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@MixedAnimals77 it's a hard place to be. My personal experience with my sister:

1. My sister did complete her attempt back in 2018. And in the moment, there was only grief, absolutely. But later as I healed and was able to look back and see my life for what it was, I did develop frustration and anger at my sister and the situation. It ****ed up my second year academically and ****ed me up as a person for a while.

2. I obviously think about the "what ifs" all the time. What if she lived? Then obviously I spiral because she could have absolutely had health issues as a result. The spiraling just goes from there. What if she tried again? Etc. It gets wild. Some thoughts are less gracious than others. Which leads me to say that these feelings are honestly not weird in any way.

3. If you ever want to talk, just let me know. It's a hard place to be. I would say I wouldn't express these feelings outwardly to the core family right now. But finding support elsewhere isn't a bad idea.
 
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overcastkidjuno said:
Raw / "natural" diet has seen an explosion in my area now that the human carnivore diet has taken off. Trying to convince to feed a safe balanced diet when the owners didn't believe carbs cause all living beings to spontaneously combust on contact was hard enough...
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i just saw a video of a bad purina dog food batch, and eeeeveryone in the comments is going "see? kibble is poison! look at the maggots!" "we've been trying to tell you they're evil but nooobody listens - sincerely, a raw food feeder"

as if human food isnt recalled ALL.THE.TIME? it's less a food specific issue and more a packaging, handling and storing issue. purina was literally the only food that "fixed" axel's constant diarrhea. i am a #kibblelover4lyfe.
 
vampyrica said:
i just saw a video of a bad purina dog food batch, and eeeeveryone in the comments is going "see? kibble is poison! look at the maggots!" "we've been trying to tell you they're evil but nooobody listens - sincerely, a raw food feeder"

as if human food isnt recalled ALL.THE.TIME? it's less a food specific issue and more a packaging, handling and storing issue. purina was literally the only food that "fixed" axel's constant diarrhea. i am a #kibblelover4lyfe.
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ugh yeah I saw this too. I also think that this was a packaging and warehouse issue. Plus pet store staff issue because if there were truly maggots crawling *outside* some of the bags as well, that’s further proof that they don’t care (how are they handling/‘inspecting’ frozen and raw foods on arrival?).

And heavy on the human food recalls. I was actually afraid to eat bagged salad while pregnant.
 
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Not to be dramatic but I’m gonna ***. There are bedbugs in my apartment.

Freaking out now

Any tips??? I’m worried about my fish and my birds. And the fact that I’m literally moving in less than 2 months and it would be an absolute disaster if they somehow come with me

**** my life, **** this apartment, **** everything
 
vampyrica said:
oh?
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You have to have a license to join the group but I highly recommend it when you get there. She’s trying to get people outraged over a puppy store (she posted pictures and a list of ailments a customer’s puppy had) and is responding to almost every comment with ‘Should we get puppy stores banned?’ ‘What do you think we should do?’ ‘let’s get this company banned!’ In typical influencer auto-response style.

When I commented I didn’t realize who it was. Once I realized I commented again that this seemed like a ploy to drum up engagement and she responded with a (what I believe to be AI-generated) response about how I am taking away from the issue and minimizing her down to a persona rather than a human being…

battie said:
Literally my least favorite "semi-famous" vet. And I deal with Dr. Jeff and his reputation on a fairly regular basis. Disingenuous arguments even from her APVMA days
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she doesn’t have all that many followers but she sure does jump on every bandwagon she can. She seemed to shut up and move on really quickly about the WSU horses when people started pointing out that they were under USDA ownership the whole time and now no one knows what happened to them…
 
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pp9 said:
You have to have a license to join the group but I highly recommend it when you get there. She’s trying to get people outraged over a puppy store (she posted pictures and a list of ailments a customer’s puppy had) and is responding to almost every comment with ‘Should we get puppy stores banned?’ ‘What do you think we should do?’ ‘let’s get this company banned!’ In typical influencer auto-response style.

When I commented I didn’t realize who it was. Once I realized I commented again that this seemed like a ploy to drum up engagement and she responded with a (what I believe to be AI-generated) response about how I am taking away from the issue and minimizing her down to a persona rather than a human being…


she doesn’t have all that many followers but she sure does jump on every bandwagon she can. She seemed to shut up and move on really quickly about the WSU horses when people started pointing out that they were under USDA ownership the whole time and now no one knows what happened to them…
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Guess who got her license today 👀👀👀
 
pp9 said:
You have to have a license to join the group but I highly recommend it when you get there. She’s trying to get people outraged over a puppy store (she posted pictures and a list of ailments a customer’s puppy had) and is responding to almost every comment with ‘Should we get puppy stores banned?’ ‘What do you think we should do?’ ‘let’s get this company banned!’ In typical influencer auto-response style.

When I commented I didn’t realize who it was. Once I realized I commented again that this seemed like a ploy to drum up engagement and she responded with a (what I believe to be AI-generated) response about how I am taking away from the issue and minimizing her down to a persona rather than a human being…


she doesn’t have all that many followers but she sure does jump on every bandwagon she can. She seemed to shut up and move on really quickly about the WSU horses when people started pointing out that they were under USDA ownership the whole time and now no one knows what happened to them…
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Brb going to go look for that post 😂

Edit: aw man they still haven’t approved my request from when you invited me (I assume it’s that group)
 
put an ad out on facebook for pet sitting. i said in the ad that i have a full time job. client reaches out. i meet them and their dogs. at said meeting i said i will most likely be working 8 hour shifts during the time she needs me, but will confirm later because i get my schedule on a week by week basis. she said it’s fine. a week later i give her my work schedule. she flips out on me saying she cant pay someone to watch their dogs when they’re working the whole time. i said well i told you this from the beginning. she posts a snarky FB post about me and then blocks me.

last time i use FB for clients
 
breezywonton said:
put an ad out on facebook for pet sitting. i said in the ad that i have a full time job. client reaches out. i meet them and their dogs. at said meeting i said i will most likely be working 8 hour shifts during the time she needs me, but will confirm later because i get my schedule on a week by week basis. she said it’s fine. a week later i give her my work schedule. she flips out on me saying she cant pay someone to watch their dogs when they’re working the whole time. i said well i told you this from the beginning. she posts a snarky FB post about me and then blocks me.

last time i use FB for clients
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i’ve seen so many of these stories on the rover reddit thread. im gently letting my long-term clients know that starting in august, i am no longer available for weekly visits on a consistent basis due to how packed my schedule will be, and i dont wanna flake on them each week

i am pretty concerned about the response from 1 client in particular 😭
 
Lost my second and last remaining childhood pet tonight. He was a 16 year old Chinese crested rescue (crazy right? My mom collects them). He had acute onset respiratory distress, thought it was cardiac, but it was actually a PTE probably secondary to neoplasia.

It’s crazy how 16 is old for a dog, but it’s still never long enough. He had an amazing life and he really helped my mom get through her mastectomy and starting chemo.

Rest in peace Tiki. I know you’re up there with Mimi.
 
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HorseObsessed said:
I have two weeks left in Texas and am trying to do all my favorite activities. Tonight was supposed to be poker tournament— annnnnd I came down with food poisoning right before we were supposed to leave. 🙁
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Twinssss. Not in the poker part, but I must have gotten a bad salad at Braums last night because I was up vomiting at 11pm and 3am. Was worried I’d have to cancel today’s plans but by 6:30 I felt fine again. Took things easy food wise today but it seems that after O expelled those demons all was fine again. Hoping yours is equally as short lived!
 
JaynaAli said:
Twinssss. Not in the poker part, but I must have gotten a bad salad at Braums last night because I was up vomiting at 11pm and 3am. Was worried I’d have to cancel today’s plans but by 6:30 I felt fine again. Took things easy food wise today but it seems that after O expelled those demons all was fine again. Hoping yours is equally as short lived!
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My demons were expelled quickly and violently and if the next hour goes well we will be going to another, later (and much lower stakes) poker tournament. My fiance got me saltines, soup, ginger ale, and flowers : )
 
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This just cost me $57 at Walmart. What the ****
 
My cousin was killed by a drunk driver in the fall. The sentencing for the driver was today. I overall think we send people to prison for too long in this country, but I find myself feeling really glad that he was found guilty and is going to prison. I would have lost all faith in the justice system had he not gone to jail. No amount of time would ever bring my cousin back though. 🙁 It’s a consolation prize that doesn’t solve anything, y’know?
 
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miriam1216 said:
Found out that possibly the only reason I didn’t get into a school was because one of my prereqs didn’t have the correct prior course requirement, and if I had put one with that as in progress, I had a good shot at getting in 🙃
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That’s very frustrating, but if true, bodes very well for your chances this year! Sounds like something simple to “fix”.
 
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