Number 28
Six week old "Buttons" is a Bichon-Poodle mix darling puppy from a commercial kennel. She has a grade 6 heart murmur and is becoming ill from it. We need to help her or she will die.
This will be our 28th Heart Murmur patient.
We have done this life saving surgery 27 times before.
The Heart Murmur Reunion Page
When we lost MIKEY in New York, after attempting the coil technique there, I promised myself that with all other heart murmur Bichons, I would just fly them down to Texas A&M where we have had success after success.
(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 Buttons? Her surgery will run right at $2000.00 in order to save her life.
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Small Paws® Rescue Inc.
3316 S. 72nd. W. Ave.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74107
UPDATE: Late Monday Night
Air Travel for Buttons and her personal chaperone has been lovingly donated by Bob and Patty Shearer! Buttons is coming to Houston tomorrow evening and will arrive at Texas A&M bright and early on Wednesday Morning early!
From the all breed rescuer who first saved Baby Buttons. She placed this on her website.
"There are times when I feel such joy in my heart when I see people who band together for a life...Buttons will be saved thx to Small Paws Rescue.
(Turn up your speakers...)
http://www.smallpawsrescue.org/pup3/buttonsheart.html
..I sent them a plea and they have been working so hard to get her to Texas A.M. to have her much needed surgery. Personally I would like to thank Robin founder of Small Paws for her support in saving Buttons life.Also Patty for paying all the air-fare and for calling me on setting things up so we could get her there quickly. To my sis Lisa who will take off two days of work to make sure she gets to safety and fly with her to Texas. To Jan the best foster in the world who will drop everything to help me get her to the airport. Also to Sharon who took this baby and fostered it and kept it safe till she came to me.And to the people who offered to donate and who said prayers for this sweet angel. These special People are Renee, Cathy,and,Patricia..and to any others I may have forgotten. May God bless you all for you kindness.Your offer of support gave me hope and your prayers made a difference. I will keep all updated and please continue your prayers. Love Deb and Buttons
Buttons and Lisa arrive in Houston on Tuesday night, from Milwaukee, WI.!
More later from Texas A&M University.
UPDATE Oct 19, 2005
Baby Buttons at Texas A&M University
School of Veterinary Medicine.
Baby Buttons charms the vet students.
She already has them wrapped around her little...paw.
Baby Buttons does have a grade 5-6 heart
murmur. Now the good news is that it IS a
PDA and it IS operable!
The murmur is too large for them to
do the
less invasive coil technique, so they
are
going to have to do the "crack
the chest"
open surgery in the morning.
They said it was good that we rushed,
because
next week may have been to late for
her.
They are giving her lasix tonight,
before
her surgery, to get some of the congestion
down. She is coughing.
Update NOON Oct 20, 2005
She made it! The surgery went perfectly and
she is in recovery now!! Thank you God and
thank you Small Paws!
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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
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Let it make a happy glow
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Don't wake up too soon
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You and me
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Cause everyone needs a place
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all
And I'll be right here if you should
call
me
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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
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