diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index dd6b6723d5..1f5cb25862 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -314,8 +314,9 @@
 	else
 		ma.icon_state = initial(icon_state)
 
-	if(update_vore_icon()) // VOREStation edit
-		ma.icon_state = update_vore_icon()
+	var/vore_icon_state = update_vore_icon() //VOREStation edit
+	if(vore_icon_state)
+		ma.icon_state = vore_icon_state
 
 	if(has_hands)
 		if(r_hand_sprite)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
index 4f9ab80bf4..faae913d44 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal_vr.dm
@@ -48,21 +48,17 @@
 	vore_fullness = min(vore_capacity, new_fullness)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/update_vore_icon()
-	if(vore_active)
-		update_fullness()
-		if(!vore_fullness)
-			return 0
-		else if((stat == CONSCIOUS) && (!icon_rest || !resting || !incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_DISABLED)) && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_LIVING))
-			return "[icon_living]-[vore_fullness]"
-		else if(stat >= DEAD && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_DEAD))
-			return "[icon_dead]-[vore_fullness]"
-		else if(((stat == UNCONSCIOUS) || resting || incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_DISABLED) ) && icon_rest && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_REST))
-			return "[icon_rest]-[vore_fullness]"
-	return 0
-
-/mob/living/simple_animal/lay_down()
-	..()
-	update_icons()
+	if(!vore_active)
+		return 0
+	update_fullness()
+	if(!vore_fullness)
+		return 0
+	else if((stat == CONSCIOUS) && (!icon_rest || !resting || !incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_DISABLED)) && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_LIVING))
+		return "[icon_living]-[vore_fullness]"
+	else if(stat >= DEAD && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_DEAD))
+		return "[icon_dead]-[vore_fullness]"
+	else if(((stat == UNCONSCIOUS) || resting || incapacitated(INCAPACITATION_DISABLED) ) && icon_rest && (vore_icons & SA_ICON_REST))
+		return "[icon_rest]-[vore_fullness]"
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/proc/will_eat(var/mob/living/M)
 	if(client) //You do this yourself, dick!
diff --git a/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm b/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
index 28f398ff99..a9487ce8d7 100644
--- a/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vore/resizing/resize_vr.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ var/const/RESIZE_A_SMALLTINY = (RESIZE_SMALL + RESIZE_TINY) / 2
 	M.Translate(0, 16*(size_multiplier-1))
 	src.transform = M
 
+/mob/living/update_transform()
+	. = ..()
+	ASSERT(!ishuman(src))
+	var/matrix/M = matrix()
+	M.Scale(size_multiplier)
+	M.Translate(0, 16*(size_multiplier-1))
+	src.transform = M
+
 /**
  * Get the effective size of a mob.
  * Currently this is based only on size_multiplier for micro/macro stuff,
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ var/const/RESIZE_A_SMALLTINY = (RESIZE_SMALL + RESIZE_TINY) / 2
 /mob/living/proc/resize(var/new_size, var/animate = TRUE)
 	if(size_multiplier == new_size)
 		return 1
-	
+
 	size_multiplier = new_size //Change size_multiplier so that other items can interact with them
 	if(animate)
 		var/change = new_size - size_multiplier