Thoroughly Poetic Thankful Thimble Thursday

Hello and happy Thursday! We're going get right to rhyming with Angel Sammy's Thoroughly Poetic Thursday challenge.

As always, our poetic host shared a photo prompt to help guide us. This week's prompt is this mesmerizing image here.

I'm pretty sure I had Dr. Seuss and his March 2nd birthday on my mind when I wrote the poem for this prompt, because this is what I ended up with:

Oh, the Places You'll Go

Do you know what happens when you read?
There are so many things you will see,
So many places you will suddenly be.
After all, to a magical world every book holds a key.

This very thing a girl named Bonnie learned.
To the library she and her feline friend went when something novel they yearned.
Bonnie and the cat named Maisie perused and pondered and picked up a book,
And then they opened it just to have a quick little look.

Then, lo and behold, they found themselves somewhere totally new.
It was like a new door Bonnie and Maisie had walked right through.
They tried this trick with this book here and that one there,
And they found themselves here, there, and everywhere.

Bonnie and Maisie opened one book and walked into a winter wonderland,
While the next book led them to a beach full of bright white sand.
This book here led them to a world with a talking lion and a talking mouse,
While the next one landed them in front of a cat in a hat in a bright little house.
Bonnie and Maisie were quite stunned at all this, there's no doubt.

So what did Bonnie and Maisie learn that day?
They learned that books have a magical way.
Books are not boring, no no no.
After all, with books, oh, the places you'll go.

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Now, of course, we're ready to give some thanks, which is easy to do with Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

Thimble is here to of course give thanks, and today she's thankful that she doesn't often have to put up with forced photo shoots.

Thimble is usually my furbaby most willing to participate in a photo shoot. After all, she knows she's stunning model material. The other day, though, I was determined to get some photos of all of the furbabies in the house, and Thimble did not want to cooperate. Hence the above blooper of a disgruntled Thimble being held not-so-still by her auntie.

Thimble hopes none of you have to put up with this torture!

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Last but not least, how about we share the fill-in statements for tomorrow's Friendly Fill-Ins challenge? My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two, and I came up with the second two.

1. I would rather smell a skunk than smell _________.

2. Every March I look forward to _________.

3. I knew _________ the moment that _________.

4. _________ is currently my silver lining.

We'll see you tomorrow, friends!

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Tip of the Day

And so continue our tips for National Pet Poison Awareness Month. We've mentioned before the benefits of having a first aid kit for your furbaby. What's more, a first aid kit would do well to take the potential for poisoning into consideration. For example, it could be beneficial to have 3% hydrogen peroxide as part of a pet first aid kit, as this can be used to induce vomiting, most commonly in dogs. For poisons that involve skin contact, dish soap could potentially be used to help remove the offending agent, and so even that could be included in a pet first aid kit.

All of the above being said, though, it is most wise to never try to treat a poisoned cat or dog without first contacting a veterinarian. This is because, depending on the type of toxic substance involved in a poison event, and even sometimes depending on the particular animal's overall health status, certain treatments could do more harm than good. For example, if your furbaby ingested a corrosive agent, inducing vomiting could cause even more damage. For reasons such as these, always contact a veterinarian immediately when poisoning is known or suspected. A veterinarian can inform you if or what first aid you can perform, and you can then use items from your pet first aid kit to offer immediate care as recommended. Of course, getting your furbaby to a veterinarian in an emergency is still crucial. But, first aid treatment can certainly help stall or treat the effects of a toxicity.