Last night Meltdown was whimpering and wheezing at bedtime so it was off to see Hanan. Since I'd had a week's bout of bacterial bronchitis we were worried that she had that, or that she was developing ascites. Fortunately, it was not the bronchitis but she has possibly picked up a bit of viral cold in the nose -- which turns out to be where the wheezing is coming from (getting Amoxi just to be safe since she does have cardiomyopathy and can't risk a secondary infection). Unfortunately, there is starting to be tiny bit of pulmonary edema -- not enough hear or to warrant the added risks of Lasix but enough to see on the x-ray, so any advancement will require it. Her heart's enlarged a bit more, but luckily not a lot. At next pot changing she's be going to the ones with ramps because she is having trouble getting in and out of them now, though she is still very strong for a ferret turning 8 in about a week. Dodie said that a picture of Ruffle is in the next Modern Ferret. We are still waiting for our copy; hope our new carrier didn't misdeliver it. (Plan to buy a second one, maybe a third, at Borders later, too, for nieces in two states.) I have misplaced Georgia Wood's e-mail address, but want her to know that I am following through with her request. I just wasn't in any shape to think clearly last week. The Crandall Household (Sukie, Steve, Meltie, 'Choppie, Spot, the Fly, Warpie) [Posted in FML issue 1704]