..and they still keep coming

this is credited to kid kani.

so i am leaving soon for my trek in the wilderness that is buffalo. for some reason, i just can't wrap my mind around 11 degrees below zero. its been kinda warmish here and not really feeling like christmas and pretty soon i'll be dealing with snow and cold.

i also like to pack "sparsely" and having to bring giant sweaters this and down that drives me crazy. i am the lightest packer ever and even tho i bring, like one pair of jeans, two shirts and hoodie and some socks and undies i still over pack. ok it's not that bad.

i might need an intervention
so, at the possibility of risking ridicule and being shunned within my circle, i bought Uggs. hey! at least they are fucking black, ok? actually, they aren't really Uggs, they're knockoffs because there is NO WAY i am paying $120 for non-waterproof "boots."

i also made a new addition to my fleece wardrobe and bought a cute new hat! i immediately ripped off that stupid tag.

early chirstmas presents
so my kitty decided to give me a little special something for christmas. TAPEWORMS. no I don't have them, HE does. i have never had an animal with such a repulsive parasite before, so i am kinda freaked out. luckily i got to leave work at noon today and the tapeworms were confirmed when i got home and was able to get a perscription asap. why do animals always have something big happen to them before their owners leave?

mythbuster #1

turns out, a tape worm isn't one, giant, long worm. instead, it looks like a sausage link attached to the intestinal track of your animal and as it gets bigger it releases a "link" and that's what comes out the kitty butt. and its not actually a worm, its an EGG SACK. i know, this is so incredibly gross.

mythbuster #2
kitty is not in danger of losing a lot of weight as the tapeworm, actually, requires little nutrition to survive. so when you hear about people purposely putting them in their guts to lose weight, well, that's not gonna work. wait, you have heard that urban myth right?

mythbuster #3
their not transferable. just because one cat has them doesn't mean that the other does (or even the human). tapeworms are acquired when an animal ingests an infected flea. the fleas feed on the egg sacks, the animal accidentally eats the flea, the tapeworm hatches inside animal. its a 3 week turn around time. that's why, in addition to making your pet happy, you should be vigilant about a flea remedy. so, unless i ingest a flea -- i won't get them!

the treatment is one pill now and then one pill in 2 weeks. yay!

go here for more info and a great picture of the egg sacks coming out an animals butt. (don't get excited...it's an illustration.)