Winnipeg dog rescue raising money for puppy with rare, deadly heart defect
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Without heart surgery, Manitoba Underdogs Rescue says Sonny, a five-month-old Great Dane mix, isn't expected to live beyond another year or two.
A Winnipeg dog rescue is raising funds to send a puppy with a rare and deadly heart defect to Minneapolis for surgery.
Without it, Manitoba Underdogs Rescue (MUR) says Sonny, a five-month-old Great Dane mix, isn’t expected to live beyond another year or two.
“He’s the sweetest little boy, but I mean, the hypoxia makes it hard for him to do things, simple things as walking up and down the hallway or running around in the backyard,” says MUR events coordinator Tara Maslowsky.
“So we’re going to try to get him the help that he needs.”
Maslowsky says Sonny was surrendered to a Winnipeg emergency vet after being diagnosed with the potentially deadly Parvo Virus, which is when he joined MUR.
Further veterinarian examination also found a grade 4 heart murmur.
The operation he needs, a balloon valvuloplasty, is only available at Veterinary Medical Centre in Minneapolis, and will cost in excess of $6,000.
“The benefits do outweigh the risks,” Maslowsky says.