Hello, friends! We're ready for the Friendly Fill-Ins challenge, and we'd love for you to join us. My amazing co-host Ellen of 15andmeowing came up with the first two fill-in statements, and I came up with the second two.
1. My _________ is _________ because _________.
2. I stopped _________ because _________.
3. I'm _________ away from _________.
4. _________ is the scariest experience I've ever had in my own home.
My answers are below in bold, accompanied by some unnecessary rambling that is certainly not required reading.
My answers are below in bold, accompanied by some unnecessary rambling that is certainly not required reading.
1. My house is filled with cat trees and toys because my kitties run the place.
(My kitties' stuff takes up just as much if not more than my own stuff. And I'm more than fine with that. I love having my house built around them, because they make me happy and so I want them to be happy.)
(My kitties' stuff takes up just as much if not more than my own stuff. And I'm more than fine with that. I love having my house built around them, because they make me happy and so I want them to be happy.)
2. I stopped giving Evan buprenorphine because it makes him endlessly stare into space.
(When Evan had a urethral obstruction during Christmas of 2022, the emergency vet I took him to prescribed him buprenorphine during and after his hospital stay. They intended for him to stay on it long-term for his chronic cystitis issues that had developed. Even when I gave him a small dose, though, Evan would just stare into space, even refusing to eat and drink, which is incredibly unlike him as well as not great for him. I called his usual vet, and they immediately switched him to gabapentin, which works wonders for my boy while also allowing him to still act like himself. That said, Evan has had to take buprenorphine in addition to gabapentin once in recent history for a particularly bad cystitis flare. He did indeed stare into space on it, but he only needed it for a few days before he was feeling well enough to go off of it again.)
(When Evan had a urethral obstruction during Christmas of 2022, the emergency vet I took him to prescribed him buprenorphine during and after his hospital stay. They intended for him to stay on it long-term for his chronic cystitis issues that had developed. Even when I gave him a small dose, though, Evan would just stare into space, even refusing to eat and drink, which is incredibly unlike him as well as not great for him. I called his usual vet, and they immediately switched him to gabapentin, which works wonders for my boy while also allowing him to still act like himself. That said, Evan has had to take buprenorphine in addition to gabapentin once in recent history for a particularly bad cystitis flare. He did indeed stare into space on it, but he only needed it for a few days before he was feeling well enough to go off of it again.)
3. I'm a few drawings away from completing my Halloween art for the year.
(There's only one drawing I haven't even started yet, and it's the one I will be sharing on Halloween itself. All the others are either finished or in-progress. I still feel so behind on the fun Halloween stuff I had planned, both in terms of my art and other stuff, but, like everyone else out there, I'm doing my best. As always, I am behind on scanning and uploading my drawings. I'll be working on that this weekend, and I think I have enough drawings finished or in-progress to share one every day for the rest of the month. Actually, I'm so behind now that once I finish them all, I'll be sharing them into the first week of November. I love Halloween, though, so I don't mind extending it.)
(There's only one drawing I haven't even started yet, and it's the one I will be sharing on Halloween itself. All the others are either finished or in-progress. I still feel so behind on the fun Halloween stuff I had planned, both in terms of my art and other stuff, but, like everyone else out there, I'm doing my best. As always, I am behind on scanning and uploading my drawings. I'll be working on that this weekend, and I think I have enough drawings finished or in-progress to share one every day for the rest of the month. Actually, I'm so behind now that once I finish them all, I'll be sharing them into the first week of November. I love Halloween, though, so I don't mind extending it.)
4. Creepy, quiet knocking on my front door late at night is the scariest experience I've ever had in my own home.
(I'm lucky to have never experienced any major medical emergencies or anything like that in my home, so my answer is nothing traumatic like that. But, a few months ago, someone very quietly knocked on my door in a very melodic way late at night, perhaps 10 pm or later. The knocking was really quiet but also being done in a very melodic way. It was creepy as sin. I had actually fallen asleep on the couch and only woke up because all of my kitties quite dramatically came running to me, tails puffed up and looking at the door. I only then heard the knocking. At the time mostly deaf pup Astrid was sleeping in another room, so she was none the wiser. I did peek out the front window, and no one was there. When I was certain I saw no one through every window I checked, I opened the door (armed, because I'm not some horror movie character with a death wish), and indeed no one was in sight. My parents live just a couple doors down from me, so I called to ask them if anyone knocked on their door in that freaky way. They said no, and my dad came down (also armed, because he's equally reluctant to turn himself into a horror movie trope) and looked around, walked the perimeter, and like me came up with nothing out of the ordinary. I don't currently have any cameras for outside of my home, so I have no idea who it was, but that weirdly quiet, melodic knocking late at night certainly creeped me out. It took hours for my kitties to fully calm down, which freaked me out even further.)
I believe last year Eddy shared how her favorite toy bin is a pumpkin bucket. Actually, she has two of these that she loves to pick toys from all year round. I only got a shot of one in this year's chaotic photo shoot, but the other bucket is very similar, and Eddy loves selecting toys from both.
(I'm lucky to have never experienced any major medical emergencies or anything like that in my home, so my answer is nothing traumatic like that. But, a few months ago, someone very quietly knocked on my door in a very melodic way late at night, perhaps 10 pm or later. The knocking was really quiet but also being done in a very melodic way. It was creepy as sin. I had actually fallen asleep on the couch and only woke up because all of my kitties quite dramatically came running to me, tails puffed up and looking at the door. I only then heard the knocking. At the time mostly deaf pup Astrid was sleeping in another room, so she was none the wiser. I did peek out the front window, and no one was there. When I was certain I saw no one through every window I checked, I opened the door (armed, because I'm not some horror movie character with a death wish), and indeed no one was in sight. My parents live just a couple doors down from me, so I called to ask them if anyone knocked on their door in that freaky way. They said no, and my dad came down (also armed, because he's equally reluctant to turn himself into a horror movie trope) and looked around, walked the perimeter, and like me came up with nothing out of the ordinary. I don't currently have any cameras for outside of my home, so I have no idea who it was, but that weirdly quiet, melodic knocking late at night certainly creeped me out. It took hours for my kitties to fully calm down, which freaked me out even further.)
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I can't even remember how or why I started using the pumpkin pails for Eddy's toys in my room. It was many, many years ago, and their duty as toy bins will continue.
Eddy and all of us here wish you a freakishly fantastic Friday!
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Spooky Flashback Doodle of the Day
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Tip of the Day
Today's Halloween tip is about bats. Bats may be a staple in Halloween lore and decor, but the reality is that they are one of the primary carriers of rabies. What's more, bats leave very small bites that might go unnoticed, especially on kitties or pups with fur that can hide such minuscule bite marks. For such reasons, do be aware and cautious of the presence of bats, such as if you and your furbaby are walking through a park with trees near nightfall.
Bats are not always found outside, though. Bats can sometimes find their way into buildings, including attics or other areas of homes. If you live in a house or apartment where bats are discovered, keep your furbaby away (and also, of course, try to keep yourself safe), and certainly do not allow your furbaby to chase or play with any bats. A bat can bite quickly and without notice, and rabies could potentially be transferred that quickly if the bat at hand is infected with it. If a bat is unable to be safely escorted out through a window, or in another safe means that does not mean direct handling, then contact animal control or another relevant organization for the safe removal of bats.
Bats are not always found outside, though. Bats can sometimes find their way into buildings, including attics or other areas of homes. If you live in a house or apartment where bats are discovered, keep your furbaby away (and also, of course, try to keep yourself safe), and certainly do not allow your furbaby to chase or play with any bats. A bat can bite quickly and without notice, and rabies could potentially be transferred that quickly if the bat at hand is infected with it. If a bat is unable to be safely escorted out through a window, or in another safe means that does not mean direct handling, then contact animal control or another relevant organization for the safe removal of bats.
4 comments:
I can see where you were so scared by #4! I would've been petrified too. And anyone visiting my home would probably think I have 5 or 6 cats, not just one LOL.
That is very creepy about the knocking. You definitely need a camera out there. How sweet of your dad to come check things out for you. I can't wait to see your drawings. Eddy is a cutie and I like the drawing too. My niece had a bat in her house a few months ago, no idea how it got in, but she was glad all the cats and dog were up to date on rabies shots. Xo
#4 sounds really scary. Love the pics!
Sorry I'm late, but I had to have my Eddy fix.
The knocking sounds dreadful. When I was dogsitting Coda once, she suddenly bolted for the door barking like mad, and it scared me senseless. I didn't open the door, but did look out the window and saw nothing. I imagine if anyone or anything was out there, it skeedaddled pretty fast.
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