|
Ruby (ex Tilly)
The fifth was a girl, born at 8:20am, on the 2nd of April, 2012. She was our first suprise, as the vet said there were only about five puppies. Her chest marking is a small 'T'. She is the smallest and darkest of the puppies.
When last weighed (27/5/12) she was 19kg. The vet detected she had a heart murmur. At 3 months, an ultrasound confirmed that Tilly had a congenital defect allowing blood to short circuit the system making her heart work very hard. Her chance of surviving past 18 months old were very slim without an operation costing thousands of dollars. Happily there was a vet at the hospital who wanted a border terrier. We happily gave him Tilly and he performed the operation successfully. Tilly is now Ruby and enjoying life with her new family. |