I picked Cowboy up this afternoon from the vet. The employees have been taking turns fostering him. :) Anyway...have to be up at 5AM so I am keeping him overnight. Took a few pics...what a cutie!

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He is a cutie. Safe travels today, LJ.

Will check this thread tonight for an update and appreciate you sharing what you learn today.

Oh my goodness what a cute little guy Cowboy is. Prayers being said for him. I hope his appointment goes well.
I will keep checking back for updates.

Sending prayers. Look forward to the update.

Awwww, he is adorable!

I just got home and do not have great news for Cowboy. Sammy is staying overnight...they did some testing on him today and he will be having a MRI in the morning. Cowboy does not have PDA...it is sadly a much worse condition....pulmonic stenosis. I am exhausted right now and will post more details later. Bottom line is that we will be starting him on meds, but this is not a condition that can be surgically repaired. He will be ok for now hopefully with the meds but his life expectancy will probably not be long...maybe a couple of years. :( Thank goodness Lolasmom1211 went with me for the ride. She really is great company and made a difficult day more pleasant. :)

I will post more later on. My pups have missed me all day and I am exhausted to boot.

Oh Linda. Poor Cowboy. :( Let us know more when you can. We all know that you have to be beyond exhausted. Poor little guy. :(

Sorry to hear about Cowboy, LJ. :( Will keep him in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending prayers for little Cowboy...never heard this diagnosis before. Poor little guy:(

Linda so sorry about the ddx. I hope you get a good rest tonight.

Oh, so sorry to hear of Cowboys prognosis. You just get one little pup out of the woods and another takes it's place. I will be praying for strength, endurance & wisdom for you. Strength and endurance for Cowboy.:(

Pulmonic Stenosis
 

Here is a link regarding Pulmonic Stenosis in dogs.
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/Portals/0/m...20stenosis.pdf
Cowboy might be too small for the procedures they talk about here, but I thought those of us who didn't know anything about it would be interested.:confused:

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.

I'm so sad for Cowboy. I hope whatever time he has is full of unconditional love. I know you'll do what's best for him, no matter what.

Thank you. :)

I just got back from A&M with Sammy. His diagnosis blew my mind. I think I will start another thread. His case is very interesting.