It never rains...

but what it pours. Jamin, our eldest English cat, is on the sick list too.

We've been thinking he was looking thinner these days, and Marcia heard him breathing rather hoarsely on Wednesday, so yesterday he was off to the vet. Without, apparently, much complaint - another bad sign.

So: general anaesthetic, X-rays, blood and urine analysis. Answer: he has an enlarged heart, probably a symptom of a generally weakening heart, and congestion in his lungs. All of which could be leading to congestive heart failure in time :-(

But the blood and urine work came out reasonably normal, which is good. Some further diagnostics will be needed, like an ECG and a scan (a cat CAT scan?), and then we can decide where we're going. Apart from spending more money: yesterday's bill was UKL 250, and the next steps are probably more. So much for any new windows this year...

It never rains...

but what it pours. Jamin, our eldest English cat, is on the sick list too.

We've been thinking he was looking thinner these days, and Marcia heard him breathing rather hoarsely on Wednesday, so yesterday he was off to the vet. Without, apparently, much complaint - another bad sign.

So: general anaesthetic, X-rays, blood and urine analysis. Answer: he has an enlarged heart, probably a symptom of a generally weakening heart, and congestion in his lungs. All of which could be leading to congestive heart failure in time :-(

But the blood and urine work came out reasonably normal, which is good. Some further diagnostics will be needed, like an ECG and a scan (a cat CAT scan?), and then we can decide where we're going. Apart from spending more money: yesterday's bill was UKL 250, and the next steps are probably more. So much for any new windows this year...