[Sookie]

My beautiful girl Nellie, Hekan's Wait 'Til The Sun Shines, was diagnosed last week with a collapsed trachea and enlarged heart. She has five points but, of course, I immediately retired her from showing and will not be breeding her. She is only a year old. I noticed that she was making the honking sound when she played with my other Yorkies and immediately took her to the Vet. He also diagnosed an enlarged heart (xray confirmation).

I am heartbroken. I will get her spayed as soon as I feel comfortable with that - I need to look into alternatives to a tracheal tube. The collapse is pretty far down and quite severe - especially for such a young dog.

I had such hopes and dreams, but I love her so much and will do whatever I need to do to ensure she has a happy life.