SEE A SHORT VIDEO OF WHEN BABY BLOSSOM CAME INTO THE CLINIC LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. She does not feel one bit good.
12 week old "Blossom" has the worst heart mumur I have felt to date. She can not wait to have it repaired. We transported her down to College Station,Texas, home of Texas A&M vet school, this past weekend because she simply cannot wait.
Texas A&M is taking her in as an emergency later on today, if we can raise the needed funds.
This will be our 25th Heart Murmur patient.We have done this life saving surgery 24 times before.
The Heart Murmur Reunion Page
(Two of our Heart Murmur Babies were taken to Texas A&M and were not candidates for the surgery. They were Chevy and June.)
Can you turn on your heart light once more for little Blossom? Her surgery will run right at $2000.00 in order to save her life.
UPDATE: Monday Evening
Baby Blossom is now down at Texas A&M. Dr. Roland just called. Baby Blossom is in congestive heart failure. She could not have waited even one more day. They are treating her tonight with Lasix, for the fluid build up in her chest. They are doing her heart surgery TOMORROW, Tuesday, at 1:30 P.M. They usually do these surgeries on Wednesdays, but hers will be tomorrow. We have only a few hours left to raise the needed funds. The estimate they just gave me today is for between $2000.00 and $2400.00.
Update: Tuesday 4:30 P.M.
This is an update on Baby Blossom who was due to have heart murmur surgery today at 1:30 P.M. at Texas A&M University. They just called and they had to move her back a bit. She will have surgery later on today. We won't know anything until later on tonight. I will put up an update as soon as we know anything! Please keep praying Love, Robin
UPDATE! 9:00 P.M.! Blossom made it after an up and down surgical experience! Thank GOD she was at Texas A&M or we would have lost her!
Update April 21, 2005
Blossom came home today! SPR Volunteer, Rosie Welch, picked her up at Texas A&M, and is fostering her until she can go to her new adoptive home!
Here are some pictures the folks at Texas A&M took of Baby Blossom!
Blossom is accepted as an emergency on Monday afternoon, April 18, 2005 at Texas A&M University Vet School!
Blossom is prepped to be coiled.(But the PDA was too large and she had to have the crack the chest open ligation surgery in the end!)
Blossom in surgery!
Blossom's A-Team!
Blossom post op!
They really do treat them just like little
people.
Blossom is all ready to go home, complete with a collar to keep her from chewing her stitches!
We still owe about $500.00 on Blossom's Surgery, If you would like to help us, this is how to use your major credit card.
You may also send a check or money order to
Small Paws® Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74107
More later from Texas A&M University.
Turn on Your Heartlight
By Neil Diamond
Come back again
I want you to stay next time
Cause sometimes the world ain't kind
When people get lost like you and me
I just made a friend
A friend is someone you need
But now that he has to go away
I still feel the words that he might
say
Turn on your heartlight
Let it shine wherever you go
Let it make a happy glow
For all the world to see
Turn on your heartlight
In the middle of a young boy's dream
Don't wake up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me
He's lookin' for a home
Cause everyone needs a place
A home's the most excellent place of
all
And I'll be right here if you should
call
me
Turn on your heartlight
Let it shine wherever you go
Let it make a happy glow
For all the world to see
Turn on your heartlight
In the middle of a young boy's dream
Don't wake up too soon
Gonna take a ride across the moon
You and me
Turn on your heartlight now
Turn on your heartlight now
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