Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Bob(johns) usually I don't get closer to you than this. Usually I'm days behind.

Read yesterday that "They"expect a second wave of the virus. I'm just about eager to be hit in the face with a shovel full of dirt. All of this is just starting up my depression AGAIN!!! After I finally got weaned off my med(after many years on) a few weeks ago.

 

[BY Bob]

Tuesday was a big day & by the time we got home we were pretty much write offs. By 5.30 I realised neither cat had put in an appearance for dinner. Marlow is chronic. He isn't loud but he is persistent & he tends to start the I'm empty; feed me thing several hours before dinner is due. Very unusual for him to be so late. I found him upstairs curled up in a heap of the lad's grotty fishing gear & He was not a well moggie. This was not good news. Our vets have been shut since the lockdown started & I'm not good with sickness. He refused dinner so I tucked him on the end of the bed where he usually sleeps. I say *usually* because if he gets cold or lonely during the night he comes & tucks himself in under my chin, preferably in such a way I have to wrap my arms around him, & I'm likely to find him gently patting whichever bit of me he can reach with a paw the way a mother would comfort an infant. And he's a purrer. You just have to look @ him to set him purring. Nothing. I was really worried about him. He's got a lot of Ragdoll in him so though he's nearly 10 he's still prone to running round the walls @ top speed when he's not sleeping & he follows me round the house & yard like a dog, with his tail carried high & proud. We didn't have a good night. He was still a little off the next morning but is back to his purrey ingratiating self!

The trouble with Marlow is he gets completely psychotic if I'm not around. He landed @ the vet one time because he got so stressed from me being away. I am hoping he just got in a tizz because we were gone so long ~ though he's not usually quite this bad. He's stressing me out. Hopefully he just gave himself a tummy upset or something & there's nothing else going on because who knows when the vets will open again.

Poor Marlow. I hope he gets well on his own and it's nothing serious.

 

[Kris5902]

Hi Bob(johns) usually I don't get closer to you than this. Usually I'm days behind.

Read yesterday that "They"expect a second wave of the virus. I'm just about eager to be hit in the face with a shovel full of dirt. All of this is just starting up my depression AGAIN!!! After I finally got weaned off my med(after many years on) a few weeks ago.

hang in there... we are all in this together, and of course there’s going to be more waves (“they” just figured that out? Geniuses!) it’s how these things go naturally. I think we will all have to start adapting to this better, the social distancing, isolation, and quarantine stuff is not sustainable as a long term solution. Several of my friends are also struggling with it from a mental health aspect (also having some pre-existing mental health conditions) and there comes a point where that needs to become a priority.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Tuesday was a big day & by the time we got home we were pretty much write offs. By 5.30 I realised neither cat had put in an appearance for dinner. Marlow is chronic. He isn't loud but he is persistent & he tends to start the I'm empty; feed me thing several hours before dinner is due. Very unusual for him to be so late. I found him upstairs curled up in a heap of the lad's grotty fishing gear & He was not a well moggie. This was not good news. Our vets have been shut since the lockdown started & I'm not good with sickness. He refused dinner so I tucked him on the end of the bed where he usually sleeps. I say *usually* because if he gets cold or lonely during the night he comes & tucks himself in under my chin, preferably in such a way I have to wrap my arms around him, & I'm likely to find him gently patting whichever bit of me he can reach with a paw the way a mother would comfort an infant. And he's a purrer. You just have to look @ him to set him purring. Nothing. I was really worried about him. He's got a lot of Ragdoll in him so though he's nearly 10 he's still prone to running round the walls @ top speed when he's not sleeping & he follows me round the house & yard like a dog, with his tail carried high & proud. We didn't have a good night. He was still a little off the next morning but is back to his purrey ingratiating self!

The trouble with Marlow is he gets completely psychotic if I'm not around. He landed @ the vet one time because he got so stressed from me being away. I am hoping he just got in a tizz because we were gone so long ~ though he's not usually quite this bad. He's stressing me out. Hopefully he just gave himself a tummy upset or something & there's nothing else going on because who knows when the vets will open again.

Poor Marlowe. I hope he is feeling better now.

How is your other kitty?

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hi Bob(johns) usually I don't get closer to you than this. Usually I'm days behind.

Read yesterday that "They"expect a second wave of the virus. I'm just about eager to be hit in the face with a shovel full of dirt. All of this is just starting up my depression AGAIN!!! After I finally got weaned off my med(after many years on) a few weeks ago.

Good on you Diva for coming off your meds. But don't hesitate to take them again if you need them.

My doctor has worked with me and my dosage and knows I take an extra pill if I'm going through a rough patch. There's no shame in it any more than there is in diabetes. It's just your body not producing enough of a particular chemical and you need a little boost to keep balanced.

 

[LozzyR]

Hi Bob(johns) usually I don't get closer to you than this. Usually I'm days behind.

Read yesterday that "They"expect a second wave of the virus. I'm just about eager to be hit in the face with a shovel full of dirt. All of this is just starting up my depression AGAIN!!! After I finally got weaned off my med(after many years on) a few weeks ago.

Hi Diva, I was looking for this post to respond to it, I couldn’t find it before. I just wanted to say I’m sorry to hear how badly this is messing with you; depression is a horrible thing and it’s somewhere I never want to be again. Are phone appointments with a therapist something you have access to? Can you get out and exercise? I’m making sure I do that as my anxiety is high at the moment and I’m also doing it to keep depression firmly at arm’s length. I hope you are able to find something that helps. Chickens also help! .

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

Nancy, hang in there. Several companies,including mine are working on developing a vaccine. I know ours is showing promise but still not ready for human trials. This will pass. In the meantime, we have each other to help maintain our sanity.

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[drumstick diva]

If they need volunteers Bob, they can try it on me. I've got nothing to lose.