I guess people are eating less meat and meat is easiest way to get iron?

I have to do some extra tests to check I don't have a bleed somewhere as my iron was fine a month and a half ago. One of them involves a poo sample...

Ewy. I'm glad I've never had to do that, wee is bad enough.

I know right! I am not looking forward to it AT ALL.

(Also if people wish me to edit post and remove reference to such things from general chat happy to do so)

Meh. I swear there's like an incognito person who just goes around PRing random stuff, like the overzealous, self appointed sheriff of ryl XD
I think what you've said so far is fine!
We all know meat has more iron in than some other foods!

Ah yeah, i had to do a stool sample once. And i labelled it wrong and they asked me to do it again. I never did, because i nearly threw up doing it the first time. Lol.
Weird that i used to be a care assistant! I could stomach anything back then!

Maybe it's a exposure thing when you see it a lot you care less. Plus carers have gloves!!

I wasn't that bothered about it in the first place tbh!
Weird.
I also have gloves XD
Only have them to clean out the boy's cage, nothing dodgy :tongue2:

Loving the clarification there XD

I am roleplaying now. We just got reinforcements in our epic final battle against the super bad alien boss.

Belated hi!

Ugh, I was anaemic last year and had to do a stool sample too. It's weird and gross but fairly simple and you only need to collect a tiny tiny bit!

Ryl didn't post my post :(

Is there a pet you can train to clean their own poo?

*waves*

Glad the process is fairly simple. I am picking up a testing kit on Monday :hazard:

Good luck with the alien boss!

Hello np!

Well, you can litter train rabbits!
But sadly, i don't think there's an animal that cleans its own poo.
Unless you count dogs when they do something far too disgusting to mention.

Naughty RYL.

I don't think so. Although maybe there is something you could train to use a toilet.

Edit: I googled and found some cats have been trained to poop in the toilet but only if conditions are just right.

My friend's dog does that thing...

:eek: :eek: :eek:

She has many issues XD

Vomit emoji

So to change the subject from bodily functions (which I admit I go us on to XD) our reinforcements brought a special ancient piece of technology that is some kind of super weapon...

Not that I can comment on who reports anything but if there were someone of that description they should change their custom user title to "RYL sheriff"

Assume you mean eat their own poo? Chinchillas do that apparently and it's important as it gives them a second chance to reabsorb any nutrients that they didn't get first time round - it's very sensible. It helps that chinchilla poos are as inoffensive as they get though - dry and completely odourless.

Rabbits do that for same reason as chinchillas.


Also look at these crazy croc boots the internet told me about.

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Goodness me, they are outrageous

They're the worst wellies I've ever seen.

I know right they are insane shoes!!!

Could be next year's festival trend though.

SRS BSNS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TAMO (to potentially read in the morning!!)

You are only 57 posts away from being the 19th highest poster of all time!!!

All so called 'fashion' no function eh NP?

Here is a link to guardian article about them

but don't they have holes in???

Here there isn't a link to a guardian article more like :P

Lol my phone was dying so I just pressed send. Here you go https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/...-big-red-boots

they appear to have holes in but are platforms so would let water in but raise you out of mud???

I mean festival fashion is rarely practical stuff.

They absolutely should!

Yep i do.
Guinea pigs also do it!
And they also have inoffensive poo. Just a LOT of it. They have to eat almost constantly just to keep their digestive system going. Gut stasis can happen super fast.


Anyway!
Morning everyone!

Morning!

Do guinea pig guts also do the thing where once they go into statis they can’t ever restart their guts?

Also guys, big news, K woke me up at 00:20 to tell me there was a cat in our bedroom. We do not have a cat.

WOW thanks for letting me know Pi. I'm going to up my posting game to make sure I reach that goal!

I thought I was going to SI but instead I went to sleep! No more info on that, I don't want to talk about depressing things but I thought this was positive.

Hello all.

Hi insig, how are you?

Morning everyone!

Was there a cat Jenna or was K dreaming?

Well done on sleeping instead of SI Tamo.

I am very sleepy and debating whether to snooze more. Have a birthday party for partners family member who is 90 this afternoon. We are having afternoon tea at a seafront hotel.

Thanks LR. What an excellent thing to celebrate. Maybe get up now, seeing as you're awake, but nap later?

Grrr. For some bizarre reason the pharmacy doesn't open on a Saturday!

Morning guys!
Been pretty busy in here since I've been out!

I believe guinea pigs can recover from gut stasis, but it's a veerry slow process, involving a lot of syringed critical care and fluids.
I may be wrong on that, but that's what i remember!
Which reminds me, i should order somw critical care. Hopefully i won't ever need it, but seems like a good thing to have on hand!

Well done tamo!

Wow! 90!

90 is pretty impressive I have had a few family members reach it before. My great Uncle made it to 100! We are hoping to make it a good day for her.

I decided to stay awake and had breakfast.

Next step get dressed instead of staying in my PJ's.

Then go outsidee and have my coffee.

Gah to the pharmacy! Round here a few shut on Sundays but most are open 7 days a week. Even the pharmacy in my parents village is open Saturday morning.

Someone at a local care home here turned 100 recently.
The care home asked people to send a card if they wanted, she got hundreds of cards and presents! Massive party at the home, local PCSOs turned up for some 'community engagement'.
It was really sweet

I hope she enjoys her day!

Tamo - remember hugging threads adds to your post count!! And great job on not SIing; definitely positive :)

Jen - there was indeed a cat! Hilarious! Hope you enjoy the birthday party :)

Beckie - looks like guinea pigs have the same critical care type things as chinchillas. Our Millie loved Emeraid and even though I think it's slightly less nutritious than some of the others, I'd recommend it for emergencies as it's easier. The first critical care stuff we were given barely even came out of the damn syringe.

Maybe I will up my hugging game.

Cats get everywhere.
Next door's cat made it his personal mission to get into my house when i lived in the old place! He managed it a couple of times. One time when my cpn was there. I just saw him at the top of the stairs, i said 'oh, there's a cat!' And i think she assumed i was hallucinating because she didn't look round XD

Yeah sounds like it!
Thanks for the recommendation!

I was considering a jaunt up to the retail park. For no particular reason. Potentially garlic doughballs. If my brain stops being a troll XD

Lol ninja cat! I assume they snuck in through an open window...better check your valuables incase they were also a cat burglar XD

Garlic doughballs are definitely worth a trip to the retail park! Hope your brain lets you get them.

Hug ALL the threads Tamo!

I am unsure! Its been raining on and off!
Goes between being sunny to pouring down within minutes!

Ah I see the dilemma being soggy sucks. It would be tolerable getting rained on on the way home but would suck on way there.

It would!
Think I'm going to play it safe and do asda.

Hello all again. I fell asleep which is a good thing because I am in pain :-( . Pain is due to time of the month :'-(

Just saying hi, can?t do RYL on my phone. I want my macbook! *cries*

Naughty cats! Go for the doughballs!

It's quite sunny here.

Urgh, hate monthly pains. Thing is, my period also makes my constipation worse.

Hi osc! Sorry about tech woes.

I'm making chai tea.