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[alonewiththemoon]

We have a routine. Medication in the morning, carnivore soup* three-four times a day. Now it is the end of the first day of our routine.

now is when I fall apart, because there is nothing left that I can do.





*carnivore soup is actually Oxbow Carnivore Care, a powder mix of meat, eggs, vitamins, fatty omega acids, etc.--all the things that are good for a carnivore that needs to keep its weight up and avoid carbs, which may have an accelerating effect on lymphoma. The package says it is for convalescing carnivores, which makes me think of somewhat moth-eaten toothless old lions sitting in rocking chairs with little lap robes, scarves tied around their necks, reminiscing about the antelope they used to chase. At least something about all this makes me smile a little. Pan likes it.

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[shnells.livejournal.com]

you're caring for him and making him feel comfortable. that's more than nothing. *hugs*

[pyrric.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of you and wishing there were something I could do. Let me know if there is.

[alonewiththemoon]

Actually, if you know of a source for plastic eyedroppers, which perhaps you would in your line of work, that would be appreciated. I have medication that Pan gets from a syrnge, but eyedroppers are easier. The only ones I can find are glass--Pan doesn't like licking those, understandably, and I worry about his teeth breaking them. They don't have to have measurement markings on them or anything, just hold about 1.0ml of liquid. (I have a couple of the jumbo sized infant droppers to feed him his carnivore soup, but I need little ones for the medication)

[pyrric.livejournal.com]

Plastic eyedroppers... I can't think of any that aren't attached to bottles of medication. Can you use 2mL plastic syringes without the needles? Those can be filled with medication and then the medication can be dripped out easily--that's what we use to feed babies who can't suck.

[rojagato.livejournal.com]

At the proch of the Serengeti Nursing Home:

LION eases herself into rocking chair. HYENA reaches out a gnarled paw to steady it for her.

LION: I kin seat m'self.

HYENA breathes on glasses, rubs them with hanky, chuckles: I knows it. Nice weather, ain't it. Heh, heh, heh.

LION: Storm comin' up. I kin feel it in my joints.

HYENA: What you think the's best invention?

LION: Meat.

HYENA chuckling: 'Sides that.

MEERKAT: BMW!

LION growls. HYENA chuckles: 'Sides that.

MEERKAT: Mice!

LION tries to jump at MEERKAT, HYENA catches her elbow before she falls to the deck, helps her back into rocking chair. LION tries to bite HYENA, but he is still a little quicker.

HYENA chuckling: Thermos. Thermos is the best invention.

LION: That's stupid.

MEERKAT: Stupid!

HYENA: Hot stays hot, cold stays cold. How do it know? Heh, heh, heh.

MEERKAT: Thermos is smart!

HYENA: Have you had your medicine yet, darlin'.

LION: Aight.

HYENA: Aight, what?

LION: Grant you that was funny.

HYENA: 'Member when you wouldn't laugh at my jokes?

LION: Like when you was stealing my kill?

HYENA: Or you killing my babies?

MEERKAT: Babies!

HYENA: Hush, you. Sorry, Ma'am. Don't want to bring up bad times. Heh, heh, heh.

LION: Back in the old days, I'd kill you in a second.

MEERKAT: I have a stopwatch!

HYENA, chuckling: I remembers. But you didn't.

LION: I'll do it now, when you nod off.

HYENA: I know where your dentures are. They ain't in your mouf, missy.

LION, closing eyes: Tell me another story.

HYENA, chuckling: I seen these vultures circling, and I knowed you saw them too. I was watching you, missy. You were a fine lady then, better than that no 'count alpha male of your'n, him all fat and lazy and lettin' you do all the dirty work.

LION, sleepily: He was strong and handsome. You say nothing 'gainst him.

HYENA: A fine, lazy man, he was. Anyway, I was saying to my bride, let's ....

LION: I never liked her.

HYENA, testily: You never liked any of us. Anyway, we decided to sneak around to t'other side of the hill.

MEERKAT: Am I in this story?

LION: I swear I will kill you.

HYENA: We snuck 'round and saw the sick antelope ...

[alonewiththemoon]

thank you, profoundly.