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Rev™ (#18000)

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2023-04-08 12:31:14
I got this girl in explore the other day and it was like it was meant to be, let me explain what I mean.

The following has mention of pet d*ath, scroll to the very bottom to just see what I am looking for.

Last year I lost the love of my life to Congestive Heart Failure in cats. We both survived my fathers a*use and all I can say is that we fell into each other's lives when we needed it the most.
2019, he was so obese and losing his hair, his shoulder was permanently dislocated from God know what my father did to him. He refused to change his diet because he can 'feed his cat whatever he wants'

My boy was on his way out, borderline pancreatitis, just, not good. My dad got kicked out of the place we were staying and I ended up with Butter, at first I was in such a bad mental space I couldn't do it. I almost gave up on the little guy.
But over time, we lifted each other up, he was my world and I can still barely stand the fact he isn't here with me.
He lost weight, got his fur back, his shoulder was permanently screwed but he was moving like a champ. He was so proud that he could climb up on the table now!

The end of Dec 2021 was when my world came to a screeching halt, around summer of that year he started having coughing fits. Everyone around me was convinced he just had chronic hairballs since he was an anxious groomer (literally had to buy him clothes so he wouldn't rip his hair out)

At a few points he did cough up massive wads, so I got him stuff for hair balls and left it at that. In December he had a coughing fit so bad that his eyes rolled to the back of his head, this was the middle of the night. I was HORRIFIED, I managed to help him through it, but that's when I knew 100% that something was seriously wrong.
I got him to the vet the next morning and after hours of waiting I got the call that he had fluid in his lungs and an enlarged heart.
But at the time they didn't say it was CHF, I wish they did, they were negligent. He was given meds for his diarrhea and that was all.

In Feb of 2022 he had another horrible fit and was gasping for air. It was late in the day and I live in the middle of nowhere where things close early, got him in the next morning to a different vet. That's when I was told he had CHF and that animals with it don't live very long.
My world was shattered, we were given medicine like water pills to help keep his lungs from filling up. Other than his heart issue he was 100% healthy and looking great, needed to lose a few more lbs but other than that he was good to go.
We had a cardiologist appointment ready and everything.

Then the Early morning of May 11th 2022, while I was in the bathroom and he was rolling around at my feet being his normal happy goof (I actually have the video of this moment... right before it all went to hell). He stood up to follow me then suddenly collapsed, a blood clot had entered the arteries in his back legs.
The image of him dragging himself to follow me will haunt me forever. We rushed him to the vet, but unfortunately, there was nothing they could do and he was in so much pain.

I had to make the ultimate decision and say good bye to my baby boy, my life has never been the same. He was the sweetest most loyal cat I have ever known, he followed me like my shadow but I adored it.
He looked at me with all the love in the world.

So that's my story, sorry it was long winded.

When I came across this NCL I knew it was meant to be, as stupid as that sounds. I want to make her look exactly like him or as close as I can get.
So I need your guys help, I'll post some images below, I need help figuring out markings. Anyone who is good with the creator and knows their way around markings, I'd be forever grateful.
His name was Butter. <3

His face
Front paws // Front and paws
Back paws
Frontal side
Back ref



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Edited on 08/04/23 @ 12:31:35 by Rev™ [1k G3 Duat Harly] (#18000)

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2023-04-08 13:29:23
I'm so sorry that you lost your your beautiful boy, words can't describe how devastating it can be. it sounds like you two went through so much together and you gave him all you could. I hope you can heal with time β™₯

here is my attempt to recreate him best I could, I tried to keep easily applicable. unfortunately I had a hard time finding any white markings that could recreate his lighter parts of his torso/chest.



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2023-04-08 13:33:42
Thank you for sharing Butter's story. He's adorable

This is my attempt at recreating his markings!
https://www.lioden.com/wardrobe.php?c=T4ESY2pVnR
I tried to use mostly custom markings to keep it cheap, but there are a few gorilla enclave markings in there. I also changed the skin, base, and eyes.



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2023-04-08 13:51:21
My condolences :( it's never easy to say goodbye to a friend, especially worse when people who were meant to help them (vets) make them suffer more. I hope you can find some closure in knowing you made his last few years on earth the best he's had <3
It's about as close as I could get I think, hopefully it's close enough:
https://www.lioden.com/wardrobe.php?c=Qxj6mPLQ8q



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Rev™ (#18000)

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2023-04-08 17:38:05
Thank you all so much, I love every one of them so far.
I really appreciate the help, I am horrid at figuring out the markings.
I'm so excited for the final result, I might do a mash up of some of you guys suggestions. They're all so wonderful and I know he'd appreciate it too <3



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