I'm eating supper in my comfy robe

@sallypup (67519)
Centralia, Washington
November 25, 2025 8:46pm CST
Goony title but oh well. What a wet. sloppy day. Not freezing. Just determined buckets of rain. I am grateful that I only had to drive local roads and not the highway to get Beau Teak to his doctor. The helper said that Beau was angry during the procedure. I bet he was. How to tell a cat why he is being held still while the doctor pokes a needle in him, both sides? The receptionist told me what I owed. Thirty five dollars more than the Vet quoted. Mumbled something about 'being billed wrong.' I went round and round with her, telling her that the Vet said $150 not $210. She said they wanted more because they had to shave Beau for the procedure. Of course you shave and clean the site where the needle goes in. Duh. So I paid more though I wasn't happy about their lack of transparency. I took Beau home then headed to the larger Safeway that is nearest to my house. Not doing that again. Too large. I will go to the smaller store in the next town over if I must go to Safeway. I did buy a bouquet of red-pink carnations. I ran into a mark down on croisscents- bad spelling- 99 cents for four. I know. Probably post dated. Going to be tasty on Thanksgiving morning. Raspberry inside and powdered sugar outside. I was a wet mess by the time I hauled the grocery bags into the house. That's where the cozy robe comes in. Bye bye shivers and wet wooly sweater.
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@AmbiePam (109851)
• United States
26 Nov
Thirty-five dollars to shave the area - what robbery. I’d be upset too if I was told one thing, and conveniently billed another. But they know we love our babies, and will pay it. I’m glad you made it home okay. You deserve to curl up in that comfy robe!
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@AmbiePam I'm sitting here wishing I knew what to do. Beau is so with it and yet I wonder what quality of life is. I hate this part of being an animal guardian. Just hate it. I don't want it coming down to money or convience.
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@AmbiePam (109851)
• United States
26 Nov
@sallypup My heart hurts for you. I’d be torn up about it as well.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@AmbiePam Thank you. Beau could be the last Siamese for us. (Peter is probably a Snowshoe Siamese but who knows?) I've protected Beau for about 9 years. Being the bad guy deeply disturbs me.
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@Deepizzaguy (117180)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov
Sorry to lean that the day was hard on Beau and yourself.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
Thank you @Deepizzaguy. Thank you very much. This is probably just the start of this hard time.
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@Deepizzaguy (117180)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Nov
@sallypup You are welcome.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54015)
• United States
30 Nov
They should be ashamed jumping the price on you like that.
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@DaddyEvil (165465)
• United States
26 Nov
I'm sorry... But Beau is worth it. He can't help he's sick. We got small amounts of sun between storms and a drizzling rain most of the day. I went shopping this afternoon and picked up a pecan pie, a loaf of potato bread and some Black Forest ham for sandwiches. I actually put on long jeans, socks and tennis shoes with a black short-sleeved shirt for outside. I was happy enough to peel all that off and slip back into a comfy pair of shorts for in the house.
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@DaddyEvil (165465)
• United States
26 Nov
@sallypup You're welcome. If you go to Walmart, the one here has sandwich turkey (deli sliced) for $5 a lbs. I bought 2 lbs for $8.99. (The one lbs pack is $5.) We were still at 55F but I felt chilly when I stepped outside. The rain didn't help it feel warmer. Potato bread is my favorite.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@DaddyEvil Sir, I don't go to Walmart. No way. Not me. Amazon is bad enough but at least I am home and not getting shoved into by a loud kid. It's 45 and morning now.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@DaddyEvil Thank you very much. Beau just jumped up for a hug- probably wants a bedtime snack. You got dressed! That's impressive. I snooped to see about buying some deli turkey today for the fur kids. Oooops. 14.99 a pound. I quit thinking about it. Potato bread sounds tasty.
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@noni1959 (11996)
• United States
26 Nov
I've been to the huge Safeway in Centralia and it was a mad house. That was back in April when I picked up my daughter from Puyallup and needed to get a few groceries for us. I need to go back to Tumwater for more peaches at Costco. They had the huge giant jar for $10.99 again. I wish I bought more than one.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@noni1959 That Safeway is about a mile from my house. Costco must be huge, too.
@MarieCoyle (53234)
26 Nov
I’m so sorry it was a hard day for you and for Beau. It’s very difficult to make those decisions about pets when we know they are failing. I don’t have any words of wisdom for you here, just sad that it’s not good.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov
@MarieCoyle We had a long talk last night. This is just the start. Thanks for the well wishes.
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@sallypup (67519)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Nov
@MarieCoyle Thank you. I'm also grateful that the Vet is trying to work with us emotionally as well as monetarily.
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@MarieCoyle (53234)
29 Nov
@sallypup I have walked this walk many times, I'm sure you have, too. It's not easy...just try to enjoy your time with him. I am thankful he doesn't seem to be in pain.
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@snowy22315 (201245)
• United States
26 Nov
I would ave done the same thing or at least put on m uber comfortable Jamie bottoms.
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@much2say (57720)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Nov
I am tired of those totals being way higher than what was originally estimated . . . that has happened here . I hope Beau is doing better at home today - Beau has a built-in comfy robe.
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@LeaPea2417 (39354)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Nov
That is a lot of money to spend for that.
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@wolfgirl569 (127783)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Nov
Very good title I thought. Sorry they charged you more than you expected. That isn't right.
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@JudyEv (368943)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Nov
It's always good to get out of wet clothes and into dry ones.
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@LindaOHio (210502)
• United States
26 Nov
I'm sorry the vet bill was so much. What we do for our fur babies. A cozy robe sounds OK to me.
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@Dreamerby (9854)
• Calcutta, India
26 Nov
Glad you're all comfy and cozy now.
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