Hey guys!

First of all I super apologize that the first update in a while is for bad news. But I suppose that can't really be helped much considering life has a way of really kicking you where it hurts. I'll get right to the point though.

Recently (about 3 weeks or so ago) I noticed my cat's foot was a little swollen. Didn't really think much of it but after talking it over with alfafilly we decided that it'd be better to be safe than sorry and took her to the vet. Ended up doing a biopsy and despite a lot of hopefulness from both me and the vet that it was just an oddly placed fatty deposit, we later found out that it was in fact a malignant tumor.

The good news is that currently it's low grade, the bad news is that if left alone it WILL get worse eventually.

I am absolutely devastated. This cat is my baby, she's my little fuzzy ball of moral support and on my bad days, one of the only motivations to get up in the morning. It's hard to imagine anything bad happening to her and yet, here we are.

Needless to say I'm going to try to do everything I can to help her get better again, but as much as I hate to admit it, I really need help in doing so. I've been trying my best to look for a job since early January, but being the off season have had little luck so at current, commissions are my only income.

The vet bills thus far have totaled over 1k (proof if needed http://sta.sh/29iq37d23vd?edit=1 ) I've been able to pay them off thus far, but with either radiation and surgery or a leg amputation in the forseeable future, I will be unable to continue to do so without taking a massive hit to my personal savings.

I don't know if anyone is interested or not, but I will be opening a gofundme whenever we decide which treatment route we'll be taking. I hate feeling like I'm begging for money and I'm sorry if it seems that way to some people. But my cat is very important to me and if that means just sucking it up and not being so gosh dang stubborn about things, that's what I'm going to do.

In the mean time though, I am offering some kitty prints in order to start gathering some support until then. They will be pwyw with a min price of $6USD or you can get both for $10! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22800466/ If you are interested, by all means feel free to note me here or via telegram or twitter (@stupidshepherd) and I'll get back to you as soon as possible!

 alfafilly is also selling some mini comics to help out if you're interested! http://alfafilly.deviantart.com/art.....SALE-650403518

if you'd like, you can also donate via my ko-fi link located in my journal header


I'll be trying to open up a few extra or special commission slots here and there (possibly even nsfw if I have to though i'm still a bit on the fence about that haha), but I don't want to fully open emergency commissions just yet as it would be unfair to those who I'm currently working with. Keep your eyes peeled though!


Also even if you can't donate/commission/snag a kitty print, I'd be more than grateful to you if you wouldn't mind spreading the word.

Thank you so much