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Originally Posted by BlueBelle  |
Thanks, Marcy! That is an excellent link...gives a really good description of it.
Yes, Cowboy is too small for anything at this point. He will be re-evaluated in 6-8 months when he has grown a bit. It was difficult for the cardiologist to view the valve; but she did say his case is severe. The right side of his heart is very enlarged. She also feels that the 3 "flaps" of that valve have significant thickening (although the visualization was poor so that could be wrong but highly unlikely). Bottom line, the only thing that can be done now is medication which he has been started on. We will be calling them each week with his weight and also reporting how he is doing with the med...and his dose will be adjusted. They start them at a lower dose and work up slowly.
Yes, we do seem to keep getting sickly pups.
I guess in a way it is a compliment that people send the sickly ones to us. There is a never ending supply of homeless yorkies here in TX. I just wish we had more foster homes. Everyone is full and we are turning pups away constantly. This little guy did not have many options so I really felt I had to say yes. He is with me for a short time....I really don't have the time to devote to him. Thankfully, the employees at my vet are helping with him until we can move him into another foster home. I also can keep him off and on. He is a precious little guy.