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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWe took two of our cats to the vet today. Sitting with one afterwards to try to make up for that experience ...
Found myself reading news on cellphone as not wanting to disturb the still-not-entirely-forgiven me cat sitting with me on futon. Reading the news is something have been avoiding.
We came across THIS. Which is truly a good way to deal with vet visits, traumatic news, and other unpleasantries

Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in
...The "masked bandit" was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to some bottom shelf spirits.
Animal control officer Samantha Martin transported the "suspect" for questioning at Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter but not before it had a chance to sober up.
After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover), the animal was safely released back into the wild...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8jnxxm70jo
Animal control officer Samantha Martin transported the "suspect" for questioning at Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter but not before it had a chance to sober up.
After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover), the animal was safely released back into the wild...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8jnxxm70jo
Many of us have been therecommode hugging drunkat one point or another in our lives
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We took two of our cats to the vet today. Sitting with one afterwards to try to make up for that experience ... (Original Post)
SorellaLaBefana
35 min ago
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debm55
(53,665 posts)1. The Lounge is a great way to break the crap that is going on in this country. I loved that post. Poor raccoon.
NNadir
(37,029 posts)2. That's very funny, although I hope the racoon wasn't hurt by broken glass.
SorellaLaBefana
(463 posts)3. BBC said it was fine, save for possible hangover :)
Dorothy V
(425 posts)4. Poor little critter! I expect his hair hurt when he woke up.
I wonder if AA takes non-humans?