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an expert posted:Dude it was weird as gently caress. I was chilling, waiting for my cripple bus, and some guy is like "Oh hey Milo, hows it going?" and I was like "I'm... I'm good, you?" because I am half blind and forgetful as hell, so I thought maybe I knew him from somewhere? We talked briefly, ended on a mutual "Have a happy new year!", then as he was walking away I heard him say to the guy walking with him, "I knew him from the internet" and my mind was blown. Well. It was a male so clearly it couldn't be someone from PI. Only drunk lesbians here.
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Jan 1, 2014 07:42
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YOU ARE INTERNET FAMOUS.  I dunno what I'd do if I saw another PIer in person randomly like that. Depends on who it was, I guess. Some I'd be all "OMFG HAY [NAME] LOL." Some I'd be like "Oh god do I say hi, will that make me weird, what if they don't want to talk to me, what if I'm their least favorite PIer, I don't know oh god." Because these things MATTTER and are V IMPORTANT.
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Jan 1, 2014 07:45
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Skizzles posted:YOU ARE INTERNET FAMOUS. I'd better be in that first group.  I honestly always wondered about that, too. Especially a few years ago when I used to post Buddy all the time. I feel like I'm too off the radar to get noticed, now, though.
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Jan 1, 2014 09:03
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Hah, I'd totally say hi to any of you. Hopefully I wouldn't be creepy about it, I'm a fairly well-adjusted dude. Some of you I would be super-excited to meet hahah. Am I a creeper now? Also, I'd likely recognize you all by your dogs - Otis is pretty unique, Peep/Pin/Pittens would be recognizeable, Abby/Monty/Dexter, Eva/Angus, etc. I'm such a nerd :P
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Jan 1, 2014 15:19
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WolfensteinBag posted:I'd better be in that first group. Um duh. Especially if you had Buddy.
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Jan 1, 2014 18:26
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Some PIer is friends with my horrible ex roommate so I am sure I am infamous rather than famous! gently caress the internet sometimes. Also chihuahuas and their owners.
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Jan 2, 2014 07:30
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I have what is quite possibly the weirdest problem ever - my cat won't walk on the carpet. You know how when you were a kid you played that game where the floor was lava? The Idiot is doing that right now. The lino is fine, but the carpet is Instant Death. In the ~18 months that I've had him he has never once jumped up on the counter, but now he's doing it repeatedly to avoid stepping on the floor. He sat on the breadmaker crying until I picked him up and carried him to the door to let him outside, because he couldn't get to the door without stepping on the carpet. loving cat is broken, I swear.
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Jan 2, 2014 13:43
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My mom installed a carpet runner on her hardwood staircase and one of our cats did the same thing - she would squeeze into the 2" space on either side of the rug rather than walk on it. Lasted about a month before she finally got over it.
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Jan 2, 2014 16:31
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When Pittens doesn't like something or is scared of it we mock him loudly and laugh at him while he meows pitifully because gently caress cats
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Jan 2, 2014 16:39
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I have a cat that really likes to hang out in the closet. I don't get it, she gets all excited when I go in a trajectory toward the closet, such as the bedroom door, or uh, hallway. She'll meow all excitedly, and jump on top of my hamper (unless it's empty then the lid falls in and I get to laugh about a silly kitty). So, I started just caving in, I'll open the door and say "have fun!" and off she goes. As far as I know she just hangs out and sleeps back there, then about 30 minutes to an hour later she'll come trotting out like nothing happened, and hang out on the back fo the couch. Cats are weirdos.
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Jan 2, 2014 17:59
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There's a mountain of cat poo poo and piss in your closet, just fyi.
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Jan 2, 2014 18:57
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Bad Munki posted:There's a mountain of cat poo poo and piss in your closet, just fyi. There is not, I have checked.
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Jan 2, 2014 18:58
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Cat's burying it UNDER the carpet.
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Jan 2, 2014 18:58
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Bad Munki posted:There's a mountain of cat poo poo and piss in your closet, just fyi. No, its just piss, and its the living room carpet. gently caress I hate my cats sometimes. Then they barge into the bedroom at 5am when the wife wakes up and come sleep with me, so all is forgiven. This is the cycle of MEOW
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Jan 2, 2014 19:47
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Pardalis posted:Some PIer is friends with my horrible ex roommate so I am sure I am infamous rather than famous! gently caress the internet sometimes. Also chihuahuas and their owners. There are a Metric Fuckton of us in Portland but tbh I think I wouldn't recognize anyone. There's a chance I might recognize Keeper but I would never in a million years feel sure enough ("yep it's fluffy and a dog, sure could be keeper!") to approach anyone. Also I'm real bad with faces but literally even hanging out on PIFB forever I wouldn't recognize anyone.
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Jan 2, 2014 21:25
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RazorBunny posted:My mom installed a carpet runner on her hardwood staircase and one of our cats did the same thing - she would squeeze into the 2" space on either side of the rug rather than walk on it. Lasted about a month before she finally got over it. We've lived in this house since before adopting him. The only thing I can think of is fleas - we've got a pretty bad infestation just now and they're all through the carpet. Maybe he feels them jumping on him?
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Jan 2, 2014 22:21
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I've heard of cats developing a phobia of carpet right after they got a claw stuck in it and hurt themselves trying to get it unstuck. Could be something like that. Or who knows because cats are weird.
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Jan 3, 2014 00:11
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Brillig posted:I've heard of cats developing a phobia of carpet right after they got a claw stuck in it and hurt themselves trying to get it unstuck. Could be something like that. My cat got a claw stuck in a metal part of an old chair, and the next day she was messing around under it again. Let me tell you getting that claw out was pretty harrowing, having a cat hissing at you 2 inches from your face isn't nearly as fun as you'd think it would be. Brillig posted:Or who knows because cats are weird. It's most likely this.
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Jan 3, 2014 14:34
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Iron Crowned posted:It's most likely this. Yeah. This morning he ran face-first, full speed ahead in to the window while fleeing the carpet. loving weird doesn't begin to cover it.
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Jan 3, 2014 19:08
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InEscape posted:There are a Metric Fuckton of us in Portland but tbh I think I wouldn't recognize anyone. There's a chance I might recognize Keeper but I would never in a million years feel sure enough ("yep it's fluffy and a dog, sure could be keeper!") to approach anyone. Y'all need to move to england so I can 
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Jan 4, 2014 00:54
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Welp, took my dog Faye into the vet this morning because her appetite hasn't really been the same since Christmas. She would still scarf treats and bones and human food but when it came to her kibble she just turned up her nose. I didn't take her in sooner, because I just thought she was being picky since she got so many treats and human food over the holidays. Her activity level was fine and bouncy as ever, poop was normal, she was drinking fine, no vomiting. Yesterday my mom noticed her pee was really yellow so I decided in light of that with her decreased kibble appetite to just bring her in and make sure she's okay and I'm right she's just being picky. This morning I took a urine sample to bring in to the vet (I honestly thought I'd get laughed at for being so paranoid) and yeah...it was pretty dark. Go in right at 9 when they open, vet tech takes vitals (everything normal, no fever) and the urine....20 min later vet comes in and Faye's either got lepto (vaccinated yearly for), hepatitis (vaccinated as puppy for) or some other poison. Her urinalysis was off the charts, she's jaundiced with a yellow tint to her eyes (how the gently caress did I not notice??) and the vet keeps her for extensive bloodwork, IV fluids, an ultrasound, whole 9 miles. I pick her up today in an hour and a half cuz the vet closes early on Saturday (and they'll give me more info then) and I'm just in shock. The vet said we caught it early and thank god I brought in a urine sample but just holy poo poo. This is so beyond the worst case scenario I had that I can't even think. Faye showed no outward sign of being sick beyond the picky eating and her urine color. Everyone was telling me I was overreacting taking her in. I'm pretty sure most dog owners I know wouldn't with such mild symptoms. I didn't make a thread cuz I'll get my info from the vet soon...just gently caress. At least a grand before all is said and done (thank god for savings) right after the holidays, also one of my fish just died earlier. FU LIFE 
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Jan 4, 2014 19:39
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Oh wow, that's awful. I'm so glad you vetted up immediately! Happy new year 
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Jan 4, 2014 19:48
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Aw crap, I hope Faye is okay.
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Jan 4, 2014 20:08
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The worst part is that I had half a mind to not even take her in today, it's snowing and football and blah blah. It's like going to a doctor with a mild cough and getting results of tuberculosis or something. I didn't notice any other symptoms besides picky eating and dark pee. This is gonna make me loving paranoid for life.
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Jan 4, 2014 20:18
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That's scary, glad you were paranoid.
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Jan 4, 2014 20:53
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Thanks for the replies guys. Got Faye back, they left the catheter in in case she stops eating/drinking/starts vomiting, I'll take her to the evet. She's sleeping right now, got a prescription for amoxicillin and SAMe. Right now we're just in mitigation and stabilization mode. Not sure if it's leptospirosis or hepatitis yet, not til next week. She ate her meds with some treats, wouldn't touch the low fat prescription food tho (I assume as long as she's eating, it doesn't matter too much what it is).  Anyone know anything about this sorta stuff/general liver failure and long term treatment? Vet said she's optimistic and mentioned a medicated diet but didn't want to overwhelm me with too much stuff. Thanks again for letting me just write this all out guys, I still feel crazy overwhelmed and shocked.
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Jan 4, 2014 22:53
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The big thing is getting past this first hurdle. With liver damage, the big question is if it sustained too much damage during whatever went on, or if there's a good bit left to do liver things once the body recovers. The hard part is that sometimes you just simply don't know how much liver function is left until you clear out whatever problem is going on and see what happens, so at this point it's great your vet is optimistic, since we are at first hurdle stage. They've probably also seen the liver function tests and like what they see so far. Long term depends on how much recovery happens. If it ends up not a lot was damaged, there may be a few months of some mild meds and then normalcy. If some was damaged, there might be a particular diet as well as medications. If a lot was damaged, that's something else entirely.
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HelloSailorSign posted:The big thing is getting past this first hurdle. With liver damage, the big question is if it sustained too much damage during whatever went on, or if there's a good bit left to do liver things once the body recovers. The hard part is that sometimes you just simply don't know how much liver function is left until you clear out whatever problem is going on and see what happens, so at this point. it's great your vet is optimistic, since we are at first hurdle stage. They've probably also seen the liver function tests and like what they see so far. Thanks. Yeah, vet mentioned an ultrasound some time this coming week to assess damages. For those curious, her blood work was completely normal except ALKP (alkaline phosphate) was 850 U/L (normal is 20-150), ALT (alanine aminotransferase) was 1761 U/L (normal is 10-118) and TBIL (total bilirubin) was 8.4 mg/dL (normal is 0.1-0.6). All three point to liver failure. Ah well, she's stable and eating a bit and drinking a lot so I guess this point it's just a waiting game. I'll keep people updated if they're curious, once I find out what it is exactly.
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We are definitely curious and rooting for you and your pup. The liver is an amazing organ and it can heal itself to a really startling extent.
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Jan 5, 2014 21:24
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Cuteness potential: growing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMu0pC5BFo
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Jan 8, 2014 03:19
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Oh yeah? Well, my pets are well trained too!  Cohen rules and that trick is adorable
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Jan 8, 2014 03:59
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I want to make gifs. How I make gifs?
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Jan 8, 2014 04:05
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I love that in the cat one, there's a nice big scratch on the hand, to boot.
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Jan 8, 2014 04:05
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Bad Munki posted:I love that in the cat one, there's a nice big scratch on the hand, to boot. In fairness, she didn't do that one.
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Jan 8, 2014 04:14
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It's okay, you're safe here, you can tell the truth.
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Jan 8, 2014 04:17
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Cat happens.
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Jan 8, 2014 04:25
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Death by bobcat. Fret not, I'm okay dying this way.  
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Jan 8, 2014 07:56
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Well, today I learnt that dogs can get the hiccups. And that a hiccuping dog is adorable. 
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Not when the hiccuping dog is very upset about it, whining between hiccups and runs over to climb in your lap because something terrifying is happening.
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