Another update: Tennessee's already eating! Gave him one of his old favorites and he ate! Not a lot yet, but the first he's eaten since Tuesday afternoon.

Update: Almost certainly a liver infection, treated with a month’s worth of antibiotics. If I can get Tennessee to eat in a couple hours (after the meds the vet gave him have time to work) and then keep down an antibiotic about an hour and a half later, we’ll probably be good with just home care. If not, it’s back to the emergency vet for IVs and overnight care (and an ultrasound) to get him on the road to recovery.

Tennessee update: He’s acting fairly normal but still not eating. At the vet now; best guess is a liver infection, treated with antibiotics, but we need to get him eating first. (He’s lost a lot of weight and cats don’t do well on antibiotics on an empty stomach.)

So more fluids, more anti-nausea meds, more appetite stimulant — and blood work.

#CatsOfMastodon

I had no idea that North Carolina allows spouses to share a voting booth. Both must consent to that, but of course an abused (or otherwise scared or intimidated) spouse isn't going to complain.

Alamance County voters raise concerns about spouses sharing polling booths • NC Newsline

Some Alamance County voters at the polls were shocked to see spouses sharing voting booths — though the practice is legal in North Carolina.

NC Newsline (ncnewsline.com)

h/t @MissGayle @Burnt_Veggies @cafechatnoir
#uspol #voting #NorthCarolina

I’m shopping online for my adopted seniors for this holiday season. All I know about the recipients is they are women in their early 70s.

Please help me complete my shopping with recommendations for places to buy 3 things. Quality more important than cheap. No Amazon!

Items must be machine washable.

1. Socks, brown or black. Everyday around-town socks, not ones for hiking & such. Edit: Found!
2. Small blankets in bright colors or light violet. Edit: Found!
3. Non-polyester blouses.

#AskFedi

Please don’t buy your shipping supplies from Uline. Our cats will be just as happy with boxes from another company — one whose profits aren’t spent funding election deniers and fighting against unions, abortion rights and marijuana legalization.

Some of us have known about Uline for a long time, but this will be new to others:
https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial

#uspol #politics

@stefan I'm not an artist, so I won't be signing the letter.

But just to support your point:

In all the years I was on Twitter, I bought things from artists twice.

In the not-quite two years I've been on Mastodon, I've bought things from eleven different artists (and one musician). .

#FediGiftShop #artists