Hey Abby! Great job! While I hadn't thought about it before, "spinning plate" games and virtual pet games are a pretty interesting match! Great idea to put them together, and you executed it well, with great style.
I think my one comment would have to be on control scheme, as while I think clicking works for the game, I can't help but feel like having to constantly mash buttons that are in four different corners of the keyboard to "calm the creature." I think that may give more of the frantic feeling that I got from the limbs moving. Still, clicking isn't bad, and you may have thought about/tested the above and it didn't work, but that was the one thing on my mind while playing.
Overall I still really did enjoy your game. I really enjoy the fact that you rejected the stereotypical "cute" vibes of virtual pet games :)