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Originally Posted by keybuny  Hi everyone. I'm new to this site, but I have a very important question to put out there. I have two yorkies. Both of them will be three next month. My little one has developed complete heart block!! I live in south Florida, and my cardiologist is making arrangements for me to take her up to the University of Florida, to have a pacemaker put in. Since this all just happened, it's not congenital. They have found no underlying cause, so they believe it is most likely hereditary. Has anyone else ever faced this problem in a yorkie so young? And so small ... she only weighs 5 1/2 pounds! I have to be honest, I'm petrified, and any input would be appreciated. |
I am a little confused,
as far as I know a blockage in the heart is not corrected with a pacemaker. Blockage is in the arteries and has to do with the flow of blood to the heart, a pacemaker sends an electric shock to the heart to keep it beating properly.
I think your questions would be better answered in the Emergency and Sick Forum as there are very knowledgable members then. Maybe you should ask administation to move your post to kind the help you are looking for.