melbaboutown
@melbaboutown@aussie.zone
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌮 Wednesday 14 January 2026 12 hours ago:
Melbcat has has her solensia and vitamin b12 shots. I also pulled the carrier part of the new pram out of the box and put it together so she has a bit more room than in the standard plastic carrier.
The length of her body means there’s not much spare room so her nose can bump on the wire as the car moves.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌮 Wednesday 14 January 2026 15 hours ago:
I always wash things before donating if they’re not new, I don’t iron
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌮 Wednesday 14 January 2026 18 hours ago:
My guts hurt and everything is stressful. I’m resting up and watching Metalocalypse clips
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🌮 Wednesday 14 January 2026 18 hours ago:
Decaf and a snack?
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍜 Tuesday 13 January 2026 1 day ago:
I was late with Melbcat’s breakfast and meds because we were having morning cuddles. I didn’t want to disturb her or let them end.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 12 January 2026 2 days ago:
I’ve been catching snippets on youtube
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 12 January 2026 2 days ago:
Too real. It’s worse when they park in front of their house and defend that aggressively but also bogart the parking space to deliberately deny your use
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🧶 Monday 12 January 2026 2 days ago:
Salted the crunchy morsel 🧂
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍉 Sunday 11 January 2026 3 days ago:
Yeah, face sunscreen is definitely more expensive and more so if it’s a special brand. I’ve heard good things about Japanese sunscreen
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍉 Sunday 11 January 2026 3 days ago:
The Aldi ‘light touch’ face sunscreen is not great. After applying it to my inner elbow twice to test for allergy I used it on my face. There’s no strong perfume, a faint initial sting, a white cast that fades, but it’s extremely greasy and shiny. Like an oil slick.
I’ll use it in an emergency rather than have no sunscreen but that level of oiliness definitely looks weird. It’s a shame because the price is very good and it hasn’t given me a reaction (yet).
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍉 Sunday 11 January 2026 3 days ago:
Chipping away at Mt Washmore and later tonight I tackle Mt Dishmore. I emptied the bins and the air seems nicer out there today, clear and fresh enough to crack the doors for a breeze.
I hope this means good news around the fires
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍉 Sunday 11 January 2026 3 days ago:
That sounds great. I hear Muji is good, you’re going to have some nice winter clothes!
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🍉 Sunday 11 January 2026 3 days ago:
curls up like a pillbug
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏆 Saturday 10 January 2026 4 days ago:
I’m pinned down and getting tail hugs
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏆 Saturday 10 January 2026 4 days ago:
That’s a good idea, pacing is the go.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏆 Saturday 10 January 2026 4 days ago:
Kind of considering trying to find the recipe for those Italian lemon cookies I made in home ec decades ago. But they were a traditional recipe that used lard… I don’t know if shops still sell lard. Or if they would sit well with me.
Plus I’d have to shop. And clean the kitchen before and after.
I am bored out of my mind but physically feel like I got hit by a bus
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏆 Saturday 10 January 2026 4 days ago:
It might go to collections and snowball to become a problem years later. Personally I’d just pay it
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🏆 Saturday 10 January 2026 4 days ago:
Bubs was so exhausted from yesterday that she slept through the night. She got up for water but mostly just cuddled.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
Nah she sounds distraught
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
My neck probably can’t cope with it
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
I’m so sorry. You did the best you could for them and ensured they didn’t suffer. They were very lucky you got them to the vet and chose what was best for them.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
It’s a shame she’s a bit big for a baby sling
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
Melbcat has had a very thorough checkup and they say the crying is behavioural due to getting older, it’s not likely to be pain. Which is a relief. Options will be explored to keep her more comfortable physically and mentally.
I find out about the other stuff when they call back
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
Yeah. I wouldn’t be game for raw milk… a cheap family dish used to use tinned fish and cheese as the supplemental protein with steamed veg on the side.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
Boil em… mash em… stick em in a stew
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
Holy fuck, thanks for helping him dude.
I’ve seen options for cats that need assistance (you manually squeeze the urine out for them by pressing their bladder) but it’s an around the clock thing and you’d have to think about his quality of life.
Either way he’s so lucky you’re looking out for him.
- Comment on Discussion Thread 🥵 Friday 9 January 2026 5 days ago:
I heard something about you could live on potatoes and milk for vitamin D. They’re a very nutritious food in terms of being calorie dense I reckon
- Comment on Discussion Thread 📚 Thursday 8 January 2026 5 days ago:
Oh wow I’m glad he’s okay 🙀
- Comment on Discussion Thread 📚 Thursday 8 January 2026 6 days ago:
Well… that was cloudier than the first. I’m not getting a Michelin star for that one. But it’s fine, I blended it all into meat soup to encourage Melbcat to have the fluids with the beef. 2 in the fridge, 2 in the freezer.
Now I have to clean the kitchen
- Comment on Discussion Thread 📚 Thursday 8 January 2026 6 days ago:
Thanks, I think she will