Arya
Atlanta, Georgia
Female
Age: 2 weeks (DOB 6/8/2022)
#12
Health; PDA Surgery Scheduled, otherwise healthy!
Adoption Donation: $650
Welcome in, Arya! 2 year old Arya (DOB 6/8/2022) comes to us as an owner surrender with a serious heart condition. Unfortunately it has not been properly evaluated and diagnosed and so we are unsure exactly what she is facing but believe it may be a PDA (patent ductus arteriosis), a birth defect, based on how it sounds 🩺 Today she is with our cardiologist for a full cardiac evaluation and echocardiogram so that we can learn more and she can finally get the medical intervention that she needs and deserves ❤️ Arya is being fostered in Atlanta, Georgia 🏡 and we will share a medical update soon!
UPDATE NOVEMBER 16, 2024: Yesterday we introduced you to 2 year old Arya (DOB 6/8/2022) in Atlanta, Georgia who came to us as an owner surrender with a significant heart issue that has gone undiagnosed and without proper assessment. So yesterday she visited with our cardiologist where she underwent a full cardiac evaluation and echocardiogram and was diagnosed with PDA (patent ductus arteriosis). PDA is a congenital heart defect that is due to the failure of the ductus ateriosis (a large blood vessel) to close after birth, leaving a passageway for blood flow and resulting in eventual left sided heart disease and heart failure. This condition, left untreated, will result in death for most dogs within the first 1-2 years of their life. While Arya is not yet in heart failure, thankfully, her echocardiogram revealed that she has changes to her heart and that she needs life saving surgery to repair her PDA as soon as possible. We have done many successful PDA surgeries with the amazing cardiology team at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama in the past (most recently baby Barkley in April) and they are able to get precious Arya in on December 17th. If successful, this surgery is curative and Arya will go on to live a full, healthy life 🙏🏻 While we sure wish she could have found her way to us sooner, we are thankful she is still stable and now has the opportunity she deserves to repair her broken heart 💔
