We have noticed that more often than not Meltdown has the bouts of syncope or is at least hazy on the days when her peripheral areas are unexpectedly warm for someone with her level of cardiomyopathy. When her tail is like an uncomfortable block of ice and her feet are very cold she is with it. Since we've noticed that her heart pounds like crazy sometimes when the rhythm gets off we suspect that we might miss some short bouts or she have something in the way of borderline condition at times. When she's really, really cold she likes to use the hair drier, and will hold her little feet up like a person before a fire. We have also taken to warming her bedding (the ones which safely can be warmed) in the clothes drier. Mostly she spends a huge amount of time in my shirt. If anyone recalls Meeteetse is the one who fell in love with ATC's science reporter's voice over the radio and would do her darnedest to get up and kiss the speakers while he was on. Well, today, she and I were kissing when she stopped short, licked her chops and pointed toward the kitchen. It seems someone on there had said a favorite seasonal word: "eggnog". Spot is wild about mince cookies. He grabs a bit and dashes down the hall with the blubber on his sides jiggling merrily all the way. Sukie [Posted in FML issue 1792]