09/03/2026
Poppy's Heart Surgery Update โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Poppy is doing very well post-op. Some of you may remember Poppy from earlier this year. She came to us with a grade 4 Heart Murmur. After her echocardiogram we found out that the type of heart murmur she had was a PDA. This is both a blessing and a curse.
PDA's are one of the few heart murmurs that are a candidate for surgery, this means there is a chance they can be fixed. With every surgery especially a major one involving the heart there is always the chance that surgery may not be successful. Thankfully in Poppy case everything went as smoothly as possible ๐ฅน.
She's going to head back to foster tonight to begin her recovery. The next step for Poppy is healing to the point of being able to be spayed. Poppy's friend Lilly (also a mini Aussiepoo) is up next for PDA Surgery. We also have a golden retriever in foster awaiting her echo to find out the cause of her heart murmur.
Heart Surgery and the testing required to diagnose them is not cheap but it's the only way to give these kids the quality of life they deserve. If you'd like to donate we'll link our venmo and PayPal โน๏ธ in the comments. (We'll post a full breakdown of pricing soon, it's roughly 3k for surgery and an additional 550 for testing per kid)
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