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It's honestly a continuous grieving process for me. I still feel the loss of each kitty deeply. 'sha [ age 10; condition was liver failure, semi-quick once diagnosed and she made the decision that she didn't want any more tubes by chewing all her IVs off ] I received a phone call the day after she passed from my mom who had just found two litters of kittens in the wood pile being raised by raccoons. They were only a month old so I'd have to wait another month to rescue one. I said I would if there was a girl and not a blue-grey- there was exactly one girl and she was a full tabby. So the decision was technically the following day but I had a month of alone time which could have ended up being more. The little tabby came to me very sick but we got her healthy. In the end, she was the only survivor of all the kittens. Bitchcakes [ age 14 years, 9 months; condition was cancer] Her disease was hidden by her arthritis, her pain meds kept her going until she started having problems eating. She ended up in the ER hospital where testing eventually revealed she had cancer. She was given days to weeks. We had 6 weeks together after that diagnosis, careful hand feedings twice a day, heating pad, pain meds and episodes of Metalocalypse. Two weeks after she had passed, I ended up clicking a link I was sent and there was one itty-bitty baby girl in need of a home. A little tuxie. Potato Bug [ age 1 year, 3 months; condition kitten leukemia ] The freshest loss, she went downhill way too fast for such a small kitten. She was being treated for what passed as anemia but when she refused to eat anything one day, we went to the ER. She never came home. This was a few days before I had to head to Atlanta. In the vendors mart, there was a picked over table of random plushies - a small tuxie had been pushed to the side. It stays on my bed in the pillows by my head - Bug used to climb under the covers and hug my neck to fall asleep. About 3 weeks later I was pity-partying on Bug's adoption site and there was a tiny not-a-tuxie kitten that looked like her world was ending too. They said she might be too shy to function. She's currently snoring in the cat tree's highest point after a full day of mischief and mayhem. For me, a kitty is an ESA. A kitty needs me to be functional, non-feral, semi-adult creature so that's what I am. I spoil them, they keep me sane. I still grieve 'sha and that was ~16 years ago. I currently can't watch videos of tuxies playing in the snow and being tuxies or enjoy french fries because those were Bug things only 7 months ago. The Metalocalypse DVDs are gathering dust on the shelf because the last time they were watched, it was while carefully cuddling my little Bitchcake and feeding her puree. They are always in the background, they were family. Sakura isn't a replacement, she's merely the newest family member.

Thought this was a Zeni thread for a moment.

"Drop bears" are infact real.

so, when the name list forms 'patterns' i giggle. this morning, it's xmas

I've never had a household that was devoid of canine and feline family members so that might affect my answer, but, there really isn't a timeline. Just as with a hereditary family member, they're not "replaceable" in the sense one might "replace" a significant other. If you picked up a new kitty a day after losing your long time feline companion, you're not somehow replacing your old family, you're rescuing new family that can help you work through the grief of losing someone special to you. Each pet we take into our homes is a unique personality that can't be erased once they are no longer with us, and it become apparent when you learn to interact with your newest adoptee. What matters is your capacity to open yourself up to loving this new family member: whether or not you are able to process grief with the help of others or if you have to shut down to do so. If the answer is that you can love someone while grieving for another, then you can adopt a new pet right now.

None of my pets ever died. They all went to live on a farm.

does this move when someone is eyeing the last slice of pizza

If you're talking to someone mid-piss, does that qualify as being a livestreamer?

yo I'm just minding my business in a stall and then two guys walk in mid-conversation and kept it going throughout their entire shared peeing experience I learned that one guy is listening to Dune via audio book and the other guy has a new gf that he met via bumble and they're official as of two weeks ago, on and on all while everyone's doing their business the weirdest part was they didn't just use the two urinals together given they were cool just chatting anyways, one of the guys used the other stall so they each had to talk just a little bit louder

I’m so glad I clicked on this thread. Ghosty, what do you think Sally is riding?

This day is so fake news. Everyone knows that the real holiday is tomorrow: 1/2 off chocolate day. SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! Me vs. an entire trailer park at the CVS candy aisle.

How's that working out for ya. I stg, i wasn't going to post in this thread but i just can't stand everyone else getting to have fun while i sit here like some sort of well adjusted, and dignified poster.

uhhh purple has blue... duh

Don't support AIslop. Don't laugh at AIslop. Don't WATCH AIslop.

ghostrek has it saved on his phone if you want to see it again!

Always sings this song whenever he solves a puzzle in Resident Evil

Prostate issue.

I need silence when taking care of business.

I kill anyone talking to me through a bathroom door. That’s why I’m in the position I’m in. It’s hard to get apartments when you’re on the run.

crowded bathroom. waiting for stall. open door, and the odor of a thousand tainted taints come oozing through the mist. i come prepared, with 'poop spray' always and forever. if i know i'm out shopping for a bit, there's always 'i have to be bitch' in me, that always has to pee. woman are of the funkiest, nastiest animals on the planet. some women's bathroom, are war zones.

Fine, Happy Valentine's day....If you're here, this probably applies to you. As long as you're online, Google Radagon/Marika so you can fully understand

Always answers the phone like this

Caused Ghostrek to do this after he told him that it was his turn to clean the toilet.

So what is anal probing all about...where did this narrative originate that aliens are perverts. Is it supposed to be some sort of data extraction...is it simply to view our insides, because we have mouths. Do they not have assholes and are fascinated by them? I just feel like aliens that are 90% anatomically alike at a glance wouldn't really want to play with an ass. Except tentacle aliens...they totally wanna stick shit in you. What ever happened to incubating eggs in our torsos

She was given a catnip infused fish toy The toy was utterly decimated, and then she did sprints outside for about ten mins before deciding she was "The Bat"

Ok, pic managed. Yes that is a drawing of a kitten to looks really like Sakura lifting Thor's hammer. I got it in 2019.

I'm doing way way better, haven't vomited today and I was able to eat and take meds. Thanks everyone for the advice and well-wishes! All good to know if there's a next time, so it doesn't hopefully get this far.

I’m home, they ran so many tests and said it’s just RSV. This is the devil’s anus of colds if that’s true. I feel so much better though, they pumped me full of stuff. So happy, I may even eat tomorrow.

New hair color.

We've already had this conversation.

came atcha like

Knows the owner of the car that has "FAP" on the license plate that's parked at my apartment complex.

Filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau because the boards will barely load.