[andinuffishthought]

Brushing my medium(?) shorthair cat who does not appreciate being brushed but loves rubbing his face against the brush. He also loves treats and keeps trying to get me over to the cupboard where the treats go even though the treats are right next to me.

[supreme-leader-stoat]

"This story is a tragedy because it didn't have to end this way."

vs

"This story is a tragedy because it was always going to end this way."

[sindri42]

I submit for your consideration:

'this story is a tragedy because along the way we got just enough glimpses of alternate timelines and barely-averted prophecies to know that somehow, the way it turned out is the best it could have gone'

[supreme-leader-stoat]

Finally, a worthy challenger!

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true." - James Branch Cabell

[andinuffishthought]

Took my cat to an emergency appointment at the regular vet (not the emergency vet) yesterday. Thank you to my coworkers for allowing that to happen since I was gone for about 3.5 hours in the middle of the day. He was diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). So I was right about him not having a UTI. I would rather it was a UTI. But also he’s gonna be fine. He’ll need rx food, which will be expensive, but as long as we can keep his levels controlled he’ll be fine. He’s not lethargic or vomiting a lot or anything, so it’s just those levels and making sure he’s getting plenty of water. He’s 9 and he’s had pretty good health thus far, so I guess something had to give; he is a part of this family after all.

[andinuffishthought]

Earl is a Munchkin, but that has never been marked in his chart, he is instead listed as an American Shorthair, which is also probably relatively true, except that at multiple appointments I have discussed with techs that he is really more of a Medium Hair than a Shorthair. Domestic Medium Hairs are far less acknowledged than Short or Longhairs, though.

Because his Munchkin nature is not marked as his breed, they are always surprised and excited to see his little legs. It’s a little bit funny when they ask, because it seems pretty obvious to me. At the same time he’s completely normal to me so I also don’t think a lot about how he’s different from other cats.

And before any one argues about the ethics of munchkin cats, munckins have to be mixed breed, purebred munchkins do not exist, meaning that munchkins have far less risk of health issues overall than any pure breed. The gene that causes the dwarfism seen in munchkins is not the same gene that cause the dwarfism in corgis and dachsunds, and does not affect cartilage broadly (like the gene in Scottish folds). I have a degree in biology, I worked in a genetics lab, I have read into this, and I personally have a genetic connective tissue disorder causing chronic joint pain. I promise, my cat is fine.

While there may be a connection between kidney issues and munchkins, people have unfortunately been falsely making connections between the breed and health issues for a very long time, so I need to look into that further and also CKD is very common, so while it’s *possible* he is at increased risk because of his mutation, it cannot be completely attributed to it. Yes people can unethically breed munckins, but they can unethically breed any breed, and with munchkins there is little incentive to do so.

Everyone at the office loved Earl. They kept raving about how cute and cuddly he is. How they would do something he didn’t like (like take his blood pressure) and he would pull away because he didn’t like it, but also immediately lovingly accept pets when offered from the same person. He’s tolerant and friendly in a way I forget other cats aren’t. This is partly just his personality, and partly what happens when you alternate harassing your cat and offering the pets he cannot resist, *and* have a roommate he adores but who doesn’t understand cat body language beyond the basics and therefore did not know when to stop.

I have watched someone interacting with him, giving too much attention to the base of his tail and watched him warn this person several times to stop (turned his head, turned further, acted like he was going to bite but didn’t, put his teeth flat on their skin) and when they didn’t stop and he finally bit them and they complained all I had to say was “he warned you repeatedly and you weren’t paying attention, you didn’t stop. He did his best to communicate and you were not receptive. What was he supposed to do?” He did his job, you do yours. He didn’t walk away because he still wants pets; he’s not mad at you, he just doesn’t want to to focus on that spot so much.

It’s very interesting to me how even cat owners frequently do not know how to read cat body language very well. Dog body language is the standard for pets and cats are considered to be so similar to dogs that it’s assumed their body language is the same, but it really really isn’t at all. Dogs and cats are both carnivorans and they both typically love their people and that’s about the end of the similarities.

[psalmicwitch]

To put it bluntly, the only way to end homelessness is to house people or kill them.

That's it. Those are your options. Homelessness doesn't go away based on "crime crackdowns." You will imprison the unhoused, and when they are free, they will be unhoused again. Or they will die in prison.

When you burn encampments or force people out without their stuff, they remain unhoused or freeze to death.

After working with the unhoused, it's become abundantly clear that those who don't want to support them instead want them dead.

There is blood on the hands of every government and organization that controls the homeless population with force instead of compassion.

[lazer-exe]

I'm gonna say it, I do think that even the laziest person imaginable should have a roof over their head, food in their stomach, and access to healthcare

[lazer-exe]

a lot of people are reblogging this saying that most "lazy" people are actually just disabled or that the concept of laziness itself is a product of our society's obsession with productivity. this is all true, but it is not my point.

even if someone WAS just lazy and simply didn't want to do anything but lie on the couch and watch tv, they should still have these things. it's irrelevant whether some people aren't actually lazy because everyone, including hypothetical lazy people, should have their basic needs met.

if we have the resources to do it, there is no defense of letting people die because they don't want to work, and much less because they can't.

I don't want lazy people to have basic necessities because they "actually" deserve them because they ARE working or CAN'T work. I want lazy people to have basic necessities because they are people, and we shouldn't leave them to die when we have the resources not to.

[andinuffishthought]

Took my cat to an emergency appointment at the regular vet (not the emergency vet) yesterday. Thank you to my coworkers for allowing that to happen since I was gone for about 3.5 hours in the middle of the day. He was diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). So I was right about him not having a UTI. I would rather it was a UTI. But also he’s gonna be fine. He’ll need rx food, which will be expensive, but as long as we can keep his levels controlled he’ll be fine. He’s not lethargic or vomiting a lot or anything, so it’s just those levels and making sure he’s getting plenty of water. He’s 9 and he’s had pretty good health thus far, so I guess something had to give; he is a part of this family after all.

[malcolm-f-tucker]

I wish people would stop saying “It’s July. Well done for wasting half a year.” Did you make someone smile in the past six months? Did you stroke a cat or throw a stick for a dog? Did you learn a new fact or teach someone a new joke? Did you laugh, cry, scream or sing in the past six months? Because if so, congratulations for not wasting your time at all.

[malcolm-f-tucker]

Happy 10th birthday to this, my post of all time. Glad to have spent the last 10+ years wasting my time on tumblr with you all 💖

[world-enough-and-timerogue]

can we get some rollator and walker appreciation 🗣️‼️ i see a lot of cane and crutch and wheelchair appreciation but where's the love for rollators and walkers ‼️‼️‼️

[busket]

"im not saying feminism is for everyone but-" the fuck? well im saying that. feminism is for everyone. yes even cishet men will benefit from feminism and cishet men should be feminists because cishet men are indeed harmed by the patriarchy; nowhere near to the extent that women are, but having a culture that is fully equal and anti-misogynist benefits everyone. have we forgotten that lifting up the disenfranchised people in society helps all of us as a collective? "im not saying that universal and unalienable human rights are for everyone but-" YES THE FUCK THEY ARE LOL

[cannabisbutch]

Happy disability pride month especially to disabled people who shouldn't be working full time/at all but haven't been able to access any aid to stop working, or support other ppl who also can't work. You deserve a break, proper support, and you are worth so so so much more than your productivity

[canwriteitbetterthanueverfeltit]

hey, tag this with a food people get really upset about you not liking

[redstonedust]

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

[drtrinitysantos]

the kids are calling them "stone fruits." they start off small—think cherries. then they're hooked and they need a quick fix, they get peaches, maybe some nectarines. it's all they can think about. before you know it, they're trying the really hard stuff—apricots, plums. once they taste a mango there's no going back.

[biokitty]

I've reached the point where I genuinely feel that any physician working for an insurance company in order to justify the denials those companies give to patients should be stripped of their medical licenses.

At this point, we all have to acknowledge that insurance companies are acting as entities that harm patients in the name of profit by denying care and as physicians we all took an oath to first, do no harm.

I don't wanna get all kumbaya and woo-woo about this but when I took my oath (over zoom because of my covid graduation) upon graduating from medical school I, like, meant it? Like, taking that oath was meaningful and symbolic and when I made that oath I genuinely was committing myself to uphold the things I said for the rest of my life, it wasn't just another thing to check off the list in my medical training journey. The moment I became a doctor was when I took that oath.

And I think as a profession, we need to start ousting these doctors who are working in tandem with these insurance companies to act as barriers to care in the name of profits. Who are lending their medical licenses to be used in this way, who are harming the dwindling public trust people may have left in our profession by using their position in society to literally hurt people.

Physicians who work for insurance companies should be embarrassed and ashamed and none of us should acknowledge them as colleagues. We need to actively and publicly shun them. The AMA should publicly support this and would if the people who run it weren't a bunch of bootlicking cowards who kowtow to fascists and support union busting.

[lanthir]

#this this this#my doctor actually shames these people when she has to talk to them#literally she asks them how they can deny care if they took an oath to do no harm#and asks them things like “is this really what you thought you'd be doing when you dreamed of being a doctor? when you went to med school?”#“did you really become a doctor just so you can save an executive a few bucks while making someone suffer?”#it's apparently quite effective at getting them to approve something they've denied#as is the fact that she asks for their name & liscense number to include in patient charts if they deny something#apparently they really don't like the threat of losing their license or even just potentially being reported for their decisions#so yes i am in favor of a) bullying & shaming doctors who work for insurance companies#and b) yanking their medical licenses

[andinuffishthought]

Things I hate about living in a small town:

Sometimes the EMT actually is also a cop.

That’s fucked up. That shouldn’t be allowed. Even if they can’t use the information they get when working as an EMT to do anything as a cop on paper, do you actually trust a cop not to? And *maybe* there is one cop who genuinely won’t, but now you’ve set a precedent that cops can also be EMTs which means other cops that will use that information that they shouldn’t even have can become EMTs and get that info, *and* now people can never really trust any of the EMTs. Which is really cool and great because trusting the EMTs and telling them what really happened isn’t absolutely imperative to them doing their jobs and saving lives (/s, it is absolutely imperative).

I wish people understood that if you allow one thing that has a ripple effect of other things that by the same logic need to be allowed. Or not allowed. I wish people actually though about the way things like laws can be twosted to hurt people because this one law that may seem good on the surface opens the door to a whole world of bad laws.

[andinuffishthought]

At the dentist for a couple fillings

Dentist: “I have 2 pokes for you today, sorry.”

10 pokes later my mouth was finally numb enough to proceed, although I did still feel some.

She was using mainly lidocaine, for some reason. I legitimately felt it get a little numb at first and then it went away and then every other lidocaine administration did nothing. I asked what the anesthetic was when it wore off really quickly and she said lidocaine and I told her that lidocaine has a reduced effect on me. To be fair to her, my previous experiences with what I assume was lidocaine (I was not told what the anesthetic was, but lidocaine is a very common local anesthetic for medical procedures; didn’t know they used it in dentistry) lasted long enough for the procedure and wore off very quickly afterwards, but they were also upper arm and hip. She had articaine too and ended up using that, thankfully. I made sure a note was put in my file, I would rather not need 10 increasingly painful “pokes” to numb my mouth if it’s not necessary. She thinks I have an extra nerve in my jaw. I have solid confirmation that lidocaine has significantly reduced efficacy for me, so I shall be informing my gp of this.

[andinuffishthought]

I watch a surprising amount* of cooking videos for someone who cooks very minimally and also doesn’t really care about food very much.

*Who is it surprising to? Me. It surprises me how much I watch cooking videos.

[andinuffishthought]

Legitimately have experienced, as someone with ARFID, getting the hungry-sick feeling when I’ve been watching cooking videos for probably several hours and still have little to no desire to actually eat something.