#my cats

My cat Sebastian Michaelis, aka Kotya, aka Tsar)))

У него много имен))))

My cat saw the birds outside the window)))

Птички за окном))))

A sad update, I’m afraid: Prue passed this morning.  I was able to hold her until the end, although I think that comforted me more than her.  While we had hopes that chemo would work on the lymphoma, the tumor was too aggressive (we didn’t even really get to start the chemo).  She declined extremely quickly over the past 4 days, and her heart gave out this morning.

I am a big believer in the idea of always trying to make some time to give pets attention, especially when they ask for it. Because you never know when your time with them will be over, so you don’t want to waste any of it.

Her sister Piper has been very stressed the past month too, sensing something was wrong, and reacting with hostility.  I hope at least that she will be less stressed now.  And honestly I am glad that Prue is not suffering any more; I had my doubts about putting her through chemo, but would have tried it if the vets thought there was a good chance of her recovering.  Alas.

Thank you so much to everyone who has passed on good wishes and thoughts. I appreciate it.  I’m still working on commissions, and will probably take some more because there were a lot of emergency room visits over the past week. :(

I just wanted to give an update on Prue, since folks have been asking!  I sort of got into a “waiting until there was firmer info” mindset, but this has been a long process (and still is).

So the diagnosis is that Prue has cancer – a tumor that is wrapped around the exit of her stomach.   That’s based on an ultrasound.  It’s in a tricky place, so there have been some differing opinions by various vets on how to even biopsy it; I’ve consulted 4 vets so far (for complicated reasons, mainly that each vet office can only do certain things so they keep sending me to another one for the next procedure).  So we don’t know what *kind* of cancer it is yet, and that will be necessary to figure out the best way to treat it.  I have an appt on 11/18 with a vet who’s going to figure out what kind of procedure to use to get the biopsy.

The good news is that Prue has been doing a *little* better than that first week (in which she wasn’t eating, and we were having battles trying to give her medication).  She has been eating, although not as much as usual.  But I can get her to eat wet food (the tumor is restricting the exit of the stomach and that is part of what is making it hard for her to eat).  I bought the most Doritos-for-cats type of wet food, which she *loves*, and like, at this point I don’t care if it’s not the healthiest, I care that she eats.  Every day is about strategizing to see how much I can get her to eat.  But it’s good that she is actively interested in food. It means we don’t have the battles trying to give her medication.

Her sister Piper (above upper left) has been *very bad*.  For the first two weeks, she hissed at Prue every time she even saw her.  We think this is because she could smell that Prue had been to the vet, and possibly could smell that Prue felt sick.  Still - very rude!  (Piper had a big dental procedure and lots of vet visits this past spring, and Prue *never* hissed at her.)  I got some of that pheromone diffuser stuff, and after a week, it seems to be working; or else Piper is getting used to Prue’s smell, or both.  Piper doesn’t react 99% of the time any more.  (But right after the above pic, she climbed down into the bed – they snuggle together *all the time*, see the My Cats tag – and then started hissing and growling, until I sternly told her off because I don’t want her chasing Prue out of the bed.)  Despite Prue looking kind of out of it in the first pic, she’s just sleepy, and it’s a good sign (I think) that she has come out from under the kitchen table and is willing to get into her favorite cold-weather bed; she also gets up on the table beside my computer to ask for petting, which is also normal. 

Long story short – we’re in a holding pattern again.  The news hasn’t been *good*.  But so far the vets have thought that this is treatable. We just don’t know how yet.  I hate waiting and not knowing for sure.  Which is why I hadn’t posted.

Thanks so much for everyone who has been concerned for Prue!  I’m still at work on commissions, and after I get through this first batch I will almost certainly take some more.  It seems like we’re in for a long haul.

Ko-Fi Commissions for Vet Bills!

My sweet girl Prue is sick. :(  I’m waiting on some test results to help figure out what’s wrong, but some of the possibilities are worrying.  And it may take a lot more diagnostics to pinpoint it, and then treatment that could be anything from several days of animal hospital stay to surgery, I don’t know. 

So, I’m opening up commissions to help out with what’s ahead.  I’m going to open 5 slots to start with.

My Ko-Fi page is here: https://ko-fi.com/eregyrn

$6 and up allows you to request a variety of types of art, starting simple and getting more complex!  I tried above to give a range of samples, and of course, please always check out my art-blog’s archive for a look at more examples.  I’m willing to do a variety of styles, as you can see in my archive; including my own style, GF style, SU style, and others (I know almost all of the examples above  are GF-related, lol, but I can and DO do other things).  (Ask me if you’re wondering if there’s a style I’ll do, or a fandom I’ll do. Shipping/romance is fine; but, I won’t do NSFW, gore or extreme violence; or generally, mecha.)

PLEASE - either leave a comment with what you’d like, or contact me here, on Twitter, or by email at [email protected], to discuss your proposed piece! I’m also available on Discord for communication (it’s better than Tumblr’s dm system). (In any case, please give me a way to contact you so I can talk to you about it! I prefer to get a lot of information and talk things out!)  If you have any questions about how much I’d ask for your idea, or whether I’d be willing to do your idea, please feel free to contact me before donating, or ASAP!

$6 - bust or half figure sketch (additional char $3 ea.)
$9 - bust or half figure lined (additional char $6 ea.)
$12 - bust or half figure lined with flat colors (additional char $6 ea.)
$18 - bust or half figure lined with shaded colors (additional char $6 ea.)

$12 - full figure sketch ($6 each additional figure in a grouping)
$15 - full figure lined ($6 each additional figure in a grouping)
$18 - full figure lined with flat colors ($6 each additional figure in a grouping)
$21 - full figure lined with shaded colors  ($9 each additional figure in a     
          grouping)

$21 - figure with simple background lined * ($9 each additional figure)
         * apologies that there isn’t a sample of this above

$27 - figure with simple background lined with flat colors
         ($9 each additional figure)

$36 - figure with more complex background lined with flat colors
         ($9 each additional figure)

$60 - figure with complex background / shaded colors
         ($9 each additional figure)

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