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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (7 children)

So my uncle's cat, Casper, had to be euthanised a little while back (he was 20yo, and he just got too sick to go on). So they had an excess of wet cat food and litter. Mickey loves it, though I have to supplement with normal wet food, because this food is for cats with urinary tract issues which I think has a lower amount of taurine. This is fine, he gets a variety anyway.

My issue is it's Purina, which is owned by Nestle. πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ Why does the cat have to like the food made by one of the most unethical companies that exist today? 😭

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 23 hours ago

It’s pretty hard to avoid Nestle entirely if you look even mildly into the connected companies. I dodge what I know about, but give up regarding Milo because nothing else is close enough for Himself’s morning brew

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

You can buy straight taurine as a powder off iHerb. I used to use it along with other supplements in a home cooked medical diet from a vet nutritionist (but Melbcat decided the meals weren’t yummy πŸ˜”)

Other options are feeding him heart which is rich in taurine. You can buy beef heart and cut it in strips but 2-3 chicken hearts a day could be very affordable and snack sized. Don’t give too much. I’m not sure whether to serve them whole or cut, cooked or raw, there’s different advice and I always either gave a supplement or fed nutritionally complete food.

Another thing I can’t help with is dosage, because the medical recipes are really specific in how they’re formulated and idk how much the urinary food has. Though the internet says 500mg a day?

If you have any doubts ask your vet about it or just check if the local shelter might accept the food. There might be a kitty there who needs it and the Smitten brand from Woolies says it meets AAFCO guidelines.

I have no idea if it’s really amazing as it claims to be but it’s solid, very cheap, and the American certification is much better than the slack Aussie regulations.

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[–] calhoon2005@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

..... Ah ALDI, it was a good try.

Definitely a woman because those are some child bearing hips.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Maybe Orangutan, but then the waist is even more out of whack

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[–] indisin@aussie.zone 4 points 23 hours ago

Thanks for all the free money PNUT

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

TV review part 2 Pokerface. In the final episodes Charlie's pursuers finally catch up with her. She saves herself , helps save some others from organised crime, solves a mystery or two and makes a friend in the fbi.

I'm really looking forward to series 2. 😎

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So UAT is a free play space to play around with things. I'm going to wild out in my downtime

[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Real developers test in Prod πŸ’₯

[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

test? no. Deploy to prod, she'll be right. Fuck cab approval.

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[–] Pilk@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

At 4:59 PM on a Friday πŸ’₯

[–] mysticgreg@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Friday before a long weekend no less πŸ’₯

[–] indisin@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

With an admin merge!

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 4 points 23 hours ago (8 children)

It’s full moon eve, which explains a lot about my day so far. Everyone and everything is just feral

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 4 points 22 hours ago

Time to evolve some Ursaring

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I would LOVE to disappear into a hedge right now, lol

[–] LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 2 points 20 hours ago

I was really enjoying the crescent moons.

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

Pulled the longest hair out of my shoulder. Blonde, curly, and about 6cm in length. Sadly did not have a matching one on the other shoulder, so it had to go.

Edit:

stardew valley stuffoh also, I've been playing stardew valley on mobile, and it plays really well!! There's a few options for controller, but I went with the visible joystick and buttons. But yeah, it's a great game, and I know I'm late to the party (patient gamers anyone lol), but it's so fun! I've been super casual, I occasionally look something up but haven't spoiled myself with its depth (because I know it's a deep game).

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[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The packening begins... in an hour, I am still le tired.

I ate half a bag of chips yesterday for dinner, that was not a good idea.

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[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago (6 children)
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Thursday. Nearly the weekend. Give me strength.

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