What a day.
Went out for brunch and a movie (Last Chance Harvey) with a friend, which was nice. Got home and Mollie met me at the front door & followed me around while I changed clothes like she always does. I fed her a few bites until she seemed uninterested so I decided to sit down & watch some TV. I didn't see her for a few minutes so I looked out in the yard and she was just standing in place, very close to the ground. Her old doggie brain zones out every so often so I tried to get her to follow me into the house but she was totally unresponsive. Finally she lay down and didn't move. I came in and called the vet, carried her to the car and they were waiting when I got there. After some oxygen, a couple of x-rays and a shot of lasix the vet determined that she has fluid built up around her heart. So we're on our way home 40 minutes later with a couple of new meds, special food and a humongous vet bill. I thought this was it, but apparently the old girl isn't done scaring the hell out of her Mom yet. I think I aged 10 years today.