MonroeTigerstripes

Cars stuck and blocking lanes and causing lines of traffic. It’s causing issues for emergency vehicles and Entergy trucks. It’s so damn frustrating. I have some neighbors out with a tractor trying to clear limbs off of our road, and they are currently working around an abandoned car. We saw the car get stuck, and by the time we got to it to offer help, the driver had walked away on foot. People have lost all common sense up here

It was DUMPING sleet earlier. I’m just grateful it was sleeting for hours before the rain started. It allowed us to have a few more hours of power before trees started snapping like toothpicks

Checking in again from N Monroe! Power went out around 2. Ground was covered with sleet, then topped with ice. When I walk outside, all I can hear is trees snapping and falling down. Fortunately, we have no trees that can fall onto our house, but Lord knows when the power will be restored. We knew it would be bad, so we are very prepared. I’m afraid the same can’t be said for many people in the community. I’m from south La so I’m used to being without power for a while (thanks to hurricanes) but I think many people up here are truly clueless about how to survive on generators for days on end (and I’m being hopeful when I say “days”). I know families that currently have trees on their homes, and some that lost power this morning and don’t have fireplaces and/or generators.

It’s an icy, slippery mess outside and more is en route. Please say some prayers for all of us up north, especially those who didn’t have the means to properly prepare.

I have a lab mix with a sensitive stomach. First, I'd suggest buying food without chicken as the main protien. A few different vets told me that many dogs with skin/stomach issues have a chicken allergy.

My dog ate Purina (salmon flavor) most of her life. She seemed to like it, but probably had a stomach ache once or twice a week. It didn't impact her quality of life - I'd just give her a pepcid (per the vet's recommendation). I figured her stomach aches were due to eating crumbs she'd find from our kids dropping food.

When my older dog was diagnosed with cancer, I started cooking homemade dog food because he had a poor appetite. The change in my lab-mix was almost immediate. Her stomach aches are now few and far between, and even when she does have an upset stomach now, it as not "as bad" as before. I truly think the kibble was causing the majority of her issues.

I make a large pot of food about every two weeks. I use the cheapest ground turkey, frozen vegetables, frozen blueberries, and rice. She eats it up in record speed. Her coat is beautiful, she no longer licks the pads of her feet, and her energy is back to puppy-level, even though she is a senior dog.

Good luck to you and your pup!

That’s a pretty neat tradition. Hope you’ve been healthy and well, horsemeat!

I’ll never forget when all of this went down. I think of it often and pray for you and your family. Truly can’t imagine

Take pics of the car before you drive it off the lot. Also make note if it smells like smoke or has any interior damage.

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve been billed for damage that I didn’t cause. Learned my lesson one time and now I always have pictures to refute their claims

Yes we do… and fun fact - fluoride depletes iodine

Give the glucosamine a few weeks and it should make a difference. The supplement that helped my dog was high dose glucosamine, fish oils and maybe turmeric? (Among other things)

We tried a few different brands for our pup but the one that worked the best was the “Dr. Joseph's VetPro Complete Dog Hip and Joint Supplement”

Post the emails and numbers, please. I know it’ll fall on deaf ears but I’ll do my part.

Coming down hard in north Monroe right now