Drquinzel
@drquinzel.bsky.social
(she/her) ☘️ Irish lady in America. ♟️Chess coach. 📣 Nonprofit marketer. 📚 Bookworm. 🔥Disaster expert. ♿Disability advocate. 🚫4 years no contact. 🏡 Shares a happy home with 🐕 dogs, 🐇 rabbits, 🐹 hamsters, 🐢 turtles, and 🧔 a human husband!
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Drquinzel
@drquinzel.bsky.social
· Sep 5
#dogsky Why are shelters so full? Please add!
1. Too many animals vs. limited resources
2. Government funding issues
3. Rising vet costs lead to surrendered pets
4. Breed restrictions prevent adoptions
5. Pets go missing after fireworks
6. Intake from hoarding, disasters, and medical testing
1. Too many animals vs. limited resources
2. Government funding issues
3. Rising vet costs lead to surrendered pets
4. Breed restrictions prevent adoptions
5. Pets go missing after fireworks
6. Intake from hoarding, disasters, and medical testing
It's snowing! Probably not enough to settle but I'm still excited! ❄️
a reindeer from frozen is sticking its tongue out and says ooh snow .
Alt: a reindeer from the Frozen movie is sticking its tongue out and says ooh snow.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
It's snowing! Probably not enough to settle but I'm still excited! ❄️
Our ferret Charlotte has been blind since birth. But now Charlie, our other ferret who is her bonded partner but not related, has started to develop blindness. Ferrets can go blind for similar reasons as humans, cataracts or diabetes. But I am worried about him. #ferret
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Our ferret Charlotte has been blind since birth. But now Charlie, our other ferret who is her bonded partner but not related, has started to develop blindness. Ferrets can go blind for similar reasons as humans, cataracts or diabetes. But I am worried about him. #ferret
"I cannot predict my health.. It just does its own thing and I have no control over it." Yup.
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"I cannot predict my health.. It just does its own thing and I have no control over it." Yup.
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America, tonight you are all New Yorkers, you each get to tell one car that you're walkin' here
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
America, tonight you are all New Yorkers, you each get to tell one car that you're walkin' here
Scary plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky! Stay in place order in a five mile radius. youtu.be/k9MGbGtl0fc?...
UPS plane crash: Aviation expert describes response to fiery disaster
YouTube video by WCVB Channel 5 Boston
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November 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Scary plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky! Stay in place order in a five mile radius. youtu.be/k9MGbGtl0fc?...
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Blue Orchid 🦮
Senior female Siberian Husky mix
Adoptable from Sevier Animal Care Center (Sevierville, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/blue-orchid-79114473/tn/sevierville/sevier-animal-care-center-tn972/
Senior female Siberian Husky mix
Adoptable from Sevier Animal Care Center (Sevierville, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/blue-orchid-79114473/tn/sevierville/sevier-animal-care-center-tn972/
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Blue Orchid 🦮
Senior female Siberian Husky mix
Adoptable from Sevier Animal Care Center (Sevierville, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/blue-orchid-79114473/tn/sevierville/sevier-animal-care-center-tn972/
Senior female Siberian Husky mix
Adoptable from Sevier Animal Care Center (Sevierville, TN)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/blue-orchid-79114473/tn/sevierville/sevier-animal-care-center-tn972/
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We are thrilled to share that the Illinois End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act has passed the state senate and is now on the way to @govpritzker ’s desk to be signed into law.
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We are thrilled to share that the Illinois End of Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act has passed the state senate and is now on the way to @govpritzker ’s desk to be signed into law.
The hearing is behind me now. Even though I was legally required to go, there was no judge- it was a lawyer who is also a debt collector. The power dynamic seemed unfair. I am glad I just have another monthly bill and I wasn't arrested but I am disturbed by the whole thing.
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The hearing is behind me now. Even though I was legally required to go, there was no judge- it was a lawyer who is also a debt collector. The power dynamic seemed unfair. I am glad I just have another monthly bill and I wasn't arrested but I am disturbed by the whole thing.
Tomorrow I have to go to court for medical debt. Despite having health insurance, I owe thousands from breaking my leg and ankle last year. With multiple chronic illnesses, I knew medical bankruptcy would happen one day, but it's still scary now that it's here.
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tomorrow I have to go to court for medical debt. Despite having health insurance, I owe thousands from breaking my leg and ankle last year. With multiple chronic illnesses, I knew medical bankruptcy would happen one day, but it's still scary now that it's here.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I just read that IVF and other fertility treatments are completely covered in Ireland... As someone who miscarried twice and now can't seem to get pregnant again, I tried hard to get those services here but there is no way I could ever afford it.
October 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I just read that IVF and other fertility treatments are completely covered in Ireland... As someone who miscarried twice and now can't seem to get pregnant again, I tried hard to get those services here but there is no way I could ever afford it.
Black cat adoptions usually go up around Halloween, but one Spanish city, Terrassa, is refusing to let people adopt black cats between October 6 and November 10 to "protect them from being hurt or used as props". #catsky #Halloween www.bbc.com/news/article...
Terrassa: Catalonian town bans black cat adoptions during Halloween
In an effort to ward off potentially sinister rituals, the Catalonian town of Terrassa hopes to keep its black cats safe during the occult-themed holiday.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Black cat adoptions usually go up around Halloween, but one Spanish city, Terrassa, is refusing to let people adopt black cats between October 6 and November 10 to "protect them from being hurt or used as props". #catsky #Halloween www.bbc.com/news/article...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The government shutdown has real consequences for end-of-life care.
Telehealth access has been rolled back, hospice programs face uncertainty, and vulnerable patients are feeling the impact.
Learn what’s changing and how we are responding:
https://ow.ly/gZBT50Xatqs
Telehealth access has been rolled back, hospice programs face uncertainty, and vulnerable patients are feeling the impact.
Learn what’s changing and how we are responding:
https://ow.ly/gZBT50Xatqs
How the 2025 Government Shutdown Affects Your End-of-Life Care - Compassion & Choices
As the government shutdown enters its tenth day, you might be wondering how this is going to impact patient-directed care at the end of life. We’ve got you covered! Here are some answers to people’s most pressing questions about what this means for your end-of-life options. What is happening with…
ow.ly
October 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The government shutdown has real consequences for end-of-life care.
Telehealth access has been rolled back, hospice programs face uncertainty, and vulnerable patients are feeling the impact.
Learn what’s changing and how we are responding:
https://ow.ly/gZBT50Xatqs
Telehealth access has been rolled back, hospice programs face uncertainty, and vulnerable patients are feeling the impact.
Learn what’s changing and how we are responding:
https://ow.ly/gZBT50Xatqs
More Trigun?! There is something to look forward to in 2026 after all! #anime youtu.be/2X23aw8qUOk?...
TRIGUN STARGAZE | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Crunchyroll
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October 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
More Trigun?! There is something to look forward to in 2026 after all! #anime youtu.be/2X23aw8qUOk?...
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Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
October 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
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More than anything, this reminds me of the snatch squads in 1980s Central America. Horrifying.
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
More than anything, this reminds me of the snatch squads in 1980s Central America. Horrifying.
Oh no, the joys of ADHD. I have no idea what this appointment is! 😅
October 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Oh no, the joys of ADHD. I have no idea what this appointment is! 😅
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Day 9 of #inktober - prompt is heavy
A quick sketch of a house & trees buried under heavy snow
#inktober2025 #sketch #drawing #dailysketch #sketchbook #inktober2025heavy #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #drawchallenge
A quick sketch of a house & trees buried under heavy snow
#inktober2025 #sketch #drawing #dailysketch #sketchbook #inktober2025heavy #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #drawchallenge
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Day 9 of #inktober - prompt is heavy
A quick sketch of a house & trees buried under heavy snow
#inktober2025 #sketch #drawing #dailysketch #sketchbook #inktober2025heavy #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #drawchallenge
A quick sketch of a house & trees buried under heavy snow
#inktober2025 #sketch #drawing #dailysketch #sketchbook #inktober2025heavy #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #drawchallenge