u/PublicFriendemy

Been getting into repairing and playing with vintage equipment, and came across this great lot. Payed a bit more than what I'd have liked, but I'd love to set up an "authentic" retro desk with all 90s equipment. Not expecting anything great and not trying to resell, but it'll be a few fun projects.

(Edit: do people even read these? Lol)

I pick it up in-person tomorrow, so I'll have updates if folk are interested!

UPDATE POST VET #3: They ran more tests and are keeping him overnight for treatment, they narrowed down the cause to **pancreatitis** (though there could be underlying issues). I’ll make a new post when he’s home with what I learn! Apparently it’s pretty rare in cats and the cause is hardly ever found. Symptoms all line up exactly though, and recovering likely won’t be too bad.

Thank you to everyone who commented and gave recommendations, they were great even if it ended up being something unusual!

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Hey you all, been a bit of a wreck this week. This is Pope Francis, he’s just over three and has never had health complications before.

I left him for about 24 hours and returned Sunday. He’d thrown up, stopped eating, and was very lethargic. Took him to an emergency vet that night for a quick look but they found nothing obvious, and his bladder wasn’t concerning. I have house plants, but nothing that would’ve caused this (which the vet reinforced).

He threw up again that night and the next morning, mostly small amounts of bile.

Monday, I took him to my normal vet. Blood work, urinalysis, and an x-ray showed nothing. He was dehydrated by this point, but his kidneys showed no issue. They could only point to gastroenteritis, and thought maybe fireworks on Saturday night scared and stressed him (it’s our first July 4th at this new place closer to downtown).

They gave him fluid and an anti-nausea pill. He immediately drank a little when we got back, but not much.

Yesterday, he seemed slightly better. Moved to different rooms throughout the day but still just sat around without eating. I keep trying to get some wet food tubes in him by putting it on his nose, but he won’t take much.

Just left for work a bit ago and he was still sitting and just kind of wandering occasionally. Thinking of doing another vet visit today.

At this point, I’ve spent around $900 on tests and treatments to find nothing. Hospitalization would be upwards of $1800 a night, and I unfortunately let my pet insurance lapse after 2+ years of never using it.

Just don’t know what to do now. He’s never had ANY health issues before, give him dry and wet food daily. Never goes outside and is up to date on everything. Any advice would be appreciated.

I wish I could staple this to your face so you can’t look at anything else

Had this Hoya for 2-3 years, but never saw significant growth until I placed it outside in the shade last summer. It essentially quadrupled in size since then, and now grows really well inside too.

The blooms are gorgeous, this pod just popped out today!