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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    Enzo takes Apoquel for allergic dermatitis. My vet suggested that Enzo and I should audition for a commercial for it if they’re going to make a new one (numerous people have also suggested that we should do a chewy.com ad.)
    What do you think?

    (Old Apoquel ad)
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you so so much everyone for the overwhelming support and love I received in my “farewell” thread. And many of you will be pleased to know that it has made me reconsider. I have made friendships here that I will never find on the same level irl. I may not be exactly like everyone here, but this is still “home.” I would’ve never truly realized how loved I am here and thank you all for helping me realize that.
    Lou Laurinen
    I have not been intentionally trying to lose weight but I have lost almost 20 pounds. I don’t really want to be skinny though in all honesty because I am recovered from anorexia and I don’t want to relapse. There was nothing wrong with my body in the first place.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Heat makes me drop weight. Is hot there? When l start seeing my hip bones, l get frightened. Like too bony, l need donuts.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Yes, it has been pretty hot here lately. Heat sometimes makes me lose my appetite.
    Lou Laurinen
    @Forest Cat I just saw an ad on TV for Norwegian salmon, and I really want to cook with it now. Looks great
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Sounds like you are better! Good news.
    Gerald Wilgus
    Gerald Wilgus
    Love salmon baked with Gray Poupon and ginger. A decade ago took a trip to alaska, icy straits, and did a lot of fishing (and eating). Salmon was great, but enjoyed the Halibut. I did not catch a big one, but hauling in a 35 lb halibut was great. Then, we set out crab traps and had 15 Dungeness crabs. I never had such plentiful and fresh seafood.
    Forest Cat
    Forest Cat
    People seem to like it, 90% of all salmon sold in Japan for example comes from Norway.
    Lou Laurinen
    My nails are long enough now to get in the way of my phone keyboard lol. Real nails, not acrylics.
    I tried acrylics when I went on vacation in June. They are not for me lol
    This is a gel manicure.
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    Lou Laurinen
    I'm home from my trip but I'm not feeling very well, and my "birthday" party is tomorrow. I actually think it's overhydration from drinking too much water, so I'm just going to try to go back to bed and sleep it off.
    Judge
    Judge
    Been there, done that and will occasionally continue to do so living in the desert.
    It just happens.....always in the summer heat.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Be careful, please take care.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I’m fine now, thanks! :)
    Lou Laurinen
    My eyesight has all of a sudden gotten terrible. I have had glasses for a long time but now I can barely see without them. It’s terrifying because I don’t want to lose my ability to drive. I’m going to make an appointment for an eye exam but I realistically won’t be able to get one until next week. I’m scared that I have a brain tumor but from what I read it sounds like it could be glaucoma. It was weirdly sudden tho
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    Your eyes might have also been affected by all the smoke you had a while back. Cataracts.
    Kisa the tea
    Kisa the tea
    I know what it's like to not be able to see at all without glasses. I don't wish this on anyone. I really hope whatever is wrong, they'll be able to solve it.

    Wishing you all the best <3
    tree
    tree
    Could be an effect of hormone fluctuation. And/or blood sugar.
    Lou Laurinen
    @Rodafina That little guy is so cute! I found a little woodpecker like that injured once, and I brought him to a wildlife hospital. It makes me sad that where I live, it's common to shoot woodpeckers because they damage houses. Maybe we should stop building luxury homes in their habitats then... I can't imagine wanting to hurt something so harmless and adorable.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    That is heartbreaking!

    The one I posted was so cute, I swear he was just enjoying the sun. He was at the hummingbird feeder to eat the insects that go there.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    @Luca
    Woodpecker whirlygig in P-town!
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    Aneka
    Aneka
    I once found a baby hawk who got stranded in our garden hedge. I've walked out of the door and looked to the left, it was so surreal I thought it was a hallucination lol.
    Another time we had to rescue a cormorant who got entangled in a fence. Both birds survived and were treated in a wildlife clinic.
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