Pupdate!
His X-ray was not great; it showed an enlarged heart and fluid in his lungs. The vet couldn’t tell if it was a bad cold, advanced HW or cancer.
He did say he thought Bowser ( his shelter name) is younger than his intake states. He says he remains in good spirits despite his obvious discomfort.
Two days post iv antibiotics, various topicals and oral steroids, his foster has reported that he is breathing better, walking easily and even wags his tail and plays with her other dogs. He also appears to be cat friendly.
Nothing is 100% certain. It will take months before we know the extent of the HW damage. But he seems to have a lot of fight. And a huge appreciation for
The love he is now showered with.
I’m thinking of calling him Sam…
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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl
Trepidatious AF
So I did a thing…..
I saw a dog in dire need of rescue. He was set to be euthanized on Monday. I saw him late Saturday, started making calls Sunday. Long story short, no one wanted him because of his medical conditions ( severe dermatitis, alopecia, HW +, malnourished etc) He didn’t have a chance in hell of rescue. And he was not adoptable. He had to be pulled by a rescue. So I made calls and found a rescue.
Cliff notes version: he’s out (yay!!) but now he’s having breathing issues and is spending the night at the vet in Houston.
I feel soooo helpless just waiting for news. He’s getting an X-ray tonight. Hopefully the HW isn’t so progressed that it’s causing CHF. Time will tell.
I almost bought him toys at the store tonight. But I don’t even dare to name him.
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