Remember a few weeks ago when I showed y'all a picture of my Mom's English Bulldog, Gerty? Well, my Mom just found out this afternoon that one of the pups is sick.This is La-La (Lauren named her), she is 6 weeks old and is suffering from a heart murmur and hernia in her belly. Mom found this out at a vet check today. The vet says she is a fighter and doesn't want us to give up on her. The vet plans to do an ultrasound on La-La's heart in two weeks and thinks, with surgery, that she could have 5-6years in her.
Mom has decided not to put La-La to sleep and wants to give her free to a loving home that would be willing to get her the surgery she needs. La-La's brother and sisters sold for $2500 and these little ones have all their papers.
Anyway, I told my Mom I would post about her here and see if any of you might want to offer La-La a home. Zing me an email. I would be happy to answer any questions and give you Mom's email too.
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Update: It looks like La-La has found a home!! She will be going to a couple that resently lost their family dog in a snow blow accident. She will have lots of love!! Thanks to everyone for wanting to help. You are all so greatly appreciated!!
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Does she have an estimate what the surgery would cost?
oh my heart just melted... look at that face! oh, so sweet! I wish I could have a dog... I'll do some checking around for you too Kerry... We need to find La La a good loving home! :)
Thanks ladies.
The vet seems to think they will be able to do both surgeries at the same time and it should be less then $2000. But that is our vet and I know it can differ depending on who you see. The ultrasound will check for what grade of a murmur it is and how easy it will be to repair.
Okay, I just called and double checked with my Mom about the surery estimate and I was high. The vet said it should be less then $1000.
Poor Mom is so sad. She really doesn't want to have to put her to sleep, but can't keep her and do the surgeries herself either. We still have time though. She is going to keep her through the ultrsound at the very least.
Can La-La be shipped?
I think shipping her would depend on how far she would have to go. Mom doesn't think she is strong enough to fly so if someone was within a few states driving distance, that would be best. And hey, if anyone drove up here, they would get to meet me!! We could hang out and go to lunch or something!!
oh kerry...so sad...i have a bulldog and i know how loveable they are...my beanie (his name) is 5 and has a torn ACL...going to cost 3200 for the surgery...i sure wish i could take la la...bean would love a friend...and i would love to meet you too...
good luck...i'll be thinking good thoughts for la la...
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