Artist: Tim Brierley
Posting this for my soul cat Kenzie (she passed a few years ago but I still think of her every single day) and for everyone else who has lost someone they love. ❤️
Ohhh, I love the subtle detail that he's trembling
alSO SOMEONE PLEASE GET HIM A HEATER AND A BLANKET ASAP! 😭
Terry belongs to a guy on DeviantArt named Doof64 👍
I put them under the cut just in case some of yall are sensitive and don't want to see it 👇
He was a male british shorthair, a bit fat but not obese. I don't quite remember if we concluded the cause of death during autopsy but the dissection was informative (I'd post the photos but I'm afraid it would be too much 😬)
So here's a photo of mid-process assembling:
We used wires and instant glue. Gotta be careful with this stuff cuz it sticks to your fingers like crazy (and yes, there's a cow leg lying around in the background).
The one who was assembling was yours truly and I wasted SO MUCH TIME looking at the anatomy textbook to set the pose and limbs properly, but in the end it paid off. Our curator said that it was the most anatomically accurate cat posture out of all cat skeletons our uni museum had (yippee!)
(Also notice how gray the skeleton is compared to the previous photos. That's because when removing meat from the bones, we boil them and they tend to go gray, so in the final stage the skeleton needs to be whitened in hydrogen peroxide)
If you look closely at the skull you might notice that the jaws are not aligned properly — that's because my groupmate glued them the wrong way :p You need to be VERY precise in how you glue stuff, it doesn't separate easy afterwards.
Now see these two small bones right here? They are the collarbones. Fun fact about them is that cats and many other animals either have them reduced in size or don't have them at all! It depends on the species, but the main purpose of their absence is to help animals' front paws move more freely. In case of cats — to be more agile while climbing trees, fitting through small holes or walking on thin surfaces.
So naturally, these tiny bones just... reside in the muscle, not connected to literally anything.
And in this case our skeleton, I dare say, is very special, because, unlike the ones in the museum, it has collarbones in display. While removing the meat we (well, I) decided to not get rid of them and instead come up with a way to somehow include them in the final product. I came up with the idea of gluing them to transparent poles made of UV-curing glue. And as you can see, it worked pretty well 😄
All in all, it was a complicated, long but fun and very interesting process (nothing like my mute swan skeleton). This kitty-cat is gonna live forever in our museum as a display of hard work and dedication 🩷
i couldn’t think of a better way to communicate this so its this . my struggle
🐾 Shows&Paws 🧩. My x Mr Puzzles selfship name <3. Realised I've never came up with a name for it till now, so I sat down and racked my brain to think for a fitting one :) 'Paws' cus I'm a vet and like animals and 'Shows' bc Mr Puzzles is a TV host. I like coming up with creative names (◠ w ◠)
SELFSHIPPERS!! Reblog with your ship name! I’d love to hear about it
Is it a mix of your names, two words that represents you, or maybe just emojis? Bonus points if you share the meaning behind it or how you came up with it! ☆
Another 'what-if?' scenario with my sona:
(and by 'what if' I mean what is going to happen)
GodBox!AU by @grinnames . Joining the Possession Collection :)
hehe. she has the teethies :)
• Despite her harmless appearance, Nira has a little secret — a giant maw with two rows of sharp teeth. She keeps it very well hidden and almost never opens her mouth because she's afraid of scaring people with it 😥
But SMG3 will be sure to use it to its full potential :)
• How it all happened: she gets jumped in the back of an alleyway or something lol
It's over in seconds. She tried to fight. She really did, as much as her weak pathetic body could resist
• As for the consequences:
You see, Nira has an interesting special power. She can manipulate one's bodily functions with a single touch, and as a kind soul she is — uses it to help people. Now what will happen when SMG3 is the one in control? Oh. Nothing good :)
Hmmm, let's see... How about restricting the work of the respiratory muscles and watching, while the person struggles for their life and dies from asphyxiation? Oh, or how about melting ALL the bones in the body so it becomes nothing but a screaming mass of skin and organs? Oh, oh! Or how about slowly increasing the pressure inside the skull till the point everything inside EXPLODES and leaks through all the natural head orifices? The possibilities are endless ~
Hm? How would she feel about all that?
*pulls out a syringe*
"Let's hope this works..."
OH SHOOT OH SHOOT uhhhhh… Wait, I have an idea! Cheri? Askers? Anyone? I need something long and sharp!
Anon logic saves the day!!! Good thinking anon!!! And @emeraldsk for using her imagination to give herself a Sight for the darn thing too so she wouldnt miss x)
The gun transformed into a Rocket launcher on request just as suspected, remaining anons and the other askers rally around Emerald in their safe spot. Wondering if the weapon could in fact spit out other things... Emerald asked!
You guys are now- Armed!
This includes giving somebody's speaker wings ... Wonder why she requested that
" good job. Keep it up " -Virus
I didn't think I'd ever make a masterpost, but I've been getting lost in my own tags lately, so here we go:
#my work <—— art, crochets, skeletons, and other stuff made by my hands
#oc <—— posts that include mine and/or others' OCs
#nira rambles <—— where I ramble
#nira lore <—— random important info about my sona and/or me
#meme dump <—— my saved reaction pics/memes for anyone to download
#fandom list <—— list of fandoms I'm in
Welcome, stranger. My name is Nira. • Adult, cis girl, INFP • • vet student • • I love animals, videogames, comics and cooking. May occasionally crochet or draw something • 🌇 Timezone: UTC+4 🌃 ✅ Feel free to spam like ✅ • I also have a YT animation channel, I guess, but it's more self-indulgent: @niranutcake (and also TikTok but it's just my art from here) • ❌ NOTE: Please do not ask me for money. I am very sorry for whatever you may be going through right now, but I can't send you money because One: I am not rich, and my family could use some extra funds too, Two: I'm unable to do international transfer. I'm sorry, but all asks requesting money will be ignored and deleted ❌
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