#I feel your pain

[grindeldorefanatic]

I was never told about this scene???

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Thor Thinnaphan as Joe The Warp Effect (2022) - Episode 8

This set is dedicated to @lurkingshan because she deserves a treat. 💜

[lukas-broken-bow]

this is the face of a man facing the consequences of his actions

[followthebluebell]

hello! my cat was recently diagnosed with asthma, and her vet says her treatment will be steroids indefinitely (shes currently taking 1ml twice a day, but the goal is to get down to 0.5ml 1/day, as long as that dose is still effective). overall im lucky shes fairly docile, i know my other cats would be a lot more difficult to medicate, but im still struggling with getting the medicine in her mouth. she jerks her head away quickly, and a lot of the time the medicine either misses and gets everywhere, or she'll open her mouth and dump some of it back out. i cant seem to be quick enough with the syringe to get all the liquid in her mouth and have her swallow it.

do you have any advice to make this easier for the both of us? i know itll never be Easy easy, since i cant explain to her that its for her own good, but im stressing that shes not actually getting the medicine since its hard to tell how much got in her mouth and got swallowed. thank you so much for your time, i really really appreciate it even if you dont have any tips.

as payment i present: The Penguin in question. shes such a sweet girl. i just want her to feel better ):

Hello! I'm sorry to hear your kitty is ill--- asthma is tricky to handle, so it's good that you've got a treatment plan already in progress.

so, it really depends on what kind of medication she's taking. 'Steroids' is a pretty broad group and there are several steroids commonly used for asthma in cats that can be compounded into a tastier form, like small tabs that are much easier to crush and hide in food. Some steroids can even be made into a transdermal paste that just goes on their ear. Personally, I find that transdermal medications don't work as well as oral, but it's something to talk to your vet about.

I strongly encourage you to discuss other options with your vet to see if this is a possibility. Absolutely keep those lines of communication open and explain that you've been having problems dosing your cat.

Another alternative is to try hiding the liquid medication in an especially tasty treat, like a churu or baby food. A LOT of cats absolutely love chicken or ham baby food and it's perfectly safe as long as the baby food doesn't have onions or garlic in it. I know it's VERY controversial but I've also hidden particularly bitter medications in whipped cream--- some cats have very violent stomach upsets from dairy, so it's a VERY calculated risk!

Roomba is pretty difficult to medicate. Due to her various food sensitivities, it's not really an option to compound her medication with flavors. She's also very difficult to burrito, she's too tiny for my typical cat restraint methods, and she won't eat her food if her meds are mixed in. I typically just load up her syringe with SLIGHTLY more medication than is called for and administer it quickly, hoping that most of it stays in her mouth; since pred is very cheap, I'm willing to risk losing some. It's also important to aim for the upper mouth, towards the back, without actually getting it IN her throat directly, because that's a choking risk.

Picking her up quickly by her armpits encourages her to swallow. I don't let her feet leave the floor when i do this, because it's uncomfortable for cats to dangle like that. Just the quick pick-up seems to do it. Gently blowing air in her face also seems to work.

[cto10121]

Colin/Penelope fans: *😡 about people who insist Penelope should marry Lord Debling*

Me, reading “Romeo was truly in love with Rosaline/Juliet would have grown to love Paris” clown takes for the millionth time:

[overdueforarevival]

Whumptober Day 29 - The Labyrinth Of My Mind

Fatigue | Labyrinth | 'who said you could rest?'

Summary: In the middle of a war, Ahsoka's mind tries to find a moment to rest, but what she forgets is that in war, there is no such thing as rest.

Also posted to AO3

Ahsoka isn’t quite sure how she ended up here. Walls tower over her from every side, so high she can’t see the top of them. She was just with Anakin and the men, but she made one turn and ended up here, surrounded by nothing. There are intricate patterns carved into the stone walls, Ahsoka thinks there’s meant to be some meaning in them, but she can’t find any.

She’s tried calling for Anakin, or Rex but they’re too far away to hear her and the commlink on her wrist doesn’t seem to be working. Perhaps the stone walls are blocking the signal. The only thing left for Ahsoka to do is to find a way out.

So she walks. Ahsoka walks and walks and when she gets bored of walking, she runs, skidding left and right as walls pop up in front of her. There’s no food and no water, save for what little rations Ahsoka has on her person so she knows she must get out of here soon. It’s not long before her legs are burning and she has to slow down to catch her breath.

Just as she does, the ground starts to shake, the dirt and debris beneath her feet rattling around as something rises from it. A creature of some kind, three times her height, with eight legs and a large circular body. There’s a mouth staring her in the eye, rows and rows of fangs visible all the way down and Ahsoka’s eyes widen at the sight.

She reaches down for her lightsabers, only to find her belt empty. They’re gone. Anakin is going to kill her, how has she managed to lose both her lightsabers? She hasn’t even touched them since arriving in this labyrinth.

Anakin might not get the chance to kill her, however, if this creature beats him to it. Its front two legs lift in the air and Ahsoka only just manages to dodge out of the way in time as they come crashing down, spearing themselves into the ground.

They rise up again and this time Ahsoka grabs one of the legs on the way down, using the Force to aid her as she yanks the limb forwards. Instead of dragging the creature to the ground as she had expected, the leg comes clean off and Ahsoka yelps as a spray of blood shoots towards her face.

She wipes the stuff out of her eyes and then focuses back on the creature, heart hammering in her chest as she turns the leg around, using the pointed side as a spear. Ahsoka tosses it forward and watches as it sails through the air, lodging itself all the way at the back of the creature's mouth. It howls, a truly awful sound that has Ahsoka wincing and turning her head away. And then it falls to the floor, vanquished. As quickly as it came, it sinks back into the ground and Ahsoka is permitted to continue on.

Her way is never clear anymore, with every corner she turns there’s something else to conquer. A wall in her way she must clamber over, a lake across which she must swim, hundreds of tiny ants trying to swallow her whole. It goes on and on, never ending and all Ahsoka wants is a moment to rest.

Every time she thinks she may have found a safe place to breathe for a moment, a wall pops up, blocking her way and sending her into the jaws of another obstacle to overcome. The deeper she goes, the colder she feels and a strange voice starts echoing around her.

‘Rest?’ it asks patronisingly. Ahsoka recognises the voice, but can’t think where from. ‘Who said that you could rest?’

Ahsoka growls as her path is once more blocked and she’s forced to face a strange humanoid creature holding a spear in its hands. She sets to work, fighting off the beast and, when it is vanquished and sinking back into the ground, Ahsoka snatches the spear from its grasp and carries it with her.

‘This is war, Snips. There is no rest in war,’ the voice continues. Ahsoka marches on, determined to find her way out.

‘There is no rest,’

‘You can’t stop,’

‘Keep going,’

The voice follows her wherever she goes, jeering and sneering at her every time she slows down and Ahsoka continues to push through the pain, all the while wondering where her Master is and why he won’t come and help her.

Finally, Ahsoka reaches an opening in the labyrinth and wonders if she is finally allowed to rest. But, just as before, as she reaches this opening, a great hulking beast rises from the ground. It has the body of a rancor and the head of a Zillo beast, Ahsoka can count ten legs and it has more eyes than she cares to count.

This is not a beast she will be able to fight, not with the way every muscle aches and burns and how her vision is swimming from dehydration. It must have been days she’s been running around here, days on her feet fighting and fighting and fighting.

Ahsoka can’t take it anymore.

So she does the only thing she can do. She takes off her boots, leaving them on the floor and turns to the wall, digging her fingers and toes into the patterned stone and Ahsoka climbs. She climbs and climbs as the beat below howls and thrashes, swinging its many limbs at her, but it’s not long until she’s far out of its reach.

Ahsoka climbs higher and higher as her limbs burn and her muscles seize with exertion. With each step higher, though, the wall seems to grow. Even after what feels like hours of climbing, the top still remains out of her sight. She can’t hold on any longer, her toes and fingers are bleeding from their work and the voice still rings out all around her.

‘You cannot rest, Ahsoka,’

‘You rest, you die,’

Ahsoka should heed its warning better. Just as she slows, only for a second, just a moment to see if the pain might ease, her fingers slip from their grip on the wall. The air brushes past her as her stomach lurches, body falling down, down, down.

Just like the top of the wall, the ground never seems to reach her. She falls and falls with no end, gasping for air as it rushes out of her lungs, Ahsoka’s eyes burn from the wind whipping across her face and she stares up at the sky, accepting her fate to fall forever.

Ahsoka’s eyes fly open all of a sudden and there’s a bright light above her, silhouetting a familiar face in her vision.

‘Rex?’ she croaks, allowing his hand on the back of her head to help her sit up. There’s a thin sheen of sweat on her skin, she feels sticky and her heart is still hammering in her chest. She can hear the alarm blaring outside her quarters, a call to battle stations.

‘You alright, Commander? Thought I’d come wake you, I know a lot of the boys often sleep through the alarm at this point,’ Rex explains, a concerned look on his face. Ahsoka nods, then shakes herself and sets her jaw firmly.

‘Right. Come on, Rexster, time to go,’ she grins at him, springing from her cot and leading the way to the door, ignoring the worry that leaks from him in the Force.

There is no time for rest in war.

[jethrowest]

I miss Lucas Hood rn

you and me both, honey. 🥺

[fandomlockedfan]

As a sister of two rowdy boys who don't do any chores unless told, I can relate to this on an emotional level.

[paulodybaeeela]

My first day back on this app and Christian Pulisic got himself a gf 😭😭💔

[ragnarockz]

Making me choose between Groovy Alice and Biker Alice was so cruel…choosing Groovy mainly because I loved those glasses…but begrudgingly

Honestly, it's hard for me to even choose on my own polls because the costume department POPPED OFF

[wrestlezaynia]

Man, the WWE really said "fuck shippers," huh? First they separate Zowens, now they separate Candy, SMH. 🙄

[wearevillaneve]

April 10 will always be Fuck Laura Neal Day.

[life-through-my-eyess]

Some wounds are just not meant for healing.

[csphire]

Gale's Knees

As someone who has chronic pain and who is older, I lowkey appreciate the representation. Love how he complains about his aching knees when sneaking about. I feel yah buddy, I really do.

[i-drop-level-one-loot]

Hello thank you so much for your writing I was wondering , as I am currently suffering from my time of the month how would Kirtch handles his human go through it when there practically bed ridden but still pretty violent and mean (I get that way when I'm on mine lol)

Same.

This may be a selfish fantasy, but I'd like to imagine that with advanced technology and medicine, there would be a doctor willing to experiment on human bodies.

But if the genius aliens couldn't help, Kirtch loves to baby his pet, so AFAB Reader would get rolled up like a giant burrito and cuddled. He would wait on them hand and foot ❤️

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔖𝔲𝔦𝔠𝔦𝔡𝔞𝔩 𝔗𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔢𝔰 - ℑ 𝔉𝔢𝔢𝔩 𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔯 𝔓𝔞𝔦𝔫