We're planning a vet trip soon to get everything checked, but she keeps alternating between off days and seeming fine. It might just be mild constipation, but even so, I can't help but think about the worst possible outcomes. Cats deserve longer lives, and we deserve more time with them. (2/2)

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Our 11 year old cat is acting a little off tonight (stiff walking, straining in the litter box) and I suspect her arthritis has progressed enough to bother her again. I've been feeling a ton of anticipatory grief lately. I don't know if/how I'll cope if things get really bad. (1/2)

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She’s had two small bowel movements since last night and seems way more energetic and happy, so maybe she was just constipated! She makes me so nervous. 😥

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Everyone loves stories about sea monster carcasses. The 1925 Santa Cruz duck-billed elephant monster still shows up on creationist sites as a real sea monster, which is a hard sell given that we know exactly what it was and even have its skull... tetzoo.com/blog/2021/11... #ziphiids

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One of my barn owl foot photos. So much fascinating #anatomy. #Owls constrict prey with their feet, have unusually long talons with a subcircular cross-section, have pectinnate edges on some talons, and of course possess both scales and filaments. #birds

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