Over today… Came home to find Izzy puked in his crate. Laid in it. Then jumped on me as soon as I opened his crate, getting it on me. And I found out I’m stuck tomorrow with my least favorite coworker again, since someone is off. And I forgot to put my leftovers in the fridge at work before leaving.

Me: Finishes prepping my lunch at work. Least favorite coworker: Can you keep working on that? I JUST made my food. We need to enforce real breaks, because this is fucking annoying. And she acts like she’s a manager or something. She’s not. I can’t stand her.

32 nook miles tickets used tonight. No Kyle. I just want Kyle 😭 I have a plan for him! My story is Lobo got a farm after retiring, has all the crops. And Kyle is supposed to be a farmhand who helps him out with it all.

I’m still offering PWYW comms because 1 of my next 4 checks was already immediately wiped out by the only financing plan I could get approved for at the urgent care vet. $200 each payment. That’s literally my entire paycheck for 4 pays.

Reposting old art for Valentines Day; its a #gentlefiddle fancy suit date night~

Gosh you look pretty tonight Izzy. Happy Valentines Day. Just give yourself some love tonight. ~ #fictionalother ##yumeshipper #izzyofmd #nsfw

Well that was weird. No notifications all day. Then suddenly my phone delivered them all at once, over 20!

I want to just skip over the 23rd of this month. Please.

@aussiejake06.bsky.social trying to get me to eat vegetables other than peas or carrots like…

I got brought in to help organize this! I loved doing #OurFlagMeansFall2025. I hope more people participate for the spring version! I’m most excited to do zoo and baseball. Already thinking of ideas for the other days 👀

Ignoring the salt all over my car… I realized I never showed off my magnets, license plate holder, and front plate!

He was so damn unimpressed by my antics.

He’s just a ✨baby✨

Another big bill later… We’re going to monitor things. If it continues they’ll do some more testing. Gave me some ideas for mental stimulation for him to see if that helps. It could also be a later fear period. They can happen between 6 and 14 months. He’s right around 14 months now.

Anxiety attack right before I have to drive. Yay. 🙃

From the creators of Our Flag Means Fall… We’re coming back with a spring challenge soon!

I did the thing. A scene in chapter 6 involves Izzy having a nightmare about his past, and his cellmate waking him up and comforting him after. While I am writing it to not describe the one character, to allow the reader to imagine who they’d like, the art is of me 😅 Because it’s my fic after all.

His resting breathing rate shouldn’t be this high. So don’t tell me not to take him in tomorrow for a second opinion. I couldn’t care less if I’m having to finance his vet bills right now. I’m not risking it. Tired of a certain person in my life bitching about this…

I know 99% of you don’t care about my favorite baseball team, but… THE TIGERS TOOK BACK MY FAVORITE PLAYER FOR THE SEASON! I’ve been celebrating since hearing the news the other day. Welcome back, Verlander! We better extend this contract… Because we need him so bad!

Taika was just on Masked Singer for a moment!

Printed off the records from the urgent care vet to bring in to the new vet Friday. I hate using a new vet. But I’ll deal with my PTSD for his sake, and the second opinion.

I’m honestly wondering if Izzy’s issues are related to his thyroid. I feel like he’s small for his age and been growing slower than he should…

Kinda wanna go back and make a piece from another scene of this fic… #ofmd #izzyhands #cononeill

Some douche got upset I put myself into debt again at the urgent care vet. Meanwhile, I still can’t shake the feeling that something is wrong and am going to go into MORE debt Friday for a second opinion at another vet office. Because my animals will always matter more than money, to me.

He’s either a demon or an angel. There’s no in between.

Long shot but anyone who plays ACNH have Kyle in boxes? I really want him 😭 He visited my hotel and I hate that they won’t let us invite hotel visitors to live on the islands!

For now, they’re not too concerned. Said even stress could cause it. But they’ll monitor it with routine bloodwork in the future. If it persists or worsens, then it’s time to worry. If he keeps this up, I might have another vet look him over. I trust his vet fully. But humans can miss things still.

Vet is going to call back once they can review the records.

Going to call Izzy’s regular vet tomorrow, because looking over his bloodwork from last night, his amylase level was extremely low, which relates to his pancreas, so I’m wondering if that’s part of the issue. I don’t know how I’ll afford another visit right now, but I still think something is wrong.

Cozy gaming buddy.

Well if you ever wanted to see Izzy’s chest via x-rays, here you go! The white speck in the first one, near his spine, is just his microchip.

Any recommendations on pet insurance that actually covers things and is easy to understand? Because AKC pet insurance is confusing and no help. And Izzy has cost me vet bill wise, in less than a year of having him, more than Oakland had cost vet bill wise his entire life 🤦🏼‍♂️ Currently $438 more.

The face of a dog who’s mad I promised he wouldn’t get any pokes from vets today, only to get blood work at the urgent care vet. But in my defense, this morning, I didn’t know he’d end up there! They said he was very well behaved and sweet while they did everything, though. Which I like to hear!

They couldn’t find anything but agree it’s odd. Want him to have his regular vet investigate further. Nothing with lungs. Bloodwork normal.

$800 I don’t have for exam, x-rays, and blood work… To start. Having to get a fucking financing plan that’ll take literally all of my pay each week the next 4 weeks. $200 payments each week… That’s ALL my pay. But it’s worth it to know if he’s safe or something is happening…

I’m stressed. He’s stressed. I wanna go home.

Going to urgent care vet. Izzy is panting, restless, keeps basically stopping to hold his breath. I’m freaking out.

I’m doing commissions to help Jake! He only has CashApp, so I’m also open to collecting and forwarding donations to him if someone prefers Venmo/paypal. I don’t want him to move so far, but I understand the importance of this position for him. Especially with how long he’s been out of work.

He was very concerned that ‘the treat lady’ left him.

He’s so suspicious. We just got to the vet for his re-check.

Such a wonderful helper, isn’t he?

He’s over the restrictions from his neuter. Re-Check tomorrow. I swear, if they want him restricted still, we’re both going to lose our minds.

5 years ago today, Oakland and I ventured out onto a frozen lake for the first (and only because of my fear) time. I can’t swim, and I’m honestly afraid of being in water past my waist. I know this lake well. If I were to go out that far when not frozen, it would be over my head.

Ugh. This should be cute and sweet. But it’s just reminding me right now of how Oakland, who wasn’t a cuddler, unlike Izzy, started sleeping against my chest right before he got sick. I swear, he knew something was going to happen soon and wanted to cuddle while he felt good enough for it still…

a bit of tummy as a patreon gift for mah beloved @andylehnsherr.bsky.social u 3u #izzyhands #ofmd #ourflagmeansdeath #ofmdfanart

So you get frustrated I need to be out exactly on time for TWO days so I can get home asap to check on my dog who’s recovering from surgery, but it’s cool if you want to leave early 3 days a week every week for your kids swim meets. Must be nice to be the business owner…

Izzy’s pet insurance denied the claim for any help. Apparently the plan he has doesn’t cover cryptorchid neuters 🙃 Their website was really confusing when I’d gotten the insurance. Apparently I misread it because I thought it had the potential to be covered, up to $150. Nope.

I’m trying a half dose of trazodone today for Izzy. Maybe a little LESS sedation will help him warn me if he needs to pee. Meanwhile someone local offered some belly bands he can use for now. Waiting for them to have a chance to drop them off. I froze all night. My space heater doesn’t help at all 🙃

Seriously. Why. Izzy just pissed all over my bed. No warning. I have no washing machine. And can’t leave him alone. Even if I COULD, there’s not a 24 hour laundromat nearby anymore. So my sheets are fucked for at least a week. My body pillow is ruined. Can’t wash it. I can’t fucking win.

I think the gabapentin/trazodone/carprofen combo is working for him 😂 Please ignore how I’m covering myself with my shirt awkwardly. Shirtless and can’t exactly put it on like this. And ignore the mess of blankets I have going on. It’s been a rough few days for us both so I’m not really caring.