Ultrasound Scheduled!!

Hi everyone!
Fiona went to get her puppy shots and a second opinion from another vet today, and the news was not suprising.
She has a very marked heart murmur, level 4 out of 6.

The vet was suprised at how healthy she is though! So thats a good thing. He was quick to mention that as she grows, this murmur can definitely make her sick. To the point of death. So he urged me to get it checked out ASAP.

So, he referred me to a veterinary cardiologist. I called, and Fiona has an appointment for next Monday. I'm assuming they'll tell me she has a PDA. Both vets told me they thought by the placement of the murmur sounds, that its probably a PDA.

Good thing about PDA's are that they have a surgery success rate of 90%, and that the dogs go onto live healthy normal lives! Hooray!

Bad thing is this whole ordeal is going to cost me a few thousand dollars.

So pomsource people. Please get her parents cardiac certified for breeding. Please. Don't put any unsuspecting trusting buyers of your dogs through this kind of heartache and stress.

There will surely be some sort of legal action I'll take against the breeder. Evil Pomsource people, evil!

To first claim that the puppy was in good health.
Then to send her on an airplane risking her life
Then to tell me that I should put her down because her health doesn't fit into their "contract"
Shame on them.

They obviously aren't dog lovers, or good "Christians".

They just love their money.

But for now, Fiona is fantastic, and while she has a home with me, I'll make sure that she's well taken care of :)