I miss your passion for books! I think all of these challenges are bogging you down, putting you in slumps, and overwhelming you with expectations. I think you should try, even just for one month, throwing all tbr challenges out the window and JUST read books you are most excited about. If the idea of these challenges is to read through what you own anyway then you can still do that by picking things YOU WANT to read!! I think when you go through and organize your shelves you should shop your shelves too! Pick out all the books that got you excited as you were shelfing or reorganizing, set them aside and then pick your next read from the stack. Like mood reading, I guess!! Idk, just thought it might be good for your spirits.
I'm sorry but the whole monologue about Charlie killing himself by eating a chunk of the couch made me laugh so much😂 Wish you and the cats all the best, though 🎉
My sister's cat got.caught in the pull.out couch the day she was brought home. My sister had to cut out the back of the couch to get her out. @BookswithEmilyFox
I think I love these videos because I’m not strong enough to tackle my own physical TBR. This video gives me hope that one day… ONE DAY… I will be this brave. 😅
Hi Emily - Re: the cats - If you don’t already have them get a bunch of Feliway plug-ins and put them in the rooms the cats use the most. It really helped with my cats behavior. He might be chewing because he’s stressed, bored, hyper…..you just never know.
I made myself a tbr jar because of your challenge videos and I found two five stars (The Jasmine Throne and The Shadow of the Gods) and immediately bought the sequels (one of which is also five stars). Hope you have better luck with the one week one shelf challenge!
I LOVED Quackery- it was the perfect level of detail for me. I've been recommending it regularly since I first read it as a fun nonfiction for people who aren't totally sure they'd like nonfiction but do like trivia/random knowledge.
OMG I'm so excited for February 🤩It's probably an unpopular opinion but I actually prefer the one week-one shelf challenge over the giant tbr jar one 😂 Hopefully this challenge will help kicking the reading slump's butt ^^
Organisation video please! Might help with the slump too. I always find reading manga or a graphic novel helps me when I’m in a slump (can feel one coming too!)
The mangas *_Frieren, Apothecary Diaries and Dungeon Meshi_* are all a good read and would recommend it also they're all animated now so it's a win, either watch it or read it.
Quackery was one of my favorite reads in the end of 2022 when I finally fell back in love with reading. Sawbones (book and podcast) is super similar and also great!
I actually have a copy of A Door into Ocean, lol. I got it in one of my book hauls (from a supplier because I sell on Ebay) and I know it got very good reviews and is rare and I wonder if I should give it a go.
I'm a mood reader so I just CAN'T with TBRs BUT since my taste change a lot in the last 3 to 4 years, I'm going to try a Fantasy TBR jar this year. I have a lot of Fantasy on my shelves and I don't gravitate towards them anymore. Maybe I will rediscover my love for fantasy!! ❤
Kind of hoping you do read vs unread shelves just so we can get a visual on them. Plus I find it really motivating when I can move a book from the TBR shelves to the read shelves.
A reading slump is the perfect mood to do a shelf organization video, don't you think? 😏 Although I'm sad you're stuck in another reading slump. Has to be the season with that dreary weather. 🙄 I feel you.
You’re such a good cat mom. We’ve got a couple box shredders in the family. Here’s hoping going after foam things is just a blip & he’ll be satisfied with boxes and toys. Quackery sounds fun. I might try to get it as an audiobook.
Love this! So entertaining and fulfilling to watch you either love it or get rid of it ❤ I especially love when you love something cuz you are a tough critic and I appreciate your taste 😊 good luck 🤞
2:56 oh, I actually picked up Quackery as an audiobook last year on your recommendation. I thought it was hilarious 😂, hope to see you have fun with that one😊
I think our reading brain needs a break every now and again. We need books that help our brains recharge. Especially in late December & January, we need the kind of reading that doesn’t tax our brain cells. My go to in those times is romance and crime fiction. Best books in January How To Build A Boat by Elaine Feeney Tom Lake by Ann Patchett North Woods by Daniel Mason ☘️👋🍀🇮🇪📖📕📚☕️
I like this challenge. I lately realised that I often like the books I get from the library much more than the books I end up buying, so this is yet another reason to buy less books. ;-)
I love that one! Even though there was still violence, it never felt gratuitous which makes such a difference. I will never get over how ridiculously huge the jar is XD
As a fellow parent of a cat with two brain cells at most, I can say that it does get better overtime. My cat was eating a bunch of random objects in the first year of her life, but then she got a bit older and started slowly losing interest in chewing. Now she's fully desensitized to electric cords, scrunchies and human hair, and she only occasionally tries to eat plastic wrappers. There's hope, so try not to stress too much, it probably will get better eventually, even if it is so frustrating now❤
I’m lucky that they don’t seem interested in electric cords but Charlie has definitely bitten my hair bun a few times… I’d be scared to sleep with him in my bed. I’d wake up with a haircut 😭
One of my cats is a divining rod for plastic. I swear I am so thorough with every piece of plastic that crosses my apartment threshold, but Bobby will find more plastic somewhere. He must be stealing pieces and stashing them for later, its the only explanation I can come up with.
I have recently read Gwendys Button box and i loved it, its short and so fun! i know its King and you dont feel like reading him again but this one is so quick and it got me out of a reading slump, just a suggestion :D
I'd really appreciate you mentioning all of the titles 💜 I sometimes watch while doing other things, and there are also visually impaired people that wouldn't be able to see the chosen book. That's just an idea, by no means am I judging you etc. I'm sending a lot of strength as a cat mom of a constantly chewing Emi. 😅 All of our pillow covers are missing their corners, all of my plushies don't have ears and various appendages. She's 3 and going strong though!
Regarding the cat thing, it sounds like pica, which my cat has. Are there certain textures he goes after? There are durable chew toys that come in all kinds of textures you can try getting him. And there are deterrent sprays you can use on things you don’t want him to chew that basically makes them taste too bitter to him. Wishing you and the kitties the best!
I feel you. One of my cats is the same. He has eaten some parts of the mixer and I have to pay 1450 Euro for surgery. The vet told me they like the plasticizer in rubber. 🤦♀️
Quakery sounds great! And I'm picky with sci-fi as well (I prefer dystopian-leaning ones and no aliens), so yeah, emotionally detached characters usually turn me off as well (I felt that way about The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa last year - which really was magical realism). I still love that challenge, though yeah being in a slump and doing it might not be the best idea 😅 But I'm looking forward to your "one week one shelf" challenge, you'll definitely get more options! 👏
Sawbones is a podcast that is similar to Quackery if you ever need a quick podcast to listen to! They have a bunch of episodes on old and new medical things and issues.
Quackery sounds good, I would love to listen to the audiobook, not sure if I'll be able to find it though... I am so bad at reading physical books so I would love it if I didn't have to...
Oh, I spotted California on your unread shelf.... I'll be curious to see your review of that if it ever gets pulled from the massive jar of hugeness, lol
If you are looking for 5* I can recommend Justice of Kings by Richard Swan. It is also beginning of trilogy that last book is set to come out in February, so you don't have to wait if you love it
My old cat grew out of pica when he was around two, and he was probably a shorthair-Siamese mix like Charlie, if that's any comfort. Giving him extra attention, exercise, and edible cat toys helped.
My cat swallowed a piece of rubber from a mat when he was around Charlie’s age. He vomited the piece out and from then on he only chews on cardboard boxes which is not too bad. Cat moms worry so much for our purr fur babies.
I feels as if I’m in the same boat. Got a five star read on my second book of the year, then ended up dnf’ing two books in a row after struggling through. It makes me feel slightly listless lol
I bought I who have never known men from my bookstore and it was a b*tch to get so honestly I think that hype is you! So at some point I get to read that one! I really enjoyed quackery I got it from the library after you recommended it and it's good but yeah the humour is definitely over the top sometimes! Boo about the slump and LOL about Charlie damn that cat is just determined in a bad way!
Completely off subject, but I really am curious to see you read some Magda Szabo (two of her books specifically: Abigail and The Door) ... I don't think she's an author you'd typically go for but... it could be either a great discovery or totally not hahah
Maybe you would like Doing time more if you read the original series. I also have it on my shelf, but I read the other one and it's one of my favourite series.
On regards of Charlie eating everything: my cat was the same like for her first two years. My vet told me that the dangerous thing are long threads and that king of stuff. She eventually stopped doing that, now is a rarely occasional thing that happens sometimes (eating non food things). Hope this helps
Maybe with luck Charlie will be like that song "what doesn't kill you makes you strong". My month was ok - 2 books 4 stars , 1 book 5 stars and 1 book 2 stars. And currently i'm reading slowly The Emperor of all Maladies and a historical book about a famous person of my country (i don't think is worthy saying the name since i'm pretty sure the book will only be in portuguese, i doubt there is translation of it).
Just wanted to let you know that I had a cat with what I termed feline pica. There was no stopping him. Outside of one surgery when he was young he was fine. Just make sure Charlie doesn't eat plants because they will rot in his stomach and cause issues. My Chaucer lived to be 18 so Charlie still has hope!
If it's any consolation, my cat is a chronic plastic eater who is soon to be 16 years old. 😃 It's impossible to prevent her from getting ahold on some from time to time, but she always throws it up again.
From a owner of a cat who will eat literally anything (plus point hes also allergic to a lot of stuff 👍) you are doing great! I definetley had the same thoughts as you. Somehow hes still alive and kicking 13/14 years old! Not sure how old exactly he is I got him estimated at 2-3. Here are my top favorite things he tried to eat or ate: about 200gr of raw almonds on christmas eve. what a lovely call that was to the emergency vet! luckily he puked them out because the sheer amount at once made his stomache say no thanks! and yes I did weigh his puke to be sure he got rid of it all cant recommend a plant he was allergic to (we didnt know jet at that time) we where wondering why he didnt improve at his sickness over a few days. yes he gnawed at the plant, puked and repeated FOR THREE DAYS. Two plastic straws he almost chocked on because he tried to get them down somehow at once. luckily his brother alarmed me and I got the job of pulling them out of his throat. A party sized tiramisu. that one he just tried to shove his face into. it was a month after we adopted them needless to say we werent jet ready for the job of keeping this cat safe from himself 😂 he didnt enjoy getting put under the water immediatley after so he didnt get any chance to eat any of the chocolate by god he would have if we let him
OMG QUACKERY. I've had that book on my shelves waiting to read for ages, but one of the authors is my best friend's boss, and I just have heard way too many stories from my friend about the author to be able to read it without thinking about the embarrassing things I've heard
I read Planetfall by Emma Newman and liked it! It has some Remnant Population vibes. It is about an older woman but although she's in her 70's futuristic healthcare makes her aeem more like a modern 40 year old.
I love your videos! They really motivate me to read. I've recently started the picture of Dorian grey and I'm wondering if you have read that and what you thought of it? Hope you're doing okay
I am sad you are in a reading slump! Were you in one this time last year? I feel like I recall you had a lot of started books! Could be something to do with the Canadian winters! (I am also Canadian and they can be rough haha)
I’m listening to quackery as an audio book and I’m also on the fence about it. Subject is interesting but ….. idk. Might be that I don’t like the narrator or it might be that I’m a nurse so it also kinda feels close to my work 😂
Désolée d'écrire ça en français mais my brain refuses to english today 😂 Pour ton chat : tu peux acheter un spray amère chez Mondou. C'est pour chien et chat, la bouteille est bleue. J'avais acheté ça pour mon chien quand il était jeune car un coin de mur l’intéressait un peu trop lol et ça fonctionne super bien! Tu n'as qu’à en mettre sur les objets et les meubles qui'l mange et il ne les touchera plus ☺
Decided to start back to vlog #1 for 2024, hopefully it's not confusing but fresh start ;)
Maybe add 2024 for search and future purposes?
Not a problem love it ❤❤❤
We definitely need a shelf organisation video soon 😂
1+ this comment. We absolutely do!
When we start getting more sunlight, I should get more energy lol
Yep 👍🏽
“I thought Charlie was better… no… he’s still an idiot” 😂😂😂
I miss your passion for books! I think all of these challenges are bogging you down, putting you in slumps, and overwhelming you with expectations. I think you should try, even just for one month, throwing all tbr challenges out the window and JUST read books you are most excited about. If the idea of these challenges is to read through what you own anyway then you can still do that by picking things YOU WANT to read!! I think when you go through and organize your shelves you should shop your shelves too! Pick out all the books that got you excited as you were shelfing or reorganizing, set them aside and then pick your next read from the stack. Like mood reading, I guess!! Idk, just thought it might be good for your spirits.
I'm sorry but the whole monologue about Charlie killing himself by eating a chunk of the couch made me laugh so much😂 Wish you and the cats all the best, though 🎉
I can laugh about it now but damn that cat has a death wish 💀
My sister's cat got.caught in the pull.out couch the day she was brought home. My sister had to cut out the back of the couch to get her out. @BookswithEmilyFox
I think I love these videos because I’m not strong enough to tackle my own physical TBR.
This video gives me hope that one day… ONE DAY… I will be this brave. 😅
Some months I'm not sure I'm strong enough either 💀
I spotted Wicked Saints, it's red, on the bottom shelf right side 😊
Where were you when I needed you?!
Oh, that's what it was! You were so quick to dismiss it, I wasn't sure you said the whole title and missed that completely 😅
Right, as soon as “I don’t know where it is” was stated it was RIGHT THERE (2:12). Never give up! Lol
Even if these books don't pan out, I love spending time with you talking through your methodology. Like chatting with a very bookish friend.
That's so nice to hear because I haven't been feeling well at all and I feel so boring
this has turned into one of the best booktube series for me to watch. Always love when they pop up
wicked saints was right there at the bottom shelf and yep ive heard the same that either book or author is problematic i had it too but unhauled it
Hi Emily - Re: the cats - If you don’t already have them get a bunch of Feliway plug-ins and put them in the rooms the cats use the most. It really helped with my cats behavior. He might be chewing because he’s stressed, bored, hyper…..you just never know.
I hope that February will be a better month for you in your personal life and reading life. So excited for the 1 week 1 shelf challenge!
Thank you! I just picked the first shelf/book and... I think it will go very well!
always love the rants about the cats
They keep me so busy lol
I made myself a tbr jar because of your challenge videos and I found two five stars (The Jasmine Throne and The Shadow of the Gods) and immediately bought the sequels (one of which is also five stars).
Hope you have better luck with the one week one shelf challenge!
That's awesome!
Charlie is not a cat, he's a goat with how many non-edible things he's eaten 😅
I always enjoy your Read It or Unhaul It challenge. 📚
My cats will scratch cardboard boxes but not use the scratching post. 🐈⬛🐈⬛
Do they like the scratching pads? Mine love those more than the posts!
Wicked saints is on a bottom shelf (second one I think)
Yes. Next to "The Queen of Blood", and "Queen of Hearts" 🤭 Same shelf as "Graceling"
I LOVED Quackery- it was the perfect level of detail for me. I've been recommending it regularly since I first read it as a fun nonfiction for people who aren't totally sure they'd like nonfiction but do like trivia/random knowledge.
OMG I'm so excited for February 🤩It's probably an unpopular opinion but I actually prefer the one week-one shelf challenge over the giant tbr jar one 😂 Hopefully this challenge will help kicking the reading slump's butt ^^
Organisation video please! Might help with the slump too. I always find reading manga or a graphic novel helps me when I’m in a slump (can feel one coming too!)
Wicked saints was on the bottom right shelf with the reddish blue spine
The mangas *_Frieren, Apothecary Diaries and Dungeon Meshi_* are all a good read and would recommend it also they're all animated now so it's a win, either watch it or read it.
Quackery sounds so good . Will put it on my wishlist
Quackery was one of my favorite reads in the end of 2022 when I finally fell back in love with reading. Sawbones (book and podcast) is super similar and also great!
I hope February is better for you
I actually have a copy of A Door into Ocean, lol. I got it in one of my book hauls (from a supplier because I sell on Ebay) and I know it got very good reviews and is rare and I wonder if I should give it a go.
I'm a mood reader so I just CAN'T with TBRs BUT since my taste change a lot in the last 3 to 4 years, I'm going to try a Fantasy TBR jar this year. I have a lot of Fantasy on my shelves and I don't gravitate towards them anymore. Maybe I will rediscover my love for fantasy!! ❤
That's been me for the last couple years and I'm totally back so I hope the same happens for you!
Yes! I have been waiting for another of these videos! ❤
Kind of hoping you do read vs unread shelves just so we can get a visual on them. Plus I find it really motivating when I can move a book from the TBR shelves to the read shelves.
A reading slump is the perfect mood to do a shelf organization video, don't you think? 😏
Although I'm sad you're stuck in another reading slump. Has to be the season with that dreary weather. 🙄 I feel you.
You’re such a good cat mom. We’ve got a couple box shredders in the family. Here’s hoping going after foam things is just a blip & he’ll be satisfied with boxes and toys. Quackery sounds fun. I might try to get it as an audiobook.
Love this! So entertaining and fulfilling to watch you either love it or get rid of it ❤ I especially love when you love something cuz you are a tough critic and I appreciate your taste 😊 good luck 🤞
I really really like Quackery!! ❤ Also, the physical copy looks gorgeous! (A read as an ebook)
Hi Emily
Just wondering if you’re okay I notice you have not uploaded lately!
She replied to someone here in the comments just a couple of hours ago! She said she will post the first two vlogs this week 😊
2:56 oh, I actually picked up Quackery as an audiobook last year on your recommendation. I thought it was hilarious 😂, hope to see you have fun with that one😊
I think our reading brain needs a break every now and again. We need books that help our brains recharge. Especially in late December & January, we need the kind of reading that doesn’t tax our brain cells. My go to in those times is romance and crime fiction.
Best books in January
How To Build A Boat by Elaine Feeney
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
North Woods by Daniel Mason
☘️👋🍀🇮🇪📖📕📚☕️
I like this challenge. I lately realised that I often like the books I get from the library much more than the books I end up buying, so this is yet another reason to buy less books. ;-)
You absolutely nailed the reason why I dislike a bunch of post apocalyptic books BUT my fave is Book of the Unnamed Midwife!
I love that one! Even though there was still violence, it never felt gratuitous which makes such a difference.
I will never get over how ridiculously huge the jar is XD
Tbh love your messy shelf 😂
As a fellow parent of a cat with two brain cells at most, I can say that it does get better overtime. My cat was eating a bunch of random objects in the first year of her life, but then she got a bit older and started slowly losing interest in chewing. Now she's fully desensitized to electric cords, scrunchies and human hair, and she only occasionally tries to eat plastic wrappers. There's hope, so try not to stress too much, it probably will get better eventually, even if it is so frustrating now❤
I’m lucky that they don’t seem interested in electric cords but Charlie has definitely bitten my hair bun a few times… I’d be scared to sleep with him in my bed. I’d wake up with a haircut 😭
One of my cats is a divining rod for plastic. I swear I am so thorough with every piece of plastic that crosses my apartment threshold, but Bobby will find more plastic somewhere. He must be stealing pieces and stashing them for later, its the only explanation I can come up with.
I have recently read Gwendys Button box and i loved it, its short and so fun! i know its King and you dont feel like reading him again but this one is so quick and it got me out of a reading slump, just a suggestion :D
I'd really appreciate you mentioning all of the titles 💜 I sometimes watch while doing other things, and there are also visually impaired people that wouldn't be able to see the chosen book. That's just an idea, by no means am I judging you etc. I'm sending a lot of strength as a cat mom of a constantly chewing Emi. 😅 All of our pillow covers are missing their corners, all of my plushies don't have ears and various appendages. She's 3 and going strong though!
I love your cacti sweater
Please do a cleaning and organizing bookshelf video ✨❤️🩵❤️✨📙💕❤️📚📚📚📖❤️💕💕📙📙✨🩵❤️✨📖📚📚📚🩵🩵🩵✨💕📙💕❤️❤️📖📖📚🩵🩵🩵❤️✨💕📙📙✨📖📖📖📖📚📚📚✨💕📖📖🩵🩵📖📖❤️❤️
Regarding the cat thing, it sounds like pica, which my cat has. Are there certain textures he goes after? There are durable chew toys that come in all kinds of textures you can try getting him. And there are deterrent sprays you can use on things you don’t want him to chew that basically makes them taste too bitter to him. Wishing you and the kitties the best!
I feel you. One of my cats is the same. He has eaten some parts of the mixer and I have to pay 1450 Euro for surgery. The vet told me they like the plasticizer in rubber. 🤦♀️
Omg On the beach 😂 im 95% sure i read that in school, i had just forgotten it existed until you picked it, because yes, its sooo dry.
I'm going to read Quackery on February! Now that I know you liked It I'm more eager to read it😊
I love this video series 😊
Girl, is everything ok with you and the babies? It’s been almost 2 weeks😢
Still alive! I'll post the first two "one week, one shelf" vlogs this week!
@@BookswithEmilyFox Phew, yay!
Quakery sounds great! And I'm picky with sci-fi as well (I prefer dystopian-leaning ones and no aliens), so yeah, emotionally detached characters usually turn me off as well (I felt that way about The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa last year - which really was magical realism). I still love that challenge, though yeah being in a slump and doing it might not be the best idea 😅 But I'm looking forward to your "one week one shelf" challenge, you'll definitely get more options! 👏
03:35 💔 I like that color! At least now I'm aware of the right pronunciation. Also, I wish things go better for you in february.
I think it can be pretty for some things but with this book it definitely fits the whole “diseases” caused by idiot doctors lol
Sawbones is a podcast that is similar to Quackery if you ever need a quick podcast to listen to! They have a bunch of episodes on old and new medical things and issues.
I read Quackery last year and I loved it! I'm pretty sure I discovered this book because of you, so thanks! Lol
Quackery sounds good, I would love to listen to the audiobook, not sure if I'll be able to find it though... I am so bad at reading physical books so I would love it if I didn't have to...
I read On The Beach a couple years ago and agree its very dry but somewhat interesting.
Oh, I spotted California on your unread shelf.... I'll be curious to see your review of that if it ever gets pulled from the massive jar of hugeness, lol
If you are looking for 5* I can recommend Justice of Kings by Richard Swan. It is also beginning of trilogy that last book is set to come out in February, so you don't have to wait if you love it
My old cat grew out of pica when he was around two, and he was probably a shorthair-Siamese mix like Charlie, if that's any comfort. Giving him extra attention, exercise, and edible cat toys helped.
The fact that the book you were looking for to unhaul was on the bottom shelf during the last clip while you were looking lol
My cat swallowed a piece of rubber from a mat when he was around Charlie’s age. He vomited the piece out and from then on he only chews on cardboard boxes which is not too bad. Cat moms worry so much for our purr fur babies.
I feels as if I’m in the same boat. Got a five star read on my second book of the year, then ended up dnf’ing two books in a row after struggling through. It makes me feel slightly listless lol
I bought I who have never known men from my bookstore and it was a b*tch to get so honestly I think that hype is you! So at some point I get to read that one! I really enjoyed quackery I got it from the library after you recommended it and it's good but yeah the humour is definitely over the top sometimes! Boo about the slump and LOL about Charlie damn that cat is just determined in a bad way!
Completely off subject, but I really am curious to see you read some Magda Szabo (two of her books specifically: Abigail and The Door) ... I don't think she's an author you'd typically go for but... it could be either a great discovery or totally not hahah
I read the door before going to Hungary last year!
Do you have a mama cat update? Did I miss it?
So funny, as soon as the cat (chunky?) appeared behind you, my cat Charlie who was on my lap moved to the screen
Maybe you would like Doing time more if you read the original series. I also have it on my shelf, but I read the other one and it's one of my favourite series.
Quackery is my fav!!!!!
On regards of Charlie eating everything: my cat was the same like for her first two years. My vet told me that the dangerous thing are long threads and that king of stuff. She eventually stopped doing that, now is a rarely occasional thing that happens sometimes (eating non food things). Hope this helps
Crossing my fingers!
Hey. About your cat... Have you taken them to the vet to see if they maybe have Pica? I hope they are doing better now.
He probably does! Idk if I've gotten rid/hid everything he could swallow or if he's getting better but it hasn't been too bad since!
I couldn’t read the green slip of paper you held up first, and I didn’t hear the name of that book?
That jar always looks ridiculous in the background, but even more ridiculous when you hold it up next to you lol. It's huge
I had similar reaction to On The Beach
Can you do a video of your favorite Sci-Fi reads? I have already read most of Octavia Butler.
Maybe with luck Charlie will be like that song "what doesn't kill you makes you strong". My month was ok - 2 books 4 stars , 1 book 5 stars and 1 book 2 stars. And currently i'm reading slowly The Emperor of all Maladies and a historical book about a famous person of my country (i don't think is worthy saying the name since i'm pretty sure the book will only be in portuguese, i doubt there is translation of it).
I think I saw wicked saints on the shelf… 😂
On the Beach by Neville Chute. I read it as a teenager in the late 60s. I remember enjoying it. I hope you do, too ❤️🇨🇦
Just wanted to let you know that I had a cat with what I termed feline pica. There was no stopping him. Outside of one surgery when he was young he was fine. Just make sure Charlie doesn't eat plants because they will rot in his stomach and cause issues. My Chaucer lived to be 18 so Charlie still has hope!
If it's any consolation, my cat is a chronic plastic eater who is soon to be 16 years old. 😃 It's impossible to prevent her from getting ahold on some from time to time, but she always throws it up again.
From a owner of a cat who will eat literally anything (plus point hes also allergic to a lot of stuff 👍) you are doing great!
I definetley had the same thoughts as you. Somehow hes still alive and kicking 13/14 years old! Not sure how old exactly he is I got him estimated at 2-3.
Here are my top favorite things he tried to eat or ate:
about 200gr of raw almonds on christmas eve. what a lovely call that was to the emergency vet! luckily he puked them out because the sheer amount at once made his stomache say no thanks! and yes I did weigh his puke to be sure he got rid of it all cant recommend
a plant he was allergic to (we didnt know jet at that time) we where wondering why he didnt improve at his sickness over a few days. yes he gnawed at the plant, puked and repeated FOR THREE DAYS.
Two plastic straws he almost chocked on because he tried to get them down somehow at once. luckily his brother alarmed me and I got the job of pulling them out of his throat.
A party sized tiramisu. that one he just tried to shove his face into. it was a month after we adopted them needless to say we werent jet ready for the job of keeping this cat safe from himself 😂 he didnt enjoy getting put under the water immediatley after so he didnt get any chance to eat any of the chocolate by god he would have if we let him
Charlie is very unique and so sweet kitty ❤️📖📖❤️❤️📖📖✨✨📙📚📙📙📚📙📙📚📚📚📙📙📚📚📖📖❤️❤️🩵🩵❤️💕💕💕💕💕💕📙✨📖📖📖❤️❤️📖📖❤️📖✨✨📚📙📖❤️🩵🩵🩵📚📚📚📙📙📚📚📚💕💕💕✨✨✨✨
OMG QUACKERY. I've had that book on my shelves waiting to read for ages, but one of the authors is my best friend's boss, and I just have heard way too many stories from my friend about the author to be able to read it without thinking about the embarrassing things I've heard
I don't know what is wrong with all of us right now... we are all in a kind of partial slump right now, let's just hope to get it over with soon
I read Planetfall by Emma Newman and liked it! It has some Remnant Population vibes. It is about an older woman but although she's in her 70's futuristic healthcare makes her aeem more like a modern 40 year old.
You microwave fruit before eating it? 😮
Its challenge that love watching it and help to decide to unhual some books
2:00 does your cats will help you organize your bookshelf?
7:44 maybe until next unhual or this episode
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I love your videos! They really motivate me to read. I've recently started the picture of Dorian grey and I'm wondering if you have read that and what you thought of it? Hope you're doing okay
Is Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh on your radar yet? Recent sci fi book.
I am sad you are in a reading slump! Were you in one this time last year? I feel like I recall you had a lot of started books! Could be something to do with the Canadian winters! (I am also Canadian and they can be rough haha)
Love these videos, though!!! I hope you find a few gems in the next one! ❤
If i ever did this challenge i will end up keeping like 3 and a half books as I’m such a huge mood reader lmao
Some months are much easier than others! Winter has been rough this year lol
My dog did eat a little bit of my carpet 😅
Your cat has Pica. Two of my four cats have that disorder, one of them is 17yo. He’ll be fine. There is nothing we can do about it.
What are the books with their spines to the wall in your background?
The books from my Hugo/Nebula Awards I want to try to read this year
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I’m listening to quackery as an audio book and I’m also on the fence about it. Subject is interesting but ….. idk. Might be that I don’t like the narrator or it might be that I’m a nurse so it also kinda feels close to my work 😂
Désolée d'écrire ça en français mais my brain refuses to english today 😂
Pour ton chat : tu peux acheter un spray amère chez Mondou. C'est pour chien et chat, la bouteille est bleue. J'avais acheté ça pour mon chien quand il était jeune car un coin de mur l’intéressait un peu trop lol et ça fonctionne super bien! Tu n'as qu’à en mettre sur les objets et les meubles qui'l mange et il ne les touchera plus ☺
Bitter apple? Tried it… Charlie doesn’t care at all, he’ll go for it anyway lol
Yes my cat actually does eat the carpet and it's awfull 😮
Hey Emily, I wonder if Charlie’s chewing/eating random things may be anxiety related? You could ask your vet if anti-anxiety meds could help 😊
I’ll have to ask but he’s by far the most chill of the three. If chunky was doing it I’d believe it’s anxiety but not Charlie!