It never fails

[mslulu]

As soon as we get a couple of nice lump sum injections of cash into our finances, enough to give us a good, safe buffer... first, the water heater dies, followed by a cat with a heart murmur needing lots of tests, followed promptly by the brakes, rotor & bearings on Dave's car requiring immediate attention, and the clutch on my car doing the same. Seriously world... this isn't funny.

Looks like Terri & Dave's "Yes, you can use the downstairs bathroom again!" party is going to be delayed until we can once again afford the plumber.

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Re: Cat with heart murmur

[mslulu.livejournal.com]

We're not to the point of an echocardiogram yet, but we have ruled out taurine deficiency (he's been on a high quality prescription diet chock full of taurine for a year now), hypertension, and a couple of infections that could cause it.

I'm suspecting it's weight/thyroid related. We've got him on a diet now, but while hypothyroidism is not so common in cats, he's gained over a pound in the six months since his last vet visit, so it's possible.