Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Anybody know anything about taking care of orphaned kittens? A coworker of my husband found a couple of brand new kittens (I'm talking umbilical cord dry but firmly intact, eyes and ears sealed shut) in the back of his truck on Monday and my husband volunteered us to foster them. I think they're doing okay, they've made it through two nights and are consistently gaining weight (they've put on about 15 grams each since we got them home Monday evening), but I have no idea how to be sure; the interwebs isn't as helpful as one might think, and I don't have the cash for a vet visit at the moment. We have them in a box with a heating pad under their blanket, they're eating about every 2 hours (and they are starting to let us know exactly when it's feeding time instead of us having to wake them up to eat), and they seem comfortable. All that sounds promising, right?
God bless you, you are a kind and gentle soul. I raised one like this I found at work in the parking lot all alone. I really didn’t expect her to live for a week, and now she is 13 years old and is my baby girl.
Ya'll are giving me so much hope for the little things! I'm cautiously optimistic this morning...overnight it seems like they both turned a corner for the better. They've both figured out the bottle (and they are EFFICIENT!), we finally figured out the way they like to be held while drinking, and both have gained a good amount of weight. I'm praying they'll go on to have long happy lives!
That’s great news. They are like infants, just need much love. Animals give us so much love. I can’t imagine my life without them. I like them much more than most people 🤗
That’s great news. They are like infants, just need much love. Animals give us so much love. I can’t imagine my life without them. I like them much more than most people 🤗