u/the_king_lobo

Species: Cat
Sex: Presumed female (intact)
Age: Approximately 5 weeks
Symptoms: Appears quite thin for a 5 week old (ribs & hips protruding noticeably) but seems otherwise healthy
Location: Found alone in a park in Oregon (someone else found her before my mom offered to take her)

Basically the above info is all we know so far, we just brought her home today. We have two other cats, so she is being kept separate until her vet appointment (earliest appt. was June 8th).

She’s alert and wiggly and playful, no discharge or injuries, just seems rather thin for a kitten of her age. We’re currently feeding her small portions of wet kitten food every 4 hours, and I’m just wondering if this is enough? I’ve never cared for a kitten quite this young before, so I want to make sure she’s getting what she needs. She has teeth, can she eat kibble at this age or should we stick with wet food for now?

Common question I know but it seems like every day more and more places are closing up shop. Paper Moon books was one of my faves, but they closed several years ago. Said they were going to sell online but I haven’t been able to find them :(

Criteria I’m looking for is mainly:
- Wide selection; eclectic collections and haphazardly organized is welcomed with arms wide open
- Used; extra points for places that have OLD books (I love old cookbooks, my oldest is late 1800’s)
- Doesn’t have to be in Portland proper, willing to travel to any suburb/surrounding area

Contex: I had to submit a credit limit appeal with my community college because my aid was denied for next year (26-27). My advisor and I previously made a plan for me to take certain courses at my CC before transferring to a 4-year since the courses at my CC would be cheaper to complete, and next year would be my last year there before transferring. However, when I met with him to fill out the credit limit appeal, he told me that financial aid will only cover 1 additional chemistry/science course because it would complete my Associates, and that beyond that I would need to submit another appeal to try and get the other courses covered, since they would not apply to my degree at that point.

My question here is: what happens to my financial aid if it is not used during a designated school year? Is it disbursed similar to a refund, do I lose it altogether, do unused funds still count against my lifetime eligibility?

I have savings that are for school, but I don't currently have a job so I'm ideally trying not to use any savings unless absolutely necessary.