Thanks for your good thoughts and prayers. I still continue to be a bit in denial, but maybe that's a good thing for now...
I actually did email the breeder - a nice long email sharing the news about Cooper's diagnosis, how much I loved him and how we were going to tackle the treatment. I'm not interested in the money or the guarantee, most guarantees are silly anyway and protect only the breeder.
I have to tell you though, I was surprised. Her first email back to me was a link to the Menu Foods recall (ahh, yes....I don't live in Antartica...we have news in California too....and yes, that was of course the first thing I checked). Second, was her email with just a paragraph saying how sorry she was and that none of her other litters were having any problems.
You know, when Bentley died (same thing - genetic disorder), I called the breeder and she was great. She felt so bad, and since Bentley had already passed, she offered me a new puppy from her litter. Mind, you this was nearly 3 years after I'd purchased Bentley. The guarantee was over - she didn't have to do anything.....I thought that was soooo sweet of her to offer and thanked her profusely, but being overly cautious about health concerns I declined.
Anyway, enough - too stressful...besides, I have made a commitment to Cooper and he will have a very pampered life, as short as it may be. On a good note, some additional tests came back - no blood in the urine, but his calcium and phosphorus levels are a bit high. He's bouncing around and having fun...so that's all good. Our goal is to have his blood work done every two weeks and monitor the levels.....will keep you posted.
Anyone know how I can upload thumbnail photo of him.....he's such a little pumpkin!