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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Oh, it is actually a very common congenital defect. Thankfully, it can be repaired. It is a vessel that is present in the fetus but should close when they are born. It carries the blood around the lungs rather than through them for oxygenation. While they are in the mother and the lungs are forming this is bypassed. After they are born and this vessel does not close, the blood is not circulating properly and the heart has to work harder...if this is not corrected while they are puppies they will go into heart failure and die.
Thanks ... she needs prayers! So scary to me because she is so tiny; but the surgeon did one last week on a 2.5 pound pup. The tech told me she was up and running around right away!  |
Excellent explanation of a PDA
I'm surprised that they cath the pups to close the PDA. We've had a trial run of the docs using this technique in our babies, but they are reserving it for the ones who are too unstable (for reasons other than the PDA) for surgery. The surgical option you are talking about, is that a laparoscopic placement of a clip? Do they ever use Indocin or Ibuprofen to try and close them the way they will try with preemies?
I know it's easy to be angry at the breeder. But another way of looking at it might be that she did what she could to save the pup's life. She could have taken the easy route and just had her PTS.
BTW, Londyn can come stay with me any time.