Thanks for the replies so far. We have contacted his breeder. She said she was sorry to hear about Chili and that if he didn't make it she would replace him. I guess thats nice of her but to me he is irreplaceable. As far as the cough from what I've read it's one of the symptoms of an enlarged heart. The first time I took him in for the cough I thought it was kennel cough because he started coughing a few days after the first time I took him to get his shots. I thought he had caught it at the vets office (it's extremely busy). They said he didn't have kennel cough that his throat was just irritated. I brought him back because it wasn't getting better and they said he was perfectly healthy and it was just something he would grow out of. This last time after doing the X-ray is when we got the enlarged heart diagnosis. I'm going to make him another appointment after this round of antibiotics just so I can find some answers and get a referral. The only cardiologist I can find is 6 hours away. I'm more then willing to drive that far to help my puppy but it just seems like there should be one closer.
He doesn't act like a sick puppy. He is just the opposite. He is very active and runs around like the Tasmanian devil. He loves to play with the kitties. He will pounce on them until they get annoyed enough to chase him. And he has a rubber chicken that he shakes back and forth like he is trying to kill it. I just want him to be okay. |