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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And then there were none....

I adopted a kitten from our school's Orphan Kitten Project in 1992. Golem was a little 6 week-old tortoise kitten who had been abandoned by her mother. Golem's sister (another tortoise female) didn't last long due to bladder and kidney issues. Golem was a very affectionate kitten, considering that she was an orphan kitten (!) and a tortoise (!!) as well. I kept her for 19 years.

She had been battling hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease for more than a year. This morning I awoke to find her basically decerebrate-staring blankly at her water dish, with no interest in food or water. She was staggering around a bit and had difficulty with her balance. She had been losing some weight, but I thought that had hit a plateau and was at least stable. Old cats that chronically compensate will frequently crash and burn very quickly. They've used up their body stores and their ability to fend off fate. Golem was crashing.

I brought her in to the University this morning for humane euthanasia. I insisted that they assign a first year intern and any emergency students to the case. At least Golem could provide some 'teachable moments' for someone in her last moments on Earth. They placed a femoral catheter and brought me to a nice 'comfy' room with calm and relaxed decor. Golem looked around a bit, but I mostly just used the time to say goodbye and keep her calm.

In the end, she flinched a bit with the administration of the pentobarbitol, but then relaxed. Once again, her coat was smooth, she was relaxed and all was well. I stayed there stroking her for 20 minutes or so before she was taken. I cried a little, thinking of all that we had been through together.

They cast a paw print with a tuft of hair as a keepsake for animals euthanized at the hospital. It's a nice touch. I insisted that she be necropsied-one last opportunity for students on pathology rounds in the diagnostic lab to benefit and learn.

When my wife and I combined households, we had five cats, a dog and two birds. Now, there are none.

ORIGINAL: USS America

Holy bandwith, Batman!  Sorry about the size.  I didn't realize my phone was taking them that big.  

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Well, hacker group "Anonymous" have announced that they're going to "destroy" Facebook on November 5. Is anybody else tired of these snotty little brats with their proxy server logins? Who the **** do they think they are?

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Oh my... a van hit parked Ferrari (on island Pag in Croatia) and this happened... [:D]
Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie

1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. How hard can it be? You can still buy things for 1p too!

Yeah, why IS that, exactly?

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Well, hacker group "Anonymous" have announced that they're going to "destroy" Facebook on November 5. Is anybody else tired of these snotty little brats with their proxy server logins? Who the **** do they think they are?

Kristian what do you mean by:

"proxy server logins"

?


Leo "Apolo11"

ORIGINAL: Mynok


We took in a little stray called Rijel about ten years ago. Found out early on that he had feline HIV, so his time was short. He crashed one day almost exactly like Golem did. My wife had to take him to be euthanized. I never got to say goodbye to the little tyke. Haunts me to this day. I came home from work to my wife sitting in a chair with Rijel at her feet. She was crying and did for a couple of days. Buried him in the backyard with nice stone marker. I miss all my departed pets, but him the most by far. He was a sweet little guy who deserved better than he got from life.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Oh my... a van hit parked Ferrari (on island Pag in Croatia) and this happened... [:D]
Leo "Apollo11"

Leo-are you sure it's not like the car in "The Spy Who Loved Me"? Maybe it needed a little more in the water to deploy its propellers? [;)]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

Still.....its times like these that make you wince for not knowing what the future holds. One of my greatest regrets of recent will be not having had the guts to bother Chennelle's new owner to see her. I had been passing by her home just two days before she was killed and we made eye contact...she came running down the stairs to the Hostel entrance and waited at the door for me, front paws on the glass....me on the other side (door was locked of course) So close....but we couldn't touch. I removed myself from the scene before she woke up/bothered Tony with her noises. I had no idea that that would be the last time i would ever see her alive. I'll go to my grave with that chill thought. [:(]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus


Still.....its times like these that make you wince for not knowing what the future holds. One of my greatest regrets of recent will be not having had the guts to bother Chennelle's new owner to see her. I had been passing by her home just two days before she was killed and we made eye contact...she came running down the stairs to the Hostel entrance and waited at the door for me, front paws on the glass....me on the other side (door was locked of course) So close....but we couldn't touch. I removed myself from the scene before she woke up/bothered Tony with her noises. I had no idea that that would be the last time i would ever see her alive. I'll go to my grave with that chill thought. [:(]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And then there were none....

I adopted a kitten from our school's Orphan Kitten Project in 1992. Golem was a little 6 week-old tortoise kitten who had been abandoned by her mother. Golem's sister (another tortoise female) didn't last long due to bladder and kidney issues. Golem was a very affectionate kitten, considering that she was an orphan kitten (!) and a tortoise (!!) as well. I kept her for 19 years.

She had been battling hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease for more than a year. This morning I awoke to find her basically decerebrate-staring blankly at her water dish, with no interest in food or water. She was staggering around a bit and had difficulty with her balance. She had been losing some weight, but I thought that had hit a plateau and was at least stable. Old cats that chronically compensate will frequently crash and burn very quickly. They've used up their body stores and their ability to fend off fate. Golem was crashing.

I brought her in to the University this morning for humane euthanasia. I insisted that they assign a first year intern and any emergency students to the case. At least Golem could provide some 'teachable moments' for someone in her last moments on Earth. They placed a femoral catheter and brought me to a nice 'comfy' room with calm and relaxed decor. Golem looked around a bit, but I mostly just used the time to say goodbye and keep her calm.

In the end, she flinched a bit with the administration of the pentobarbitol, but then relaxed. Once again, her coat was smooth, she was relaxed and all was well. I stayed there stroking her for 20 minutes or so before she was taken. I cried a little, thinking of all that we had been through together.

They cast a paw print with a tuft of hair as a keepsake for animals euthanized at the hospital. It's a nice touch. I insisted that she be necropsied-one last opportunity for students on pathology rounds in the diagnostic lab to benefit and learn.

When my wife and I combined households, we had five cats, a dog and two birds. Now, there are none.

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Well, hacker group "Anonymous" have announced that they're going to "destroy" Facebook on November 5. Is anybody else tired of these snotty little brats with their proxy server logins? Who the **** do they think they are?

Kristian what do you mean by:

"proxy server logins"

?


Leo "Apolo11"

Things like Tor, I'd suspect? To hide their real IP addresses, of course.

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Oh my... a van hit parked Ferrari (on island Pag in Croatia) and this happened... [:D]







Leo "Apollo11"

ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: goodboyladdie

1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. How hard can it be? You can still buy things for 1p too!

Yeah, why IS that, exactly?

Because we have the only real currency left in Europe [:'(]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

ORIGINAL: Mynok

ORIGINAL: Apollo11



Kristian what do you mean by:

"proxy server logins"

?

Things like Tor, I'd suspect? To hide their real IP addresses, of course.

What the Martian said...