When we got up she was fine.  Then maybe 6:30?  7?  (So much is a blur right
now.) the others began fussing about her and pointing to her cage, with Warp
crying, but I could not find anything wrong.  So I just stayed with her like
a mother hen till I had no choice but to try to get a bit more sleep
(Couldn't stay awake, but when asleep spent whole time digging my way up
from nightmares).  Checked her and she seemed right as rain: pretty, normal
looking, sleepy but communicative (Oh,yes, Mom!  Cup your hand and nuzzle my
head just like that!).  Took a quick bath.  Checked her as soon as I stepped
out and she was starting to blow up again.  At that point she was just
unable to curl up but not objecting to it, but within 5 minutes she began to
wheeze so I added the extra furosemide like I'd been told, and now she looks
aand acts like nothing is wrong at all, except she's very tired and still
has not gone down completely.
 
She's on the maximum dose.
 
At this point there is no way to know when her heart will give out, or if
she's go from the pace maker stretching or from the fluid.  If the latter,
then we'll have to spare her pain.
 
Forgive any error and strange wording.  You know how it gets when things are
hard.
 
Know something funny?  I can't remember where I ordered our fresh turkey
from.  Fortuneately, I remember that I had to write down the number because
I couldn't get through the first time, so I'll have to find the number and
reconstruct it.  I used to know, really.  The last few days just seem to
have blocked less important stuff out.  Flaked Suie.
 
Sukie
[Posted in FML issue 1765]