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"Here to accept the Herbert Hoover Award, allow me to introduce Marcia Akins....">>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I was merely reporting the facts. You obviously think that over 5000 jobs available in the state of Ohio is not enough for someone who is only looking for one. Personally, I don't understand your logic.
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>>>>>>>>In December of 2008, the unemployment figure in Ohio was 465,000. So ok, lets see. The question is how to stuff 465,000 unemployed into 5,000+ jobs.
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/23/ap5958251.html>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Whoops, an almost identical reply....
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>>>>>>>Have you decided about that jazz DVD series yet? Seriously, it's no problem. It has been sitting on a shelf collecting dust for several years.
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>>>>>>I actually havent' been thinking much about it lately. One of my cats (17 years old) has kidney failure. Instead of putting her down, I've opted for trying out the home regimen of vitamin, special food, and once a week subcutaneous fluid injections. I went for a demo on how to do it, and have been kind of stressing over her. As it turns out, she's doing well. Her blood readings have been improving and she's showing much more spunk.
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>>>>>>I'll tell you what. I'll send you a pm with my address and I'll pay for shipping. You let me know how much. I just hate the idea that something might go wrong in the shipping.
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>>>>>>Thanks
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>>>>>Will get to the PO by the end of the week and send off the DVDs. I'm not going to worry about the chance of damage in shipping. If I worried about things at that level I would never stop worrying ;-)
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>>>>>Sorry to hear about your cat, glad to hear she is on the rebound.
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>>>>>By subcutaneous fluid injections, do you mean insulin shots? Not too long ago I worked closely with a guy who had six cats. Well, more accurately, his wife had six cats and Tom lived there, too ;-) The youngest (and most sociable) of the cats had diabetes and Tom had to give her regular insulin shots. I asked him if it was tricky giving a shot to a cat and he said it's about what you'd expect. He called her WMEC -- world's most expensive cat. Lots of operations and vet visits, meds, special diet, etc. He joked once -- half joked, I think -- that he would have her put down if it wouldn't mean sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life.
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>>>>Sort of the same, but not really. Subcutaneous = "under the skin". It's more like an IV than a shot.
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>>>It can't be both: IV = intravenous, ie into the vein (a lot more skilled than just jabbing into subcutaneous tissue)
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>>Ah Hah! I said 'more like' an IV than a shot. I didn't say it is an IV. In everything but the jabbing directly into a vein, it is exactly like an IV.
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>>>My old mate "Fingers" had to be put down a few years ago. he was 19 and had been going senile and was quite sick. We had a 2-weeks vacation and when we came home he looked like he'd swallowed a frisbee whole. Vet said it was liver failure, but I think he had kidney problems too. He was dragging his hind legs behind him. Oner of the saddest times of my life.
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>>I know how you feel. I had a cat called Gypsy. I called him that because he was a stray that roamed the neighbourhood. Unfortunately I only had him for a bit under 2 years (he was a great cat). He had FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus - HIV for cats). I guess he had it before I took him in (they get it from fighting and getting bitten deeply by other cats that have it), but he didn't get sick until a couple of years later, and once he got sick, he just couldn't get better. After he was put down, I went home and blubbered like a baby.
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>I blubbed uncontrollably in the vet's afterwards, and was consoled and physically comforted by a nice young lady in there with her pet. Fingers was people, man.
I understand fully. I sleep on my side normally with one arm flung out in front. Gypsy used to sleep in front of me on his side with his head in my hand.
