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Our Noah
If you didn't see my notation on the previous puppy photo of Noah from this morning you don't know that he suffered a seizure this morning at 1:00 a.m. He's in a local intensive animal care facility where he's been well tended all day. The physician just spent an hour with us and we went through the situation and its implications.
Noah has congestive heart failure with enlarged left and right ventricles, pulmonary hyptertension and pneumonia. He's been coughing for a few weeks and we noticed his panting was more frequent. He was checked thoroughly for these conditions in late February after a bout of coughing, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur on a 3/6 scale at that time, and when discharged the coughing stopped entirely, until a few weeks ago. We learned today his condition has rapidly deteriorated and he is a very sick dog, and is living in an oxygen-infused cubicle. He was very excited as we were when we got there this afternoon but began to experience more air hunger so the doctor pulled us out and we met with him.
His heart is damaged, his lungs are filled with fluid and his liver is enlarged. He is getting ICU care and we will see what happens over the next few days. Realistic prognosis was described as 5 to 8 months life expectancy with several medications and the possibility that he will need to make visits to have fluid drained from his stomach.
Tucker is a trooper but is suffering. Will keep you updated.
Our Noah
If you didn't see my notation on the previous puppy photo of Noah from this morning you don't know that he suffered a seizure this morning at 1:00 a.m. He's in a local intensive animal care facility where he's been well tended all day. The physician just spent an hour with us and we went through the situation and its implications.
Noah has congestive heart failure with enlarged left and right ventricles, pulmonary hyptertension and pneumonia. He's been coughing for a few weeks and we noticed his panting was more frequent. He was checked thoroughly for these conditions in late February after a bout of coughing, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur on a 3/6 scale at that time, and when discharged the coughing stopped entirely, until a few weeks ago. We learned today his condition has rapidly deteriorated and he is a very sick dog, and is living in an oxygen-infused cubicle. He was very excited as we were when we got there this afternoon but began to experience more air hunger so the doctor pulled us out and we met with him.
His heart is damaged, his lungs are filled with fluid and his liver is enlarged. He is getting ICU care and we will see what happens over the next few days. Realistic prognosis was described as 5 to 8 months life expectancy with several medications and the possibility that he will need to make visits to have fluid drained from his stomach.
Tucker is a trooper but is suffering. Will keep you updated.