From: mud puppy <mudpuppy81@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Subject: Angel's heart surgery
http://angelheartsurgery.chipin.com/angels-heart-surgery
Angel came to us one night.
She was young but starving, covered in wounds and missing fur. She was dripping blood.
And she was smiling, wagging her tail and so incredibly happy.
Her injuries were so severe we thought she was a bait dog.
But Dr. LeClear at Shores Animal Hospital (phone: 352-372-8387) told us it was severe road rash.
The vet said she was likely thrown from a moving vehicle.
Maybe from the back of a pickup truck?
And then the vet found her heart defect.
Its called PDA... Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
PDA is a congenital heart defect. Angel was born with a hole between the chambers of her heart.
Instead of a heartbeat, when you listen to her heart it sounds like a washing machine.
PDA severity is measured on a scale from 1 to 6.
Angel's PDA is 6 out of 6.... the worst possible.
You can feel her heart banging on her side like a motor with a thrown rod.
Despite this, and to the vets great surprise, Angel is playful and active! Nothing, not even this terrible defect can keep her incredible spirit down.
But the sad truth is that soon, maybe in a year or less, Angel is going to experience congestive heart failure and slowly die.
Who would adopt a dog that was just going to die? No one. So I decided to give her the best life she could have in the time she had left in this world and I took her in as my own.
And then, just three weeks later, my house burned down and was completely destroyed... you can read about it here.
http://www.ocala.com/article/20110321/ARTICLES/110329946
(Angel is in front of me in the picture)
Seven dogs were inside. They were quickly asphyxiated from the smoke. My friend and I ran back inside to rescue them but failed. Gainesville Fire Rescue arrived and brought them out, and brought all of them back to life except one... Mogley died.
Despite Angel's heart, she was resuscitated and to everyone's amazement, recovered faster than any of the others.
Angel is so very kind and gentle. She loves life. She loves people and all living things. She lights up a room just being there. Maybe Angel is like children that don't live long... they are too good to stay on this Earth very long.
University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine says they can perform the surgery that would save her life.... for $1,700.
But... I lost everything I had and can't afford the surgery and I need your help. Please help Angel live!
She has come too far and through so much, she is too good and kind of a living being to have her short life taken by her heart defect.
Should Angel recover, because of her kind and gentle temperament and incredible will to live, it is our goal to help Angel become a therapy dog for children born with birth defects, and serve in Shands Hospital in Gainesville Florida.
Can you please help give Angel a second chance at life?
Even the smallest donation helps!
http://angelheartsurgery.chipin.com/angels-heart-surgery
Thank you,
-Chris Carney
Date: Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Subject: Angel's heart surgery
http://angelheartsurgery.chipin.com/angels-heart-surgery
Angel came to us one night.
She was young but starving, covered in wounds and missing fur. She was dripping blood.
And she was smiling, wagging her tail and so incredibly happy.
Her injuries were so severe we thought she was a bait dog.
But Dr. LeClear at Shores Animal Hospital (phone: 352-372-8387) told us it was severe road rash.
The vet said she was likely thrown from a moving vehicle.
Maybe from the back of a pickup truck?
And then the vet found her heart defect.
Its called PDA... Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
PDA is a congenital heart defect. Angel was born with a hole between the chambers of her heart.
Instead of a heartbeat, when you listen to her heart it sounds like a washing machine.
PDA severity is measured on a scale from 1 to 6.
Angel's PDA is 6 out of 6.... the worst possible.
You can feel her heart banging on her side like a motor with a thrown rod.
Despite this, and to the vets great surprise, Angel is playful and active! Nothing, not even this terrible defect can keep her incredible spirit down.
But the sad truth is that soon, maybe in a year or less, Angel is going to experience congestive heart failure and slowly die.
Who would adopt a dog that was just going to die? No one. So I decided to give her the best life she could have in the time she had left in this world and I took her in as my own.
And then, just three weeks later, my house burned down and was completely destroyed... you can read about it here.
http://www.ocala.com/article/20110321/ARTICLES/110329946
(Angel is in front of me in the picture)
Seven dogs were inside. They were quickly asphyxiated from the smoke. My friend and I ran back inside to rescue them but failed. Gainesville Fire Rescue arrived and brought them out, and brought all of them back to life except one... Mogley died.
Despite Angel's heart, she was resuscitated and to everyone's amazement, recovered faster than any of the others.
Angel is so very kind and gentle. She loves life. She loves people and all living things. She lights up a room just being there. Maybe Angel is like children that don't live long... they are too good to stay on this Earth very long.
University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine says they can perform the surgery that would save her life.... for $1,700.
But... I lost everything I had and can't afford the surgery and I need your help. Please help Angel live!
She has come too far and through so much, she is too good and kind of a living being to have her short life taken by her heart defect.
Should Angel recover, because of her kind and gentle temperament and incredible will to live, it is our goal to help Angel become a therapy dog for children born with birth defects, and serve in Shands Hospital in Gainesville Florida.
Can you please help give Angel a second chance at life?
Even the smallest donation helps!
http://angelheartsurgery.chipin.com/angels-heart-surgery
Thank you,
-Chris Carney
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