Posts by Minky

Muldey, I think you say it all when you say your beloved pet is afraid of the syringe and afraid of you.   It sounds like this condition is chronic; your cat will need the tube or syringe for the rest of his life. ...

Frequent cleaning with warm water and a paper towel (new one each time) in addition to the meds. Only thing that's ever worked for us.

I've got the same problem going on right now--too many nasty smells in the house. I think the OP might be looking for something that hasn't been touched on here, because I've been scouring the boards for it and haven't found it. A...

Okay, I'm setting a timer for 15 minutes. I'm starting with the neglected dishes (we hand-wash, and not by choice--I find the power bill goes down when we have a dishwasher), and if that's done in 15 minutes, I'm going at the living...

I need to declutter the hall, bedroom and linen closets so they're usable again, then declutter the huge laundry baskets we've been using for clean clothes and linens and put what we're keeping into the closets. *sigh* Sounds so...

I've got one that's proven to be a bit controversial in my IRL circle of friends. No coupons. They work well for non-messy people. I'm sure they save money. But in our household, they become clutter. If I save them, I'll never...

Quote: Originally Posted by jenP You may be right. I mentioned that people consider both the baby's health and the parents'/family's needs. For many families that balance may well tip way over to the parent's...

I know I stand completely alone here, but if it's a choice between declawing and euthanizing a healthy animal, I support declawing. My dad declaws his cats. I don't like declawing, but in my lifetime, seven cats who were...

I know so many successful people who are poor spellers. I think you need to teach her strategies to compensate for the poor spelling when you're not around--ie learning to use spell check, a dictionary, google, etc, to check herself...

I feel a little guilty saying this after reading all the responses, but I would have done the same as the OP. Knowing I was surrounded by mandated reporters, I would have assumed the nurses and doctors would have had a talk with the...