u/debiski — reddlx

Old and alone kind of stinks

Like others, I'm feeling sad today. I'm divorced but I have adult children. I live with my son but he has his online communities/friends. My 2 girls are doing things with their kids and spouses.

For the majority of the time I'm perfectly happy with my 2 dogs and 2 cats. I generally don't like most people. Today my next door neighbors had a nice get together with family and friends. They sounded like they had lots of fun laughing and drinking while I sat on the ground in my garden pruning my tomato plants. It reminded me of when my kids were young and even when I was young and my parents would take us to watch the fireworks or we'd be camping.

Today I just feel old and alone. Thankfully I don't feel this way often. There are fireworks going off everywhere right now and I'm sitting in bed with my animals watching the Weather Channel.

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u/debiski — 1 day ago

▲ 9 r/OnPatrolLive

250 discount code

Does anyone have the discount code for the $2.50/month special? They've talked about it many times but I just don't remember. 🙄

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u/debiski — 9 days ago

▲ 9 r/AskWomenOver60

Dry shampoo?

I need to find a good quality dry shampoo. My hair is very thin and tends to look greasy the day after I wash it. I only wash my hair 2-3 times a week (physical issues) and would love to have something to "touch it up" between washes.

I've tried different brands (currently using Dove) but everything I've tried leaves my hair feeling heavy and kind of sticky. When I wash it afterwards, I usually have to wash it twice before my hair is back to its normal texture.

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u/debiski — 13 days ago

▲ 173 r/Chihuahua

My boy had his surgery yesterday

I texted before about his deformed nail on his back right paw. My boy is 12 and has a heart murmur so I was very nervous.

Yesterday he had the surgery to remove it. There's no way to remove just the nail so the plan was to "declaw" him like a cat by removing the toe at the top knuckle.

Soon after I dropped my baby at the vet, the surgeon (who came to the clinic from his private practice to do the procedure) called and said after looking at everything he was going to remove the entire toe because that would result in a better outcome and less pain. I gave him permission to go ahead.

The surgery took a little over an hour and the doctor called me after he was done. Everything went great and he gave me detailed instructions on aftercare and recovery.

He's doing well today. He went outside and peed and got some watermelon for a treat. He's snoozing away now after getting a dose of his pain meds.

u/debiski — 27 days ago

▲ 2 r/vegetablegardening

Composting

What are your thoughts about store bought compost bins? Like the kind you tumble. I don't have an area to make a "pile" anywhere but I've seen those tumbler bins online and was wondering if they really work. I'm 61 and wouldn't be able to turn stuff over with a shovel so the bin would really be my only option.

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u/debiski — 2 months ago

▲ 52 r/Chihuahua

Look at that smile!

It's been a long winter and almost a non existent spring in Wisconsin. My boy is LOVING the warm weather!

u/debiski — 2 months ago

▲ 90 r/chihuahuas

Snuggled up on mama. What a life! I love this boy SO MUCH! ❤️

u/debiski — 2 months ago

▲ 144 r/chihuahuas

My 12 year old chi has been favoring his right back paw for many months. He has a deformed nail that causes him pain. I mentioned it to his vet during an appointment a while back and she told me it looked like he had some kind of trauma to the nail bed which caused the thickened nail.

I left it at that but recently he's really been bothered by it. He's avoiding putting weight on that leg and if I try to touch that paw for nail grinding he recoils if I even get near that toe.

At his last checkup (about 2 weeks ago) I talked more in depth with the vet. She mentioned a possible surgery but recommended soaking that paw in Epsom salt a few times a day and offered pain meds that he could take for a little while.

I turned down the meds because I knew they wouldn't FIX anything. I tried the Epsom salt, but he won't stand still in the tub so they told me to soak a washcloth with the solution and hold it on his paw. It didn't work because he won't let me hold onto his paw because it hurts.

I contacted the vet Friday and had them put an estimate together for the surgery. They have to bring in a surgeon to do it so the estimate was $2500. I have decided to go ahead with the surgery. I don't know how long he will live but I can't stand seeing him in pain. It's affecting his quality of life for sure. The procedure consists of removing that nail along with the first part of that toe. Like declawing a cat. It will require a 2 week recovery.

May 8th is his pre-op physical. He has a heart murmur so the vet wants to do a good work up on him to be sure it's safe to proceed. If they give the green light then the surgery will be scheduled. I'm scared out of my mind that he could die on the operating table because of his age and heart. But... I can't watch him limp in pain for the rest of his life, no matter how long that is.

Has anyone else ever seen this type of injury? What did you do?

u/debiski — 2 months ago