INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While you are making the best of the time you have left with your dying cat, you will also need to prepare for the realities of her eventual death. By no means is this easy, but it is something you must do. Talking with your veterinarian will help you handle and organize this difficult preparation.  Euthanasia is a painless and humane way of ending your cat’s life. To perform euthanasia, your veterinarian would administer an overdose of an anesthetic drug. After a few seconds, your cat would slip peacefully into unconsciousness and eventually stop breathing.  Do not feel ashamed or guilty about thinking or talking about euthanasia. Many pet owners struggle with the idea of putting their pets to sleep. Your veterinarian can help you sort out your emotions and questions regarding euthanasia. After talking with your veterinarian, it is up to you to decide when the time has come to have your cat euthanized. It may be helpful to look for clinical signs that your cat is clearly suffering: hiding, sleeping more, wasting away, and either withdrawing from human contact or being overly clingy.  Ask yourself this question: ‘Am I keeping my cat alive for myself or for my cat?’ How you answer that question will help you decide when the time is right to euthanize her. If your cat is truly suffering, despite your best efforts to make her comfortable, then it may be time to have her euthanized. Come up with a plan for when it is "the right time".  Your veterinarian can help you to come up with a written plan to help you know when the time for euthanasia is. This can be very helpful:  It uses your vet's knowledge on the progression of your animal's disease (if any) that will alert you to symptoms that indicate pain or suffering, or not. It helps eliminates arguments among families, roommates, or other multiple owners. Making big decisions with big emotions is hard, and having a plan done at a more neutral time can help take the emotions out of the equation.   It can also help to either observe or keep a written record of your cat’s daily activities. When you notice that she’s having more bad days than good days, it’s probably time to start thinking about euthanasia.  When you have made the difficult decision to euthanize your cat, promptly call your veterinarian to schedule the appointment. Delaying the process will only make it more difficult for you, and may prolong your cat’s discomfort. Some veterinarians will offer to perform the euthanasia at the owner’s home. Ask your veterinarian if he or she offers this service. If not, then schedule the euthanasia at a time when the veterinarian clinic is quiet—usually the early morning or late evening. As if the decision to euthanize your cat was not hard enough, you also need to think about what do with your cat’s remains. You have the options of burying your cat at a pet cemetery or having her remains cremated. Do not feel pressured to choose one option or the other—decide what you are most comfortable with. Your veterinarian can give you information about pet cremation and burial services.

SUMMARY: Talk with your veterinarian about euthanasia. Decide when the time is right for euthanasia. Make plans for what do with your cat’s remains.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Magic erasers are cleaning sponges that use micro abrasive texture to scrub away stains. You can safely use magic erasers on many different types of surfaces, so this may be a good option for getting the dye or ink off of your wall. However, keep in mind that there is still a chance of discoloration. To use a magic eraser, get the sponge wet and wring out the excess water, Then, rub the sponge over the dyed or ink-covered area of the wall until the dye or ink stain is gone. If you just have some small specks of dye or ink on your walls, then you may be able to use a bleach pen as a spot treatment. A bleach pen will lighten the dye or ink in a small area, so this may reduce the chances of discoloring the paint. To use a bleach pen, go over the dyed or ink-covered areas with the tip of the bleach pen. The stains should lift after a few minutes. Dip a cotton ball into the rubbing alcohol and make sure that it is not dripping or oversaturated. Hold the cotton ball on the stain and dab it lightly until the stain transfers. Change the cotton ball frequently until the stain is gone.Test alcohol on a small, unnoticed area of your wall first to make sure it doesn’t cause any damage.

SUMMARY: Use a magic eraser. Use a bleach pen for spot treatments. Try using rubbing alcohol.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This method also requires that you line your baking sheet with a piece of wax paper or parchment paper. The lined baking sheet will serve as your surface for laying out and freezing your bacon slices. You don’t need to leave a lot of space between each slice, but be sure the sides of your bacon are not touching. If have more bacon than fits on your baking sheet, you can add another sheet of wax paper on top of your first layer of bacon. Then you can finish spreading out your bacon on top of that second sheet of wax paper. Place your baking sheet in the freezer. Wait until the bacon is frozen solid. Once your bacon is frozen on your baking sheet, pull off the slices of bacon from your wax paper, place them in an airtight container or freezer bag, and put them back in the freezer immediately.

SUMMARY: Prepare a baking sheet. Place your bacon on the baking sheet in a single layer. Add another layer. Freeze your bacon. Separate your bacon.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Before you take blood pressure, the patient should be sitting for a few minutes (about 5 minutes) beforehand. Blood pressure readings should be taken while the patient is at rest with their legs and arms uncrossed. Place the cuff on the upper arm (above the elbow), tightening it well. A mark on the cuff will indicate where it needs to be placed in relation to the artery. The wired part of the machine should be on the inside of the arm. If it's a wrist cuff, place it so the monitor is on the inside of the wrist. Once secured, turn the machine on, and start the reading. Try to remain still or have the patient remain still while it's reading. You can take more than one reading for better accuracy. A reading of less than 120/80 is considered normal. Any higher starts getting into prehypertension (pre-high blood pressure). Apply the cuff to just above the elbow, tightening enough that you can just fit two fingertips underneath. Slip the stethoscope between the skin and the cuff in the middle of the antecubital fossa, or elbow pit, and put the earpieces in your ears. The gauge for the machine should sit in your cuffed hand, if you're taking your own measurements, or you can just hold it if you're taking someone else's measurements. Squeeze the pump quickly (with the opposite hand if you're reading yourself). When you get to 30 points above what your systolic pressure (high end) normally is, you can stop. If you are working on someone else, inflate it to the 160 to 180 range, though if you immediately hear heartbeats, you'll need to go higher. Begin letting the air out by turning the knob counterclockwise. It should only drop the gauge 2 to 3 points a second. Make sure deflation shows steady on the gauge. When you hear the first heartbeat, note where the gauge is, as that's the systolic pressure. When the heartbeat stops, note where the gauge is again, which is the diastolic pressure. You can deflate and remove the cuff.

SUMMARY:
Have the person sit quietly. Try an automatic machine. Set up a manual blood pressure cuff. Inflate the cuff on a manual blood pressure cuff. Release the air to read blood pressure.