Baby Bitzi is in surgery right now. She is a very sick girl. Barring any unforseen problems the Vet is optimistic.
No, the breeder is not heping with any of the costs. She tried to find someone who would do the surgery once the dog was diagnosed. But she wanted to find a Vet who would do the surgery for free! Oh yeah, like that is going to happen any time soon. She was unsuccessful and she wasted a week "looking into it" while this little puppy's heart continued to beat just as hard as it could beat to keep her alive. The sweet thing didn't even have any energy to lift her head, much less play with her litter mates.
So the "breeder" (her first litter... thought it would be fun to let her male and female have puppies...so I use the term "breeder" loosely here) didn't want to pay for the surgey so she surrendered the dog into our rescue. We knew what we were getting into when we took her but we could not say no. We had everything lined up for the Vet and the surgery within 24 hours and with this type of situation, every hour counts.
But yes it is costing us a fortune... money we don't have but we'll figure it out some how... all we want from this posting is prayers...
Thanks. What a great group of yorkie lovers you all are!
Kit
