Hello all, we just wanted to pop in and give you all a quick update on Brownie.
There is good news and bad news; the good news is her heart, valves and arteries look good – there is no damage.
And although she does have a distinct heart murmur and a cough, she is not in heart failure.
Now for the not so good news…Brownie was high heart-worm positive when found and it seems that some adult worms were resistant to the heart-worm treatment she already received and this is the cause of her ongoing medical issues.
No one knows how long this beautiful girl was out living on the streets, or how long she has been struggling with heart-worm disease. But what we do know is she suffered unnecessarily and although we cannot erase her past suffering, we are going to make sure she enjoys her remaining years to the fullest.
The Cardiologist and Veterinary team both recommend retreating, and we will take things one step at a time in order to make sure Brownie has the best outcome with the lowest risk.
This tiny senior has come so far since first being found on streets of Texas, and if we do not treat these leftover adult worms, Brownie will just get sicker and we most certainly do not want that to happen.
For now she has begun a 30-day, twice a day treatment of Doxycycline in order to weaken the worms. Once the 30 days is complete, she will receive her first heart-worm injection.
We ask that you continue to send all the positive vibes and prayers you can Brownie’s way as we embark on this journey to help her together.
