I’m pretty confident but my sister thinks it’s too risky. I figured I’d ask others who have experience with self-piercing. I know there’s always a risk, but I don’t think is gonna be a major one for me as long as I’m careful. But maybe there’s something I don’t know? What do you guys think?
Housesitting and petsitting for my sister right now. A few hours before she and her husband left yesterday morning, she got their labrador a pup cup, and for whatever reason, has had an irritated stomach since. This morning I noticed he had hives across his muzzle and swollen eyes, and not long after, caught him eating grass under the deck. He also wanted outside constantly all last night and threw up this morning before I initially saw him eating grass, so I figure he’s been eating it since at least late last night or dawn to expel whatever it was in that pup cup that got his stomach so upset. As for the hives and swelling, I figure that while he was eating grass out there, he rubbed against some irritating plant. These are the ones he was eating grass next to and rubbing against. The plant growing through the bottom steps made me think of western poison ivy from a distance, but the leaves aren’t waxy. There’s lots of spread out patches of it. As for the plant with the pink blossom, I think it’s galeopsis bifida? Could that cause such a reaction upon contact? The last few (shittier, sorry) images are an assortment of the other smaller weeds. If anyone spots anything that could be the culprit, please let me know which :-)
Alternatively could have been mosquitoes, spiders, or a reaction to something else entirely, but the hives started about 24hrs after the pup cup so I’m quite certain it wasn’t that.
He’s fine now, I have an emerg vet tech friend on call, and he’s had safe antihistamines and both his stomach and swelling have calmed down.
I’m 18F+AFAB, and, at least to my knowledge, I have typical anatomy and hormones. Sorry for damn-near writing a novel just to get my point across and I hope this is appropriate for this sub! I looked for posts using the same keywords and a lot came up so I figured this is the right place. I also am horrible with coming off the wrong way so I apologize if I seem weird or sound like I’m insulting anybody! EDIT: If you downvote, please let me know why so I can fix it! I’ve gotten a bunch already and I’m trying to figure out what I said that I could’ve phrased better.
I’ve had perpetual sexual frustration basically since puberty that never seems to go away.
I’ve abstained from partnered intimacy of all kinds up to now. Not for religious, puritanical, or legal reasons; I just haven’t been all that interested in anyone within realistic expectations. Might remain abstinent forever, might not. Still pretty early anyway. Wherever the wind takes me I guess. Lol
Masturbation is a different story though. Sometimes I’m masturbating multiple times a day for weeks in a row, though I am capable of stopping and not being considerably affected by it. And I have done so multiple times in hopes of curing myself of this horrible curse. So I suppose it must not be porn addiction or masturbation addiction. But regardless of whether I’m abstaining from it entirely or doing it morning, afternoon, and night, there’s still always a feeling of dissatisfaction, at least physically most of the time.
The most frustrating part is orgasm. I can, but it sucks. The buildup—the feeling of being close I mean—is a lot more intense, but regardless of how good it feels it’s obviously the opposite of physical satisfaction. On the other hand, I can orgasm 15 or even 30+ times in one session (not to brag) and be going for literal hours and still never feel any relief at all. For gods sake it doesn’t even feel very good! The orgasms themselves I mean. It’s always this thought that if I have just one more, it’ll be explosive and I’ll feel better, and the physical arousal will at last rush out of me. And then I reach it and it’s just as disappointing as the last. And on some days, I have more hope than others, so instead of just getting up and heading to the bathroom, defeated and blueballed (blue-vulva’d?), I’ll go for another round with the same expectations. But there’s never any sense of relief whatsoever, even during or immediately after orgasm.
It’s not necessarily painful, and I don’t notice discolouration (but I might just be used to it since this is something I’ve dealt with for years). It’s more of a dull, vague feeling of physical arousal, frustration, and an emptiness I guess? Like having a bottomless pit for a stomach and never feeling satisfied by any amount of food. Or like eating and the food instantly gets teleported to Timbuktu before it even hits your stomach. Does that make sense? Or when you have the flu and no matter how many blankets you wrap yourself in, you feel the exact same. It’s like I’m feeding a void!! It’s ridiculous. Thank god the activity in itself is still mostly pleasant most of the time and I still have a generally positive outlook on masturbation, even if entirely unsatisfying.
I do think about sex a lot. Not denying that. Maybe it’s my age. But even when I have absolutely no interest mentally, the physical arousal is still there. Constantly. I have to try not to think about it.
It’s not disabling or painful and certainly not comparable to my chronic illnesses and I’m thankful for that, but this is still frustrating!! Orgasms are so often described as relieving, and in literature (I know, not a great place to get sexual expectations from), physical arousal is often described to just… evaporate afterwards. As if it’s the same as going pee after a 4 hour car ride with a full bladder. But it’s nothing like that for me. It’s an issue I can live with but it’s still just one more thing I have to deal with that has me more annoyed than I need to be on a daily basis.
Is this just a personal quirk I’ll have to live with for the rest of my life? Is it my age? Am I imagining the physical aspect and lying to myself about the cause? Has anyone else dealt with this for such an extended period? What helped, if anything?
Something without inconsistencies/glitches or repeated items or mobs that already exist in-game. I’m hoping to start a ranching world and that kind of realism would make things so much more entertaining
Something without inconsistencies/glitches or repeated items or mobs that already exist in-game would be nice. I’m hoping to start a ranching world and that kind of realism would make things so much more entertaining
Something without inconsistencies/glitches or repeated items or mobs that already exist in-game. I’m hoping to start a ranching world and that kind of realism would make things so much more entertaining
Something without inconsistencies/glitches or repeated items or mobs that already exist in-game. I’m hoping to start a ranching world and that kind of realism would make things so much more entertaining
Both my dogs are set to be euthanized at home on Friday. I’m not going to get into how much I love them here because if I cry one more time I think the world might explode. I would get their full bodies taxidermied or freeze dried, but I’m aware of how that can go wrong with pets specifically, so I’m thinking about preserving parts of them instead. Is there any way to keep their ears soft and flexible? What changes can I expect with each type of preservation? I don’t know much about preserving and taxidermy so any advice would be appreciated.
Before you comment: I’ve read other posts of owners asking about pet preservation before and the comments are often entirely made up of foul remarks, people calling the act immoral (as if preservation is any more gruesome than cremation), and others telling said owners not to go through with it. Please don’t bother with that here. This is deeply personal and not something a reddit comment is going to sway me over.
Does anybody know if dollarama sells actual feeders (not houses) these days? I haven’t been able to find any since I’ve started watching for them but the shelves are stocked constantly with the little wooden customizable houses