Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Wyatt gets his first donations!
They weren't chip-in donations, so they won't show on his chip-in page but Wyatt has his first two donations! Thanks to Robin Siegel and an anonymous donor for $$ toward his heart surgery - the little guy is up to $300 in his tip jar!
Sooo- What exactly is wrong with Wyatt ?
Other than only weighing 26 lbs, having a raging skin infection and being grubby and dirty when found, what could possibly be wrong with the little guy?
Just a life-threatening heart defect- nothing much!
Wyatt has what is known as a PDA - Patent Ductus Arteriosus . A PDA is caused by a duct that was used while the puppy (or really any mammal- humans too) was in the womb failing to close off after birth. This routes blood around the lungs and leaves the dog with poorly oxygenated blood and often other symptoms such as severe heart murmur, "backwash" in some of the heart chambers, low energy, failure to thrive, stunted growth, etc. Wyatt has it in spades with most of its side effects. Some PDA's will go away on their own but Wyatt's unfortunately is going nowhere fast w/out surgery. So he'll be getting surgery later this month.
If you really want the whole-enchillada explanation- head on over here ->Wikipedia PDA-o-rama
Wyatt's a happy guy though- he's got no clue there's anything wrong. He just tires easily and needs heart meds and controlled exercise (ha!) til we can fix him. The surgery will be pretty much putting a cork in the ductus :)
Just a life-threatening heart defect- nothing much!
Wyatt has what is known as a PDA - Patent Ductus Arteriosus . A PDA is caused by a duct that was used while the puppy (or really any mammal- humans too) was in the womb failing to close off after birth. This routes blood around the lungs and leaves the dog with poorly oxygenated blood and often other symptoms such as severe heart murmur, "backwash" in some of the heart chambers, low energy, failure to thrive, stunted growth, etc. Wyatt has it in spades with most of its side effects. Some PDA's will go away on their own but Wyatt's unfortunately is going nowhere fast w/out surgery. So he'll be getting surgery later this month.
If you really want the whole-enchillada explanation- head on over here ->Wikipedia PDA-o-rama
Wyatt's a happy guy though- he's got no clue there's anything wrong. He just tires easily and needs heart meds and controlled exercise (ha!) til we can fix him. The surgery will be pretty much putting a cork in the ductus :)
About The Kids
I've got two foster pups awaiting their new homes currently. A little about them:
Trixie - Trixie is a foster for Lab Rescue of the LRCP. You can check out her rescue over here -> Lab Rescue of the LRCP . Trixie is a bad abuse/neglect case who was so frightened when she was first rescued that she would just curl into a ball on the floor and not move if there was anyone around. Wouldn't stand, wouldn't walk - she'd just lay there shaking, trying to make herself as small as possible. She was stuffed in the trunk of a car and dumped out at the SPCA, who sent her on her way to LRCP. She's come a long way but she's still a work in progress. She's halfway to normaldom currently :)
Wyatt - Wyatt is the surprise foster. I generally only take on one at a time. Wyatt showed up emaciated and trying to eat trash down the street in the alley. My neighbor's grandson felt sorry for him and picked him up and brought him to my neighbor's house. They couldn't keep him and he landed on my doorstep. Turns out Wyatt has a Grade 6 heart murmur/PDA and needs heart surgery or he won't be long for this world. His heart surgery is Sept 13th!
Trixie - Trixie is a foster for Lab Rescue of the LRCP. You can check out her rescue over here -> Lab Rescue of the LRCP . Trixie is a bad abuse/neglect case who was so frightened when she was first rescued that she would just curl into a ball on the floor and not move if there was anyone around. Wouldn't stand, wouldn't walk - she'd just lay there shaking, trying to make herself as small as possible. She was stuffed in the trunk of a car and dumped out at the SPCA, who sent her on her way to LRCP. She's come a long way but she's still a work in progress. She's halfway to normaldom currently :)
Wyatt - Wyatt is the surprise foster. I generally only take on one at a time. Wyatt showed up emaciated and trying to eat trash down the street in the alley. My neighbor's grandson felt sorry for him and picked him up and brought him to my neighbor's house. They couldn't keep him and he landed on my doorstep. Turns out Wyatt has a Grade 6 heart murmur/PDA and needs heart surgery or he won't be long for this world. His heart surgery is Sept 13th!
Oh I'm far too tired to design a blog tonight....
....but doing it anyway! Need to get one up to help get the puppers new homes! Easier to follow than FB and easy to pass around a blog link than an outdated email.
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