Well, after Meltdown blew up with her ascites rapidly increasing in real time today and her suddenly crashing from it she is stable again. Her dose is now up to 0.15ml furosemide three times a day. If she gets worse suddenly again she'll have to have 0.20 ml, and if she does gradually that larger doses is the most she can have three times a day. She was in pain during it and for a while all I could do was to hold her upside down over my shoulder so her lungs could clear better. Now, she is pretty much knocked out and sleeping. The vets have offered all sorts of support. Well, there are really only two other options, one for each of her problems, but there is a time when the kindest gift is to let go because congestive heart failure is so much worse. Please, hope for us that her bigemini takes her gently before she can have her ascites go out of control. Steve should be landing about now, and probably will be home in about a half hour. Sukie [Posted in FML issue 1764]