Strawberygiraffe
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Hi everyon, even though I’ve not posted much over the last few years this forum has been a godsend. after Loosing Boris we vowed never again but here we are again.
we have two beautiful furbabies litter siblings; Doris(F) has a long stop with excellent breathing and (touch wood) no medical issues sadly her brother Ron was born very small with all the BOAS issues. The breeder is excellent but even the best cannot foresee a tiny pup. We took Ron on so he would have a chance and 7 years later he has had (I hope) a joyful life.
he had palette and nares done around a year old and thrived however two weeks ago was diagnosed with a base heart tumour and underwent emergency heart surgery. He recovered well from the surgery but then developed airway complications which led to being on a ventilator and currently has a temporary tracheostomy.
he is not tolerating the removal of the trach and struggles to breathe for himself so today the surgeons and emergency team are going to discuss next steps.
we were allowed a visit with him last Friday and aside from the trach and weight loss, he was really good.
we are £20,000 + in debt as the insurance won’t cover as they class it as existing condition. we Are far from wealthy and have taken out loans and credit cards to cover any costs as we were told he would do well and have another two years. we both work for the NHS and work 12 hour shifts so we are trying to keep going
I am lost and heartbroken I literally dont know what to do. my only aim has been to give him quality of life and time but it’s slipping away from me and is it time to let go?
sorry for the long sad post I just wanted to let it out to likeminded people and maybe get some comfort/advice.
thank you all for reading.
we have two beautiful furbabies litter siblings; Doris(F) has a long stop with excellent breathing and (touch wood) no medical issues sadly her brother Ron was born very small with all the BOAS issues. The breeder is excellent but even the best cannot foresee a tiny pup. We took Ron on so he would have a chance and 7 years later he has had (I hope) a joyful life.
he had palette and nares done around a year old and thrived however two weeks ago was diagnosed with a base heart tumour and underwent emergency heart surgery. He recovered well from the surgery but then developed airway complications which led to being on a ventilator and currently has a temporary tracheostomy.
he is not tolerating the removal of the trach and struggles to breathe for himself so today the surgeons and emergency team are going to discuss next steps.
we were allowed a visit with him last Friday and aside from the trach and weight loss, he was really good.
we are £20,000 + in debt as the insurance won’t cover as they class it as existing condition. we Are far from wealthy and have taken out loans and credit cards to cover any costs as we were told he would do well and have another two years. we both work for the NHS and work 12 hour shifts so we are trying to keep going
I am lost and heartbroken I literally dont know what to do. my only aim has been to give him quality of life and time but it’s slipping away from me and is it time to let go?
sorry for the long sad post I just wanted to let it out to likeminded people and maybe get some comfort/advice.
thank you all for reading.