I saw these two on a local Facebook auction that was about to end and the price was so reasonable that I bought them figuring if they're authentic I got a steal and if not then I didn't loose much.
Any information/verification of authenticity would be greatly appreciated!
Three days ago I was recommended a local Pokemon group on Facebook and there it was just a couple posts down. I'm so happy to get one of my chases!
I'm looking to level up my literacy teaching skills and was looking for some recommended summer reading.
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Some information that might be helpful in understanding what I might need. I work at a small international school where almost all students are native-born so wide variety of English abilities. I am social studies trained but have been teaching the lower 7-12 English ability groups as well as my social studies courses.
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So far my ability to teach English has served me well. However, this newest cohort I've taught has had me wanting to throw myself out a window. They can't sequence events, can't do cause and effect, can't summarise, and can't answer 5w questions without me holding their hand. They seem to decode alright but they don't retain or make any meaningful connections.
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I'm not a trained English teacher but I have been a prolific reader since childhood. I want so desperately to help these kids but I don't know where to even start. If I was back home I would sign myself for some English education courses at my local university, but I teach in a foreign country in a school that doesn't have many PD opportunities. Heck, I am this close to trying to find a phonics program I can do online even though I'm a high school teacher. I just want these kids to be able to read meaningfully!
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So basically, these kids need such fundamental help that I don't have the skill set to help them...yet. So please share any resources!
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Hello,
So 5 days ago I took my cat to the vet for lethargy. She's a very food motivated cat and when I went on day 3 of not being screamed at in the morning I began to worry. I started observing and I noticed she wasn't playing fighting with her sister and when I brought out her favourite wand toy she barely even glanced at it. So off to the vet we went. Once we got there I found out she had a fever of 104.3f. They admitted her and ran some tests.
Her blood panel showed a slightly elevated kidneys (2.0) protein levels were at 9.9 with globulin levels at 0.56 I believe. Xrays came back clear and the ultrasound was done the next day and was also clear. The biggest issue they found was her inflammation levels which where 5x what they should be.
So when I went to vet the next day they said that their best idea was FIP because she was lethargic/depressed with a fever (which had ended by that point) and high inflammation with globulin levels low.
They put her on a week's course of oral FIP medication and said when I go back tomorrow if her blood work is better than they'll give the official FIP diagnosis.
The only thing is, when we were leaving the vet, as the vet tech was lowering her into her carrier, her anal gland ruptured. By that point the doctor had gone home for the day and only the attending was there to talk to me. So I have no idea if this anal gland rupture is part of the FIP, separate from FIP, or maybe even the actual cause of all her symptoms.
She is improving but since she started the medication and as well as the antibiotics on the same day, whose to say what is helping. I have been taking her to a local clinic everyday to have her wound looked at and the vet there seemed kind of dubious about a FIP diagnosis. So I have no idea how I should advocate for my cat at the animal hospital tomorrow. Or maybe I just want to believe it's not FIP so I'm coming here as I don't know any other cat that has had FIP before.
I just want to be logical and informed when I go to her care meeting tomorrow. I don't want to be stupidly optimistic but I also don't want to just accept their "best guess" so any information or similar experiences is appreciated.