Seems that all i get to post about is prayer requests, but i don't have much time to do anything but work and clean, mostly too, and i do like to spend time on the floor with the fuzzies when i can. Although, since i was off today, and up all night...("thought" i had to deliver papers alone) , i decided to stay up and clean rather than, sleep a few hours / awake, work & go back to bed, i ended up taking a long afternoon nap instead. Well, a surrender, Brahn, whom came to live with us, from a former coworker, i noticed had some labored breathing for a day or 2, and this morning had an episode, of extreme, since my husband did come home, instead of having to stay in Chicago over night, i had him stay and keep an eye on Brahn, and did paper routes alone. Got him to vets right away this morning, and w/ xrays the vet determined that he has cardiomyopathy (?) , don't know if i spelled it right. Brahn, is barely 3 if 4 years OLD :-( ! He is now on nitro and lasix . I called his surrender mommy and told her she needed to come see Brahn, soon, for not knowing much about this , i don't know how he will handle it, as his breathing is labored by fluid buildup in his lungs, and around heart . Haven't had Brahn very long here, but my heart is heavy with his illness. Elizabeth who came to live with us from Michigan, surrender, had a cauliflower tumor removed from her right hind foot, which was invasive, so we are hovering over this wee one also, she barely weighs a pound. Well, i usually get long winded and have to ask permission to post, so i w/close here, if anyone has dealt with this and has some good advice, i would appreciate hearing from you, this is a first for me . donna (still missing Odin) [Posted in FML issue 4046]