Hi all, I very recently had to put my beloved cat to sleep. While I'm certainly not ready for another cat yet, I was wondering if there are any cat rescues in the area where I could volunteer.
I'm in Stadium but can travel.
Hello all, I made a post about a month ago about my cat Round Boy and his emergency vet visit. We had started him on medication and everything seemed to be going well, but as we were getting him ready for his follow up cardiology appointment today we noticed he was wheezing and struggling to breathe.
We rushed to the emergency vet and had to make the difficult decision to put him to rest. The fluid was re-accumulating but not enough to warrant a drain, and he was rapidly declining despite medication. He was effectively slowly drowning.
He went peacefully in my arms. He'll be reunited with his adoptive sister Lola and is no longer struggling to breathe. We're devastated but know it was the right choice.
Thank you all for your kind comments before, and thank you now for any that are given.
Edit: Thank you all for your condolences. My heart goes out to all of you as well. It's far too quiet in the apartment now and not being greeted with his "mow-wow!" anytime we said his name or walked in the room is rough. But I like to think he's with all the other cats who have gone before and is playing & eating & sleeping to their hearts contents.
My 16ish year old boy has heart failure and not great kidneys. His name is Round Boy - he was 22 lbs when I got him 10 years ago, down to 16 now! - and he's my best friend. He moved from Chicago to Washington with me and has been with me though some great things and some terrible things.
My wife noticed him breathing heavy yesterday and rushed him to an emergency vet while I was at work. I left early and got there in time to watch them drain a tremendous amount of fluid from his body. They've done tests and x-rays and they point towards heart failure. He's been in an oxygen tank overnight and he's doing well, all things considered. They got the oxygen level to 20% which he's tolerating but there's still some fluid left. He's coming home tonight and will go see a cardiologist & his regular vet for next steps. The emergency vet's biggest concern seems to be balancing kidney treatment with heart treatment. I'm trying very hard to stay a little positive. I'm still crying off and on.
It's hard to accept when they seem so outwardly fine (eating & drinking like regular, using the litter box, the same amount of sleep, no behavior change) but you know inside is... not ideal.
I just wanted to share him with everyone coz I love him so much. I'm not ready to let him go, especially since we just lost Lola, my wife's cat, almost exactly 4 months ago. But we'll do what's best for him.
Give your pets extra love tonight. I know I will.
Hey all,
I'm fairly new to Tacoma but am really enjoying it so far. Being back in an area and community that actually has local businesses makes me want to stay close by and work local again. And I very much dislike my current job at a big business home improvement store.
So my question is: what's the best way to find a local job now? I've worked at an independent movie theater back in Chicago as well as a comic store so I've done it before, but that was over 15 years ago. Looking on Indeed and Monster seems like a wild goose chase.
I'm in Stadium District but can travel.
Thank you!
Hello all, some of you may recall my post about a month ago about getting promoted to D28 DS. This one is gonna be more of a venting situation while looking for some advice.
Let me preface by saying the circumstances for me have been a little unusual. My first two weeks as DS were hectic not because of the department but because we had two big walks coming up back to back (positive ones) that we had to prep for. My training modules didn't drop until after that (this is probably common) so I was effectively 3 or more weeks behind on that. Even then I had to specifically ask to have someone sit down with me and actually show me where all the information the other DS's had was coming from, what I need to do and when it needs to be done by.
The associates in my dept are fine. They're nice and listen to me & help me out when I have questions. The openers need pretty much no guidance, the mids need a little and the closers need a lot. I went in knowing this and I've mentioned that I really need to be scheduled closing so I can get them up to speed but all I get is "sure no problem just tell us what day and we'll switch your hours." Cool, but I'm going to need more than 1 day. Unfortunately I think they want me in on weekends when it's Thurs/Fri closing that suffers most. A conversation I need to have with my bosses, I know.
I don't really mind the work. I still want to just do everything myself but I'm working on it. I love being able to be active in the day on my days off. I'm still not sure the pay increase is worth it but it's still nice to get more money for less physical work.
Really, nothing is wrong per se, but I am unhappy with my choice. I have quickly come to realize I don't like leading and managing people. I don't like navigating interpersonal relationships or dealing with conflicts, perceived or otherwise, between associates. I don't like delegating all that much. I don't want to move up to ASM or stay DS forever. This just isn't what I want and I don't know what to do about it.
My management and DS peers are all so happy to have me on the team. My former manager is proud of me for taking the leap. But I'm not. I wasn't proud of myself when I got the news and I'm not now (this is a personality thing on my end fwiw). I don't want to disappoint anyone or burn bridges but this wasn't the move. My heart really isn't in it but I'm still giving it my best until... something.
I don't know if stepping down is an option and if I did I wouldn't want to stay at my current store. If anything I'd try to transfer to one of the distribution centers that are closer to where I live and do GWA. Or quit and find a new job but it's easier to consider a transfer. At this point my goal is to get thru inventory and then make some sort of decision.
TL;DR: New DS of 1 month has big regrets and doesn't know what their options are, if any, and would love any advice from people who have had similar experience.