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The Designer Bichons 9/2/00 7 Month Old "Chanel". Chanel's
family bought her from a "Kennel"
in Misourri. Of course, they fell in love
with her. As she grew, they noticed multiple
problems. Chanel has luxatting patellas.
(Knees that slip out of socket). This is
VERY painful, and she can not jump on anything.
This, although hereditary,(Yes, the Millers
KNOW this) is not life threatning. A Grade
4 Heart Murmor, however, is life threating.
I offered to try to raise the money for Chanel's
surgery, and then return her to her family,
but the lady, who could do nothing but cry,
told me that her grandkids kept letting her
out, and she feared that she would be hit
by a car, and she asked me to find her a
home. Somehow, we need a miracle, to be able
to save these two Puppies. UPDATE 9/5/00
 Rolex and Chanel, rode down together in the car, in one large crate, and do they ever LOVE each other! 
Rolex tried to wrestle tonight, by raising his paw on Chanel's shoulder..they are both pretty pooped...:) More tomorro after we see the doctors.:) Update 9/6/00 Greetings from College Station Texas, home to Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine. Today Rolex, Chanel, and I drove to the Texas A&M vet school, and saw the Veterinary Cardiologists. After an afternoon of radiographs, ultrasounds, and blood tests, Dr. Wendy Arsenault, a Cardiatric Resident, came on to give me the news. As I suspected, Rolex is definitely in heart failure.:( Now, I can understand if some of you may not believe this.....but this is the truth...she told me that, Rolex was as little as 12 hours from being in IRREVERSIBLE heart failure....and if he had come in ANY LATER, instead of today.... there would have been nothing they could have done. His little lungs are filling with fluid, by the minute.:( Now for the GOOD news! He does have a PDA (Pulminary Duct Arteriolosis..I hope I got that right)..and it IS fixable..just like Bungee's! They have started him on Lasix, to get rid of the fluid build-up in his lungs. They will give him the Lasix until early Friday to get rid of the fluid, and then, on Friday..ZAP...he gets the coil surgery!! Just like Bungee!! Small Paws® Rescue: BUNGEE GOES TO TEXAS A&M VET SCHOOL! Then, he will have a normal life span, and a normal life! The reason he was collapsing after just a few steps is, basically, he was drowning. I KNEW we had to hurry. I KNEW it...Also, he could have had the surgery that most vet schools do, where they crack open the chest...but with this fluid, that would have been almost impossible. I KNEW he had to get here quickly..did you ever just KNOW something??:) Little Chanel is just in the beginning stages of problems with her heart murmor...and they are doing the surgery on her, tomorrow at 10:00 A.M. Of course, I will be waiting and praying, out in the waiting room, for our beloved charges, Rolex and Chanel. :) Now, what happened next, is what you may have trouble believing. If you don't believe it, just call Lucy, who works behind the desk, at the A&M Vet school, at 1-979-845-2351, and ask her if this didn't happen! When I first got there today, the doctor told me .."You know that this may be something other than a PDA. Rolex sounds very bad. He may have a prolapsed mitrovalve. We can't replace valves in dogs yet." I interupted her and said.."Both of these babies have PDA's. Both of them are going to have surgery HERE, to correct it. We are going to have enough money to pay for both of them to have the surgery." Again, she cautioned me.."I just want you to understand, that we can't fix every type of heart problem".. Again, S L O W L Y and precisely I said.."BOTH OF THESE BABIES HAVE PDA'S. BOTH OF THEM ARE GOING TO HAVE SURGERY HERE TO FIX IT, and we ar egoing to have enough money to pay for surgeries for BOTH of them"... The afternoon passed, and, well, you have seen the wonderful news that they gave us. While I was visiting with the doctors, after all of the tests, we found out that the machine..the machine they use for the surgery..it has a teeny tiny live video camera , and they send that up through the veins..to make sure they are aiming the coils in the right place...THAT machine, had just stopped working. They told me that it may mean replacing a part...ordering it..and getting the part next week. NOW I AM STANDING UP AND ORDERING ALL DOUBT OUT OF THE ROOM.... I begin again....(Ask Dale if you can't see me doing this) "Both of these babies have PDA's. BOTH of them are having surgery HERE to fix it. Tomorrow, that machine will be running like the fine tuned instrument that it is!!" I walked out to the lobby, to write the check for a $900.00 deposit for their surgeries. They told me to prepare to have to stay till next week, because the machine was broken..I told them.."I know..I know..tBUT he machine will be working tomorrow morning."! Ok..grab ahold of something now..right then, the student, Rebecca Vincent Sturdivant, came up behind me and said.."They just told me, the machine is working again..the guy is here to repair it and it is working..they can't find anything wrong." Now people, I am here to tell you, something MUCH BIGGER than you and I is driving this ship, and come hell or high water, these babies hearts are going to be repaired! THEY BOTH ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SURGERY AND WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IT! Thank you GOD!!!! And, thanks to all of you, we have raised enough money to pay for both surgeries. AND... if just a little more comes in, we are sending someone to the Puppy Mill auction on Saturday, in Wheaton, Mo, to go after our 9 Bichons, on the auction block! Thank you all for believeing in me, and in little Rolex! You guys make quite a team. I wil let you know the minute I know anything tomorrow, and can get back to the computer...whch I will take with me to the Vet School tomorrow!:) Love,Robin
 They are doing the surgery here! Our little fluff is right in front of them.:) See the anathesiologist, back in the back? Give her JUST enough juice, Doc..not very much..just a little...:) Rolex is doing just fine too! The Lasix is working and he has dropped wieght, which is the fluid, on his lungs. They said this morning, he was bouncing, bright eyed and bushy tailed! More tomorrow! Rolex is schedued for 10 in the morning! One down, one to go! UPDATE 9/08/00 Rolex is out of surgery and is all fixed now!! This morning, I went up to the vet school and prayed over him, and got these pics of him...these are the last pics you will see of him being sick, thanks to all of you! I will probably start for home, with them, on Sunday. Since he was on Lasix, he may have to be on it for one more day, because it takes a little while, to get all of the fluid out of his lungs, after the heart starts working properly.:)  He just did not feel a bit good....  Rolex is being cuddled by Rebecca, the vet student. He was one sick puppy... He is resting comfortably now, and I will get pictures tomorrow for you guys! Thank you for making this possible for baby Rolex! UPDATE 9/09/00 We are on the way home!! Today, I talked to Dr. Miller, the Chief Cardiologist, and BOTH babies are totally FIXED! Chanel's leak has almost (99.99%) filled in all of the way, and she is going to be just fine! So, both Babies were able to leave the hospital today!! Now, I need help about Rolex...how do I turn him down a notch???!! He is on HIGH SPEED!! He has discovered he has another gear, and man is he using it! This is our last night in a hotel...tomorro we will make it home to Tulsa. Here are the pics of the objects of your affection, in perfect health.:) Love,Robin Small Paws® Rescue: WE FEEL GOOD!! (Click for the Happy Dance Music!)  Chanel chases Rolex, who has HER squeaky toy, around the room....ZOOMERS!  "I'll GET you my Pretty,... and your little squeaky dog TOO!!"  "Give it to ME, give it to me NOW!" (Chanel is on the left and Rolex is on the right)  "Ok...maybe we'll just share.."  "Auntie Robin says there are lots of people who love us, in this little black box....Thank you all for savin' us! We feel Grrrrreat!!!" UPDATE 9/10/00 I am home,. back in Tulsa, with two VERY energetic babies. ((Yawn)) Here is the only picture I got of them actually sleeping..and it didn't last for long...lol! Thank you guys for saving these ENERGETIC babies!  Chanel takes a nap....  Baby Rolex, crashes on the hotel floor, last night. Small Paws® Rescue: Online Adoption Application
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