The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[007Sean]

Hubby had to bring our siamese to the vet today. Not sure whats wrong with him. He doesn’t ask questions like me. I imagine he picked up a parasite on his outdoor adventures so cats are done going outside. He was in pretty bad shape last night. Thankfully someone cancelled today. He got fluids, and a shot and then pills twice a day for 10 days plus special canned cat food for 3 days. $200 later...

Hope it's doing better. I hate giving cats pills. Coat the pills in butter or margarine, makes'em go down better.

 

[N F C]

Funny but not funny, glad your ok! I've done similar things before!

At least I still have my eyebrows and eyelashes

 

[007Sean]

At least I still have my eyebrows and eyelashes

Your lucky...I didn't nor the hair on my arms but I could laugh at my stupidity after it was all said and done!

 

[N F C]

Your lucky...I didn't nor the hair only arms but I could laugh at my stupidity after it was all said and done!

Laughing about it is about the only thing you can do. And brush the hair ashes off your shoulders

 

[ShrekDawg]

My butt and driving leg hurt so bad finally got out to stretch about 10 minutes ago thankfully LOL but we were stuck in the car like over 3 hours, most of that time spent in traffic.

But now we’re eating a good dinner at the rest stop diner so all good haha

 

[Blooie]

My butt and driving leg hurt so bad finally got out to stretch about 10 minutes ago thankfully LOL but we were stuck in the car like over 3 hours, most of that time spent in traffic.

But now we’re eating a good dinner at the rest stop diner so all good haha

Three whole hours in the car? Ghastly!! I know it’s tough if you aren’t used to it, but I’d have killed for only 3 hours in the car at one time this past year! Just today we drove 4 hours to Lander, sat in a booth at a restaurant for a one hour meeting, then drove 5 hours back! Had to take a short detour coming back.

Debby, you finally hit on a way to risk life and limb that I hadn’t come up with yet......

 

[DigMyChicks]

Hope your cat is ok DMC. It seems vet bills are never small (at least they haven't been for me).

Thanks Debby! Me too. Hattie needs to go in for boosters so that will be another bill.

Hope it's doing better. I hate giving cats pills. Coat the pills in butter or margarine, makes'em go down better.

Thanks for the tip! I would have never thought of that. This one is our mellow cat so will be a little easier.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Three whole hours in the car? Ghastly!! I know it’s tough if you aren’t used to it, but I’d have killed for only 3 hours in the car at one time this past year! Just today we drove 4 hours to Lander, sat in a booth at a restaurant for a one hour meeting, then drove 5 hours back! Had to take a short detour coming back.

Debby, you finally hit on a way to risk life and limb that I hadn’t come up with yet......

Oh wow that is a lot of driving!!

Although we used to drive back and forth to Erie PA all the time which is like 9-10 hours, and I didn’t mind it but then again I wasn’t driving haha and my mom also hates driving in the dark and driving straight through so we usually stopped halfway so would only be in the car 5, 6 hours one day then way less the next. I don’t mind driving straight through if you leave early enough.

Actually, the funny thing is I normally love driving and road trips, and can go for hours, sometimes I even just drive around locally by myself, but I think the issue is this car is just not comfortable on longer trips which we didn’t realize until after having the car a few years now. In more comfortable cars, I’m usually fine. Though I do sometimes get a bit restless or car sick after super long times or in the back.

Also this time I was driving which didn’t help haha in the passenger seat I can stretch my legs out or kind of stand up in my seat, etc. and reposition so I’m not on my butt the whole time haha can’t really safely do that driving.

Plus sitting in rush hour traffic combined with horrible rainy/scary weather and a few accidents so it was basically a parking lot the whole first two hours haha having to hold the brakes down kinda sucked.

Plus I’m weird and sit kinda close to the steering wheel and at a weird angle so my legs are all weirdly positioned and not comfortable haha should probably figure out a better angle but I like being up high which puts me closer.

I think I just need a more comfortable car and to find the right position for the seat so I’m not so cramped.

Also I think it felt longer cause it took longer than usual to get up here. Should only be about 2 or maybe 2 1/2 and it took more like 3 1/2, 4, by the time we stopped and ate dinner and we were still 20 minutes away at that point.

But I bet 3 would feel great compared to how much you guys have been driving!!

 

[Blooie]

DMC, I’d rather give a cat a bath than a pill! As long as I worked in the vets’ offices in Illinois and in Mississippi, that was a job I did only once and got out of every single time from that time on!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Luna is so mellow and gentle I think she would probably be fine giving a pill to haha

She even lets me bathe her!

And lets the groomers shave her.

And lets the vets do whatever they want.

All the vets and techs and everything all day she’s the best behaved cat they’ve ever seen/the best cat they have/their favorite.