Upon arrival, Tommy’s echocardiogram confirmed that he was affected by pulmonic stenosis. Dr. Gerard Laheney, Animal League America Supervising Veterinarian, defined, “Pulmonic stenosis implies that the pulmonic valve, which is the vessel that connects the guts to the lungs, is narrowed. For Tommy, he truly has a fusion of that valve so it creates a variety of resistance and forces his coronary heart to exert much more effort.”
Tommy wished to discover his world, similar to any pet his age, however with out remedy, he confronted the looming menace of coronary heart failure. Dr. Laheney outlined the subsequent steps, saying, “Tommy can have a session to see if he’s a candidate for a balloon valvuloplasty, which is a process that inserts a balloon into the pulmonic valve to open it up so his coronary heart gained’t must work as arduous. If profitable, it might lengthen his life so he can have a extra regular lifespan.”
Any process needed to wait till Tommy grew a bit of larger to have the very best likelihood of success. In the meantime, we wanted to discover a foster dwelling for Tommy the place he may very well be carefully monitored to stop overexertion. “It’s necessary for Tommy to work together with the world and be socialized,” famous Dr. Laheney, “however on the identical time, we’d like to verify he doesn’t get overly excited.”
