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phoenixfire-thewizardgoddess · 4 years

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Hey guys,

This is the local dog rescue charity that we were carers for, for several years. May do it again in future, but after Debbie (who was rescued by Precious Paws), it feels like we need a break.

We have had three foster fails, but two puppers came through our home, learned to feel safe and loved, and went on to a perfectly matched new family.

There is always a demand for carers, so if you think you can, have a look at their Carer Info. Or look into the FB page, to keep your eyes open.

The best way to find new carers for animals is having a network of people sharing the Urgent statuses, which flags the attention of new groups of people. No dog will ever be LEFT on death row. They look for carers until the last second, but will absofuckinglutely take the dog anyway and put them in a boarding kennel short-term whilst a carer is located.

No doggo left behind.

It can be a bit confronting, though, so I understand if you cannot. The majority of the dogs have been surrendered to the pound, for various reasons, and the rescues in the region put their hands up for the ones slated for being put down each week. This list constantly refills, so there is always a need.

Some other dogs, like Debbie, are rescued directly from the disgusting human slime of the world who have caused them pain, injury, or attempted to kill them.

Carers open their homes to as many as they can, but there will always be more needed. A dog can be with you for a few months, to a few years, depending on their needs.

Little Willow was so scared of everything when we got her, it took 5 months to get her to trust men near her due to where she came from. But after nearly a year, she was ready for adoption and went to a new mother; happy, healthy, and confident. She was fast, smart and a very delightful little doggo. I do miss her, sometimes, but her new mother sent us photos of Willow on her first and second adoption anniversaries.

And little Gemini’s face, when her new family sent a photo from her first meeting with her human brother, was SO BIG!

It is hard to say goodbye, because they are with you for a long time, and you have to work hard with them, so they are an integral part of your life. But it helps to know that their future family is out there, not yet aware that there’s a dog shaped hole waiting to be filled.

As my parental unit says, “In reality, if they were not with us, they’d be dead. Someone without any heart dropped these animals off to be killed, and because of all these rescues, all these dogs and cats get another chance at life.”

Harvey, who we have now, was 9mths (Willow too) when they came to us. BABIES who just were too energetic or too big, so they had to be sent away. It takes a while to rebuild that trust in them.

Not to mention the absolute FUCKS who take their little old dogs, who have known and loved them their WHOLE LIVES to the pound and walk out with a new puppy (or kitten). FUCKS. Those little doggos are never forgotten, PPARs and the other rescues make sure they have somewhere to go as well! I know of a 16yo bulldog called rosie, who was snappy when she first came and very depressed, who blossomed with her carers into a happy old girl. She was adopted recently!!!

It is important to be aware that these animals are often traumatised and have behaviours that some can consider ‘naughty’. You have to be understanding. Like traumatised kids, the worst thing you can do is yell or hit or whatever, even if they piss on your favourite rug or chew a beloved pair of shoes.

They may snap and snarl. Might shy away from men, or women, or teenagers. Might cower away, or show subservience constantly. Might hide for a few weeks. Might wet themselves or run to hide if something makes a loud noise or there is a specific trigger. They might rip up the couch twice, or hump your pillows. Try to escape the yard (need strong fences). A trigger? One of our kids was terrified of men, the noise of a powertool, and anyone having the hood of their car open. Would sit, shaking, panting in fear if these things were present. Still a bit much for her, but she knows to go to a human, who will keep her safe. Or sit with her sister doggo, who will protect her.

Willow was scared of men, shouting, and would be immediately wet-herself-afraid and show her belly in subservience. My giant bearded mountain of a sibling would lay on the floor with her, and talk gently, let her come over to sniff him. Eventually, she would lay next to him, and finally he could pat her, and it progressed from there. This took months of consistency and care.

I know of another carer couple who had this tiny little dog who was SO SCARED of everything she spent absolute months hiding under their bed or sofa. Too scared to be touched. They fed her and never made a fuss if she had a little accident indoors. And one day, she popped her head out while the male carer was pretending to be occupied... and licked his arm. That was it, went straight back under the bed. But it was a huge step. She can now be held and cuddled, and loves her little life. But it took the time, understanding and patience of these carers to get her there. It’s important to note that carers dont normally have the whole backstory for each dog, but after a while, you tend to get good at figuring it out based on behaviours. Harvey’s behaviours were extremely frantic for attention, he didn’t know how to sit or be still, he was desperate for attention; his behaviours increased when on a lead (which had to be used for the first few weeks and outside time, as this was a New Household Member time). It was clear that given his age, when we got him, and his behaviours that he’d been an xmas gift puppy that had gotten WAAAAAAY bigger than anticipated. When he was small he’d been the fuss of what we suspect was at least 2 children. After getting too big, he was put on a leash in the yard, and had no real interaction.

Harvey would go BALLISTIC if given even a glance from a human. He NEEDED attention, and it took months of careful work with him to teach sit, stay, look, settle, back back, etc. He’s still a bit ridiculous, sometimes, but he can sleep on a bed with a human and only half drown them in spit (ugh) lmao.

So consider if you could be a carer. Or, if that isn’t realistic for you right now... donate.

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Donate, if you can.

If you’re in Brisbane, you might see them doing sausage sizzles at Bunnings on the weekends to raise needed funds!

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COVID-19 hit all the rescue charities hard. Their normal fundraising was crippled by the lockdowns, but animals are always in need of new homes and protection.

If you can help out your local shelters, they’d appreciate it!

There’s food and supplies that need to be paid for; PPAWs specifically help out pensioners who take on an animal, by providing the food and toys, collar, bedding, etc. There’s desexing, microchipping and all vaccinations to be paid for. Some animals have extreme medical issues that need to be fixed (such as a dog surrendered with a broken hip, or dogs like Debbie, who were starved almost to death. Who need intensive and long-term things; with Debbie, my family put money forwards for her insulin and eye surgeries, etc. bc we could budget for it. Not everyone can, though.

There’s also little emergencies here and there that they jump in for, to assist. [E.g early on when the caninculin levels were being sorted, Debbie had a random fit, so I rushed her in and they discovered her BSL had hit 1 - very dangerous. PPAWs got on the phone and said, “Any tests, any medication, any fluids, anything that needs to happen for that little girl, you DO IT” and they stabilised her. PPAWs also helped fund the full-day glucose testing and blood panel the next day and an overnight with the vet, that was pretty expensive. To be clear, it is expected that her starvation and new diabetes was likely to experience highs and lows, so we had bought a glucometer, and had squeezy-top bottles of honey all over the house as an emergency-response kit. When Debbie went funny, we filled her mouth full of honey and transported; which was the protocol, as was taking her medication chart (she’d been waaaay high for BSL that morning so this dip was SCARY). It took another incident before the vet decided to use an interstitial fluid monitor, and the results backed up our concerns that Debbie was having completely random highs/lows and spikes with no real pattern. She had the vet recommended food and no treats outside of the ones she was allowed, and at times suggested by the vet. Except on her last day when the vet said she could absolutely have a wholw happy meal, and little Debbie was DELIGHTED. I have the funniest photo of her with it all in her mouth looking excited but not sure where to go from there, but it still makes me cry to look at it because we lost her just three weeks ago. (We did rip it into little mouthfuls for her, though. Just to clarify.) She was placed on a higher dose, after that, and was completely stable from there. It was the testing that initially identified a flaw, though, and we are forever grateful that PPAWs stepped in on that day.

And the point of my rambling speech... is that shit happens. Especially with these dogs, cats, horses, and all the other animals they rescue. Emergencies are often the most expensive to cover for charities.

On the upside! Donations also help with a) transporting animals to carers around the region, and b) on the occasion that an animal’s new furever family is interstate, they can be flown to them!

Lots of stuff.

Think about the mess of words, and consider donating - to PPAWs, or find out the name of your local charity and see if they need help!

#sorry for interjecting all the personal things #ppaws

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the-shadow-of-atlantis · 5 years

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Losing A Friend

Summary: Part of the Throughout the Years series. Annabella experiences loss and Burce is unsure how to handle it.

Tagging: @lizartgurl (Still going to tag you while you’re gone) @thespacebuns @melyaliz @coffee-randomness @speedypan @gobydana

A/N So I know for a fact I posted this not too long ago because @thespacebuns reblogged with her amazing tag comments but as I’m working on updating my master list I cant find this one so I dont know if i accidentally elected it or if tumblr did

Warnings: Pet death(Honestly it was so hard to write this)

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Ever since that old black cat had come into Annabella’s life Bruce knew there was something special about it. Annabella couldn’t go anywhere without the cat following her. The cat had been dubbed Mr. Kitty and he was her protector. Sure lots of people tended to give Annabella and Mr. Kitty a side eye but Bruce didn’t really mind he knew the cat made her happy and that’s what mattered the most, though he could never help but wonder where did he come from.

“Are you sure you didn’t send him?” Bruce asked as he watched Annabella play in the garden with Mr. Kitty.

“Should I be offended that you think I’d spy on my granddaughter with a cat?” Teresa said over the phone.

“So your not spying on her?” Bruce asked.

“Not with a cat.”

Bruce sighed as he watched Annabella collect some flowers. “Do you think the god has anything to do with this?”

“To be honest I am not sure. It could be. Though she’s too young to be tested already.”

Bruce simply hummed a response.

“Speaking of being watched over… have you found anything recent?”

“No, and I’ve given the case over to someone else. Someone who can be a bit more thorough than me. But for someone who doesn’t have magic anymore she’s good at keeping hidden.”

“You sure know how to pick them Mr. Wayne.”

“If I recall she’s the one who came after me.” Bruce mumbled.

“Well looks like everything will be on schedule then. I can’t wait to see her. The pictures you’ve sent are adorable but still I want to hold my granddaughter.”

“You will, just one more year.” Bruce said then noticed Annabella was walking back. “I have to go We’ll talk later.”

“Goodbye Mr. Wayne and give my granddaughter a kiss for me.”

“Will do.” Bruce replies and hung up tucking the phone away in my back pant pocket.

Annabella came walking up to him a small bunch of flowers in her hands, Mr.Kitty trotted next to her holding a rather large bug in its mouth.

“Hi papa.” Annabella smiled holding the flowers up to him. “For you.”

Bruce smiled as he leaned down taking the flowers. Mr. Kitty dropped the bug by Bruce’s feet and meowed happily. Bruce was used to these cat gifts, he use to get dead rats and one squirrel but after Annabella got upset at seeing them the began hunting the bugs instead. Though Bruce still found a dead rat in his study from time to time.

“Thank you sunshine, and thank you Mr. Kitty.” Bruce kissed Annabella’s head then scratched the cats head.

“Mr. Kitty wants a nap.” Annabella said rubbing her own eyes.

“Then let’s set you both down for a nap.” Bruce said picking Annabella up and taking her to her room.

Annabella took Mr. Kittys health very seriously so Bruce did too. So when Annabella came to him one morning worried about him Bruce knew it was important.

“Papa.” Annabella whispered carefully shaking Bruces arm. “Papa.”

“Hmm what? What’s wrong? Are you hurt?” Bruce mumbled getting up quickly and inspected her.

“No.” Annabella said. “Somethings wrong with Mr. Kitty.”

“Oh? What is it?” Bruce asked rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

“He’s not eating his breakfast and he looks sad.” Annabella explained.

“Okay let me see.” Bruce said picking up Annabella and getting out off bed.

Sure enough when they got to where Mr. Kitty likes to lay down he was curled up and staring at the floor as if he was too sad to move.

“Hey buddy whats wrong?” Bruce asked a scratching the cat on the head.

Mr. Kitty lifted his head and meowed softly before tucking his head into his paws. Bruce frowned and checked him for any injuries. Annabella tried to give him some food but he wouldn’t budge.

“Let’s take him to Virginia.” Bruce decided when he couldn’t spot anything wrong with him.

“Okay.” Annabella mumbled petting the cat softly.

Bruce knew it was bad when Virginia came back from checking on Mr. Kitty.

“Bruce can I speak to you.” Virginia said quietly glancing carefully at Annabella who was being distracted by Olivia.

“What is it?” Bruce asked when they stepped into her office.

Virginia sighed as she rubbed her eyes, she looked at Bruce with sympathy.

“Bruce I’m sorry, I don’t know how I didn’t catch it sooner but it appears Mr. Kitty has bone cancer.” Virginia said.

“Is it treatable?” Bruce asked, Virginia shook her head softly.

“I’m sorry but we don’t really know how old he is and how long he can fight this. I can have him start treatment. At the most I give him a year… your going to need to prepare Annabella for when the time comes.”

Bruce sighed and rubbed his face. He wasn’t sure how to break this news to her. He had hoped he wouldn’t have to tell her about things like this till she was older.

“Yeah I know. I’ll tell her.” Bruce sighed.

The months that followed were hard. Annabella was a bit confused as to why Mr. Kitty wasn’t getting better with the medicine, and Bruce had a hard time explaining what was happening. Still she seemed to take Mr. Kitties health even more seriously, making sure to give him his medicine on time and that he would eat properly.

“It’s medicine time Mr. Kitty.” Bruce heard Annabella say as he walked into her play room.

Mr. Kitty meowed in displeasure and Annabella petted his head.

“I know but it’s good for you.” Annabella reasoned Bruce kneeled down next her holding the medicine.

Annabella carefully held him as Bruce administered the medicine. Bruce gave the cat a small pat as he finished.

“How about we eat outside let Mr. Kitty get some fresh air.” Bruce suggested hoping to cheer her up.

“Okay.” Annabella nodded setting the cat down.

Bruce could tell the cat was trying to perk up for her.

When the day finally came Bruce felt as if his heart was going to break. He held Annabella as she cried her little heart out. Even Alfred was trying to hold back tears as he collected cat to safely put away. Bruce had decided to stay as Batman to protect her but how could he protect her against a broken heart?

“I don’t know what to do.” Bruce whispered as he rubbed his head, Selina set down a cup of coffee in front of him. “I thought maybe bringing her here might cheer her up a bit.”

The two adults looked into selinas living room where Annabella was checking the heartbeat of Selinas cat Isis. The other cats who were use to the little girl simply laid down around her waiting their turn to be “checked”.

“She’s been latching onto her kitty doctor dream a lot more.” Bruce said sadly smiling at the scene before him.

“She’s coping.” Selina said

“I know.” Bruce sighed. “I’m debating if I should get her another pet.”

“No, not now. It’s too soon. Wait for her to tell you. Right now just keep doing what your doing. Bring her here whenever you want so she can do checkups. Take her to her vet friend whenever you can. Keep encouraging her dream and she’ll get through this.” Selina said giving Bruce a small kiss on his cheek.

Bruce smiled softly and turned to face her. “Thank you, and on a different note I’ve been invited to a wedding and I need a plus one.”

“I thought you normally turn down these things.”

“Apparently my presence is being demanded and yes they’re even letting Annabella attend so no I can’t use her as an excuse.” Bruce said reading Selinas expression.

“Well in that case sure, whose wedding is it?” Selina asked and Bruce’s lips set into a fine lin.

“It’s for Falcone’s nephew.” He mumbled.

“I see.” Selina said smoothly her eyes fixed on Annabella again. “Tell me when and I'll meet you there.”

Bruce smiled at her and gave her a kiss.

“Have you buried him yet?” Selina suddenly asked.

“No poor thing is just frozen haven’t had the heart to bury him yet.”

“You should do something special, something to help her say goodbye properly.” Selina said.

Bruce nodded as he watched Annabella snuggle into a pile of cats.

“Okay let's dig just a little more.” Bruce urged, Annabella nodded as she dug some more dirt out of the hole with her little shovel.

“Like that?” Annabella asked when she finished.

“Perfect.” Bruce said as he grabbed the small box.

It was a simple wooden box he had made and let Annabella decorate with little drawings. Carefully he placed it in the hole and covered part of it up with dirt.

“Now we put the plant in.” Bruce said helping Annabella put the plant in place.

“Okay.” Annabella said and carefully began patting more dirt in place.

“Good. Now some water.” Bruce encouraged, Annabella grabbed her little pale and drizzled some water over the plant.

Annabella let out a small huff when she finished and wiped her face.

“We met Mr. Kitty like this.” She suddenly spoke.

“Yeah we did.” Bruce said carefully.

“He loved the garden.”

“Yeah he did.”

“I miss him.” Annabella mumbled.

“I know you do sunshine. I miss him too.” Bruce said wrapping an arm around his daughter.

“I love you papa.” Annabella said burying her face against him.

“I love you too sunshine.”

Annabella looked back at the plant. “Goodnight Mr. Kitty”

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queer-starling · 5 years

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Flower ask: also all of them. you get to suffer with me >:3€

oh darlin’ we’re in it now huh

Alisons: Sexuality?

homogay

Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?

she/they | all gender will be shot on sight

Amaryllis: Birthday?

sept 23rd

Anemone: Favorite flower?

monkshood

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?

stranger things or ghost adventures

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?

like? distance? a couple miles probably

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little lifeIs rounded with a sleep.” William Shakespeare, The Tempest

Aubrieta: Favorite drink?

wild cherry capri sun

Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

ima change that to ‘kiss the last person u thought abt kissing’ bc YES

Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love?

*jenna marbles voice* hell yeah!!

Baneberries: Favorite song?

waiting for the end - linkin park

Basket of Gold: Describe your family.

chaos

Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it?

i have too many to list !!! brandi, kasey, you, liz, ivy, nick , just to name a few!!

Begonia: Favorite color?

blue uwu

Bellflower: Favorite animal?

foxes !! and opossums

Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?

night time babey

Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?

either a fox or an opossum or a raven, i think

Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

i wanted to be a vet !!!

Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?

theyre ok as long as theyre not screaming and/or mine

Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?

i don’t liike vomit bc. nastey (trauma i think) and i don’t like old ppl well. i dunno why? they’re just so old and fragile and helpless and sometimes they’re really mean and idk i think it’s like something to do w death or something LMAO idk. also i just hate the idea of becoming old and having to rely on other people ?? hhh

Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood.

i was bullied a lot

Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?

realistically? probably playing dead by daylight with my girlfriend ADFSGRHYUTR

Buttercup: Relationship Status?

happily taken

Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go?

ireland, scotland, alaska, greece

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?

whenever my friends or family tells me they love me but esp when u text me goodmorning or when we say our goodnights sorry im gay haha

Canna: Do you have any tattoos?

i have. uuuuhh 6

Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?

no!!! i want some tho :(

California Poppy: Height?

i think im like. 5′5 or something? give or take an inch ?

Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?

oh absolutely. my house is haunted as we speak

Carnation: What are you currently wearing?

bmth hoodie and pajama pants w foxes all over them. i just woke up lol

Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?

yeah i always keep one on in the bathroom

Chives: Who was the last person you hugged?

my sister bc she came home from college yesterday

Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed?

ask me in like. a little over a month from now ;)

Cock’s Comb: Favorite font?

FONT??? the animal crossing font

Columbine: Are you tired?

oh absolutely

Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to?

thanksgiving, christmas, seeing my gf, magfest

Coneflower: Dream job?

idk if it’s a job but i just wanna own like. a ranch that takes in all sorts of animals and takes care of them

Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert?

introvert

Crocus: Have you ever been in love?

ooooh yeah

Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?

i mean. depends on what they want/need. distance wise? i’d travel the known universe for u

Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it?

he was a plaid teddy bear his name was Stanley!!!! i miss him :( but now i have Little Moon God as my favourite stuffed animal

Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?

Libro

Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?

Working in Yellowstone is something I’ll never forget

Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?

well. hmm. i was gonna say flying to yellowstone but maybe driving to north carolina by myself bc driving long distances alone to places i haven’t been before gives me hella anxiety (i’m better now)

Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?

i don’t pay rent in this house to listen to their opinions lmao.

Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to?

you, i think, when we said goodnight last night!!! EDIT: you this morning!!

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?

being bad at dead by daylight

Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?

dead by daylight

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?

(little over a month now but uhhh) GOT A UH ......GIRL.....FRIEND ...... GOT TO VISIT GIRLFRIEND ........ and got the windshield finally replaced in my car

Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?

i dont know! so far ive laid in bed now im at my computer answering this. not too bad. my shift is only 4 hours today.

Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?

for the most part, i’m pretty content, yeah

Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?

MOVE OUT

Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life?

my friends, my mom, my sisters, my girlfriend, my bastard dog

Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?

metal

Hellebore: How do you show affection?

what does this mean. physically, i’m very affectionate, i just. don’t show it alot bc anxiety/i overthink. that and i constantly tell ppl i love them and what they mean to me

Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?

whoever is reading this

Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day.

wake up next 2 a cute girl. take way too long to get up. go climb mountain w cute girl. vibe on mountain w cute girl. go to waffle house 2gether. gome home and vibe. play video games or watch a movies/tv w cute girl.

Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?

i like to make art or play bideo jame

Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?

oh gosh i dunno. the ones i’ve known the longest are kasey and brandi, and i’ve known them both around/over a decade i think. we met in middle/highschool!

Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?

you, ivy, liz

Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?

so many

Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

idk man but i remember when you said u had a crush on me and then i posted a selfie and u were like ‘OH NO SHE’S CUTE” and like ??? idk i think that was definitely the first compliment to ever shock me LMAO

Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?

6.9/10

Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

my tattoos

Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGGViLwHEUk

Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?

i liked to play zombies ate my neighbors on the sega genesis !!!!

Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?

eliza !!!! we lost touch a few years after i moved away :(

Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?

ima be real everything makes me feel guilty

Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?

aaaaaa the whole abi/moon incident

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?

my name is fox. it means i like foxes

Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it.

northern virginia babey !!!! that place fucking sucks!!! but everyone who lives up there thinks they’re hot shit.

Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?

i had a bunkbed and i think the walls were pink

Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?

😬 i’m just gonna say i’m much happier now and i’m coping with life and shit a lot better

Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom.

she’s sweet and funny and i love her so much!! she always does the Most for everyone, sometimes to the point where she isn’t concerned abt herself and i see where i get it from. but yeah my mom is great, my dad doesn’t deserve her

Onions: Tell about your dad.

source of a lot of trauma and why i have so many issues regarding men. i don’t wanna talk about him anymore LOL he doesn’t deserve the attention

Orchid: Tell about your grandparents.

my dad’s mom is becoming senile and i think she’s racist and queerphobic. my mom’s parents disowned her a few years ago so we don’t talk to them anymore

Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?

i dunno. i don’t try to remember my birthdays. whenever i can go to busch gardens for my birthday i usually have a lot of fun there.

Peony: What was your first job?

if you don’t wanna count working w my mom as a florist, target was my first job back in 2016. i found my name tag the other day , actually

Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?

WELL, i know you followed me on here first. and then twitter?? but we didn’t really start talking until stranger things 3 came out (thank u stranger things) PHYSICALLY, we didn’t meet until fursonacon (haha. i remember when u texted me that u got to the hotel and i came down to help n i saw u unloading yr car and it was then that my brain was like OH NOOOOOOOO and my heart was like OH YEEEEAAAAAAAH)

Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?

physical, mental, or emotional? i play a video game or listen to loud music

Pink: Where is home?[

somewhere in appalachia i can feel it in my stupid soul

Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change?

idk man i’m pretty content w where i’m at now so

Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.

chester bennington

Primrose: Describe your ideal life.

i have a waife and we have many great pets and we live in a log cabin in the mountains or in a nice victorian in a small town or something IDK but we’re happy and that’s all that matters

Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?

God

Ricinus: Who’s the most important in your life?

my mom, me best friends, my girlfriend

Rose: What’s your favorite sound?

my girlfriend’s laugh because it’s THE cutest shit and then when she giggles??? oh my heart

Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory?

oct 23rd, 2005, we brought Fat Boy Zack home !!!!

Sage: What’s your least favorite memory?

July 22nd, 2016. i was 2200 miles away

Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?

to be holding my girlfriend >:(

St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?

hhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?

those i hold dear

Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?

enough, i guess?

Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?

my girlfriend

Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job?

it’s fucking BORING and TOO EASY and they don’t pay me ENOUGH but i can get away with so much shit there so ima still go, ima still go

Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?

all of the flannels currently in my possession

Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.

mountains, woods, forests, cabins, autumn, cryptic, occult, victorian, edwardian

Tulip: What would be the best present to get you?

if someone gets me a gift i’m legally required to execute them

Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?

this 40hr workweek i got coming up

Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called?

i have not read in So Long

Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?

Moved out away from here lol, we’ll see

Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?

Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself.

i’m a furry

that was SO LONG im sorry i also put you through that but THANK YOU ENJOY READING ILU

#littlecation #ask #long post

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vampirewithbedsidemanners · 5 years

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Out of the Vault: Story Time

STORY TIME This is not a work of fiction. TRIGGER WARNING: ACTIVE SHOOTER/THREAT. If you are sensitive to the topic, dont read. This is something I wrote for myself following a pretty intense situation at work. This was a few years ago but Im leaving out names and places on purpose, still. You hear a lot about active shooters in the media but they rarely cover active shooter threats, which can take a toll as well. I saw a news report once about schools in bad neighborhoods that have regular lock downs because of shootings in the surrounding neighborhoods are giving their students PTSD just trying to protect them. I can see why. I don’t think I have PTSD, but I wont really know until I get another call like this.

I don’t think about it often. Sometimes, in the days after when the rest of the world started forgetting, I would remember it.

But most days, especially now, it was a distant nightmare. I was still a kid at the time, young and naive. I still lived in that bubble of ‘it will never happen to me’. Every close call solidified that bubble. The almost stabbing, the drug busts, the scrappy fist fights that always ended with someone getting snowed, fed the delusion. Somewhere in the middle of all of it, I knew that we were short staffed. That I shouldn’t be clearing buildings and parking lots and bathrooms with drug addicts overdosed on the floor, by myself. Most days, I didn’t even notice.

It makes you feel big, even when you’re not. 5′1″, I disappeared behind the desk at the stationary post without even trying. The other guards couldn’t get in the patrol car behind me without moving the seat back. But there was an adrenaline rush to it that made me feel like I could do this, no matter my size. I liked the work, it made me a piece of a larger puzzle.

“You better lock down the hospital, I’m coming to kill you all.”

12 words.

5 minutes before help arrived.

1 other guard.

6 buildings. 23 floors between all of them. 11 elevators. 2 pedways. A tunnel. 17 entrances.

9 parking lots.

43 employees. Roughly 100 patients.

5:30 a.m., all the doors have automatically unlocked.

We had no plan. We had no face to put to the voice. The operator who took the call was doubled over in a corner, crying. The House Supervisor was quiet. My coworker, always confident on the border of cocky, was at a loss for words.

“Do we take this threat serious.” The question hung in the air.

“We have to.” House said. And that was it. The horrible, terrible, unfair truth about threats. Bomb threats. Active Shooter threats. It didn’t matter.

Its real until it’s not.

I used to write about how adrenaline rushes make you numb to the pain. I slammed my hand in the first door, trying to get it to lock. I was at the end of a long hallway, outside the Emergency Room. It was the first external door I passed on the way into the rest of the hospital. I felt the pain in my hand, even though the adrenaline was pumping. My palms were sweaty, and I was out of breath. I had to jump up over and over, swiping at the off button before I could lock the door.

As I ran down the hall towards the surgery area, all I could think was ‘I should have started at the main lobby.’ These long hallways with nowhere to hide would have made me an easy target. One short, out of breath, underpaid and overworked guard with a thousand keys and blood dripping down her hand because she was clumsy and couldn't lock a door, target.

The surgery entrance door stands open when you turn off the box. I didn’t know that at the time. I could feel the seconds ticking by as I struggled with it. In hindsight, I should have just locked the inner door and been done with it. They were glass anyways, and definitely not bullet proof. Anyone who wanted to get in wouldn't have been deterred by glass.

By the time I hit the pedway, I felt sick. It had been 2 minutes since I had started locking down the hospital, something that we had no plan or procedure for. Somewhere between day surgery and the pedway, I started to get tunnel vision. I don’t remember my thought process for calling my husband, and I vaguely recall what I actually said on the voicemail. My words were kind of hard to make out over the sound of me running down a flight of stairs.

‘I love you. I’ll be home late. Don’t freak out, but we have a Code Black at East. I love you.’ It was all I could make out. The first time I listened to it, a few weeks after that day, all I could remember thinking was ‘this could have been the last thing he ever heard from me.’

When I reached the main lobby, I started moving people away from windows and down into hallways. Registration helped some, mostly with moving benches. No one really knew what to do. Someone brought me a printout. Cops had arrived, there was just 2 patrol cars parked outside the Emergency Department. More were coming. They traced the number and got an ID. I was expecting a mugshot, not a military ID. The grainy black and white photo did very little to help with identification. I was looking for a black man, in his early 20’s, of unknown height or weight, neither of which are listed. I stood by the door, vetting everyone that came in. More cops showed up, some in undercover vehicles, some off duty in their own cars. It became harder and harder to tell what was suspicious from what wasn’t. I think by that point, the paranoia had set in. Even if the cops had more info than I did, they would have had just as hard a time picking a non-descript black man out in a crowd.

A man in sweats approached the front door. He had walked past the off-duty cop parked in front. The cop started opening his door to get out, or at least that is what my brain saw. It could have been anything, or nothing. I didn’t know. It was the hoodie that caught me off guard. Baggy clothes conceal everything. His hood was up, hands in his pockets. I couldn’t see his face.

It played out like one of those dreams where you’re cornered and scrambling and trying to get the words out, but you can’t. I was shaking so hard I could barely hold the glass sliding doors as I tried to force them back together. He walked at a normal pace, at ease. There was nothing aside from the clothes and skin color to say that this was the caller, but I was terrified that it was, regardless of the statistics. Looking back, I must have looked like a mess. Here I was, shaky and out of breath, struggling to push together glass doors that didn’t actually lock to stop a potential shooter who would just break them down anyways instead of running away. My voice was gone, as was all the air in my lungs. I’ve seen videos, of cops shooting suspects that were already down because of adrenaline. It gets to be too much, and they start to twitch and accidentally pull the trigger. I imagine, this is what that would feel like. We’re all human, after all.

When he pulled out his hospital badge, I thought I might actually start crying from relief.

It was over in under 10 minutes, but I was still shaky 2 and a half hours later when they found him and I was finally sent home.

People at work said that it wasn’t real, because nothing happened. People, mostly the other guards, who were called in and showed up after the site was swarming with law enforcement. We had half the police force, it seemed like, between the off duty and the incoming shift. State troopers were combing the surrounding interstates. Military police were waiting at the caller’s residency. But there was just the two of us for those first 5 minutes. Before police were there, before we had any answers. We had to pick and choose what entrances to lock because there was no way to lock them all. We ignored entire buildings because there was too much ground to cover. If he had been sitting in his car in the parking lot when he called, it wouldn’t have mattered if the cops were called or the military police involved.

I would have been a target for the uniform I wore. Patients might have been fine. Nurses, too. Doctors maybe. The floors would have gone untouched. But the two of us would have been shot at, even if he didn’t hit either one.

Troopers found the caller overdosed in his car 3 miles from the hospital. He had a gun, but only a handful of bullets. Even if he had shown up, he was too messed up to do anything and would have quickly been taken down. They gave him Narcan, and the Military police took him away. I found out later when I was looking over the list of charges that he had also called the fire department and told them the hospital was on fire and that they needed to evacuate us. Someone said he wanted pain pills and the doctor said no because he was a junkie, but I’m not really sure why he did it. It doesn’t really matter. He was sentenced to 15 years for the civil side of things and court marshaled for conduct by the military. He will spend the better part of the next two decades in a military prison serving two consecutive sentences. 15 years and then another 5 for the military.

The hospital had forgotten by shift change. I had been held over 15 and a half hours because of the lockdown. I would have gotten off at 6 a.m. that morning. When I came in the next night, no one really talked about it. I guess that means I did my job. My debriefing was 10 minutes, and didn’t cover anything, really. The hospital locked down the truth and smoothed things over with the local paper. They didn’t want to make a big deal out of it.

We were 3 miles and 5 bullets away from a Code Silver, active shooter.

But nothing happened so it wasn’t real, right?

Tags: @fanfiction-trashpile

#out of the vault #active shooter threat #personal

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narkinafive · 5 years

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this one’s a doozy

(i feel like i should have done sth like this for the prequels/the clone wars but oh well. i'll get around to it eventually! maybe! gotta do something while waiting for ix right lol)

oh, rebels. rebels rebels rebels. i know it's probably unbelievable, but i was so gutted by the clone wars cancellation that i really Did Not Like rebels at. it took... idk about two years for me to give it a real chance (and i was still deep in a previous fandom hole, so i didn't really get into it until like. the start of s4) (if you can guess what fandom it was you get a cookie) i am so glad i tried it again.

of course, ezra bridger is, was, will always be my favorite boy. i really did not expect him to waltz away with my heart! anakin has always been my favorite (and he still is, tbh), bc that kind of character and that kind of arc is so on brand for me, like. i LOVE my dark tragic messiah demigods, i really really do!!! but then this doofy dumbass kid with big blue eyes and a big blue heart and his many cat friends just punched me in the gut!

it's been a year and i've had time to digest the whole package. let me preface by saying that rebels is absolutely 100% perfect and my favorite piece of expanded sw media by a LONG mile. NOW. that doesn't mean that there weren't things i didn't like (going under a cut!)

many times, it tried too hard to tie into the greater saga - bringing in palpatine, the wbw, all the saga cameo characters, like... some of them worked better than others. the r2d2 and c3po cameos were the worst, w obi wan coming in at a close second. the best saga character cameo was definitely mon mothma (and bail). i really liked leia's episode, but. idk. it still felt a little shoehorn-y

i wish ezra's descent into the dark side had been more ... present? he gets some great, great moments. but it's kind of sudden (i've touched on this before so i won't keep going)

someone else has brought this up (and i ................. do not remember who sdfkjlsdfjlk) but pushing aside the Great Rivalry of thrawn and hera for the force stuff is... idk. that's a whole other thing

now i love the force shit. like i LOVE it. but i think rebels might have been stronger if it focused less on force shit and more on the early war effort, in the same vein as rogue one. i know it'd be more difficult to fill out four seasons rather than one movie, but as it got into s4 and closer and closer to episode iv... idk, put the force shit at the beginning of the season? idk. i really love how they did it, but... idk! it's complicated

oh, and speaking of complicated - maul. i love what they did with him, i love this sad garbage pile and watching him recreate his trauma onto others as a way of dealing with it... but i think it was a weird choice. maul is so... idk, grimdark? for such a lovely sweet show

kallus going to lira san better be bc he's being tried for war crimes lmao

sabine staying on lothal is... a choice. not one i hate. but i still don't quite understand it

and my biggest gripe, ironically one of my favorite parts of the show: ahsoka lives.

dont' get me wrong; i was so happy that ahsoka lived, i nearly threw my computer across the room when ezra yoinked her into the spacetime continuum. i am a diehard ahsoka fan and i will fight somebody to defend her honor. THAT SAID. the narrative of ahsoka going down at the hands of her former master? as he desperately tries to erase every part of his former identity? the great commander tano, clone wars veteran, an early casualty of the rebel alliance? it's so good. it's SO good. having her story end there would have been just some phenomenal shit. just superbly poetic. i'm glad she's alive! and the emotional impact is still the same, even with her coming back, but my god.

now. the things i love.

the character arcs. all of them. ezra bridger, war orphan, street thief, cast out by his people, finding he is stronger than he ever thought could be possible, giving his life for his people because he forgives them, and because it's the right thing to do. kanan jarrus, jedi knight, reclaiming his heritage and his jedi legacy (and yes, watching him die still hurt just as much as the first time aroundd) (and also, thanks to @aspiringwarriorlibrarian and @greatlakesrebel for pointing out many many many things, but first and foremost tonight, that dume the wolf was of course voiced by fpj) (i’m slow ok shut up). hera syndulla, who unfortunately had to learn the hard way how to balance love and war so she didn't become her father, pushing away everyone she loved for the greater cause. zeb orrelios, finding his people, learning he's not the last of his kind, leading the refugees to their ancestral home. sabine wren, forgiving herself and freeing her planet from oppression. and not just the hero arcs - the villain arcs, too!!!! darth maul's single minded obsession that kept him alive for 30 years ending in a 3-hit fight on a backwater planet because he just couldn't sustain that hate for so long. all of thrawn's cleverness couldn't predict the force. i don't have an issue with a single one of these!

THE FORCE (TM)!!!! there is so much delicious crunchy force nonsense, i could DROWN in it

among my many, many issues w the old EU, one of them was demystifying the force, quantifying and trying to label it too much. some things were quantified bc they needed to be (the holocrons, the sith code, etc) but most of it was kept as vague and nebulous as possible, which is GOOD. when it comes to mystical magic, less explanation is mostly always more

i love that we don't have clear cut answers for the loth wolves and the lothal temple, i could ponder that shit for WEEKS and never get bored

it does feel like a mostly self contained story. "been there made history" can get overused very easily (see: hbo rome) but rebels used it just enough to fit it into the larger saga

having rex survive both the clone wars AND the galactic civil war??? fuck yeah

kanan and ezra. kanan and ezra. there is so much i could say about kanan and ezra. it's everything to me. war vet finds plucky young orphan and adopts him? sign me tf up!! their relationship as it grows from mentor/mentee to peers is really really well done

and speaking of growth, ezra and sabine going from obvious romantic interest to battle forged siblings is not something that i was expecting but is definitely one of the best parts of the show

kevin has some really incredible tracks in this show: top of the list is 100% kanan's end credits, followed closely by it's over now. wow

and speaking of, the entirety of the last ten minutes of twilight of the apprentice deserves its own bullet. that shit is right up there with vader v luke round 2

the planet designs, mostly malachor and lothal, but when hera and sabine launch the dome, and the lothal sky suddenly turns to blue as the pollution is leeched out and destroyed... that shit is breathtaking

and so much more. like so much

this show holds such a special place in my heart :") now if only dave could bring back my son... like. PLEASE

see you all in rogue one!

#the pre ix rewatch

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bloojayoolie · 5 years

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Animals, Cats, and Children: Handsome, perfectly muscular & compact, a little confused and ost but still wagging his tail and socializing. housetrained- Said to be CAT & DOG FRIENDLY at Manhattan ACC waiting 69993 3 years old, 57 lbs King ove TO BE KILLED - 8/13/2019 KING NEEDS A LOVING NEW CASTLE TO BE THE KING OF <3 A volunteer writes: King, a handsome slightly muscular young man, perfectly made and compact, looks at me with puzzled eyes. His tail wags a bit. He comes with prudent steps when I call him, even sits on command but is hesitant to take my treats. He accepts some petting. He feels that I am likely an ok person to be with but I am not his former family. These are uncertain times for King who lived with a teen and cats and although cautious at first, is said to be playful with other dogs. He would be wary of strangers. King needs a new owner who will widen his horizons, build his trust and offer him a new castle. King is waiting for you at the Manhattan Care Center. KING@MANHATTAN ACC Hello, my name is King My animal id is #69993 I am a male black dog at the Manhattan Animal Care Center The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old, 57 lbs Came into shelter as owner surrender 8/3/2019 Reason stated - landlord won't allow King is at risk for medical reasons. King was diagnosed with canine infectious respiratory disease complex which is contagious to other animals and will require further care. Behaviorally, King has shown signs of possible resource guarding and becomes uncomfortable around new people. King should go to an adopter familiar with these behaviors. My medical notes are... Weight: 57 lbs Vet Notes 8/5/2019 [DVM Intake] DVM Intake Exam Estimated age: 3 years Microchip noted on Intake? No History : Owner Surrender - may have ear infection Subjective: Observed Behavior - Stiff tail wag, growls when approached, muzzled for safety, limited exam without sedation. Walks on leash well, no inter-dog reactivity noted when putting him back in cage. Pulls on leash but wags tail. Evidence of Cruelty seen - No Evidence of Trauma seen - no Objective T = P = 100 R = panting BCS = 4/9 EENT: Eyes clear, Ear pinna visually look dried and crusty and some crusting noted around eyes. Unable to get near head. Oral Exam: Muzzled and not able to evaluate PLN: No enlargements noted H/L: NSR, NMA, CRT < 2, Lungs clear, eupnic ABD: Non painful, no masses palpated U/G: intact male, both testicles descended and symmetrical MSI: Ambulatory x 4, skin free of parasites, no masses noted, healthy hair coat - crusting noted around right eye CNS: Mentation appropriate - no signs of neurologic abnormalities Rectal: not evaluated Assessment Possible otitis Possible periocular dermatitis Prognosis: Good Plan: Needs sedation for full evaluation. Will do HW and Microchip, skin scraping and ear exam at time of neuter. SURGERY: Okay for surgery 8/10/2019 SO BAR in kennel. P is barking at kennel front EN -- sneezing repeatedly. serous nasal discharge A CIRDC P move to ISO enrofloxacin 204mg tablet -- give 1 1/3 tablet PO q24h x 14 days doxycycline 100mg tablet -- give 3 tablets PO q24h x 14 days cerenia 60mg tablet -- give 1 tablet PO q24h x 4 days Details on my behavior are... Behavior Condition: 4. Orange Behavior History Behavior Assessment upon intake dog was friendly with counselors was jumping up allowed to collar and place in kennel Previously lived with:: 1adult 1 child 14 How is this dog around strangers?: client stated that when strangers would come over her would growl at them, then he calms down once he gets familiar How is this dog around children?: client stated that he has been ok around children but she dont allow him to play with him How is this dog around other dogs?: Client stated that he engages to play with other dogs but he is cautious How is this dog around cats?: client stated that he is okay with cats and would try to smell them Resource guarding:: no resource guarding Bite history:: no bite history Housetrained:: Yes Has this dog ever had any medical issues?: Yes Medical Notes: possible ear infection For a New Family to Know: king is described as friendly and lovable loves to be pet, he enjoyed sleeping anywhere in the house. he enjoys eating hard and wet food. he likes to go out for long walks and enjoys a good chew bone that he can chew on all day. ===================== Date of intake:: 8/3/2019 Spay/Neuter status:: No Means of surrender (length of time in previous home):: Owner Surrender Previously lived with:: An adult and a teenager (age 14) Behavior toward strangers:: Growls at first Behavior toward children:: Has been okay with them Behavior toward dogs:: Cautious and playful Behavior toward cats:: Okay with them, sniffs them Resource guarding:: None reported Bite history:: None reported Housetrained:: Yes Energy level/descriptors:: king is described as friendly and lovable. Date of assessment:: 8/5/2019 Summary:: Leash Walking Strength and pulling: Hard Reactivity to humans: None Reactivity to dogs: None Leash walking comments: None Sociability Loose in room (15-20 seconds): Distracted Call over: Does not approach Sociability comments: Handling Soft handling: Tolerates contact, Exuberant handling: Tolerates contact Handling comments: Lip licking, tense, hackles raised Arousal Jog: Follows, distracted Arousal comments: None Knock: No response Knock Comments: None Toy: Freezes, low growls upon approach Toy comments: None Summary:: 8/4: When introduced off leash to the female greeter dog, King briefly approaches and sniffs. He quickly wanders off to sniff and explore his surroundings. Date of intake:: 8/3/2019 Summary:: Social, jumped up, allowed handling ENERGY LEVEL:: King displays a medium energy level in the care center, we recommend daily mental and physical stimulation as a way to direct his energy and enthusiasm. BEHAVIOR DETERMINATION:: Level 3 Behavior Asilomar: TM - Treatable-Manageable Recommendations:: No children (under 13) Recommendations comments:: No children (under 13): Because King is reported to growl at strangers in his previous home environment, we feel as though he would be best set up to succeed in an adult only home environment. Potential challenges: : Resource guarding,Fearful/potential for defensive aggression Potential challenges comments:: King was observed to freeze and low growl when approached while engaged with a toy item during his assessment, please see handout on Resource guarding. King is reported to growl at strangers in his previous home environment, please see handout on Fearful and Defensive Aggression. *** TO FOSTER OR ADOPT *** HOW TO RESERVE A “TO BE KILLED” DOG ONLINE (only for those who can get to the shelter IN PERSON to complete the adoption process, and only for the dogs on the list NOT marked New Hope Rescue Only). Follow our Step by Step directions below! *PLEASE NOTE – YOU MUST USE A PC OR TABLET – PHONE RESERVES WILL NOT WORK! ** STEP 1: CLICK ON THIS RESERVE LINK: https://newhope.shelterbuddy.com/Animal/List Step 2: Go to the red menu button on the top right corner, click register and fill in your info. Step 3: Go to your email and verify account \ Step 4: Go back to the website, click the menu button and view available dogs Step 5: Scroll to the animal you are interested and click reserve STEP 6 ( MOST IMPORTANT STEP ): GO TO THE MENU AGAIN AND VIEW YOUR CART. THE ANIMAL SHOULD NOW BE IN YOUR CART! Step 7: Fill in your credit card info and complete transaction HOW TO FOSTER OR ADOPT IF YOU *CANNOT* GET TO THE SHELTER IN PERSON, OR IF THE DOG IS NEW HOPE RESCUE ONLY! You must live within 3 – 4 hours of NY, NJ, PA, CT, RI, DE, MD, MA, NH, VT, ME or Norther VA. Please PM our page for assistance. You will need to fill out applications with a New Hope Rescue Partner to foster or adopt a dog on the To Be Killed list, including those labelled Rescue Only. Hurry please, time is short, and the Rescues need time to process the applications. Shelter contact information Phone number (212) 788-4000 Email [email protected] Shelter Addresses: Brooklyn Shelter: 2336 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11208 Manhattan Shelter: 326 East 110 St. New York, NY 10029 Staten Island Shelter: 3139 Veterans Road West Staten Island, NY 10309 * NEW NYC ACC RATING SYSTEM * Level 1 Dogs with Level 1 determinations are suitable for the majority of homes. These dogs are not displaying concerning behaviors in shelter, and the owner surrender profile (where available) is positive. Level 2 Dogs with Level 2 determinations will be suitable for adopters with some previous dog experience. They will have displayed behavior in the shelter (or have owner reported behavior) that requires some training, or is simply not suitable for an adopter with minimal experience. Level 3 Dogs with Level 3 determinations will need to go to homes with experienced adopters, and the ACC strongly suggest that the adopter have prior experience with the challenges described and/or an understanding of the challenge and how to manage it safely in a home environment. In many cases, a trainer will be needed to manage and work on the behaviors safely in a home environment. PLEASE ADOPT. DON'T SHOP. FOSTERS ROCK TOO. :)

#funny #lol #humor #memes #meme #memehumor #dank memes #funny pics #rolf #lmao #Animals #Cats #and Ch

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nadiya-m · 3 years

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(Dont judge before reading the whole writing).

May 18th 2021

What is my worth?

Do some see me as human being or lower me to a level where they name me as their pet? Cat or dog? As if synchronized even?

Did I became someone's toy? Puppet? While not knowing anything about this? Because truly, I feel robotized.

Being watched 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. "They" even see me nude. And my own family gets so brainwashed and drugged I am afraid that they forget about me as being their own daughter. I see their minds vanishing away. As they put in other memories about me or who I should be. I see no other answer. I know them the best. And my youngest oldest brother is too scared to say a true thing. I can only see it in their eyes and he knows. So he barely looks at me, directly.

I am called the devil by the people who raised me. These people are my parents.

I am being called cat and dog by people who didnt raised me. These people are nothing to me.

When I eat I hear my, our, horror cat someone I dont want to put on a level to name him my ex but I do now, miauwing. I have to live now by force with our cat in my apartment. In order for safety i would during pregnancy sleep seperate. As I would otherwise get attacked and worse out of my sleep sometimes. I brought my cat to the vet because I was feeling sorry for my cat a bit as I was too poor to actually have a cat. That man convinced me that our cat didnt needed vaccins. Or when having a vlooienplaag in the house not any treatment needed. I would give my cat treatment. And so brought my cat to the vet. With almost no money. After breaking up it all became a hell. As if being punished. Still my cat is waiting for his owner to come. After our cat accomplished his job maybe. Do I want to know? I dont like being attacked in my face as it many times happend out of nowhere or when just opening the door of the toilet or so. Or when saying something rude to myself about the owner of our cat. Actually, the truth sounds rude to others when they cant stand it. I know someone truly can love when that person stands the truth and appreciates honesty.

I feel sorry for living creatures to be made as propety of those who dont know much about love. And look for those who learn and search for love as their target. Do they hate beauty? I sometimes question myself. In this case "they" are those who sended me a postcard before mothersday from my son with "from us" on it. Naming no ones name. No daddy to be named.

But "us". So I call them: they. As they are a group. I am afraid. Who do such things to many. And dont love in a natural way. Can I say that?

My son was showing on the photograph to be in a poor state. Malnutrition showing as he looks to be not growing properly when I look at this shoulders. Clothes he still can wear that I bought for him as newborn while he is born in October 27th 2020. 6plus months. And still newborn clothes? When I gave birth they gave me clothes as present for 6 months. I knew enough somewhere. Was I allowed to show care and love as mother? To be a mother myself? A parent? To give attention to our son? To someone else? What are we as humans without care, attention and so love in this way? No one wish to raise his child with hate. That will bring dictators to the world. I always knew.

So plan A didnt worked out that well.

Brainwash me and drug me in a way that I would become their pet.

Plan B is to make me homeless and mommy said I would become a whore in Amsterdam. A slut. Many times these month they almost accomplished to make me homeless. And made me "missing" from the radar while just being at home according to the police.

I have no phone. As I buy it and they hack it in a way that it isnt my phone anymore. They decide who I can reach out to. And take even over the chats with my parents. As they cant speak Dutch properly are close to none. They have access to my house. I live in Megen where I have to live with elderly people facing their last stage of life in a bejaardenhuis/verzorgingshuis. With a beautiful view. No, not the church but the clouds. Beautiful clouds I can daydream on. I see beauty everyday while I should see darkness. I am grateful for this gift that I still am able to see beauty.

Proudly I am African. Somali. I see myself as citizen of the world. As I dont know where I truly belong to. I feel a connection to the world. With Mother Nature. I care about Mother Nature as if almost a mother. And everything that lives I see as having feel too. Even if this isnt scientifically proven yet. What do we know? What do I know? Almost nothing. What is a good thing somewhere. Be curious enough to go after the real thing I would say. And the truth. To find out the meaning and worth of life and beauty. With no weird psychology. No racism. No hate. No underestimating of me, a lady. Now 25 years. Born on the last day of November in 1995. Oss, North-Brabant, The Netherlands.

I should be recylced they say.

"Please recycle!"

Hobbies such as photography, writing and sketching is been taken away from me. Animals dont show such human activity isnt?

I wonder when they are going to teach me how to miauw or woof while I am about to metaphorically make the next Mona Lisa or Vermeers Girl with the pearl. Well, I make pensketches. I paint with ink or pencil. It runs in my blood to paint but I never got lessons. To poor. I make abstracts with paint instead.

Somali people before war used to be free. And open minded. At least more than now.

As being robotized (only when near them) lady and citizen of the world, no dog, no cat, no monster, no ghost, no devil. But as Nadiya Mohado. Hi. To THE WORLD i got to know by watching documentary's. NatGeo and BBC. The list is endless. After reading their magazine I got from my dad in 2009 everything changed for me. I want to become a journalist and write. Discover the world. I get to see a whole different world meanwhile. Maybe that is needed in order to know more about what some hide for others. I feel like writing a whole book in one week to reflect on love and life. And modern slavery. Cause I am caughed as many others in this. And still I question about love and life. Waiting to see if true journalists still work as they should work. Hear both sides of the story. Instead of manipulated work as they are not live there. I watch and learn. And so I learn more about life. And love.

Many attemps I have witnessed. Torturements. I still love. Still believe. Still look for the real thing if we talk about love.

I have felt connections of beautiful souls I met during severe ilness. Doctors. They would save my life in secret behind my back or made deals with these people so I could live longer. We had by accident a thing going on. They were older. It never came to touch. I dont approach men. Gentlemans I wait for. But someone blocks their way and break their hearts and mine a bit. I get to hear what lies they have heard as they force me to still go there while I refuse to. These people find it funny or so to play with feel as they dont feel on our levels. I try to take distance as much as I can in order for safety as they have important jobs. If there were not any feelings involved I would go to court and make money on them. But I cant. Now. So I blame it on love somewhere as I know they still believe in these lies. Maybe its better. I dont want to cause more trouble. They need their focus, and I think its not for me to say how these things go. I am just 25. And patient for love. Mother Nature or I dont know what force made us almost fall in love. Almost.

- I wish to dance in the rain. Wash my sorrows away from yesterday. Make place for better days. And start the day with what I hope one day the love of my life saying goodmorning to me with warmth and touch only true lovers or soulmates are able to feel.

I feel a connection. For a long time now. Through these times I still havent give up on love.

I love now in silence. I am not in love but will wait. Patiently. Love in this could mean anything. Love romantically, and broadly to show care and be good for others.

- So, still patiently enough to wait.

Here I wait.

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So. This is a master post about my grandma. Some of this has already been talked about here but I posted this on my private fb and wanted to keep it here too.

Okay.. so. This is gonna be a long and detailed one.

Ive never had a space where I could vent about my grandma to more than just people close to me without being blamed or her finding out. The only family I have on here is my mom and im hiding this post from her for various reasons. I understand if many of you can't read all the way through this because its gonna be a lot. I just want the people around me to have a better grasp on exactly why im so depressed.

Before I start im gonna add a trigger list because there is a LOT and im probably going to be very emotional typing this. A lot of it ive never spoken about publicly.

So for a list of TW:

Emotional, physical, sexual, and animal abuse, r*pe, p*dophelia, racism, su*cide, hospitals, ableism, be******ty mention, fatshaming, weight mention, f slur.

Okay. Im going to start at when I moved in with her. She tricked my mother into signing over custody of me when I was 10. When I was 9 years old I was forced into a mental hospital after being heavily overdosed on medications meant for adults to the point I was "sitting upside down in my chairs unresponsive and talking about tranquilizers" which i have no memory of. The hospital was probably the worst experience in my entire life and I was almost murdered by one of the older kids. After getting out of there I moved in with my grandma.

Throughout my life shes said and done so many horrible things to me. She would always yell and scream about the smallest mistakes. She used to pick me up by my hair. She was just fucking horrible to me.

Around the age of 10-11 when I started going through puberty she would always make fun of the way my genitals looked. She would ask me to stretch my labia out and move it around. Specifically she would ask me to "show me your bat wings". It was fucking disgusting but as a child I thought it was just haha funny joke.

For a while I thought I just imagined that until my mom brought it up to me and how she CAUGHT HER saying that to me multiple times. So I had confirmation that I wasn't just imagining it. I once confronted her about it and she immediately started crying (ive only seen her cry 3 times in my entire life) and told me if I ever said that again she would tell everyone in my family that I was a "prostitute" and would make everyone in my family hate me, and that it was my mother who did that to me.

My mom lived with me and my grandma for a few years but eventually moved out on her own because she couldn't handle my grandmas abuse.

My grandma dated my moms r*pist, which was my moms uncle, and told my mom she never got r*ped, and said my mom only fucked him for "attention and cigarettes". My mom was 12 at the time.

My grandma told me at 15 that the "only reason you think you're trans is because you got diddled as a kid"

My grandma called me a whore when I started becoming sexually active despite her having her first child at 16.

She once told me I was "just like my father" who is a sex offender and abused me as a child. I was also forced to give my at-the-time step brothers head when I was 3-5 and was taught that it was okay.

My grandma has called me every possible name in the book. Anytime she does something wrong its automatically my fault. She told me she would believe that im trans when I showed her my dick (at 16).

Shes incredibly rude and racist, says she hates how she can't understand Asian people. She's said the n word. She's made so many "jokes" about how "aggressive" Black people are. When my cousin found out he had Black in him she said, and I quote, "I always knew he had a n***r ass" which fucking disgusted me. Shes scoffed at my mother for limping. She scoffs at anyone disabled. Always says "you wouldn't catch me looking like that in public." She would tell my mom she was faking her pain. And coincidentally of all 4 of her kids, one was born with physical deformities. she says thats not the reason why, but she gave her up for adoption. She yells at anyone standing in her way who isn't aware. She is incredibly rude when she speaks to people to the point its embarrassing.

When I hung myself earlier this year and a friend came to pick me up she was yelling at me like "Oh so you went and tattled on me didnt you? Did you say oh boo hoo shes so abusiveeee!!" As I had literally just laid passed out in the snow from hanging myself.

When she found out I hung myself she bitched about how I had her snow boots and how she would have had to climb up the hill to find my fucking body as if it were a chore. She asked me if I wanted to be cremated out of nowhere and when I said no she replied "good I didn't want to have to pick your piercings out of your dead body" when I told her she made me want to kill myself she laughed at me and said "well then you'll never survive" my first suicide attempt was at 12 years old. A few weeks ago I started carving at my throat in front of her because im so desperate for her to LISTEN to me for 5 FUCKING SECONDS. I have legitimately cried on my knees and begged her to treat me like a person time and time again. She laughs at me and turns it around to my issues. She guilt trips me and makes me think everything is my fault. She calls me disgusting for having 1 or 2 shirts on the floor. She told me to MY FACE she will never see me as trans. Misgenders me, misgenders my friends. I jokingly told her one of my cis friends was trans, and when she left she asked me "does he really have a penis?" ABOUT A WHOLE ASS CIS WOMAN. She told me she ran over and killed a dog with a broken leg to "put it out of its misery" she would always use glue traps and I told her not to tell me about it so she waits until were in public and says "yknow whenever I catch a live mouse on one of the traps I throw it into a plastic bag and then go do the litter box to suffocate it". Shes threatened to make me pay the hospital bill when I called 911 because she was unconscious. She says horrible things to me EVERY FUCKIJG DAY. She's always making everying my fault all the time and sits and smiles while I'm sobbing and pouring my heart out because im tired of the abuse. Im so fucking tired. It goes on and on and on every day of my life. I literally slit my throat in front of her and she only stopped being mean for about a week. Im so depressed and mentally ill and this is beating on me every moment of my fucking life.

In not done but im shaking and need to stop typing for now

Edit: some other notable things, when my grandpa disowned me and stopped speaking to me for over a year she told me it was probably because of how disgusting I was. And "nobody wants to be around that".

She will ask me specific random questions about specific friends and if I dont know the answer or I forgot, she goes on a tangent about how terrible of a friend I am.

When I was cutting her hair she kept telling me I was doing it wrong, so I did it her way and she hated it and told me she's glad I didn't pursue hair because im terrible at it.

When my cat was dying she originally refused to take him to the vet because he was "just gonna die anyways so I might as well let him", then gave up her cat to the vet because she was peeing but didn't wanna take responsibility for that so she lied to them and said she showed up at her door and didn't tell them her age or even her name and that was so fucking cruel.

When she starts laughing at me sometimes she'll talk to me in a whiny "baby voice" and be like awwww, waaa im so abusedddd *mocks me crying*.

And she always talks in a tone that sounds pissed off and seems confused when I feel like I'm being scolded.

She gets in my face and puts her finger in my face and backs me into corners sometimes and then when I smack her hand out of my face she says she'll put me in jail for abuse.

Oh yea and simetimes when she gets mad at me she'll be like "ok GIRL" in the middle of me talking. Like its annoying and uncalled for.

I cant believe I forgot this holy shit. Years ago (was a minor here as well) I was attacked by my neighbors dog and it knocked me down and when I got home my grandma was accusing me of be******ty and said she was "watching it fuck me" and I was so fucking disgusted and hurt.. I try to block that from my memory because it was my third dog attack and I was traumatized.

She also regularly calls her brother a F@ggot. He is the only lgbt family member (he's gay) that i have.

She regularly fatshames people while only a few feet from them. And will whisper to me about how disgusting they look.

She asks for all of my friends deadnames and gets mad when I dont answer.

"I can't be abusive because I give you a home. I could have let social services take you."

"I cant be racist because my ex husband is Black"

"You must be living in a fantasy world where you make up shit that ive done."

"Id be depressed if I stayed in bed all day too."

"I need to learn to have lower expectations for you."

"I'm starting to resent you. So ill be taking 200$ a month for rent." (She has stopped this thankfully)(edit #2, she started taking it again im gonna be here forever lmao)

When I was underweight she would say things like "you look like an aids patient." And "Are you trying to look like your mother?"

"You're a hoarder"

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tagged by @patroclusgf thank u!!!

last

1. drink - iced coffee

2. phone call - boyfriend

3. text message - to mel “everything is a lil haunted”

4. song you listened to - last hope by paramore

5. time you cried - today but i was yawning and i had a migraine

ever

6. dated someone twice?- no !!!

7. kissed someone and regretted it - only one

8. been cheated on - nope

9. lost someone special - not really

10. been depressed - who hasn’t or isn’t honestly

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - no!! i haven’t thrown up in years and i’d like to keep it tht way!!!

fave colours

12. blue

13. yellow

14. green

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends - yes !!

16. fallen out of love - ye p

17. laughed until you cried - yes, liTERally like 12 hours ago

18. found out someone was talking about you - nope !!

19. met someone who changed you - yeah

20. found out who your friends are - yes !

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - nope haHA

general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl - almost all

23. do you have any pets - 2 kitties!!

24. do you want to change your name - no but i used to really want to when i was younger bc it was so uncommon

25. what did you do for your last birthday - went out for dinner w/ friends n then back to my friends house where we drank and played board games !!!

26. what time did you wake up today - i woke up at 12:30pm yesterday kfhsbfcs

27. what were you doing at midnight last night - i dont even know probably watching gossip girl

28. what is something you can’t wait for - montreal!!!

30. what are you listening to right now - over and out by 5sos

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - yes!!! an irishman !! !

32. something that’s getting on your nerves - life

33. most visited website - tumblr, twitter or youtube

34. hair colour - dark (?) blonde

35. long or short hair - i like long but rn its fairly short, i’m growing it back out

36. do you have a crush on someone - i got a whole ass bf so yEs

37. what do you like about yourself - i have a big heart

38. want any piercings? - nose and repierce my earlobes, maybe another on my ear

39. blood type - idek but i prob should

40. nicknames - ky or kyles

41. relationship status - it is honestly SO weird to say im “”taken””

42. zodiac - capricorn

43. pronouns - she/her

44. fave tv shows - gossip girl rn and riverdale

45. tattoos - i have 3!! im getting another one with mel in april!!

46. right or left handed - right

47. ever had surgery - nope

48. piercings - my earlobes used to be

49. sports - hockey, soccer & skating!!

50. vacation - i NEED one

51. trainers - i assume this is referring to shoes, so vans and converse r all i wear rn

more general

52. eating - nothing

53. drinking - nothing but getting an iced coffee when i leave for class lol

54. i’m about to watch - gossip girl when i get home!!

55. waiting for - montreal!!

56. want - coffee + bath

57. get married - not ANY time soon if i even DO

58. career - vet technician!!!!!!

which is better

59. hugs or kisses - hugs

60. lips or eyes - eyes

61. shorter or taller - doesn’t matter

62. older or younger - prefer older but doesn’t matter

63. nice arms or stomach - arms

64. hookup or relationship - DEPENDS

65. troublemaker or hesitant - trouble maker

have you ever

66. kissed a stranger - nop

67. drank hard liquor - nope

68. lost glasses - only for like MAX a day but tht was when my vision was not so bad, now i am blind as hell so i can’t function w/o them

69. turned someone down - yes

70. sex on first date - nope

71. broken someones heart - yes

72. had your heart broken - y e s

73. been arrested - nope

74. cried when someone died - yeah

75. fallen for a friend - yyes,,

do you believe in

76. yourself - rarely

77. miracles - sometimes

78. love at first sight - NO

79. santa claus - no lol

80. kiss on a first date - yep

81. angels - maybe

other

82. best friend’s name - i got THREE; hails, megs and mel

83. eye colour - blue/green

84. fave movie - whiplash

85. fave actor - D W A Y N E J O H N S O N

i have no tumblr friends to tag so thanks if u read this

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20 Questions with Dr Ferox #18

Finally sat down to work through 20 more questions. I know I’d been a bit behind for a while, but here comes a flurry of questions and comments. As usual I’ve tried to tag people that were brave enough to put their names on the questions, but if you were Anonymous you’ll have to look through manually.

@tenacious-brii said: Hi! I was wondering if you might have heard of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, and if you have, what you think of them. My understanding is they're working to implement a higher breeding standard to prevent inbreeding / continuation of genetic diseases and disorders (like hip dysplasia for example) It sounds like a worthy goal but maybe I am being hopelessly optimistic, lol. As for tax; Which pokemon would be your main companion? Thank you for all that you do!!

The OFA would love to implement higher standards for breeding dogs, but they can't actually enforce anything. All they can do is collect the data and make recommendations. They have some super interesting data on the frequency of hip and elbow dysplasia in dogs, but there are a few potential flaws.

Number one is that it's not compulsory for breeders to disclose their hip and elbow results. If they screen a dog with bad hips, for example, and simply choose not to send those results in, then the recorded 'breed average' will be 'better' than reality.

I do have a soft spot for Ivysaur.

savageborn said: I met a pure bred St Bernard at work for the first time today (i work part time as a vet assistant at a small local clinic) and. I was taken aback. They're so big. I've never seen one in person before and im still just amazed. I wanted to share. He was very sweet just. So Big.

Yes, they are indeed very big. Super fun as puppies though, when at even their early puppy vaccination they're dwarfing adult dogs in the waiting room.

Anonymous said: Up until relatively recently (the 1980s!), it was widely accepted that human newborns didn't feel pain. I'm not surprised if that idea hasn't persisted when it comes to mice.

Gosh humans can be stubborn, self-centred and lacking in empathy, can't they? That was probably believed to make themselves feel a whole lot better about circumcision.

agender-fordmustang said: As a vet assistant, I find egg + meat chicken production to be very interesting, despite my disgust for birds who are bred so large they cant get up out of their own excreta. What's your favorite thing which you thought you'd hate?

I don't think I really expected to hate anything, I find most of biology genuinely fascinating. I find turkey semen collection a bit weird, but there's not much on the animal side I really hate.

Humans and the things we do are complicated. I wasn't really all that fond of humans when I started out, but have come to like a larger percentage of them over time.

Anonymous said: In regards to getting accepted to vet school, would you say grades were very important? Like would an A vs a B in a class make it or break it? Also do they look at extracurriculars as much as everyone tells me haha. Everyone loves to tell me how competitive vet school is and I've just started my undergrad education so I'm trying to evaluate my priorities! Thank you so much and thank you for running such a wonderful blog! <3

When I went through, and please remember it was over a decade ago when I was applying, they looked at your academic achievements first, and extracurriculars second, but if you didn't have any extracurricular experience with the veterinary industry you weren't looked on as favourably as if you did. By the interview stage, the professors had already more or less decided who they wanted as students, the interviews just sealed the deal and maybe bumped you higher or lower on the list.

Anonymous said: I have a condition where I have random and uncontrollable nose bleeds, at least once a day and lasting anywhere from a minute to an hour. I would like to have a job with animals or in the medical field but I am afraid my nose bleeds will be in excusable in a medical environment. Can someone like me work as a vet or other medical personal or am I better off finding something else?

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how to answer this. There are definitely medical, infectious and sanitary concerns with having unpredictable nosebleeds. I'm not even sure how you're managing outside of a clinical setting, and I'm sorry I can't be more help.

Anonymous said: hello! i recently got a kitten to accompany the cat i already have (they get along wonderfully!) I was wondering though, we feed our cat purina kibble and have been feeding the kitten canned fancy feast- im planning on incorporating more wet food into the older cat's diet because i know cats get a majority of hydration from their food. anyway i know that the brands we feed them arent ideal, but we dont have a lot of money for otherwise. do you have any advice on better brands perhaps?

Cats are perfectly capable of drinking water, but I don't give people food recommendations. That's a slippery slope that I wont go down.

bettsplendens said: Am I right in thinking that "meat by-products" in the context of cat food probably means organ meat and miscellaneous scraps rather than anything actually ominous?

More or less. It can include any part of the animal that isn't profitable to market as a labelled something for human consumption. So while it might include lots of organs, it's less likely to include hearts, liver and tripe, which can be sold separately, and may also include things like neck and cheek meat is those cuts are not popular locally, or just edges of things that nobody wanted.

Anonymous said: Why do dogs have really short hiccup attacks? Are they hiding hiccup curing secrets from us?!

Dogs can have longer hiccup attacks, but their diets are usually more regular and they're less likely to be overfed than we are. They usually grow out of hiccups in puppyhood.

Anonymous said: How about when I worked at a pet store, I had to dissuade a man who wanted a remote shock collar for his wife's 3lb Yorkie. The smallest collar we carried was rated for 10lbs minimum. He said they'd go out to check on their cattle, and the dog would jump out of his arms and race towards the cows. He said he was concerned a cow would hurt her, and he just needed "something that would drop 'er." I suggested a leash. He said, "Nah, she don't like leashes."

Humans are capable of astounding levels of foolishness.

Anonymous said: Our dog recently had to have a large patch shaved on her side due to a wound. She is double-coated, and I've always heard you shouldn't shave a double-coated dog because the coat won't grow back the same. Is this true? Obviously it's better that it was shaved or the vet wouldn't have done it, but I want to make sure this won't affect her ability to be in the sun in the future and all that jazz. (btw we love our vet to bits, but she can be a bit hard to reach for simple questions)

It will grow back eventually (assuming no endocrinopathies affecting the fur), but the guard hairs will take longer to grow back and look like they did before shaving. It's only a part of the dog that's been shaved, so unlikely to be an issue.

Anonymous: What sorts of things do vet assistants do on the job? (I'm trying to figure out if being a vet assistant is something I actually want to do or if I just think that I want to do it because I like animals) Also question tax, what's your favorite kind of flower? Thanks!

Considering Vet Assistant is not a regulated term here, it might be anything from a layperson with no training just doing what a vet instructs them to do, to being basically a vet nurse. I do not work with vet assistants, I work with trained vet nurses, so you will get a better answer asking someone who actually works under that title.

Anonymous said: Not sure if this has been asked already but one of my cat's tails vibrates and shakes. She does it all the time. I'm not necessarily concerned, but is this normal in cats?

It can be if the cat is highly stimulated or agitated.

Anonymous said: A short story for you: ever since he was little my cat has done the claw kneading thing to my hair and dribbles while doing it. It's so weird but now it's just normal to me. I assume it's just his quirk it's cute

A lot of cats will salivate while purring and kneading. It's probably a reflex left over from kittenhood, when they would knead their mother while suckling.

Anonymous said: I'm worried about my dog's bite since he is a show dog. So far he has the normal scissor bite but it seems like it's turning to a level bite. He has reached his adult height and is a bit over 1 year old. Are the jaws supposed to grow anymore?

Probably not but it might depends on breed and I can neither see nor examine your dog, and you are anonymous.

Anonymous said: question tax: for some reason i imagine that cattle really love you!? like just licking your face and trying to lay in your lap. i just get that vibe!! question: so my dog is missing a few molars for some reason. our vet says it isn't a problem and he eats perfectly well. it's got me thinking about the dogs that have missing teeth and end up with their tongues hanging out of their mouths. what causes that? my pup doesn't do it but there's a pretty obvious gap.

Dogs that are missing canine teeth often have tongues that deviate and pop out. It's more common in brachycephalic dogs, which have long tongues relative to their face anyway.

I miss cows.

Anonymous said: I work at a pet store and frequently have to deal with people who own wheezing pugs thinking "oh he just makes that sound when he's happy", do you have any advice for convincing them that their dog isn't healthy and needs to see a vet? Question tax: came for the vet stories, stayed for the vet stories, your blog is fantastic!

I tend to say something along the lines of how something might be common and been present for a long time, but that doesn't mean it's healthy. Or that something might have been normalised but that doesn't make it normal.

prepackagedsoul said:I've had two German Shepherds (so I've spent some time at the vet, like you said a lot went wrong with them but i did do everything possible to fix it) and for now I've switched over to cats and, holy shit? Like they're so hardy and long lasting my grandmother has a cat that is 20 years old. She also owns one of her kittens, and he's nineteen. They're both still pretty active too, so I guess I'll bury this cat when I'm forty if all goes well.

Cats are great. They want to live, they heal well, they're tough little buggers.

aquila-audax said: Steering away from vet medicine but still within the wonderful realm of the life sciences, do you have a favourite species/group of plants?

I am partial to foxgloves. Partly for their appearance, but also because I like foxy things and they're poisonous in a cool way.

vantastrophe said: Any fantasy authors you really enjoy? Looking for more books to read, I really like Neil Gaiman but that's the only author so far ? hope you're having a great week!

Terry Pratchett is my #1, forever and always.

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I was tagged by @andrewminyarrr IDk if you meant for me to do both the games but that’s what I did…

RULES: tag 9 people you want to get to know better

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single FAVOURITE COLOUR: blue or bright yellow LIPSTICK OR CHAPSTICK: lip balm LAST SONG I LISTENED TO: Can You Hold Me - NF LAST MOVIE I WATCHED: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 TOP 3 TV SHOWS: Letterkenny, Black Books and Baccano TOP 3 CHARACTERS: Jean Moraeu, Jeremy Knox and Wylan Van Eck TOP 3 SHIPS: Jerejean, Wylan/Jesper/Kuwei and lailalvarez BOOKS I’M CURRENTLY READING: just(ish) finished Timekeeper (READ IT) and now gonna read Our Dark Duet

rules - you must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 (ish) people.  THE LAST 1. drink: Tea 2. phone call: The vet 3. text message: to Libby about parrots 4. song you listened to: Can you hold me. 5. time you cried: ummm last week sometime cause of stress abt my dog. 6. dated someone twice: no 7. kissed someone and regretted it: lol yeah (Where’s question 8?) 9. lost someone special: yes. 10. been depressed: well damn ain’t that the question 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: yeh but not for a long time.

3 favourite colours 12. All the blues 13. Yellows 14. Dark dark red

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU 15. made new friends: irl. No. only lost them. On here yes absolutely. 16. fallen out of love: haven’t been in love in years fam. 17. laughed until you cried: oh heck yeh 18. found out someone was talking about you: yeaup. 19. met someone who changed you: I don’t think so. But again I’ve been changed more by people I lost this year 20. found out who your friends are: my who now? (Like people on here tho then hell yeh) 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: not in the last year no

GENERAL 22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: all but 1 23. do you have any pets: a dog and 2 cats 24. do you want to change your name: nope. 25. what did you do for your last birthday: had a big meal with a bunch of my family members (siblings and my nephews and my cousins and their partners and my parents) 26. what time did you wake up: 7:20 and then 9:15. 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: drinking tea and catching up with so v old friend who just got back from traveling 28. name something you can’t wait for: MEETING LIBBY! OMG! 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: bang on a week ago (Where’s question 30?) 31. what are you listening to right now: my brother practice a song for the band he plays piano in. 32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: unfortunately 33. something that is getting on your nerves: fandom and people being rude/nasty generally 34. most visited website: This feckin hell site 35. hair colour: mouse brown 36. long or short hair: middleish but I’m contemplating cutting it up to me ears/chin 37. do you have a crush on someone: nope. 38. what do you like about yourself: my practicality 39. piercings: used to have my ears done but they healed up 40. blood type: not a clue my dude 41. nickname: idk. Haze or H sometimes? 42. relationship status: hasn’t changed from the last time this asked. 43. zodiac: Gemini 44. pronouns: she/her 45. favourite tv show: Letterkenny atm. 46. tattoos: no but I think I want two. 47. right or left handed: right 48. surgery: nope. 49. piercing: see as above. 50. sport: horse riding, swimming, skiing and kayaking 51. vacation: was at Glastonbury Festival a couple weeks ago 52. pair of trainers: ?? My diy galaxy converse?

MORE GENERAL 53. eating: just had spinach soup 54. drinking: tea. 55. i’m about to: go rewatch Bacano with my bro 56. waiting for: not much 57. want: to feel passionate abt something again 58. get married: sure, someday, hopefully 59. career: don’t know yet but hopefully something in New Zealand

WHICH IS BETTER 60. hugs or kisses: HUGS 61. lips or eyes: Eyes 62. shorter or taller: don’t think I really mind but it’s not hard to be taller than me 63. older or younger: same or maybe a little older? Not sure I mind as long at its close tho 64. nice arms or nice stomach: Stomach I think. 65. hook up or relationship: relationship. 66. troublemaker or hesitant: middle ground

HAVE YOU EVER: 67. kissed a stranger: yes 68. drank hard liquor: yes 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: dont wear them 70. turned someone down: yup 71. sex on the first date: need to have had a date for that. 72. broken someone’s heart: doubt it. 73. had your heart broken: not in a romantic sense 74. been arrested: no 75. cried when someone died: uhh- yeh. 76. fallen for a friend: not properly but I’ve entertained the idea before

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 77. yourself: most of the time 78. miracles: no 79. love at first sight: not really no. 80. santa claus: no 81. kiss on the first date: weird question. And like? Who am I say what’s cool in this hypothetical situation? 82. angels: no

OTHER: 83. current best friend’s name: would need a best friend for that 84. eye colour: Hazel 85. favorite movie: not sure.

And I'ma tag @kaisrchiefs @wesawbears @faintlyglow @cecilyacat @sourpastels and @punkbrenderesa (I miss you bro)

#tagged #the dork #lio

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92 Question tag

So I first thought that this was quite a mouthful to answer, but since I’ve now been tagged twice to do this (hey @to-japan-and-back and @ccstudys!), I better, lest the ask game gods set their wrath on me.

Rules: Answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

LAST:

1. Drink: Mead (so good) 2. Phone call: My mom 3. Text message: My oldest friend (since - 9 years ago now?!) 4. Song you listened to: Í Tokuní (Eivør) 5. Time you cried: Not long ago. But they were good tears!

HAVE YOU: 6. Dated someone twice: Naaaah 7. Kissed someone and regretted it: ... A little bit 8. Been cheated on: Thankfully never! 9. Lost someone special: No 10. Been depressed: I saw a shrink for depression for about 6 months, in total I was depressed for maybe 2,5 years. I never got a diagnose and I doubt I will need one (thankfully!) 11. Gotten drunk and thrown up: Nah, I don’t drink to that point! Stay smart.

LIST 3 FAVORITE COLORS: 12-14: Lemon yellow, apple green, the deep blue of the ocean.

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU: 15. Made new friends: Yes!! 16. Fallen out of love: Nope! That was ages ago. 17. Laughed until you cried: I’ve never laughed to the point of crying. 18. Found out someone was talking about you: Nope 19. Met someone who changed you: Absolutely! 20. Found out who your friends are: Yes. 21. Kissed someone on your Facebook list: Yes (We are now dating!)

GENERAL: 22. How many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: About 99% I’d say; I’ve made some really neat friends online. 23. Do you have any pets: Not yet 24. Do you want to change your name: No, I love it! 25. What did you do for your last birthday?: I don’t remember. 26. What time did you wake up: 7:13 27. What were you doing at midnight last night: Sleeping, hahah 28. Name something you can’t wait for: Going to Paris with my boyfriend!!! Very soon!! 29. When was the last time you saw your mom: About a month ago 30. What is one thing you wish you could change in your life: I want to MOVE OUT of this dorm room but we don’t have the money and the timing for everything else in our lives are just so not right for moving out. 31. What are you listening to right now: 'Witchcraft’ by Frank Sinatra 32. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Never 33. Something that is getting on your nerves: How poor the sound insulation is in this dorm. 34. Most visited websites: tumblr, Facebook, my email, WaniKani, YouTube

35. Mole/s: So many omg 36. Mark/s: None? Tons of beauty marks all over my body. 37. Childhood dream: Librarian, ballet dancer, vet, or getting 6 degrees (I don’t remember which except that one was supposed to be in agronomy) and travel Africa like my uncle and help them grow forests 38. Hair color: Naturally golden blonde, right now “copper” red (so the box says) 39. Long or short hair: In between! It’s short in the back and then longer in the front, sort of slanted. 40. Do you have a crush on someone: My beautiful boyfriend 41. What do you like about yourself: I’m a fucking nice person 42. Piercings: NEVER. 43. Blood type: A something 44. Nickname: None 45. Relationship status: Taken as heck 46. Zodiac: Libra 47. Pronouns: She/her 48. Favorite TV Show: Don’t ask me, I can’t tell you 49. Tattoos: I want one so baaad. One on my left shoulder, maybe something like, slipping down my shoulder blade. I love viking style tattoos and have been playing with the idea of a wardruna for ages now.

50. Right or left hand: Right 51. Surgery: Something when I was like 6 (full anesthesia), and I think that’s it 52. Hair dyed in different color: Yes! See above. 53. Sport: LOL NAH 55. Vacation: Paris in August!!!! I’ve never gone and I AM SO EXCITED 56. Pair of trainers: 1

MORE GENERAL:

57. Eating: Fish n chips. The fake student kind. 58. Drinking: Waterrrrr 59. I’m about to: Do another one of these ask games then put it in my queue hahaha, I’ve got a few I haven’t gotten around to *flips Super Popular hair* 61. Waiting for: Tomorrow’s DnD session! 62. Want: it to be Tuesday so I can take my birth control pills again. 63. Get married: Before? Wouldn’t dream of it. Now? God, yes. 64. Career: Anything to do with communication or translating!

WHICH IS BETTER

65. Hugs or kisses: Why do you ask to choose between two such different things 66. Lips or eyes: For kisses, lips. For seeing, eyes. 67. Shorter or taller: Shorter! It’s always fun being short, you can hide everywhere and you ALWAYS look cute! 68. Older or younger: Older for dating, younger for being friends with! 70. Nice arms or nice stomach: Nice. Heckin. Arms. Or stomach. I DONT KNOW DONT PUSH ME 71. Sensitive or loud: Sensitive, always! 72. Hook up or relationship: Relationship 73. Troublemaker or hesitant: Hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER: 74. Kissed a Stranger: No way man 75. Drank hard liquor: Yeah man, who hasn’t had vodka? 76. Lost glasses/contact lenses: Glasses will inevitably disappear. 77. Turned someone down: Yeah, twice (not the same person thank god). It’s not a good feeling. 78. Sex on the first date: We had sex on the 2nd 8 ) 79. Broken someone’s heart: I doubt it 80. Had your heart broken: Yes. 81. Been arrested: No 82. Cried when someone died: Yes 83. Fallen for a friend: Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 84. Yourself: Mostly? 85. Miracles: Nah man 86. Love at first sight: Not Love, but intense fascination at first sight, sure! 87. Santa Claus: Nah but it’s a cute idea. My parents used to tell me and my sister that he only visited people who couldn’t afford Christmas presents for their own children (when we asked why the tags on our presents read ‘from mom and dad’). I thought that was very sweet of Santa Claus to prioritize like that. 88. Kiss on the first date: Uh, yeah?? It’s a damn kiss. If the chemistry is there, go for it, kissing is great!

OTHER: 90. Current best friend name: Nico (hey man if you see this) 91. Eye color: Blue and brown 92. Favorite movie: NO clue.

I’m leaving this as an open tag - do it if you want to!

#ccstudys #to-japan-and-back #tagged

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