Life with Snakes.

Hey, we’re starting up this Tumblr again! And with something exciting!!

THE KICKSTARTER HAS LAUNCHED for our our soft, cuddly, poseable beetle plush. He’s 16″ long, made of soft velboa fabric, and has wire in his mandibles to hold things! Help us fund his creation! ♥

I know that another fish might eat this bullfrog right after I spend months rehabilitating it.

I know that turning a beetle back onto its legs won’t save it from falling over again when I walk away.

I know that there is no cosmic reward waiting for my soul based on how many worms I pick off a hot sidewalk to put into the mud, or how many times I’ve helped a a raccoon climb out of a too-deep trashcan. 

I know things suffer, and things struggle, and things die uselessly all day long. I’m young and idealistic, but I’m not literally a child. I would never judge another person for walking by an injured bird, for ignoring a worm, or for not really caring about the fate of a frog in a pond full of, y’know, plenty of other frogs.

There is nothing wrong with that.

But I cannot cannot cannot look at something struggling and ignore it if I may have the power to help.

There is so much bad stuff in this world so far beyond my control, that I take comfort in the smallest, most thankless tasks. It’s a relief to say “I can help you in this moment,” even though they don’t understand.

I don’t need a devil’s advocate to tell me another fish probably ate that frog when I let it go, or that the raccoon probably ended up trapped in another dumpster the next night.

I know!!!! I know!!!!!!! But today I had the power to help! So I did! And it made me happy!

There was a big storm and a ton of starfish were washed onto the beach, stranded much further up than they could get back and beginning to bake in the post-storm sunshine. A little girl was walking down the beach, picking up starfish and throwing them back into the sea. Some guy comes up and asks her what she’s doing. “Saving the starfish,” she says.

He looks around at the huge beach and the hundreds of starfish, and says “You can’t possibly save them all. I’m afraid you’re not gonna make much of a difference.”

Kindness is not weakness.

Kindness is brave. Especially when you also know that your kindness might not be returned, may even be met with anger or cruelty. It’s reaching out with an open hand, knowing that it’s just as likely to be bitten as it is to be held. 

me, watching a bee fly by: 

I have never done anything like this before. And it makes me massively nervous to be doing it now.

If you know me, you know I hate to ask for help. There’s a level of vulnerability in it that I am not comfortable with. But this is not for me. This is for my very special Evie-bug, who I would move heaven and earth for. So I have to ask it.

We are a low income family. I have always maintained a savings account for emergencies but I have never expected expenses like this. Ones that would leave me utterly pennyless.

Evie is my 4 year old bully breed mutt and she is my heart and soul. On Wednesday, January 31st, she was behaving abnormally, and throughout the night her discomfort steadily grew. A quick nightly ER visit assured us that she had simply pulled a muscle in her back and she was just in a lot of pain. But come the next morning, her back legs were paralyzed and she could not walk. Rushing her to our primary veterinarian, x-rays displayed issues with her spine, and she was referred to a specialist surgeon an hour away. We took her in immediately where she was diagnosed with a massive herniated disc and was taken without hesitation into surgery. The procedure went well and prognosis is good - with any luck, my girl will regain the use of her legs and live normally in time, assuming her recovery goes along without any complications, but as I’ve often learned, there are no guarantees in life.

The estimated costs of the procedure are $3000-$5000. My dog is worth all of the money in the world to me, but I am simply a hotel night auditor from Kentucky who has ambitions of someday starting a photography business. I need help to cover her costs. This bill was sudden and unexpected and I am struggling, but there is not a cost in the world too great for my girl, especially as she is so young and I’d do anything to ensure she can walk again and live the rest of her life normally, as at 4 years old, she should have many years left to enjoy life and live to the fullest.

All funds donated will go directly to Evie’s medical costs. She is my absolute priority, and if it weren’t for her benefit, I don’t think I’d be asking for this help.

Providing the above images because I know Dogblr has been burned before.

The second is just the receipt for the pre-surgery deposit. We do not have a final bill for the total cost of the surgery yet.

I’m trying to get copies of Evie’s x-rays as well.

If there’s anything else I can provide, please let me know.

Editing services are also still open. I would much prefer to EARN the finances, but I know there is no way in hell I will be able to earn $3000 worth from photo-editing services. But if you have photos you would like to be edited and are wanting to help and actually get something out of it, that post is: HERE

My girlfriend also takes art commissions and you can reach her at @cryptic-alchemist or @cryptics-grimoire.

I have over 4,000 Followers on this blog. If every single one of them simply gave $1.00, it would cover most of the cost of the surgery. I’m not expecting that or really looking for that, but I am in need of some help. No donation is too small! We never expect things to hit us this hard financially until we’re drowning.

If you cannot donate, I absolutely 100% understand. PLEASE consider sharing and spreading the word!

Thank you so much for everything, Dogblr. Thank you for following mine and Evie’s journey and I hope we continue to be able to share our lives together with you for many years to come.

I lay down for a nap and wake up to the fact that we’ve hit over $1000 already.

;_;

Evie is also home now!

Even for your reblogs and shares and signal boosts.