vet to give me a little stronger tranqs. I want the darn cat asleep for most of the ride and what they gave us last time left entirely too much time for whining and meowing and scratching and griping. Nuff said.

Like the cat tool idea..but I'd still need a second person to hold down the rest of her...shoulda kept one of those husbands...

 

[Iffy]

...as soon as I got up from the chair it hit me that it was in the frig!!A thousand lightbulbs went off!! I almost broke my neck getting to the frig..and it's only about 7-8 steps away from the pc....and there it was, front n center!!

Welcome to our wise worn world!

Whoops! Get my mind out of the gutter. My 1st read of your post and I thought you folks were getting quite familiar in the hangout and you were asking her to invite everyone over for some Family Debauchery.

Actually, if it weren't fer da laughter/giggles interrupting da 'mature endeavors', things could get cyberally 'interesting'! Just think of all da possible porchlins, or is dat porchfants or porchinis or natal rockers or...

Ummm, never mind... hope to catch ya'll dere later...

 

[Nermal]

Not to mention, could be dangerous. Pills dissolve slowly but if ground, may be too much for the fur ball.

Can't say that enough! If it's time release, don't do it. If you are absolutely, positively sure it isn't, it's okay.

As a little boy, I hated some sort of antibiotic prescribed for me. I insisted it would be better dissolved in water. Boy, was I wrong about that, and they insisted I drink every bit of it.

 

[Iffy]

...shoulda kept one of those husbands...

... ya mean to take da pills?

 

[oldbroad]

... ya mean to take da pills?

 

[Mrs C]

I found a yummy sounding recipe the other night a zucchini au gratin. I'm thinking Mr C approved of it since the casserole dish is empty. It was supposed to serve 4 .

 

[Rotowoman]

I've always believed in "Quality of Life" rather than "Quantity of Life" .. who knows, at some point, an "Assisted Living Facility" may look attractive, that is, if you can afford it .. "Nursing Home" just sounds so, er, final .. not to say they don't have their place and that there are good ones out there .. and I guess they are a boon to those recovering from things .. for me, I've never really feared the Reaper, just let it be quick and under my own terms if at all possible ..

You and I seem to be going thru the same issues at the same time .. food, which normally, for me, was one of the Top Three things has somehow devolved into complete and utter boredom .. it's almost a chore .. of course, I know that would change if I were to partake of your Gumbo, Jambalaya, etc .. in fact, let me suggest you invite all of us over for a "Family Boucherie" ..

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I have no desire to be a burden on anybody. What good am I if all I can do is sit around, stare at the wall, and do all sorts of bodily functions on myself with no control. I try to take good care of myself, but if I can't take care of myself, I'd just rather go out my own way.

Food IS a chore for me right now. The only reason I eat is because I know I have to eat to live. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!! A "Family Boucherie"??

 

[Rotowoman]

So you got the free backyard pool with your house?! That was really nice of her.

Smarty pants. It was more like a swamp pool complete with swamp stink.

 

[MikeE3]

Well it's finally officially summer around the house now. Finally opened the pool today. Yikes! It was so humid today, I was drenched like I'd jumped into the pool by the time I got the cover off and started prepping the pool for humans to actually get into it. We're later than most folks to open our pool. I only shoot for July 4th weekend but missed that what with all the kitchen activity the last month.

 

[oldbroad]

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Pizza and liguid refreshments!


We demolished the pizza and drank all the refreshments so the joint is now empty, every body left to go take a nap!

 

[Janet H]

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I have no desire to be a burden on anybody. What good am I if all I can do is sit around, stare at the wall, and do all sorts of bodily functions on myself with no control. I try to take good care of myself, but if I can't take care of myself, I'd just rather go out my own way.

Food IS a chore for me right now. The only reason I eat is because I know I have to eat to live. Wouldn't that be a hoot?!! A "Family Boucherie"??

So what's the deal with no appetite? Any idea why? Sometimes people eat less in warmer weather than they do in winter, but this sounds like it's more than that.

 

[MikeE3]

@Uncle Willie - quite some time back you recommended these series by Bernard Cornwell.

The Winter King, A Novel of Arthur, The Warlord Chronicles, Book 1
Enemy of God, A Novel of Arthur, The Warlord Chronicles, Book 2
Excalibur - A Novel of Arthur, The Warlord Chronicles, Book 3

I finished them a couple weeks ago and yepper, for sure, they were a good read. Never read any interpretation of Arthur, Genivere, Lancelot, and Galahad as told by Cornwell. And Dervel, what a character - the hero of the tale. What a good story teller Cornwell is. I really enjoyed it. Even Janet went right into book 2 when she finished the 1st one.

Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Iffy]

Yikes! It was so humid today, I was drenched like I'd jumped into the pool by the time I got the cover off and started prepping the pool for humans to actually get into it.

Wasn't gonna buy a house with a pool. BUT, 'bout a year B4 I retired from da USAF, we came home fer a visit. My in-law's neighbor had a pool and invited us to 'dive in'. After taking two or three showers a day fer two days and being almost immediately 'drenched' again, I decided to take da plunge.

COULD NOT believe how much dat pool pulled out da 'heat' and how refreshed I felt! An AM shower and a PM 'dip' became da routine fer da rest of our stay.

Since our daughters left home, our pool doesn't get hardly any use. But, OMG, when they were home, it was da center of activity most of da year!

With this year's early summer and high temps, my pool guy is using more chlorine than in WWI.

 

[Janet H]

Yes Willie, thanks for the recommendation on the books. I'm almost at the end of book 2 and am looking forward to book 3. I'd even preordered a book that I've been looking forward to so I can finish up the Warlord Chronicles. Off to read more now.