The number one thing you’ll be watching for is changes in eating, drinking, and bathroom habits. Super common for older cats to develop kidney issues/failure with age so if they’re drinking a lot more than usual or using the bathroom a ton, that’s cause for concern. Arthritis also makes it hard to keep the nether regions clean, so UTIs can also pop up from time to time.

As with getting older yourself, be on the lookout for any new lumps, bumps, or growths as they could be cancerous. Especially if they change shape of size.

Try to keep the nails trimmed. Older cats exercise and scratch less so their nails can get too long and become ingrown. It sucks for them and it’s a trip to the vet for you.

If they’ve got longer hair, paying a groomer every once in a while for a trim can be worth it. Long haired cats already get mats more often, but doubly so once they’re old.

Be sure you’re cleaning their teeth regularly. Brushing sucks for all, but even some finger wipes are better than nothing. Otherwise, you’ll be eyeballing an expensive bill for anesthesia to clean dirty teeth and remove the ones that are too far gone.

We’re super lucky with him because he’s actually really healthy for his age. I think he won the generic lottery or something. He’s a very confident and brave cat so it’s not often he’s stressed. I reckon that also has something to do with it.

Anyway, I hope this helps :)

Maybe he does. Maybe he was in Oklahoma City on the morning of April 19, 1995. Perhaps he’s acutely aware of the use cases one has for a fertilizer stockpile.

Also works just fine in Wine.

Came here to say essentially this lol Lars is a pretty mid drummer. It’s kinda hilarious that he gets to be in a band with Kirk Hammett.

HormUwUz

Ironic, ain’t it?

I do hate the double standard that it’s totally fine for men to joke and talk about sex, but when a woman does it, she must be dirty in some way. I get that biologically, women have had to be more choosy with partners because for a long time, the best protection was zero insertion, or the chances of ending up with a child you didn’t want were nonzero. Things are different now. We have the pill. We have emergency contraceptives. Some of us even have access to abortions.

Sex isn’t dirty. It’s normal and natural to want it. It’s normal to have a hard time getting it. It’s normal to be frustrated by the dating field and navigating relationships. It’s normal to feel incredibly rewarded when you do get it. And it’s normal to want to blow off steam by talking to people closest to you about your successes and failures in life. And a big part of being human is one’s own sexual exploits.

One of my closest friends is a woman about 13 years older than me (I’m 33; she’s 46), and she’s going through menopause right now. And she’ll start talking about the difficulty it’s bringing her, and she’ll tell me, “You don’t wanna hear about all this,” or, “I know you don’t care about this.” And the truth is that I do not nor could I ever understand what she’s going through, but as a friend, I can listen to her complain about it and give her the space to vent. Even if I’ll never get it, I can just be a voice in the room to pull out some great hits like:

• “Jeeeesus, I’m so sorry,”
• “Yikes, that sucks,” or
• "Haha, Fuck. That."

As a man, I don’t always have follow up questions or advice to offer someone going through issues unique to women. But people aren’t always looking for advice. Sometimes, it’s just nice to have the space to blow off steam with a safe person.

And that’s not dirty. It’s something we all do.

I’m so happy we moved away from this and toward three basic questions:

• Where do you want it?
• How hot do you want it?
• How hard do you want it?

What some call “compression artifacts,” I call “extra crunchy.”

Meanwhile, men of culture:

But don’t ask me what it stands for. :P

Can’t wait to see where he’ll be hiding next time shit hits the fan. I reckon it’ll be under the Resolute Desk. Fuck this redneck asshole with a long, dry, splintery pole. I’ve voted against this wad every time I could, but I’m heavily outnumbered here.

This would rock as a cross stitch pattern.

My wife thinks I’m the smartest man she has ever known. Meanwhile, I’m slapping my own head going, “This baby can fit so many Wikipedia articles in it.”

Duck be on the ark tonight?

But hey, anal juice is also pretty good.

Replace “token” with “title” and “monkey” with “car,” and you’ve got a formula most people understand.

I own the title, but I don’t own the car.

Unlike the monkey, you can go find the car in the real world.

Aw man, I loved their last album. I never realized they released another. I was listening to The Scholars by Car Seat Headrest for a good portion of last year.

Sometimes you Ea-Nasir, and sometimes you’re the purchaser who received a substandard shipment of copper.

I hear it tastes pretty good, too.