u/BinkiesForLife_05

Got my blood results back today, and they're all normal. GP receptionist very happily said: "Normal is good!", while clearly not realising I'm on day 12 of a fever with a crackly chest. I have a terrible immune system. The fact my CRP or white cell count isn't even the teeniest bit raised above normal levels is not "good" for me, while I'm rocking a 38 degree fever. It was such a harmless comment that she's probably made to hundreds of other people, but to me it was a slap in the face. Because it's not "normal", it's just another way my body is letting my down. She probably thought I was the weirdest patient in the world when I started crying. I don't get why people feel the need to comment. I wish they didn't.

My springer is sadly on an exercise ban indefinitely. While we wait for further advice from a specialist veterinarian, I want to keep her quality of life as good as it can be. I wondered if anyone had any ideas on how I can keep her occupied and still experiencing some of the outside world when she currently can't go on even a tiny walk?

I got a Rudsta display cabinet, but I'm wondering which grow lights people use for theirs. I don't want to go drilling tonnes of holes in it, but I can't seem to find a grow light that I'd realistically be able to run a cable to without drilling absolutely massive holes to either fit the grow light itself or the plug through. Even the USB connection ones are too large to fit through the holes supplied. Yet I don't see anyone else's greenhouses with giant holes in them, so what am I missing? Is there a brand out there that fits well?

I've been successfully growing a variety of different houseplants for a while, including a few tropical species, and figured I'd love to try and grow my first orchid. I was browsing orchids online and absolutely fell in love with the golden jewel orchid (anoectochilus chapaensis). It's arrived today and is absolutely beautiful. I've set it up in a bright area, but not near a window, and in it's own little makeshift terrarium. So far I'm struggling a little bit to maintain it's humidity levels, my hygrometer is registering between 60-70% humidity, though I know it prefers more 70-90%. Any tips for increasing the humidity without risking rot? ☺️

I was wondering if I could get any tips or advice about my 2yr female springer. As of about an hour ago she started just leaking urine. She stands up and walks across the room and tiny drops of urine are making a little line behind where she's gone. She lays on her bed and there are 50p sized dribbles where she's been.

She's been out for a wee, and went normally. She's happy, excitable, eating and drinking fine. Other than the random leak she's sprung, she seems exactly like her normal happy go lucky self. I'm not actually sure she's even noticed she's leaking. I have no idea what's caused this, so I'll be ringing her vet first thing tomorrow when they're open. But any ideas? Should I ask them to test her for a UTI? Should I be doing anything special to help her keep clean and dry? Never dealt with any incontinence from her before x

I have a variety of seedlings that I've been really proud of, and they were doing great until all of a sudden they started to wither. I've lost about 90% of them so far, and they've all had the same issue: the stem in the middle has withered. The top of the plant looks healthy and fine, the roots look healthy and fine, but the stem itself wilts at the soil level. Does anyone know what causes this? When I googled wilted stems it just came up with general plant wilting, and nothing specific to the stems only, so I'm not sure what this is? Fungal issue? Soil issue? 🤔

I'm growing snap peas for the very first time ever, and today I went to repot the seedlings and found that 99.9% of them had some form of rot. Some had fuzzy white bits, others were just mushy and some had red spots. I rinsed them under plain water, cut out as many mushy bits and red spots as I could see, even separated a few of them from their seeds (if I thought they were big enough to stand a chance), removed gooey roots and separated them out into their own individual nursery pots. I've also ordered Alien X Root Rot treatment and a fungicide from Amazon. But is there more I should be doing? Can rot even be treated in such small plants, or should I be prepared for the peas not to make it.

I was attacked by my neighbour's dog last weekend. Despite needing medical attention and having various injuries, police have decided this does not meet their criteria for a dangerous dog. As such this has affected the dog warden's involvement, and has limited what help I can get in response. Neighbour is not controlling their dog, this is sadly the third attack I've had from this same dog. I logged a complaint with police today as I'm not happy with the way they've handled this, but what can I do to get a better outcome from here?