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foods that will poison cats:

alcohol
chocolate
caffeine
dairy products (adults turn lactose intolerant)
fat trimmings, raw meat, eggs, fish
grapes and raisins
onions and garlic
tuna (when not made for cats)
xylitol (artificial sweetener)

if you have a cat please reblog this

foreverphantomhive

Even if you don’t have a cat please reblog this for all your followers who may have their own precious little baby.

hiyouhumans

I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT TUNA OMFG

sjwmadness

If I remember rightly it’s the trace elements of mercury in canned tuna that is toxic to them. Their kidneys can’t filter it out like human kidneys can.

ghirahim

ok im gonna break this down a bit because some of these are BLATANTLY untrue and it kills me every time i see this.

alcohol: not very good for humans, either, but alcohol effects pets the same way it effects humans: targeting the brain and the liver. the issue? it takes way less to kill your cat than it does a human. you weigh, on average, at least 100 pounds (or 10x) more than your cat does. 3 teaspoons of liquour could kill your cat. don’t do it. alcohol WILL poison your cat.

chocolate: theobromine (and to a lesser degree, caffeine) is the issue with this one. humans? we can break this down in our bodies. cats, dogs, birds, ferrets? they can’t. it usually takes a pretty big amount of theobromine to cause a pet to actually die, though. it’s present in cocoa, so the higher % of cocoa in a chocolate, the less needs to be ingested to cause serious, life-threatening effects. baking chocolate has a high concentration of theobromine and 1 square can kill a cat or small dog. white chocolate is a low risk, on the other hand. chocolate CAN poison your cat, especially DARK and BAKING chocolate.

caffeine: same story as alcohol: not that great for humans either, causes similar effects as in humans… just quicker and with less caffeine ingested. elevated heartrate, seizures, etc. can be seen. dogs and cats are more sensitive to the effects than humans are. caffeine WILL poison your cat.

dairy: cats are lactose intolerant and so their bodies cannot properly break it down– much like how we can break down theobromine and cats/dogs can’t. however, it’s not going to poison your cat, just give them diarrhea and other gastrointestinal upset. dairy WILL NOT poison your cat, but will cause gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea, so it is strongly recommended to not give dairy products to your pets.

fat trimmings: fat trimmings are just fat. if you feed fat to your cats, they will become fat and/or it will increase the level of lipids in the blood, leading to diseases and complications like chronic pancreatitis, which can be fatal. fat trimmings WILL NOT poison your cat, but will lead to disease that can be fatal, so it is strongly recommended to not feed fat trimmings to any pets.

raw meat: cats can eat raw meat. cats are obligate carnivores. cats are designed to only eat meat, and raw meat is not of serious risk to them. disease carried in raw meat? not a problem when you are a cat who has evolved over millions of years to eat raw meat. i hate hearing “cats can’t eat raw meat!” from people with outdoor cats. you realise your cats are eating raw lizard and bird, right? raw meat has more nutrients than cooked meat (which we eat veggies & fruits to compensate for– cats can’t digest these) and, obviously, there are some diseases and bacteria that cats aren’t immune to but cats are less likely to eat rotten meat than dogs are, anyway. treat the meat like you treat human meat and it’s totally fine. cats are DESIGNED TO EAT AND DIGEST RAW MEAT! IT’S PERFECTLY FINE TO FEED YOUR CAT RAW MEAT, but make sure that the meat is in-date and properly stored/cared for. rotten or spoiled meat CAN lead to disease and poisoning, but the same goes for 90% of the animal population!

eggs: its ok to feed your cat eggs. im not even sure why this is a question. raw eggs rarely carry salmonella and even humans rarely contract salmonella from infected eggs. your average cat will never contract salmonella from raw eggs, only in an immuno-compromised cat would this ever be an issue. cats can safely eat raw and cooked eggs, as salmonella is pretty much only a concern in an immuno-compromised cat in the first place.

fish: see raw meat above. fish, however, is a bit of an exception because of higher levels of mercury & low levels of taurine and differing balances of phosphate and calcium mean that it’s not a sustainable diet for cats and could lead to mercury poisoning or bone disease if it is the only protein given. when given ~1 time a week and with varied proteins there is no issue. again, cats are DESIGNED TO EAT AND DIGEST FISH AND OTHER MEATS! however, previous warnings about storing fish correctly still applies, and proteins should be varied due to fish having different levels of phosphorous, calcium, and taurine and mercury content. a primary diet of fish CAN lead to bone disease or mercury poisoning in extreme cases.

grapes and raisins: admittedly, this one is a bit of a wild card. some pets eat raisins/grapes without an issue, but in others, these can cause renal failure and death rapidly. we still don’t know why. animals with prior kidney issues are more likely to be effected by grape/raisin toxicity, and cats are more likely to have kidney issues due to many cats not getting adequate moisture in their diet. grapes and raisins MAY lead to poisoning in some cats and dogs, especially those with pre-existing kidney conditions.

onions and garlic: yes! all members of the allium genus (shallots, scallions, leeks, etc. are included) contain thiosulphate which, when ingested by cats and dogs, can lead to a serious condition in the blood known as hemolytic anemia. basically: their red blood cells burst. this can be fatal and a small amount of onion/garlic/etc. is needed to cause clinically significant issues. onions, garlic, and other members of the allium genus CAN and WILL poison your pet in even small amounts.

tuna: see fish above. canned tuna tends to be soaked in oil which leads to the same issues as fat trimmings in increasing lipid count in the blood. sashimi quality tuna will also have higher concentration of mercury and shouldn’t be consumed more than occasionally in the cat’s diet. canned tuna in oil is often too fatty and leads to the same issues as eating fat trimmings, however, tuna steak/sashimi/etc. quality tuna is the same as other fish: occasional inclusion in the diet is fine!

xylitol: relatively small quantities of this (an artificial sweetener) will cause a sudden drop in blood sugar in dogs, which can lead to comas, seizures, or death. many times, if they are not rushed to the hospital immediately, they will die, and even then, they may suffer permanent liver damage. however… cats are not adversely affected, and typically aren’t attracted to foods w/xylitol in it in the first place. xylitol is NOT likely to poison your cat, but small amounts can KILL your dog, moreso than chocolate!

senacat

This is an important thing and you should read it.

meowyinn

The corrected information will save lives and time.

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The corrected info! Read that.

oleandir

Its been driving me absolutely nuts lately how many PSAs make little or no distinction between “unhealthy food” and “deadly poison”.

Ive seen an infographic for dogs put “dont feed them chips, it can make them fat” higher up in visual priority than “xylotol will rapidly kill them”, WHO IS THIS HELPING?!?!

I just had to google almond and dogs cause my girl got into a handful of nuts, and every website was like ALMONDS CAN KILL YOUR DOG ALMONDS WILL POISON YOUR DOG and then you read it and its like, they’re high in fat so eaten in excess could cause issues

like?!?!

jtownraindancer

Word to the wise:

The ASPCA has direct lists of foods and plants that are unsafe for pets, and include the types of pets that would and would not be affected.

I use them all the time when thinking about adopting a new plant into the family.

Hope this is helpful for some of y'all!

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Jesus Christ was a brown Jew in the Middle East, conceived out of wedlock in an arguably interracial if not interspecies (deity and human) relationship, raised by his mother and stepfather in place of his absent father. He may not have had a Y chromosome. He spent his early youth as a refugee in Egypt, where his family no doubt survived initially on handouts from the wealthy (You think they kept that gold, frankincense, and myrrh from the wise men? Hell no, they sold that stuff for food and lodging). He later returned with his parents to their occupied homeland and lived in poverty.

The religion of Jesus’s people has no concept of a permanent hell and instructed its priests on how to induce miscarriages. Jesus explicitly rejected the concept of disability as a divine punishment. He spoke out against religious hypocrites. He had enough respect for women to let his mother choose the time of his first miracle. He blessed a same sex couple. He told a rich man that he must give up his wealth to get to heaven, and also told a parable about a rich man suffering in agony in presumably Gehinnom (basically Purgatory) just to hammer the point home. He told people to pay their taxes. He declared “love your neighbor” to be one of the two commandments on which all laws hang. He commanded his followers to help the poor. He commanded them to help the sick and the needy. He spent time with social outcasts. He healed the servant of a high priest during his arrest rather than fighting back. He was put to death by the occupying government because he was a political radical.

Trump and his administration are xenophobic, misogynistic, racist, fear-mongering, warmongering, tax-dodging, anti-Semitic, anti-choice, anti-welfare, anti-equal pay, anti-LGBTQIA+, anti-immigration, support tax cuts for the rich, support Citizen’s United, want to keep refugees out of this country, want to limit our ability to speak against the government, plan to abolish the Affordable Care Act, and they wrap all of that up behind a banner of “Christian family values.” If you support them, you have no right to call yourself a follower of Christ.

buttheadhatesthetcc

it’s so rare, yet so fulfilling, to see the J-man on my dash

killerchickadee

One of my friends is literally the most religious Christian I have ever met. What does that mean in regards to her lifestyle and outlook? She loves everyone. EVERYONE. Unconditionally. And she supports healthcare and education and birth control and everything that’s necessary to have a healthy, stable society.

Because that’s what her homeboy JC would want.

prismatic-bell

Also I love that OP acknowledged the ACTUAL Jewish teachings Jesus would have been drawing from, rather than antisemitic stereotypes and the concept that he, rather than his followers, started Christianity.

While there are things in his teaching that are inconsistent with Jewish teaching and thought (“I am the way, the truth, and the life” is the first one coming to my mind), his teaching was indisputably based in Torah and Jewish tradition; for example, the famous “the most important commandment is to love G-d, the second is to love your neighbor as yourself” can be traced DIRECTLY to Torah, in which the commandment “be kind to the stranger among you, as you were once strangers in Egypt” is repeated not once, not twice, but THIRTY-SIX times. This specific number, along with the fact that it’s repeated more than any other commandment in Torah, would in fact seem to mark it as the most important—and there’s even a midrash in which the famous rabbi Hillel agrees, stating: “that which is displeasing to you, do not do to others. The rest [of Torah] is all commentary. Now go and learn.”

So bless you, OP, for acknowledging where Jesus’ value set came from, and also the antisemitism this administration has encouraged and fostered.

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All great suggestions

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This post gets better every time I see it

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problem solving tips that actually worked for me

fightingfishball

Hey there!

If you have a math, or science related subject (like I always do), you’ll find that you really can’t escape analysis and problem solving, especially if you’re majoring in something science or maths related. So I am here to share some tips that actually made studying technical subjects a little bit easier and manageable for me in college:

Practice solving. If you have a subject that requires you to solve, you really have to practice solving, there is no easy way out of this one. This allows you to develop your own technique in solving the problem. You can start by doing the problems you did in class, then venture out to some examples in textbooks, then further into the problems in the textbooks until you get the hang of how the concepts and theories are applied.
Listen during class. I know, it’s boring. But you have to do this. This way, you’ll be able to understand the topic once it is presented to you. In my opinion, it’s better if you let an expert explain it because they know the important bits in the lesson. Then study it afterwards on your own to develop your own techniques.
Ask your professors. Don’t be afraid to ask questions in class. Or if you’re shy, you can ask them after the class. However, it’s important that you ask them about the lesson when you already did your part; meaning: you already studied the material/solution over and over again but there’s just something that you can’t seem to grasp.
Study before the class. Studying the lesson in advance doesn’t hurt. Plus, it works because you already have an idea about it. However, I don’t do it usually. What I do is that prior the discussion, I study the lessons that are going to be essential to the next topic. Example: Say that our topic later will be about introduction to thermodynamics (which includes derivation of various thermodynamic formulas); what I’m going to study instead is the different integration and derivation techniques, and different basic thermodynamics concepts like laws of thermodynamics. This ensures me that I know the prerequisite lessons of the next topic in class.
Absorb the conceptual parts of the topic first. Before diving into the problems itself, try to digest the concepts or theories behind it first. This way, you can understand which information is important and easily think of a solution because you know the problem’s framework. Even when your professor gives you a problem that seems different from your other sample problems, the concepts will still be the same throughout.
Reverse engineer the solution. Reverse engineering is reading and understanding your solution from bottom to top. I do this to make connections while going through the solution. I usually ask myself “‘where did this come from?’, ‘why did this happen?’, or ‘why is the answer like this?’” It allows me to look into the parts that I missed which are usually concepts or theories that I forgot to apply in solving the problem.
Look for key terms or phrases. There are some problems that put in information that may seem unimportant, but actually is really important. Examples such as the phrases constant velocity, constant acceleration, starting from rest, accelerate uniformly, reversible isothermal, adiabatic conditions, isobaric/isochoric compression/expansion, etc., are easy to miss but actually gives you vital information especially when solving a problem.
Try to ask yourself how or why it happened in every step of the solution. You can do this to gauge your mastery of the lesson. If you can answer yourself confidently, then you’ve studied well enough. But, if you can’t or if you feel that it’s not enough, then you better get your pen, paper, and calculator to practice some more.
If you have to draw it, draw it. Some problems need the use of your imagination, and these problems are the ones that get tricky most of the time. It’s easier to draw each of the time frames that are important so you get the sense of what’s going on between these pictures. This way, you’ll know which information you’re missing and which ones are you failing to take into account.
It’s okay to be messy and slow while practicing. Not all of time you can solve in a tumblr-esque manner because, dude, tumblr notes or solutions are soooo pretty to look at, BUT, what’s more important is that you understand each step of the solution and how the answer came to be 8.0658 m/s directed 32° south of west. So it’s okay to have dashes, strikethroughs, and crosses on your scratch paper, as long as you’re learning, a messy solution on a paper you’re not going to submit to your professor is fine.
IF YOU’VE REALLY GOTTEN THE HANG OF SOLVING IT, try to solve a fresh set of problems as fast and accurately as you can. Try to solve as if you’re in an exam. This is also to gauge how well you’re prepared for it, but you need to do this accurately. I repeat, accurately. It doesn’t work if you’ve finished it in less than an hour but all of your answers are wrong.
Rest. If you know that you’ve done a good job, then take your mind off of everything first and let it wander to wherever it wants to wander. You deserve it ✨

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THIS IS THE LUCKY TEST POST (in a text post)

Reblog for good luck on a test you studied fuck all for.

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wyntercraft

Hi, I’m Wynter, I’m Deaf and fluent in ASL (American Sign Language). I get a lot of people telling me they want to learn to sign, but not knowing exactly where to start. So, I am here to provide that!

Let’s start off with some basics, though. ASL does NOT follow English grammar (Signed Exact English/SEE does, but it is not ASL), it only uses English words and a lot of the communication with singing is done via facial expression and body language. Basically, it goes in the order of time > topic > comment. For example, “ I am going to pet dogs next week” would be “next week dogs me pet”, but there are quite a few variants and every person who signs will have a different way of doing this. Sort of how people who speak English in different parts of America have an accent and different ways to sign things. The most important thing to note about ASL is that *American* Sign Language is not universal. Most languages have their own form of SL and a lot of the word signs/alphabets are not at all the same. Another note, learning SEE may seem easier at first, but it can actually make the transition to ASL grammar that much more difficult. An example of differing signs is BSL (British Sign Language) vs ASL.

This is the BSL finger alphabet:

And this is the American one:

So while there is a small bit of crossover, it is very, very different! Don’t get me wrong, a lot of times signers will understand each other at least a little bit, but it does need to be noted that signs can differ by language, country, region, and sometimes person.

Now, onto what you came for…

Alphabet:

Deaf Culture:

*Note: if you are going to be attending Deaf events, please make sure you familiarise yourself with our culture!

Finger spelling:

American Sign Language Finger Spelling
Sign Word List for Finger Spelling
Learn ASL: The Finger Spelling Alphabet for Beginners (CC VIDEO)
ASL Finger Spelling Word Printer (gives you the finger spelling equivalent to what you type)!
Finger Spelling Practice
Sign Language Translator

Grammar:

Learn:

*Note: The best way to learn is through Deaf people/other signers!

Misc:

If you want a safe place to learn sign language (including ASL), I have created a Discord called Sign Language Learners! Come join and learn with other learners, Deaf/HoH people, and those curious kids who just want to know how the Deaf communicate.

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Owls Are Flying Cats

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That’s why everyone is fond of owls…

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speaktruthtoleftists

Well, I think "fix" is the wrong word ...

... but amazing how these fake crises always seem to feed Leftist talking points!

feministism

Yes! COVID-19 is a fake crisis! It is not a real problem! You hear that everyone? Everything is fine! Businesses are closing over something that isn’t real! Doctors and nurses are working around the clock over something that isn’t real! Babies and elders are at risk over something that isn’t real! Travel plans are being ruined over something that isn’t real! Colleges are moving online over something that isn’t real! The world is shutting down over something that isn’t real! Coronavirus is infecting all over the world but it’s not a real crisis! Can you believe it? Silly virus, so fake. Thank you, oh great and powerful genius for shedding your wisdom and enlightening us.

Your account makes perfect sense now. 😂

speaktruthtoleftists

@feministism So why wasn't all this happening back during Obama-Biden when Swine Flu (H1N1) was killing 14,000+ Americans? Why did they wait to call an emergency until over 1,000 of our people died?

Is Coronavirus being blown all out of proportion, or was the media covering up for the callous incompetence of Obama-Biden?

feministism

Some general info:

There were 60 million cases of the swine flu in the US with about 12,000 deaths
The projection for the Coronavirus is between 160 million and 214 million cases in the US infected with anywhere from 200,000 to 1.7 million deaths
In case you’re missing the point: the Coronavirus is much more severe. It spreads faster and has a higher morality rate
Some people who have the Coronavirus can’t afford testing because they don’t have healthcare
Some people who have it may ignore it because they need to keep working—49% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 80% of Americans have debt (and few places offer paid leave and/or multiple sick days)
Testing is even being denied to people who may have it, but don’t have serious symptoms. So it can be assumed that more people have COVID-19 than we know of
Creating a vaccine is estimated to take a little over a year because developing, testing, and reviewing can take awhile (meaning this virus may be around for awhile)

The Obama administration declared the swine flu a national emergency before there were any deaths, like Trump has done. Even then, the reason Obama’s initial response was less drastic is because the swine flu was significantly less dangerous than today’s Coronavirus. 20,000 people got the swine flu over the course of six months. At the current rate, the U.S is predicted to hit 20,000 in a matter of weeks. The spread of the swine flu was much slower and had a lower mortality rate. I’m not saying the Obama administration handled it perfectly, but saying the Coronavirus is a political conspiracy to cover up how they handled the swine flu is ignorant and silly, especially because the swine-flu and Coronavirus aren’t similar enough to be comparable.

That aside, the way the Trump Administration is handling this is not the best:

Government officials delayed testing until February
There is still no mass testing
The Trump administration fired the U.S pandemic response team in 2018 (would’ve been useful when this started)
Mike Pence is in charge of the Coronavirus response, yet he enabled an HIV outbreak in Indiana (maybe not the best guy for the job)

To answer your question shortly, the difference is probably the severity, morality rate, and spread speed. I’m not saying the Obama administration handled things perfectly, I’m saying that calling this a political conspiracy is a little ridiculous, especially given the differences between the swine flu and Coronavirus. It may be blown out of proportion to a certain extent, but I doubt that is why.

I gathered all of this from a few Google searches and an hour of investigating. Where are your claims coming from? Your own dissatisfied speculation? You have the right to your opinions on Obama, but don’t let that persuade your ability to read and comprehend easily-accessible information. It is definitely no reason to undermine a pandemic affecting so many. (Don’t let your upsettedness cause carelessness, either. You could end up getting it because you think it’s nothing and don’t take precautions, then end up spreading it to someone scared or at higher risk.) Remember, logical reasoning, facts/research, and being informed are really good things, regardless of political stance.

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Now, onto what you came for…

If you want a safe place to learn sign language (including ASL), I have created a Discord called Sign Language Learners! Come join and learn with other learners, Deaf/HoH people, and those curious kids who just want to know how the Deaf communicate.