Reading accounts from Italy made me burst into tears.
Wait, how so? It seems like things are fairly calm, especially in places like Rome.
Reassuring the kids sounds really difficult. :/ I think here everyone's handling it well in that regard.
The fear isn't so much about me being personally at risk, but for medically fragile and older people around me, basically. And that governments will use this as an excuse to go Shock Doctrine.
Oh, for sure. I'm scared shitless for my family and worried about political or social things going wrong. I've just been focusing on the basics and taking it one day at a time. If society goes sideways, that's a bridge we'll cross when we come to it. There's no guarantee that anything much will happen (I think politics are the same as usual in Italy, for example) so I feel like stressing about it will just wear me down. If nothing happens I will have stressed out for nothing. If something does happen, I'll have a clearer mind and more strength, if that makes sense.
Do you have any way of getting more pills for Cocoa?
I don't think this will necessarily last 6 months or that you need to plan for 6+ months already. We've been using a month as a general figure -- if things change we can always change that plan ASAP.
We've stocked up on pet food, cat litter, etc. We also have a pet emergency kit (similar to a human's) but that's not because of coronavirus, it's just a good idea in general. I've read before that if you live by yourself or something, it's a good idea to make arrangements in case you get sick and need to go to the hospital and keep a card with that information in your wallet.
I think you could stock up on them. Also, have you asked your regular vet and 1-2 backup ones what they're planning on doing? Maybe that could help you figure out how much your routine will change. Anyway, I think it's likely that vets will be working as usual or will have some plan for emergencies. Animals don't get the virus so I don't think vets will be more overrun than usual. I think our pets are actually safer than we are right now!
It sounds like the hardest animal for people in quarantined areas are dogs, because even though people (in Italy, at least) get to go outside to walk them, it's harder to give them enough exercise.
Let me know then :) We could make a game or a comic or write something.
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Date: 2020-03-13 10:25 pm (UTC)Wait, how so? It seems like things are fairly calm, especially in places like Rome.
Reassuring the kids sounds really difficult. :/ I think here everyone's handling it well in that regard.
The fear isn't so much about me being personally at risk, but for medically fragile and older people around me, basically. And that governments will use this as an excuse to go Shock Doctrine.
Oh, for sure. I'm scared shitless for my family and worried about political or social things going wrong. I've just been focusing on the basics and taking it one day at a time. If society goes sideways, that's a bridge we'll cross when we come to it. There's no guarantee that anything much will happen (I think politics are the same as usual in Italy, for example) so I feel like stressing about it will just wear me down. If nothing happens I will have stressed out for nothing. If something does happen, I'll have a clearer mind and more strength, if that makes sense.
Do you have any way of getting more pills for Cocoa?
I don't think this will necessarily last 6 months or that you need to plan for 6+ months already. We've been using a month as a general figure -- if things change we can always change that plan ASAP.
We've stocked up on pet food, cat litter, etc. We also have a pet emergency kit (similar to a human's) but that's not because of coronavirus, it's just a good idea in general. I've read before that if you live by yourself or something, it's a good idea to make arrangements in case you get sick and need to go to the hospital and keep a card with that information in your wallet.
I think you could stock up on them. Also, have you asked your regular vet and 1-2 backup ones what they're planning on doing? Maybe that could help you figure out how much your routine will change. Anyway, I think it's likely that vets will be working as usual or will have some plan for emergencies. Animals don't get the virus so I don't think vets will be more overrun than usual. I think our pets are actually safer than we are right now!
It sounds like the hardest animal for people in quarantined areas are dogs, because even though people (in Italy, at least) get to go outside to walk them, it's harder to give them enough exercise.
Let me know then :) We could make a game or a comic or write something.