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[โ€“] stevied71@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (5 children)

My cat recently passed away and I have a number of left over medications that I will throw out.

But before I do, I thought I'd see if they can be of use to any of the cat lovers we have on here.

4 x 100mg Gabapentin tabs.

11 x 0.1ml Vetergesic in syringes for oral application.

50 x 5mg WP Carbimazole: medicine for treating hyperthyroidism.

1 x Profender Allwormer for 2.5 - 5kg cats.

6 x 4mg Zofran Ondansetron wafers to treat severe nausea and vomiting.

1mg syringe of Mirtazapine - for appetite stimulation.

1 bottle of Otoflush.

Pick up in Melbourne CBD.

@mods, take down if this isn't allowed, totally understand.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Iโ€™m so sorry for your loss.

Your vet may take them to give to owners that canโ€™t afford the meds otherwise, I know our vet does this.

Otherwise consider donating it to the Lort Smith. The carbimazole especially will be coveted.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

I'm sorry for your loss โค๏ธ

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

so many hugs

it's very kind of you to think of others

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[โ€“] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Need to send a a message to everyone.

No matter how bad things can get, it will get better.

If things are going well, enjoy that shit. It could be worse.

Hug your loved ones. Human or other.

Seatbelts!!

Wu-Tang!

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[โ€“] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Hmmm. Took the dog to visit a friend. He peed on the inside coffee table then bit both of us when we went to shoo him off. Worst behaviour ever since I've owned him. I'm ordering a muzzle. It was his 13 birthday yesterday so maybe these are his teen years.

edit: Small-world-ey tho, my friend who got bit is Steve00's partner.

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

He sounds anxious. My dog's that age and he's getting a bit funny in the head.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (7 children)

it's not as bad as it looks, there are actually few weeds, they are just big, and the soil is sandy so it's easy to pull them

I'm going to make two big garden beds surrounded by paths , I'll make the paths by laying down cardboard then putting wood pavers on top of that . Then build up the beds a little. The pots will remain around the edges.

I can't do lawn as I can't get a lawn mower in there, so garden it is, and it will nice to have vegies too.

I have an upstairs balcony for relaxing in .

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like a fun project (s) :)

But please put some non-slip shit on those wooden outside stairs where ted is sitting.

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[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've decided to pull the trigger and get a wireless numpad. I got this 75% keyboard and whilst it has been great, I like having the numbers in a tidy square too much.

I think a detached numpad is the way to go because they stick out the side of your keyboard and you don't need them until you really need them. Wireless lets you put it away when not in use and you can put it on either side of the keyboard as well. As a lefty I've wished for a left side numpad for a long time.

I think I'll get the 8bitdo one as it has a screen and can work as an independent calculator as well. Great for not needing to add a calculator window to your screens on top of everything else.

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[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

YL's out doing the grocery shop while mum and dad are enjoying a few drinks. This the best.

Ps. I wonder what I'll be paying for from Aldi's middle aisles. ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Tonight I'm listening to RATM by RATM. Killer album.

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[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These antibiotics have destroyed me. Headache, low energy and mood etc.

Looks like that night out tomorrow will have to wait till next week.

[โ€“] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Probiotics are your friend.

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[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

Today is photos day.

I have been remiss not sharing pics of my much talked about painting job of the vintage bedroom suite

and I will show the horror story that is my little backyard vegie garden in the making

coming soon! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ“ธ

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

If you flex in the mirror at the gym Iโ€™m judging you. Dumbass lol

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I donโ€™t want to get banned lol

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Fair enough

[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Same, and judging people who spend more time flexing / looking at themselves than you know, doing actual exercise.

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hmm I think I ate a bad hot-dog (not a euphemism)

[โ€“] Pilk@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Also, fuck you to the mainstream news for having mum texting me panicked about my personal safety in the city tomorrow.

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (8 children)
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[โ€“] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I had an autopilot failure on the way home. Went straight when I normally turn and suddenly realised I was at an intersection I'd never seen before. My sense of direction was still good though as I turned the right way, but it was a bit disorienting.

[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

I was moving house (couch surfing really) so much at one stage in my life that I got on the wrong tram and only realised when I got off at my old stop and went, "oh yeah, I moved out of there" ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I drove home to a place I hadn't lived at for 5 years after a run of night shifts. Decided right about then that night shift wasn't my thing.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Recently I was so tired that I mixed up tubes and applied Melbcatโ€™s toothpaste to her nose instead of her sunscreen

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You may have seen an incident that blew up on reddit about the person who put their pet rat in the fridge and the butter in the cage and then had to fight to extricate the rat who had discovered the ham.

that was me. Autopilot and exhaustion are a helluva combination.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I didnโ€™t see it. Ham huh? I bet rattie had a wonderful time!

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[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh that sounds like a fun day!

[โ€“] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I got home from graveyard shift, had Onion (rat) roaming merrily on counter while making toast. Eat toast. Put things away. Take rat back to cage. Realise i was putting tub of margerine in rat cage. Panic, bolt back into kitchen, tear open fridge full of apologies.

Onion had discovered the deli ham and clung to sides of fridge when I tried to remove her

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You got me with rat on the counter. Nope Nope Nope Nope.

I was once at a friend's house when her cat was licking the butter. Friend said "naughty baby" and put the lid back on and put it back in the fridge. I never ate there again.

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)
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[โ€“] Eagle@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Onion the Rat! Love it! At least you realised before you'd tucked yourself into bed for a nap. And she was having her best day because who wouldn't want to be trapped in a smorgasbord.

[โ€“] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

My ex brother-in-law applied what he thought was roll on deodorant and was mystified and freaked out about 10 minutes later when his armpit hair began to fall out

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Boyo once applied toothpaste to this face instead of sunscreen. It was all over his face and beard before he noticed. I absolutely howled laughing and took a picture (with permission).

[โ€“] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Got back from the dentist, my teeth hurt because Iโ€™m clenching them. Iโ€™m sure the dental bills will be very relaxing ๐Ÿ™ƒ

[โ€“] Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Itโ€™s a good sign if your resume is getting viewed a lot in an hour? Iโ€™m paranoid that because my probation was terminated that Iโ€™d be blacklisted somehow.

[โ€“] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it's good but whether anything comes of it is a separate issue. And unless people from your old place talk to others there's no way for anyone to know. It's almost surprising what you can still get away with in the working world by either just omitting things or having someone to back you up.

You make a damn good point :)

[โ€“] tone212_@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My DiDi driver is playing a very strange chant-type song in a different language, something I might hear in a yoga class, and I think itโ€™s just the same song on repeat. This is not the Friday night party starter I wanted, instead Iโ€™m getting put to sleep.

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago
[โ€“] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Is it time? ๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป๐Ÿป

Cheers ๐Ÿฅ‚

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

Cheers ๐Ÿบ

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Tonightโ€™s festivities are:

Recording so so metal riffs to jam drums over

Borderlands 4

Brushing furball

And desperately hoping Iโ€™m ok for going out tomorrow night

[โ€“] bacon@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Beep Beep ๐Ÿšš
๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ‰๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅญ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅฅ๐Ÿฅฆ๐Ÿฅ‘๐Ÿซ›๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ…๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฅฌ๐Ÿฅ’๐ŸŒฝ๐Ÿฅ•๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿซš๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿง…๐Ÿฅฏ๐Ÿž๐Ÿฅ–๐Ÿฅจ๐Ÿง€๐Ÿง‡๐Ÿฅž๐Ÿงˆ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฅš๐Ÿฅ“๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿซ“๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŒญ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿง†๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฏ๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅ˜๐Ÿ›๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿฑ๐ŸฅŸ๐Ÿฆช๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿš๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿชผ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿ™ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿฅฎ๐Ÿข๐Ÿก๐Ÿง๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿง๐Ÿฅง๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฅœ๐ŸŒฐ๐Ÿช๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฅ›โ˜•๏ธ๐Ÿต๐Ÿบ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฅค๐Ÿง‹๐Ÿงƒ๐Ÿฅ‚๐Ÿท๐Ÿฅƒ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿน๐Ÿง‰๐Ÿ”‹

[โ€“] TheWitchofThornbury2@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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