Well, we joke that he has such a big heart...

[miladygrey]

According to the vet, Hector's heart is showing some strain, which is probably what's causing the odd rhythm (she called it a "gallop") and upping his metabolism so that he's very slowly losing weight. They want to do chest X-rays to ascertain the situation, and start him on some heart medications to see if that calms his heart rate down and helps the metabolism issue. He's had a heart murmur since he was a little stray kitten, it probably hasn't gotten better with age now that he's 11.

I hate that I have to panic for my sweet kitty, and also have to panic over yet another unplanned cost that we're going to have to factor into our monthly budget (the meds, if they work, will be daily for the rest of his life) along with car payments and student loans and the mortgage and...

I am reaching the "if I beat my head against a wall, will it all stop?" state of mind, and I know that's not great. I am also running on three hours of sleep and being deeply, deeply annoyed at "Endgame" and "Game of Thrones", and I know that's not helping either.

Reading Log: The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman; An Artless Demise by Anna Lee Huber; Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long; Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh; We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia; Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler

Comments

[celli]

Oh, so much stress! <3333

[miladygrey]

*hugs back* To whom do we apply about having all the stress we can handle right now and not needing more?

[neonhummingbird]

Son MUCH sympathy for the stress and for Hector not feeling well.

For the meds, have you checked the price for them on Chewy? My Iroh's blood pressure meds are literally 80% less from Chewy than at my vet's office.

[miladygrey]

That is a great idea. The vet can't see Hector until next week (it's apparently CrazyBusy season at our vet), but I plan to ask about possible generic versions of the medicines they're going to prescribe, and will check Chewy. Between these, and the urinary health cat food for Westley, Chewy's looking like a very viable option.