We have been blessed to receive so many warm wishes for Luna over the past few days, including a few in the form of CatSynth Pics. Here is one Merce (@merce_the_cat) via CatSynth.
@catsynth hang in there, Luna! I’m keeping my paws and wires crossed for you
Dear friends, it is time to bring you all up to date on what has been happening with Luna. It’s not the best of news, but she is most definitely still with us and still the same cat we know and love.
A little over a week ago at Luna’s annual checkup, our vet found some rather concerning lumps on Luna’s belly, essentially on her nipples/mammary organs. It was pretty clear that was some sort of tumor, mammary cancer being fairly common for cats. But it wasn’t clear exactly what kind, what it’s status was, and what would be the best course of action. So last Wednesday, we went back for a biopsy, which is itself quite an ordeal. An preliminary X-ray suggested no obvious growths in her chest or lungs, which was a huge relief. So the focus stayed on the two original lumps. The biopsy procedure went well, and Luna came home that evening, albeit with a “cone of shame.”
Cone aside, she remained in relatively good spirits, and has been as sweet and affectionate as ever – she knows I need her comfort as much as she needs mine. The cone has been a source of distress for her, and she hasn’t been eating much. And she is staying near the bed, sofa or other places that we use for resting or cuddling. I have been removing the periodically and bringing her food over the resting areas, which she devours with aplomb.
We anxiously awaited results from he biopsy. And on Friday evening, we received them, and it wasn’t good. Not the worst, but not good. Basically, they are an aggressive form of feline breast cancer. They can easily be removed with surgery, but one of them may have already attacked a blood vessel, which puts lymph nodes at risk. So at this point, the situation is quite serious.
Our next step is to see the cancer specialist this next week and decide what is the appropriate course of treatment. Regular readers of this site know just how precious Luna is, and have promised both her and myself that she will get the best care I can provide and will do what it takes to give her a good quality of life. There isn’t much to do until the appointment next Wednesday except wait, spend time together, and continue with the myriad other things that are happening in my world right now. Wednesday isn’t that far away when life is so busy, but it seems like an eternity at the moment.
Please keep Luna in your thoughts and purrs.
Tiger the cat does sound design on an Oberheim OB-8 synthesizer. From Tony Cappellini via our Facebook page.
“Tiger helps me avoid too much oscillator drift”
Another from javier_olivier on Instagram. This cat is sitting pretty with his Moog Voyager.
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From grayemoon on Instagram. Cool Buchla system, but this has to be among the weirdest “CatSynth pics” we have posted yet.
From Circuit Ben on YouTube, via matrixsynth.
“Soporific”
The “cat music” does indeed appear to be having a soporific effect on the cat.
Yes, video synthesizers are welcome on CatSynth! This picture by virtualflannel on Instagram features a Critter and Guitari videoscope (which we also have) as well as a Videonics mixer. And a cat to oversee everything.
From peff on SoundCloud, via matrixsynth.
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 6 program and sequence demos.
level and balance test 6dB headroom (-6dBFS)
ref: Prophet6-kurt_k-051315.syxOS6
The Prophet 6 is quite a synth. The cat seems to agree 🙂
