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It's ya girl nessy back from the dead 💀

I have been thinking of making Ducky (my horse) some social media accounts like Youtube and FB lol. Anyone have any clever names for her username? I will primarily be doing training videos/lifestyle videos involving not just Ducky but my other horses as well, so I am not sure if I should do something Ducky-focused (like Duck Tales) or something more general. I have come to you guys for creative advice :laugh:
 
awesomenessity said:
It's ya girl nessy back from the dead 💀

I have been thinking of making Ducky (my horse) some social media accounts like Youtube and FB lol. Anyone have any clever names for her username? I will primarily be doing training videos/lifestyle videos involving not just Ducky but my other horses as well, so I am not sure if I should do something Ducky-focused (like Duck Tales) or something more general. I have come to you guys for creative advice :laugh:
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awesomenessity said:
It's ya girl nessy back from the dead 💀

I have been thinking of making Ducky (my horse) some social media accounts like Youtube and FB lol. Anyone have any clever names for her username? I will primarily be doing training videos/lifestyle videos involving not just Ducky but my other horses as well, so I am not sure if I should do something Ducky-focused (like Duck Tales) or something more general. I have come to you guys for creative advice :laugh:
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I like your idea Duck Tales! It's cute 😄
 
Any recommendations for a good hairball dry food brand? I have been using Purina Cat Chow Indoor. One of my cats really likes it but the other doesn't as much. He eats it, but he doesn't seem to care for it all that much.
 
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Any recommendations for a good hairball dry food brand? I have been using Purina Cat Chow Indoor. One of my cats really likes it but the other doesn't as much. He eats it, but he doesn't seem to care for it all that much.
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I fed one of my boys Royal Canin Hairball Care for years.

If you want to stick with Purina though you could see if they like Purina One! I believe they have both an Indoor and a Hairball-specific formula.
 
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I fed one of my boys Royal Canin Hairball Care for years.

If you want to stick with Purina though you could see if they like Purina One! I believe they have both an Indoor and a Hairball-specific formula.
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Thank you so much! 🙂 I will try Purina One and see if they like that better.

Tell your cats I said hi and give them some extra pets for me. 🙂
 
WildZoo said:
I fed one of my boys Royal Canin Hairball Care for years.

If you want to stick with Purina though you could see if they like Purina One! I believe they have both an Indoor and a Hairball-specific formula.
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Update: I got Purina One and they love it 😀
 

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The puppy has a pose, and I'll never get tired of it. She will go from standing to this, she'll lay down and be in her pose. This was at urgent care for allergies/eating too much grass and hay, and she's still in it.

She also does 'CPR' on so many things, couch, toys, the bean bag the cats laying on, me. I miss my IMHA dog every day, but this one is the best ting to come out of that situation by a mile.
 

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I decided to freshen up all of the cat's kitty beds in our home.

In total, I counted 14 different kitty beds - and all of the kitty beds were purchased solely for our family cat.

The rest of us living with the cat - have only ONE bed!

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Zorbium!

My cat went to the veterinarian for her annual dental exam.

She received a low dose of Zorbium for the exam, x-rays and cleaning.
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Thanks to the effects of Zorbium, my cat has been having a love affair for over 24 hours!

She wants to be loved, stroked, cuddled and petted by anyone ... or anything that moves, or doesn't move, including a few stuffed animals.

She has been purring loudly, rolling around on the floor, wriggling around like a happy "cat-erpillar" and showing joy, happiness, love and affection to everything nearby ... including shoes, pillows, rugs and cell phones!

No matter what, I will always love her and think she is purr-fectly amazing!!!
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Say hello to my 8,000 or so new “pets”. About a week ago I got these ladies to live and work on some land I own. Today was my first hive inspection and everything seems to be trucking along and they’re liking their new home. Now to keep growing the hive and maybe in a year or so they’ll be able to share some honey with me.

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Vomiting at the 107°F on the Bee Cam photo 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
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It lies. It was like 80 today. But the camera is out on a T-post in full sun, so it thinks it’s hotter than it is.

With that said, the Michelin man bee suit does get hot. And I bought the breeziest one that was most highly recommended online. Today was better than the morning I first placed them in the hive though.
 
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Oh good 😅 because I was imagining the new suit while it was 27 degrees warmer and I wanted to die FOR you 😂
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Check on me in July to August and we will definitely hit 107. But the luxury of cushy work from home pathology life hopefully means I can go out there early in the mornings before it hits 107.
 
JaynaAli said:
Say hello to my 8,000 or so new “pets”. About a week ago I got these ladies to live and work on some land I own. Today was my first hive inspection and everything seems to be trucking along and they’re liking their new home. Now to keep growing the hive and maybe in a year or so they’ll be able to share some honey with me.
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You are living my dream! Let me know if you ever get enough that you're willing to sell a jar or two.
 
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You are living my dream! Let me know if you ever get enough that you're willing to sell a jar or two.
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I will! I’ve been told in our area you may or may not get honey the first year, just depends on what flowers are around. I went to a honeybee CE at a conference in January and decided it sounded like a decent hobby. Especially because it’s a tax write off and lets me get sales tax exemption at the farm store.
 
My cat is healthy and (will hopefully) live a long time. :cat::biglove:

So this question has nothing to do with my own cat. Just saying.

However, I've been wondering:

When a cat is put to sleep by a veterinarian, what can the pet owner purchase to "place them in" after their death?

Something like ... a special cloth bag for cremation ... or a Euthabag ... or something else?
 
Doctor-S said:
My cat is healthy and (will hopefully) live a long time. :cat::biglove:

So this question has nothing to do with my own cat. Just saying.

However, I've been wondering:

When a cat is put to sleep by a veterinarian, what can the pet owner purchase to "place them in" after their death?

Something like ... a special cloth bag for cremation ... or a Euthabag ... or something else?
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If a client elects for us to manage after care for the body, they are placed in a branded (for the crematorium) plastic bag that is the durability of a trash bag. Then they are placed in the freezer until pick up.

If they elect to take them home, we honestly send them home in the same bag. My vet school has various sizes coffins students learn to put together.
 
Doctor-S said:
My cat is healthy and (will hopefully) live a long time. :cat::biglove:

So this question has nothing to do with my own cat. Just saying.

However, I've been wondering:

When a cat is put to sleep by a veterinarian, what can the pet owner purchase to "place them in" after their death?

Something like ... a special cloth bag for cremation ... or a Euthabag ... or something else?
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Honestly, at every hospital I’ve ever worked in, the deceased pets are placed in what is essentially a thick black contractor-style garbage bag because they’re fairly sturdy and leakproof while also being affordable. I believe commercial bags are sold, but I’ve never seen them used and I assume they’re probably significantly more expensive. We would by happy to include any items the pet owners wanted them to have, such as a blanket or toy. Then they go into a freezer until the crematory comes for pickup. If the owners wanted the bodies back, we had little cardboard caskets that were a little more aesthetically pleasing than a black bag, but they were really only practical for cats and small dogs. But if you had something specific you wanted them placed in, we’d do our best to accommodate. When my dog was euthanized, I was driving his body 10 hours home to be buried at my parents house. I asked to bag him myself (not the norm, I likely got special veterinarian privileges) and put him into a cooler like for holding ice when camping. Then at my parents we wrapped the black bag in a blanket and buried him in the yard.
 
My clinics crematorium provides the standard bag (though it’s blue vs black) but they also provide euthabags (different brand and light blue) free of charge to my clinic. We send pets home with one of those if they’re not cremating. They’re part of a nationwide corporate crematorium group now so I know those bags are also in other clinics/states too from Gateway-affiliated crematoriums and not just mine.
 
battie said:
If a client elects for us to manage after care for the body, they are placed in a branded (for the crematorium) plastic bag that is the durability of a trash bag. Then they are placed in the freezer until pick up.

If they elect to take them home, we honestly send them home in the same bag. My vet school has various sizes coffins students learn to put together.
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Thank you for your comments @battie! 🙂

I was wondering if there was something nicer than a plastic bag ... if the pet is going to be taken to a place that does pet cremation or aquamation.
 
JaynaAli said:
Honestly, at every hospital I’ve ever worked in, the deceased pets are placed in what is essentially a thick black contractor-style garbage bag because they’re fairly sturdy and leakproof while also being affordable. I believe commercial bags are sold, but I’ve never seen them used and I assume they’re probably significantly more expensive. We would by happy to include any items the pet owners wanted them to have, such as a blanket or toy. Then they go into a freezer until the crematory comes for pickup. If the owners wanted the bodies back, we had little cardboard caskets that were a little more aesthetically pleasing than a black bag, but they were really only practical for cats and small dogs. But if you had something specific you wanted them placed in, we’d do our best to accommodate. When my dog was euthanized, I was driving his body 10 hours home to be buried at my parents house. I asked to bag him myself (not the norm, I likely got special veterinarian privileges) and put him into a cooler like for holding ice when camping. Then at my parents we wrapped the black bag in a blanket and buried him in the yard.
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Thank you for your post @JaynaAli !

It's nice to hear your dog is resting forever at your parents' home. 🙂

Still wondering if there is something else to buy if the pet is going to be taken to a place that does pet cremation or aquamation.
 
SkiOtter said:
My clinics crematorium provides the standard bag (though it’s blue vs black) but they also provide euthabags (different brand and light blue) free of charge to my clinic. We send pets home with one of those if they’re not cremating. They’re part of a nationwide corporate crematorium group now so I know those bags are also in other clinics/states too from Gateway-affiliated crematoriums and not just mine.
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@SkiOtter ... thanks for your post. 🙂

Do "euthabags" work well for cats and dogs?
 
I'm thinking about adding a "night light" next to my cat's litter box.

If I added a night light, does the "color" of the night light make a visual difference to cats?

For instance, would a light blue glowing night light be more visually pleasing to a cat than a light red or light green or light yellow or soft white glowing night light?

Do cats prefer (or respond to) different colors of light?
 
Doctor-S said:
I'm thinking about adding a "night light" next to my cat's litter box.

If I added a night light, does the "color" of the night light make a visual difference to cats?

For instance, would a light blue glowing night light be more visually pleasing to a cat than a light red or light green or light yellow or soft white glowing night light?

Do cats prefer (or respond to) different colors of light?
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This is a great question I don't know the answer for. My immediate instinct is soft white light since that's what they would be used to on average. I'm doing 5 twelves in a row, so I'll try to look up if there is a light preference in the lit. Most of that research has been done in our production species though. Maybe some shelter med research will have some insights.
 
Doctor-S said:
I'm thinking about adding a "night light" next to my cat's litter box.

If I added a night light, does the "color" of the night light make a visual difference to cats?

For instance, would a light blue glowing night light be more visually pleasing to a cat than a light red or light green or light yellow or soft white glowing night light?

Do cats prefer (or respond to) different colors of light?
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Litter Robot uses a blue colored night light. I assume they did some research to pick the color but I couldn't find anything from a quick google search?
 
This may be extremely neurotic and morbid but here I go…

My heart dog just turned 10 - he is very healthy and happy, but I am thinking about getting another dog around graduation to try and prepare myself as he continues aging. My grandmothers dog around the same age is being euthanized for progressive CKD. It’s made me very considerate of the future and the inevitable. I rescued this dog from euthanasia my first year of college and we’ve been inseparable since. He has been with me through some of the best and worst times in my life. He is an American staffordshire terrier (full, DNA tested, was shocked!) I love the breed a lot. I love the intense loyalty, the athleticism yet willingness to be a couch potato on lazy days, the cuddliness.

If you lost your soul dog - did you get another dog of the same breed or did you can a different one? I worry that if I get another dog of the same breed I will expect it to act exactly like him and I don’t think that’s fair. But on the other hand I do love the breed.
 
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If you lost your soul dog - did you get another dog of the same breed or did you can a different one?
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I just lost my Golden Girl, Sadie, in April and I will absolutely get another Golden when it's my turn to pick again. Unfortunately, that's likely to be 5-10 years down the road. But I fully intend of finding myself another Golden. I think that dogs have such unique personalities that you won't make the mistake of projecting your old dog on your new one. ❤️
 
battie said:
I just lost my Golden Girl, Sadie, in April and I will absolutely get another Golden when it's my turn to pick again. Unfortunately, that's likely to be 5-10 years down the road. But I fully intend of finding myself another Golden. I think that dogs have such unique personalities that you won't make the mistake of projecting your old dog on your new one. ❤️
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I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️ Thank you so much for your perspective.
 
My situation was a little different, but when my Westie died unexpectedly in 2020, I just couldn’t get another. I do think that was magnified by the fact that Westies only come in one color so there was going to be a strong physical resemblance, but I went with a Cairn terrier because it was the most similar breed to a Westie but still different. I don’t know if I’ll ever get another Westie if I’m being honest. In some I want another but there will never be another Winston.

Since getting the Cairn, I also got a second dog of a different breed where they all look pretty much the same/only come in one color. I’ll probably get another Fauve in the next couple of years…for some reason it doesn’t bother me as much as the idea of another Westie. My Westie was definitely more of a heart dog than my current two (though I love them to bits, obviously) but I also think it’s easier for me to think of getting another physically similar dog while the older one is still living than it was when I was upset and grieving.

Edit: I will say that when the westie I had all through college through residency died, he was my only dog and that transition to no dog was ROUGH. Especially because he died February 2020, so I was in COVID lockdown literally like three days after he passed in a city where I didn’t know many people and lived alone. I probably rushed into acquiring my Cairn and went to a breeder I would no longer support or buy from again, but he was what I needed in that moment and born the day after my westie died. I will have two at minimum two dogs from now on just so it’s not so lonely at home if one passes.
 
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JaynaAli said:
My situation was a little different, but when my Westie died unexpectedly in 2020, I just couldn’t get another. I do think that was magnified by the fact that Westies only come in one color so there was going to be a strong physical resemblance, but I went with a Cairn terrier because it was the most similar breed to a Westie but still different. I don’t know if I’ll ever get another Westie if I’m being honest. In some I want another but there will never be another Winston.

Since getting the Cairn, I also got a second dog of a different breed where they all look pretty much the same/only come in one color. I’ll probably get another Fauve in the next couple of years…for some reason it doesn’t bother me as much as the idea of another Westie. My Westie was definitely more of a heart dog than my current two (though I love them to bits, obviously) but I also think it’s easier for me to think of getting another physically similar dog while the older one is still living than it was when I was upset and grieving.

Edit: I will say that when the westie I had all through college through residency died, he was my only dog and that transition to no dog was ROUGH. Especially because he died February 2020, so I was in COVID lockdown literally three days after he passed in a city where I didn’t know many people and lived alone. I probably rushed into acquiring my Cairn and went to a breeder I would no longer support or buy from again, but he was what I needed in that moment and born the day after my westie died. I will have two at minimum two dogs from now on just so it’s not so lonely at home if one passes.
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience ❤️

This is exactly my thought. While I was away on my externship I would come home to my airbnd to no dog and it was the most depressing thing ever. It’s honestly another part of what inspired this rabbit hole I’m on.
 
katiemcat said:
If you lost your soul dog - did you get another dog of the same breed or did you can a different one? I worry that if I get another dog of the same breed I will expect it to act exactly like him and I don’t think that’s fair. But on the other hand I do love the breed.
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I think it depends. Breed tendencies are a real thing and there's a good chance you'll see at least some of the same qualities in another dog of the same breed and that can be a good thing or bad thing. I have only had one kelpie and two pitties in my life, and am pretty certain I will continue to go with pitties in the future simply because their behaviors are what I am looking for in a dog (no personal space, couch potato, not smarter than I am, etc).

Agree with Jayna that going from having a dog to no dog was really difficult. I only had my first pittie for a year (she had some problems... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468644121000864 this is her if you want to give it a read) and coming home to an dogless house was difficult even though I had my two cats/rabbit/turtle. I always figured I would give myself a ton of time before adopting again but I was adopting my current dog within the same month.
 
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I think it depends. Breed tendencies are a real thing and there's a good chance you'll see at least some of the same qualities in another dog of the same breed and that can be a good thing or bad thing. I have only had one kelpie and two pitties in my life, and am pretty certain I will continue to go with pitties in the future simply because their behaviors are what I am looking for in a dog (no personal space, couch potato, not smarter than I am, etc).

Agree with Jayna that going from having a dog to no dog was really difficult. I only had my first pittie for a year (she had some problems... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468644121000864 this is her if you want to give it a read) and coming home to an dogless house was difficult even though I had my two cats/rabbit/turtle. I always figured I would give myself a ton of time before adopting again but I was adopting my current dog within the same month.
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I would really love for my next dog to be behaviorally similar to my current. I agree with you that bully breeds are truly special dogs.

Just read that case study - that’s crazy, I’m sorry you had to go through that.
 
An Internal Medicine veterinarian (DACVIM) has offered to conduct my adult cat's yearly veterinary health and wellness check-up examination.

The DACVIM is personally familiar with my cat and I have relied on the DACVIM's veterinary hospital for several other small animal services, such as advanced labwork, ultrasound, imaging services and surgery.

Is there a significant advantage to having my cat's annual check-up performed by a DACVIM in place of a GP?

Your thoughts and comments please?
 
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Is there a significant advantage to having my cat's annual check-up performed by a DACVIM in place of a GP?

Your thoughts and comments please?
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They should be capable, but the specialty hospital I worked at prior to going into pathology didn’t even stock vaccines or flea/tick/heartworm preventatives. If all your cat needs is an examination, then it’s probably fine. But if she needs things like vaccines and preventatives, I’d be sure to check that the specialist can provide those things or just go somewhere that can provide them.

Maintaining a relationship and valid veterinary-client-patient relationship with a veterinarian is important, which usually means at least one exam a year. It’s often easier to get an appointment or advice if you’re an active patient. I’d probably thank the internist for the offer and still go to a GP, but either is probably fine.
 
@JaynaAli, thank you very much for your comments!

After reading your response, I checked with them and the DACVIM's hospital does not stock standard pet vaccines - thank you for this information. I thought their pharmacy would be just like my human medicine pharmacy and have everything in stock or readily available by delivery.

The GP stocks standard vaccines for cats and dogs. The GP provides general services to companion pets (e.g., wellness check-ups, vaccines, grooming, dental cleaning, prescription pet food and boarding).

Up until now, I've been taking my cat to the local GP because it is is a "privately-owned" veterinary practice. It is surrounded by a huge sea of multiple corporate-owned veterinary practices.

The DACVIM, and my cat and I have a VCPR. I have also worked with the DACVIM in connection with some medical cases.

Based on your comments, it seems reasonable to retain the GP for standard pet vaccines for my cat and then rely on the DACVIM's hospital for specialty services as my cat continues to age over time.

Once again, thank you very much for your comments! :cat:
 
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Who wants a bee update?
Closing in on 3 months as a beekeeper. Things were going great and I had 3-4x the number of bees I started with and they were drawing out comb and raising more bees. In late June, I started seeing signs that made me worried my queen bee may have died, such as less brood, no eggs, etc. July 4, I definitely saw signs the worker bees were raising a new queen because there were two capped queen cells, which contain developing queen bees. I was told not to bother them for a few weeks while the queen hatched, got strength, and went on her mating flights. [Fun fact, newly hatched queen bees go on a flight and mate with neighboring drones and collect all the ‘genetic material’ they’re ever going to have. Then they go back to their hive and stay there.] Enough time passed I checked today and I found new eggs, presumably from a new queen bee. Need to check next week to make sure the eggs are fertilized, but so far things are looking up again. While they were raising a new queen in July they also put away a whole box of honey. But that’s honey they get to keep for themselves this winter, not something I’ll take this year.

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How hard was it getting into bee keeping? It's something I'm super interested in and my spouse is too, they're just demanding I find out if I'm actually allergic to bees since my brother is before we consider it (later plan, once we're not in an apartment).
 
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How hard was it getting into bee keeping? It's something I'm super interested in and my spouse is too, they're just demanding I find out if I'm actually allergic to bees since my brother is before we consider it (later plan, once we're not in an apartment).
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There’s a learning curve and I am absolutely still a beginner so there’s a lot I don’t know, but it’s not that difficult to get into. The main barrier is cost; the hive boxes and materials are not cheap. It’s recommended to start with two hives so you can compare the two to better judge how they’re doing and to be able to use resources from one hive to “help” another hive out if needed. I only started with one because I didn’t want to spend that much money initially until I was sure I liked it, and I should have listened and gotten two. Luckily mine requeened successfully and didn’t need help, or I’d be scrambling to save a singular hive.

I would anticipate an initial investment of $1500 minimum, especially if you’re getting two hives. I spent about $1000 to $1200 on the hive, tools, a fairly expensive ventilated bee suit and the bees. You pretty much find a beekeeper and put a deposit on bees in the fall/winter and then you pick up a colony in the late spring. You can get bees shipped in the mail, but finding someone local and buying a nucleus colony is better, because that comes with frames of comb with honey, pollen, developing brood, and the bees. It gives them a big head start compared to shipped bees. I put my deposit down in February and picked them up in early May.

I would recommend finding some local classes so you have a mentor close by. I went to a CE about honeybees at a vet conference in January which sparked the interest, then took an $20 online course put out by my state’s university and followed that up with an in-person course at a local vocational school and reading some books. You could do that sort of thing now while you’re still in an apartment to see if you are interested. And yes, my local bee mentor did tell us he recommended getting stung before committing to the hobby, just to be safe. I haven’t been stung and mine are fairly docile, but it’s pretty much inevitable.
 
Also, one of the reasons I chose beekeeping is because it’s a fairly low amount of work. They DO have to be managed (mites are a big issue, developing colonies need fed, you need to make sure they aren’t going to swarm and leave you, etc.) and they’re considered livestock, but you really only need to check them every 7-14 days, and the rest of the time you just leave them alone to do their thing. A full hive inspection takes me 30 mins or so. Mine are on land I own about 40 minutes from my current house, so having “livestock” I can go check on on the weekend made lots more sense for my current situation. This way the land is “doing” something and I can get some tax benefits (though those are state dependent).
 
The U actually has an apiary and the vet students help take care of it along with the ag students, so I could always get started there too! Would having something like a pollinator garden be helpful/negate the need for as much feeding? The spouse has a more "wild" garden style; specific plants but less manicuring/landscaping and more just native chaos. I guess my only concern left would be eventually having small children around bees, but you can't stop the wild ones from being around them either!
 
What I’ve been told is that when the bees in a newly established hive are building comb out, they at least need food offered. If there is a strong nectar source available, then they will usually preferentially seek that out and not take your sugar syrup, but it takes so much energy to build the honeycomb and not all flowers produce nectar at the same times. An established hive wouldn’t need as much because they’ve got comb already built, and you don’t feed them when you have honey supers on trying to get honey for human consumption (or else your honey is just sugar water, lol). But early in the spring is when a lot of bees starve because they’ve run out of winter stores and nothing is flowering yet, so we feed them. Mine ignored the sugar syrup for three weeks then started taking it all of a sudden, so I assume whatever nectar source they found/liked initially dried up. Having a pollinator garden certainly helps and may be enough after the first year. Bees will fly up to three miles so find flowers, so they don’t exactly stay home. I’m sure there’s people out there who don’t feed their bees and they do okay, especially in warmer climates, but I was told it was needed for first year hives in my area, at least.

For the most part, if you leave a honeybee alone, they won’t bother you. You’d definitely need to teach any children about them but I’ll go up to my hive without a suit on and they’re fine. I wouldn’t open the hive without a suit on, but they don’t mind my presence for a few minutes. I’ve been told if you put a wood privacy fence around your hives that forces them to fly higher and they’re less likely to bother you/your neighbors when in an urban setting, but that’s not something I have experience with.
 
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