Dooks to all.  Again, I know this is the FML, but so many have been kind
enough to e-mail me about Chewie, I thought you'd like the update.
 
Chewie has heart failure.  The wall of his heart are extremely thick and
the blood isn't flowing properly.  He has anywhere between 3 months and 500
days.  I'm going to visit him tonight, and he gets to come home tomorrow.
We're going to put him on aspirin, lasics, and another med to keep the
heart from going to fast, and to keep the fluid build up down.  The vet and
I talked, and I told her I'm going to make him as comfortable as possible,
but when it comes to a massive fluid build-up, I'm not going to keep
putting him through it.  I'll have to see how this all goes for him.
 
I can't write much more now.  I'm at work and I keep crying.  Sorry this
post isn't about fuzzies of the quick movement dooking type.  Its about a
wonderful, warm ginger cat.
 
Rebecca
 
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Rebecca McFarlane
Secretary
Basic Medical Sciences
School Veterinary Medicine
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN  47907-1246
Phone:   765-494-8632
Fax:     765-494-0781
"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
good with ketchup"
[Posted in FML issue 2570]