deviant art

Deviant Login Shop
 Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
more ▶

Featured in Groups:

Details

September 13, 2009
Link
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 116
Favourites: 0
Views: 175 (0 today)
[x]

at my wit's end - edit

Sun Sep 13, 2009, 12:30 PM


My rat, Stella, is very sick. She's losing weight so that you can feel her spine and ribs, but her stomach is distended, and she's spending a lot of time alone, shaking, under cover. We're not sure what's wrong with her. We need to go to the vet, but we have literally no money right now (school expenses have sucked me dry, and I STILL need books), and I still owe commissions on my queue. Nick's not getting another paycheck for a week. In the meantime we need gas and food. To top everything off I'm paranoid about catching the flu, and if I do, I'm totally screwed school-wise. Graaaaah

I feel like such a failure right now. I don't know if I should take on additional commissions knowing that I probably wouldn't be able to start them for several weeks.

I guess the only thing left to do is lower my prices :/ If anyone wants to order a painted character portrait, they're $25 for a limited time. Even if I can only get like 4 of these it would keep me afloat and would let me take my rat to the vet.

EDIT:

You guys are amazing! I got a nice bunch of commissions queued up and some of you guys even DONATED (wow!).. I am very touched :) thanks a ton to everyone for all the emotional/financial support.

  • Mood: Sadness
Add a Comment:
 
:icon626elemental:
Awww, that's awful. My bet's on cancer (four out of my five rats died of cancer) but hopefully it'll turn out to be nothing so devastating...
Reply
:icondoomydooms:
!DoomyDooms Sep 14, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
I'm so glad things were able to work out for you! =)
Reply
:iconeviecats:
Again, I really hope your rat is okay hun, hang in there! =)
Reply
:iconseussical-love:
Dangittt, I missed the openings. :XD: Hopefully you'll open up commissions sometime in the near future. This is what I get for not checking my dA for a few days, haha.
Reply
:iconaberry89:
~aberry89 Sep 13, 2009  Student Digital Artist
I have no money to order a commission, school just kills everyone money-wise, but don't lose hope! Everyday is new, and it can only get better :) Btw, keep your rat very warm, when animals (especially rodents) are sick and get cold, they go from sick to taking a turn for the worst :( Hope she gets better, :) Stella, awesome name!
Reply
:iconmaria-mar:
Strange thing: yesterday i comented on your journal and said "i wouldn't know what to do if one of my babies got sick"... Well, you got it. Today i had to go to the vet in an emergency, one of my rats got a respiratory infection :(
Talk about coincidences, hu?

Anyway, it's really a good thing that you got the money for the vet ^_^
Reply
:iconthundercake:
`thundercake Sep 13, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
Oh nooo :( I hope everything is ok..
Reply
:iconmaria-mar:
He's on quarantine and under medication... poor thing can't even move, but he's a bit better than before :(

How about your girl? Is she any better?
Reply
:iconthundercake:
`thundercake Sep 13, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
She's up and about today, but her bones are still visible and she's still got that distended belly :/
Reply
:iconmaria-mar:
Awww :(
Well i hope both our ratties get better soon!
Reply
Add a Comment: