Posted by teepee on February 20, 2003 at 21:29:27:
In Reply to: Chachi made it through heart surgery posted by hiume on February 19, 2003 at 16:03:06:
Congratulations! You must have had one heck of a vet do the surgery. Open heart surgery is tough, and even tougher on such a little patient. (I'm assuming it was open heart surgery rather that endoscopic surgery)I'm glad everything went well. Can I ask how much they charged you? I had a quote once in the range of $10,000.00 to do a surgery like this. Some teaching hospitals will do it cheaper just to get the chance to use the case as a teaching tool for new vets. Cornell University is near me, and the only place that is able to do such surgeries around me.
Are you still thinking of getting another pup from that breeder? I know at one time you were considering it. You just make sure you get something for all the trouble you went through.
One good thing that your pup has going for him, is his age. He has the best chance for full recovery because of his youth. I have to say, I'm rather proud of you. Not everyone would be willing to go the extra mile and expense to save their pet.
Mike
:My pup made it through surgery today that will allow him to live a normal life... without it he would have died within 2 years (he had PDA). There is still some risks during his recovery but he is 98% out of the woods. He is already eating which is a really good sign 4 hours after surgery. Just wanted to share since I have posted a few times in the past couple of months about my dilemna. Thanks to Teepee especially for being such a good sounding board.
