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Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec
Date: 09/17/2013 10:36:05
Good Morning.
Today is our 4,363rd day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do: with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,268
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,101
We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:
$ 1, 473, 158, 700, 000 .00
I'll start on the ladies' side of the house. All veterans face the same challenges when they get back from war. Even though women make up a smaller percentage of combat veterans, when things like alcoholism and homelessness strike, they face a far tougher road than our male veterans.
The department of Veteran's Affairs may or may not be able to help with some of that. Never mind the "head in the sand" attitude that has often been displayed in recent years. I never forgot an ad I heard long ago, for one of those self-help "build your personal wealth" hypnosis tapes. The reader clearly stated "There is no problem on Earth that cannot be solved by the application of money". Despite the lackadaisical Congressional attitude...despite the sequester, some local VA budgets have skyrocketed. It's less clear if it's done any good.
Finally this morning, despite the Syrian affair cooling off on the global front, and the United States actually taking a step back from war for a change, planning for such an event continues unabated. But wars cost money, and to turn a phrase, "Who's paying for this, Morris?" Despite the many needs we still have as a nation, we don't have to worry. There's always money for war.
There's plenty more, but we'll stop for now.
Today is our 4,363rd day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do: with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,268
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,101
We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:
I'll start on the ladies' side of the house. All veterans face the same challenges when they get back from war. Even though women make up a smaller percentage of combat veterans, when things like alcoholism and homelessness strike, they face a far tougher road than our male veterans.
PHOENIX — The population of female veterans in the U.S. is small, but the challenges the women face to stave off homelessness are significant.
Sandra Keeme, 35, served in the Navy for seven years. She was deployed three times — twice to Iraq, once to Japan.
During her deployment to Japan, she was sexually assaulted by a fellow service member. She developed trust and anger issues and quickly spiraled into alcoholism after she left the Navy. She eventually became homeless.
Keeme is one of six women living at a transitional housing facility for veterans in downtown Phoenix that is run by the Madison Street Veterans Association, a local nonprofit that helps homeless vets. She has post-traumatic stress disorder as a secondary effect of military sexual trauma. PTSD and military sexual assault are common among women in the military and are increasingly gaining national attention as more women step forward.
“We’ve all been through kind of the same situation. Being a part of the veteran community is like you have automatically an extended family,” Keeme said, sitting on her bunk bed in the veteran women’s center at MANA House, which stands for Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force.
“We don’t know how many women veterans are homeless in the Valley. I think one of the biggest reasons we don’t know is because of the domestic violence that is prevalent in the veteran world.”
The department of Veteran's Affairs may or may not be able to help with some of that. Never mind the "head in the sand" attitude that has often been displayed in recent years. I never forgot an ad I heard long ago, for one of those self-help "build your personal wealth" hypnosis tapes. The reader clearly stated "There is no problem on Earth that cannot be solved by the application of money". Despite the lackadaisical Congressional attitude...despite the sequester, some local VA budgets have skyrocketed. It's less clear if it's done any good.
...At the Dayton [OH] VA, spending has risen to a projected $285.3 million this year compared to $131.2 million in 2001.
Two factors more than any others have driven health care costs higher at the Dayton VA Medical Center, officials said. Aging Vietnam veterans who have more health needs as they grow older, and the return home of thousands of veterans from the battlegrounds of Iraq and Afghanistan.
“It’s the number of veterans returning from the war, but it’s also the conditions they are returning with,” said Dr. William J. Germann, Dayton VA chief of primary care service and a retired Air Force brigadier general. “There are a number of veterans coming back dysfunctional and as a result may not be able to hold a job.”
Straining under the national debt, budget cutters have slashed billions in federal spending and ordered unpaid furloughs of hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense civilian employees, but the VA’s spending has more than doubled in little more than a decade and keeps climbing.
“It’s a tricky issue because you want to make sure we are keeping our compact with men and women who have served and been in harm’s way … but you also recognize we’re not doing those men and women a service if we’re not spending that money wisely,” said Stephen C. Ellis, vice president of the non-partisan Taxpayers for Common Sense in Washington, D.C., and a former Coast Guard officer.
Finally this morning, despite the Syrian affair cooling off on the global front, and the United States actually taking a step back from war for a change, planning for such an event continues unabated. But wars cost money, and to turn a phrase, "Who's paying for this, Morris?" Despite the many needs we still have as a nation, we don't have to worry. There's always money for war.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will not put a price tag on how much a punitive U.S. strike against Syria might cost, but says it will come up with the money.
“I wouldn’t be able to offer details on costs at this time,” Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said at a Thursday briefing. “We don’t know precisely what the military operation would look like, so I can’t give a precise cost estimate.”
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Sept. 4 that the cost of a military strike against Syria would depend on the type of operation chosen by President Obama.
“We have given some ranges of this,” Hagel said. “It would be in the tens of millions of dollars, that kind of range.”
The United States and its allies say the Syrian government recently used chemical weapons that responsible for killing about 1,500 civilians. Obama wants to launch a punitive strike against Syria, however he is seeking congressional approval beforehand.
There's plenty more, but we'll stop for now.
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Comment by 
Raine on 09/17/2013 12:11:25
Good Morning.
I believe the VA can help with the growing problem of homeless female vets. I also believe active military can as well. As I said when I filled in for Tri back in July,
This was from an article I quote back then:
Raine on 09/17/2013 12:11:25
Good Morning. I believe the VA can help with the growing problem of homeless female vets. I also believe active military can as well. As I said when I filled in for Tri back in July,
While we wait for this watershed transition, a bigger focus needs to be placed on our women vets with not just equality but with a recognition that women have a different set of needs. It can be done, it has to be done. We cannot continue to honor our female veterans while ignoring the fact that so many have been broken by a male-dominated system. We need to stop the system that breaks them.
This was from an article I quote back then:
more than 60 percent of transitional housing programs receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs did not accept children, or restricted their age and number, according to a 2011 report by the Government Accountability Office.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 13:13:49
Raine on 09/17/2013 13:13:49
Alexis was the worst Buddhist ever.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 13:21:03
Sorry I didn't mean to make light of the tragedy, but damn Raine, that was funny as hell!.
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 13:21:03
Quote by Raine:
Alexis was the worst Buddhist ever.
Sorry I didn't mean to make light of the tragedy, but damn Raine, that was funny as hell!.
Comment by 
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 13:27:55
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 13:27:55
Mornin' all.. 
Damn I'm sleepy today.. must be the cold weather.
Damn I'm sleepy today.. must be the cold weather.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 13:36:58
Raine on 09/17/2013 13:36:58
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
Alexis was the worst Buddhist ever.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 13:39:12
Raine on 09/17/2013 13:39:12
There is never anything wrong with a little light hearted dark humor.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 13:45:10
Raine on 09/17/2013 13:45:10
This is disturbing -- I wonder how many others are out there like this.
Alexis also told police he was present during “the tragic events of September 11, 2001″ and described “how those events had disturbed him.â€
Detectives later spoke with Alexis’ father, who lived in New York at the time, who told police Alexis had anger management problems associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and that Alexis had been an active participant in rescue attempts on September 11th, 2001.
Comment by 
trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 13:58:04
trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 13:58:04
Still waiting for blood test results on Lucky.
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:05:39
Good, very good.
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:05:39
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Still waiting for blood test results on Lucky.
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
Good, very good.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:07:18
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:07:18
Today I am making a boatload of pickled red cabbage.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:11:19
It smells nasty and looks worse, but if he's eating who cares. Go Lucky, go! :vibes:
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:11:19
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Still waiting for blood test results on Lucky.
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
It smells nasty and looks worse, but if he's eating who cares. Go Lucky, go! :vibes:
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:16:10
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:16:10
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:18:27
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:18:27
Anyone see Mala around the intertubes this morning? 
Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 14:18:45
Apparently, he doesn't care how it smells.
trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 14:18:45
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by trojanrabbit:
Still waiting for blood test results on Lucky.
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
It smells nasty and looks worse, but if he's eating who cares. Go Lucky, go! :vibes:
Apparently, he doesn't care how it smells.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:21:23
Scoop! Mike Ehrmantraut fairy tails.
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:21:23
Scoop! Mike Ehrmantraut fairy tails.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:23:17
The best rush of all would be neither. Can't stand the bloviating gas bag or Limbaugh.
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:23:17
Quote by Raine:
I missed this yesterday with all the other things going on.
Rush is being replaced by RUSH
The best rush of all would be neither. Can't stand the bloviating gas bag or Limbaugh.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:23:34
makes me happy all around.
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:23:34
Quote by trojanrabbit:Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by trojanrabbit:
Still waiting for blood test results on Lucky.
He had a fairly decent breakfast before I left.
Mondo, took your suggestion and Mrs. Rabbit picked up some turkey baby food. He's devouring it. (at least that's what she says)
It smells nasty and looks worse, but if he's eating who cares. Go Lucky, go! :vibes:
Apparently, he doesn't care how it smells.
makes me happy all around.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:24:38
I foresee my mediation techniques might be needed between you and Scoop.
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:24:38
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
I missed this yesterday with all the other things going on.
Rush is being replaced by RUSH
The best rush of all would be neither. Can't stand the bloviating gas bag or Limbaugh.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:28:41
and I haven't even watched the show!
I swear -- This show is reminding me more and more of the Sopranos.
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:28:41
Quote by Mondobubba:
Scoop! Mike Ehrmantraut fairy tails.
and I haven't even watched the show! I swear -- This show is reminding me more and more of the Sopranos.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:34:36
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 14:34:36
Comment by Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:41:01
That was good stuff man!
And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:41:01
Quote by Mondobubba:
Scoop! Mike Ehrmantraut fairy tails.
That was good stuff man!And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
Comment by Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:42:35
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:42:35
Oh and yes.. Walt is a serious bastard. wtf man..!
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:44:33
I hope not either. Newsroom is just starting to hit its stride.
I'm still a little burned that HBO cancelled Carnivale --
(and K street -- although it never really made sense to me)
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:44:33
Quote by Scoopster:
And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
I'm still a little burned that HBO cancelled Carnivale --
(and K street -- although it never really made sense to me)
Comment by Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:46:09
They cancel all kinds of good shows! I was PISSED when they ditched Bored to Death that show was HILARIOUS!
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 14:46:09
Quote by Raine:I hope not either. Newsroom is just starting to hit its stride.Quote by Scoopster:
And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
I'm still a little burned that HBO cancelled Carnivale --
(and K street -- although it never really made sense to me)
They cancel all kinds of good shows! I was PISSED when they ditched Bored to Death that show was HILARIOUS!
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:47:40
Every time I watched it I loved it.
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:47:40
Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Raine:I hope not either. Newsroom is just starting to hit its stride.Quote by Scoopster:
And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
I'm still a little burned that HBO cancelled Carnivale --
(and K street -- although it never really made sense to me)
They cancel all kinds of good shows! I was PISSED when they ditched Bored to Death that show was HILARIOUS!
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 14:52:00
Raine on 09/17/2013 14:52:00
Hey Scoop: Newsroom, Season 3 looks like a go!
This show has so many possibilities. Although I believe it is a little soap opera like, I really like the nuance -- and then the hammer over the head moments.
Plus, the cast. Jane Fonda makes me swoon.
This show has so many possibilities. Although I believe it is a little soap opera like, I really like the nuance -- and then the hammer over the head moments.
Plus, the cast. Jane Fonda makes me swoon.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 15:08:50
HBO really underestimated the intelligence of the BTD audience. That show was hilarious in that dry New Yorker way.
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 15:08:50
Quote by Raine:Every time I watched it I loved it.Quote by Scoopster:Quote by Raine:I hope not either. Newsroom is just starting to hit its stride.Quote by Scoopster:
And yes, I watched BB last night as planned. Jeeeeebus this show is just so good.
I also watched the season finale of The Newsroom. I'm a little worried that they only had nine episodes this year - I hope it's not a portent that the show's been cancelled.
I'm still a little burned that HBO cancelled Carnivale --
(and K street -- although it never really made sense to me)
They cancel all kinds of good shows! I was PISSED when they ditched Bored to Death that show was HILARIOUS!
HBO really underestimated the intelligence of the BTD audience. That show was hilarious in that dry New Yorker way.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 09/17/2013 15:09:35
wickedpam on 09/17/2013 15:09:35
Morning 
Just a run by - we're having a beer sales event in the parking lot I've got to run back t but I wanted to say hi!
Just a run by - we're having a beer sales event in the parking lot I've got to run back t but I wanted to say hi!
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 15:20:13
Raine on 09/17/2013 15:20:13
Hi Mala!
By Mala!
By Mala!
Comment by 
BobR on 09/17/2013 15:40:14
I finally got access to the servers where all the DB bridge code runs. My reactions:
BobR on 09/17/2013 15:40:14
I finally got access to the servers where all the DB bridge code runs. My reactions:
Comment by 
livingonli on 09/17/2013 15:57:14
livingonli on 09/17/2013 15:57:14
Good morning, everyone! It feels like that sort of day.
Comment by Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 16:05:06
That bad, eh?
Mondobubba on 09/17/2013 16:05:06
Quote by BobR:
I finally got access to the servers where all the DB bridge code runs. My reactions:
That bad, eh?
Comment by 
TriSec on 09/17/2013 16:09:53
I'm really amazed that all my years playing "Asteroids" hasn't caused me to bust into Cape Canaveral and blast off into space to start shooting at the ISS...
TriSec on 09/17/2013 16:09:53
Quote by Mondobubba:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck says something really stupid! Stop the presses!
I'm really amazed that all my years playing "Asteroids" hasn't caused me to bust into Cape Canaveral and blast off into space to start shooting at the ISS...
Comment by BobR on 09/17/2013 16:29:43
I heard one guy refer to it as "the sausage factory". The sausages are apparently made from spaghetti designed by a person who hoped that it would ensure his job security because no one wanted to untangle it.
BobR on 09/17/2013 16:29:43
Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by BobR:
I finally got access to the servers where all the DB bridge code runs. My reactions:
That bad, eh?
I heard one guy refer to it as "the sausage factory". The sausages are apparently made from spaghetti designed by a person who hoped that it would ensure his job security because no one wanted to untangle it.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 16:54:51
Raine on 09/17/2013 16:54:51
Since 9/11 we have more dead from shootings In America than we have had from those terror attacks.
Just saying.
(edited to clarify)
Just saying.
(edited to clarify)
Comment by BobR on 09/17/2013 17:56:12
I seem to recall that I posted a stat in a blog a month or two back that more Americans have died from guns since 9/11 then were killed in all the wars in our history. Of course that includes accidental and self-inflicted, but it's still a stunning statistic.
BobR on 09/17/2013 17:56:12
Quote by Raine:
Since 9/11 we have more dead from shootings In America than we have had from those terror attacks.
Just saying.
(edited to clarify)
I seem to recall that I posted a stat in a blog a month or two back that more Americans have died from guns since 9/11 then were killed in all the wars in our history. Of course that includes accidental and self-inflicted, but it's still a stunning statistic.
Comment by TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:05:12
TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:05:12
Waltham is having a city-wide PTO meeting on the evening of October 9.
It's for the "ALICE Program".
I don't know if I should be relieved that the school department is taking these precautions or horrified that we need to.
It's for the "ALICE Program".
I don't know if I should be relieved that the school department is taking these precautions or horrified that we need to.
Comment by Raine on 09/17/2013 18:11:25
You did and this is still true.
God fucking forbid we declare war on guns. Oh wait -- we can't 'constitution rights' and stuff..
Oh wait -- Guns are thing. Guns pare protected right?
has anyone ever thought that the right to bear arms is outdated?
Raine on 09/17/2013 18:11:25
Quote by BobR:Quote by Raine:
Since 9/11 we have more dead from shootings In America than we have had from those terror attacks.
Just saying.
(edited to clarify)
I seem to recall that I posted a stat in a blog a month or two back that more Americans have died from guns since 9/11 then were killed in all the wars in our history. Of course that includes accidental and self-inflicted, but it's still a stunning statistic.
God fucking forbid we declare war on guns. Oh wait -- we can't 'constitution rights' and stuff..
Oh wait -- Guns are thing. Guns pare protected right?
has anyone ever thought that the right to bear arms is outdated?
Comment by TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:22:29
I can believe that. Look, all of us are city-dwellers, right?
I've been in the backcountry. I totally understand that folks in Maine, Alaska, or Montana might want to have some kind of firearm around.
But Metrowest Boston? No. Shouldn't we be past that point now?
(True story - I was getting a flat tire fixed yesterday, watching all the DC stuff going on in the tire shop waiting room. Another gentleman commented that his friend in NH has an AR-15. He had asked him "do you really need that to hunt deer?" And his friend replied "No, I need it to protect myself from an oppresive government." I really had to shake my head at that. Good luck against an M1-A1 or an A-10, dude.)
TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:22:29
Quote by Raine:
has anyone ever thought that the right to bear arms is outdated?
I can believe that. Look, all of us are city-dwellers, right?
I've been in the backcountry. I totally understand that folks in Maine, Alaska, or Montana might want to have some kind of firearm around.
But Metrowest Boston? No. Shouldn't we be past that point now?
(True story - I was getting a flat tire fixed yesterday, watching all the DC stuff going on in the tire shop waiting room. Another gentleman commented that his friend in NH has an AR-15. He had asked him "do you really need that to hunt deer?" And his friend replied "No, I need it to protect myself from an oppresive government." I really had to shake my head at that. Good luck against an M1-A1 or an A-10, dude.)
Comment by BobR on 09/17/2013 18:51:48
So some yahoo thinks he's better equipped and trained than the Iraqi Republican Guard was? Let him try to stand down the U.S. Army - they'll turn him into a grease spot on the road.
Hell - even trained Army members gone rogue (with AR-15s) eventually get taken down by city SWAT teams.
BobR on 09/17/2013 18:51:48
Quote by TriSec:Quote by Raine:
has anyone ever thought that the right to bear arms is outdated?
I can believe that. Look, all of us are city-dwellers, right?
I've been in the backcountry. I totally understand that folks in Maine, Alaska, or Montana might want to have some kind of firearm around.
But Metrowest Boston? No. Shouldn't we be past that point now?
(True story - I was getting a flat tire fixed yesterday, watching all the DC stuff going on in the tire shop waiting room. Another gentleman commented that his friend in NH has an AR-15. He had asked him "do you really need that to hunt deer?" And his friend replied "No, I need it to protect myself from an oppresive government." I really had to shake my head at that. Good luck against an M1-A1 or an A-10, dude.)
So some yahoo thinks he's better equipped and trained than the Iraqi Republican Guard was? Let him try to stand down the U.S. Army - they'll turn him into a grease spot on the road.
Hell - even trained Army members gone rogue (with AR-15s) eventually get taken down by city SWAT teams.
Comment by TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:53:06
TriSec on 09/17/2013 18:53:06
"Hi Joe. If you can print up the flyers with the kids knifing satan out of the family pet - I like that one" I wrote as a placeholder for my District Executive while I went to look up the correct flyer design to order today.
I'm really glad I re-read that email before I sent it.
I'm really glad I re-read that email before I sent it.
Comment by BobR on 09/17/2013 18:57:46
One would hope he had a sense of humor had you not.
BobR on 09/17/2013 18:57:46
Quote by TriSec:
"Hi Joe. If you can print up the flyers with the kids knifing satan out of the family pet - I like that one" I wrote as a placeholder for my District Executive while I went to look up the correct flyer design to order today.
I'm really glad I re-read that email before I sent it.
One would hope he had a sense of humor had you not.
Comment by trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 19:11:07
trojanrabbit on 09/17/2013 19:11:07
Well, blood tests confirmed Lucky is essentially in liver failure.
I can either hospitalize him (hahahah) where he gets lots of IV and poked and prodded, or the vet will show me how to inject him with fluids (if he'll let me) and I do that every other day then feed him as much as he'll take and then some.
It would be at least a couple of weeks before we know if that will help him (if he doesn't just shut down first). As long as he's eating he has a chance.
Unfortunately, the root cause is unknown. If it's a tumor or something that caused him to not eat so much, it's just going to happen again.
I can either hospitalize him (hahahah) where he gets lots of IV and poked and prodded, or the vet will show me how to inject him with fluids (if he'll let me) and I do that every other day then feed him as much as he'll take and then some.
It would be at least a couple of weeks before we know if that will help him (if he doesn't just shut down first). As long as he's eating he has a chance.
Unfortunately, the root cause is unknown. If it's a tumor or something that caused him to not eat so much, it's just going to happen again.
Comment by TriSec on 09/17/2013 19:16:33
TriSec on 09/17/2013 19:16:33
And further cementing my correct choice with Scouts last night....
The Scoutmaster had some remarks at the end of the meeting.
"There are three things I want to remind you tonight. The first is, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...."
Completely flat and deadpan.
The Scouts were perplexed; but the adult staff completely lost it.
The Scoutmaster had some remarks at the end of the meeting.
"There are three things I want to remind you tonight. The first is, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition...."
Completely flat and deadpan.
The Scouts were perplexed; but the adult staff completely lost it.
Comment by Scoopster on 09/17/2013 19:22:11
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ Healin Vibes for Lucky! ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
Scoopster on 09/17/2013 19:22:11
Quote by trojanrabbit:
Well, blood tests confirmed Lucky is essentially in liver failure.
I can either hospitalize him (hahahah) where he gets lots of IV and poked and prodded, or the vet will show me how to inject him with fluids (if he'll let me) and I do that every other day then feed him as much as he'll take and then some.
It would be at least a couple of weeks before we know if that will help him (if he doesn't just shut down first). As long as he's eating he has a chance.
Unfortunately, the root cause is unknown. If it's a tumor or something that caused him to not eat so much, it's just going to happen again.
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Comment by BobR on 09/17/2013 19:39:07
BobR on 09/17/2013 19:39:07
emotional whiplash between Trojan and TriSec's posts...
Comment by TriSec on 09/17/2013 19:40:01
TriSec on 09/17/2013 19:40:01
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