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Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis

Member Since: December 10, 2016

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8 years ago (June 4, 2018)
Hopefully these are the parents to be.
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Pretty shelties. Are they working, show, or pet?
Precious. Thank you for sharing and for the smile.
They are both family pets . They are going to be mated again with better results at the end of the year. They are from top Kennels and we will try once more for a litter. We will be v excited if its successful, and all our lives will carry... Read more.
This is the anniversary of the OHS, and I am happy that I had forgotten about that till I saw the blog sitting in my Inbox. The only thing that reminds me is still getting a twinge when I am laying flat in bed and put my hands across the... Read more.
Shirley L Miller uploaded a photo
8 years ago (August 20, 2017)
My beautiful Sheltie breeding pair, litter to be fitted into heart valve recovery......
Gracious, what beautiful creatures!!
Thank you all for your comments. I was day 1 on September 1st 2017 so its easy for me to recall how any days it is post-op, but I have been feeling so good and busy that I forget to do that. On day 33 my breeding queen Ragdoll ,... Read more.
Yea I've just been discharged back to the care of my local team.as its exactly 12 weeks post op. No more Warfarin neccessary, and the furry ones plod along as expected and provide an excellent focus for me. The driving ban was up 2 months ago, and so I was... Read more.
5 months later and I generally forget that I even had surgery., and certainly forget how miserable life was before surgery. We had an unsuccessful attempt at mating the Shelties, but they just thought it was a playdate. We will try that again in August. Best thing to do is... Read more.
4 1/2 mths later and unless someone reminds me I generally forget that I had OHS.I go to the hydrotherapy pools 57kms away and exercise for an hour weekly This is my 3rd week and my goal is to improve my strength and focus on my knee exercises as I... Read more.
7 1/2mths later and I wonder if anyone can describe the feelings when in AF. I was feeling very tired a few nights ago and sat down in my lifter-chair, and I was totally relaxed when I felt like I was in a mini earthquake. Tight down my legs and... Read more.

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