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Comment on Discussion Thread 🏉 Wednesday 4 March 2026

melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

It wasn’t a good one yesterday.

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I reached out to the rescue contact and explained the trapping difficulties, said I could try and detain the cat in the house for a chip scan and maybe foster. But the pressure to keep him was intense and she even straight up said he would help me get over Melbcat. I was halfway through setting up a quarantine area but got overwhelmed at the situation and had a bit of a breakdown over it all. Then I missed him coming by because I was sleeping.

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I was dreaming of paying for more operations for a still living Melbcat, taking shady abusive jobs and pretending she was another cat for discounts to afford them. Yeah I’m really not mentally okay.

Then just now I tried to pile the neglected dishes into the mini dishwasher I never got around to selling. Who cares if they’re covered in soap after, I’m not very hungry. I just want them cleaned and put away.

But it threw a E4 error, drained, and now refuses to function. There was possibly an issue with the sensor leading to overfilling. I was hoping to either use that in emergencies or be able to sell it to recoup some money but it may be broken. Add repair or disposal to the to do list.

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SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I hope today is a better day. You’re allowed to be firm with the rescue person. They probably mean well and don’t know how stressful this is for you. ‘I can’t right now, and please don’t pressure me further’ is perfectly ok to say.

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Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
hugs

about the dishes, when miss seagoon stayed she wanted Fairy dishwashing tablets, said they worked better , and rinse aid

here’s the thing, I rinse all the gun off dishes before hand, she doesn’t

I have been using eco brands that have no perfumes

I was really put off by the strong perfumes in the main brands

so you are not alone in this and not OCD, it really is unacceptable how strongly perfumed every thing is

and black cat is ok, he is still figuring things out, Bill hid and wouldn’t let anyone touch him for six weeks. Now he’s devoted to everyone and we to him. Black cat will be ok. As will you. 😘

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- SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Most of the time I’d rather smell the odour than the perfume.
  
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- melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The dishwasher threw an E4 error and won’t stop making a pumping noise even after off and on, probably overfilled due to a sensor error. Maybe flooded something internal. May not resolve and I don’t want to risk trying to repair it myself. I probably can’t sell it now and third party = warranty nightmare if it’s still valid.
  
  I don’t know what to do with him. I’m busy cleaning but will print the posters and ask for help sticking them up. I may assemble the enclosure just to have an emergency spot ready if he gets injured or cannot stay out there, but I need to slow my roll and likely can’t keep him.
  
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  - Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    maybe just keep doing what you’re doing with him
    
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    melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Maybe. I just find the status quo pretty stressful with the ringworm
    
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