[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

The only concern with this one as I am reading this is that her heart is pressing on the trachea. Maybe that is why they said she is high risk? I don't know but I definitely would want the testing done so that I knew I had looked at every possibility before making a decision on whether to do the surgery or not.

Yeah, that trachea issue is a real concern . I wonder if after being on some CHF meds for a bit if this would ease the pressure put onto the trachea. I'm thinking it's a possibility...?

Originally Posted by Pennysmommy

The cardiologist I have been working with has been very good to communicated with me- I asked about donated pacemakers - and the fee for the donated/low cost pacemakers is $1900.00? She said I could always check with the Vet school to see if their price is lower.

She also suggested that we double up on the cough syrup - to see if it helps - otherwise, she is already in congestive heart failure...

Yeah, I'm not surprised there is a hefty fee for them. In humans, the exact same pacer usually goes for 15-30k+++ at least. They are not cheap - there is a ton of tech that goes into these little things.

She should be on a med for the CHF (heart failure)...why is she only on the cough syrup, I wonder? Is there a reason?

Btw, many dogs (mine included) can live a verrrrry long time w/ CHF. My Wylie takes Enalapril for his CHF and it's been a great med for him...he has no symptoms whatsoever.

I'm so sorry about your girl - I know it must feel so beyond tragic. I sure wish I was still a pacer/defib rep as I would most surely give you a short-dated device to save your kiddo.