Monday, December 12, 2011
Shake N Bake Mysteries
so, we couldn't afford Waldo's meds, one month... and noticed that his seizures weren't really any worse. He always had small seizures, even when fully medicated, and occasionally vocalizes loudly, medicated or not.
(That sounds like something thyroid-related, but I am not about to jump to any conclusions.)
Reading around online has told me that the cheapest way to head toward a diagnosis is a spinal tap. Yes. A spinal tap. for my cat.
...we're putting off their annual check-ups/vaccinations because we have to save up for them-- while Boots does have kitty insurance; we still have to pay up front, and then they reimburse us. :c
Since we can't afford the *basics* of kitty health care, right now, I just don't see us springing for a spinal tap or a CAT scan or MRI any time soon.
Whatever the issue is, I do know this much: his blood work always shows an elevated white blood cell count; indicative of a low-level viral infection. Every. Year.
He is a VERY anxious cat, but since learning the truth behind his "cattery", I can understand why. I think that the phenobarbital helped him to chill out by doping him up a tiny bit, which helped him relax enough to learn that the world isn't a terrifying place, 24/7. So I'm really grateful he was on these meds for the past 3 years,
but if he doesn't actually have real seizures, and therefore doesn't need epilepsy meds... I see no reason to annoy his kidneys with medications.
He still has small muscle seizures/spasms, but no longer has what we believed to be big personality changes.
What were those? I don't know. We know that stress seemed to "trigger" his seizures, which doesn't mesh with idiopathic epilepsy; maybe they were anxiety attacks? Who knows. Hopefully, one day, we'll find out.
I'm sure he misses his "gravy", though...
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Never trust me with simple things
It was gonna be a simple doodle comic, and here's what I do with it.
yeah, i might start over.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Monday, September 05, 2011
examples of my feltie catagories
i realized that i really need to have official titles for my different types of felties. so here are a few...
mid-level complexity: ~$20-30
Fairly simple: $10-20
Simple (simple kitty)
$5-10
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
worried
so.. Fatty has turned black and is kinda writhing.
i really hope I didn't, like, poison her with soggy wood. :'c
Saturday, May 21, 2011
WIP
I decided to draw Penny, and attempt to capture her attitude.
here's the beginning of the drawing. :)
Monday, May 09, 2011
some thoughts
so, it seems that I generally need a change in scenery in order to get the creative juices flowing; it just ain't happening at home. Not for drawing anyway; felting I can usually get done, just fine.
which would explain why many of my favorite drawings have come about at, say, Microsoft Game test Studio lunch rooms, at a table at Taco Del Mar, Ooba's, or a late-night trip to Denny's (past about 2am, I come up with awesomely weird stuff; we're talkin' cheerleader with a Boots head).
Sadly, there's almost always someone waiting for me to move my ass, because there's somewhere they want to be. Where do I want to be? Where the ideas are, thank you. So, sit your butt down; there are 5 more pages in my sketchbook that need filling, so cool it! The coffee refills are free.
..and depending on who you are, my impatient friend, you may have a Nintendo DS, an iPhone, a Sudoku book, a Blackberry, or a phone call to take outside.
This is why I occasionally want to go out alone.
sure, sometimes a barista will give you a funny look, after the third hour of sitting, sucking coffees and drawing intensely, but I often don't notice after the first thirty minutes, to be honest.
and if there's no sketchbook, I try to limit myself to 5 paper napkins. >_>
Anyway. it sounds like Matt is starting to make the cheese beans for dinner, and will likely gripe about how I "made him" make dinner, because I was just sitting, doing nothing, if I don't get into the kitchen, pronto.
Ciao,
-Elf
Thursday, May 05, 2011
reptile thoughts
so I've had a baby chameleon, an old man gecko (3rd hand), and have a baby tortoise.
The old man was a cinch, the babies; not so much.
So I started wondering about baby snakes.
I'm looking at getting my own little microscope, right now, and there's one for about $60 on Amazon.com that I'm considering... if anyone reads this and had a suggestion; please leave a comment!
Balls seem pretty easy, from what I've been reading; just occasionally fussy about food, and that's it.
But is that all there is to it?
Penny just started blowing booger bubbles again, so now she's in a smaller enclosure (rubbermaid), with paper towels as her substrate, and will be going to the vet's... again.
=_= I am never doing baby torts ever again. I now know people who have kept tortoises for 30-40 years, who won't do babies-- my favorite forum's most repeated phrase is probably "hatchlings are heart breakers", and now I know why.
I've read about reptiles since the time I could read! I like to think that I have a rough idea of what to do, but I guess there are just many things about reptiles you can't learn from a book...
Phoebe, my twin, says I should "stick to what has worked" and get another leopard gecko, but I always *pine* for the fjor--err-- snakes!
...I do miss Greg The Gecko, and they do make good travelling companions.
...and are cheaper than snakes.
Should I wait longer? Get a snake for my 30th birthday, rather than my 25th?
I've been waiting almost 22 years, anyway. maybe things will be more stable in 5 more years, and we'll be able to afford a healthy adult from a show! Yeah... maybe that needs to be my long-term dream, rather than a dash toward a dream that might turn into a financial nightmare?
Anyway, Penny seems to be enjoying exploring her hospital box, and Boots has finally settled down a bit.
Maybe I'l throw Harriet Fuzzylegs a cricket before I start working? Hm
Until later, namaste, bitches!
-Elf
Monday, April 25, 2011
napkin upload no. 8
don't remember where I was, but it's true; I wish I could have given Penny little band-aids after I gave her a shot. :c
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