Waylon needs Heart Surgery to Remove Rare Mass
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Waylon is our 5 month old English Bulldog puppy who has a major road ahead of him. We have had him since St. Patrick's Day
On Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - I called our vet to see if we could get worked in to be seen, which is next to impossible due to clinic hours being shorter on Wednesdays. We were able to make it happen, originally I was concerned that Waylon had a blockage since he hadn’t pooped in about a day and a half, super unusual for this little boy.. if only that was the actual issue..
Like I said, our vet got us in, saw Waylon and wanted to do an X-ray, okay fine, whatever you’ve got to do to figure out what’s wrong! Being the avid Animal Planet emergency vet watcher, when the X-ray showed a cloudy area in his abdomen I knew it was bad.. but I wasn’t prepared for how bad..
(this picture shows just how bloated and swollen he was when seen at our local vet)
Thankfully Dr. Harris was able to talk to Josh (via FaceTime) and explain to him the seriousness of the issue at hand. While waiting for Josh to get to the office, they had Waylon on oxygen and put in a catheter... Dr. Harris explained that we needed to take Waylon to N.C. State Emergency Vet in Raleigh. She gave him a larger dose of lasix to hopefully help get some of the fluid off of his heart in transit. We loaded up and off to Raleigh we went.
Upon arrival at the emergency clinic, Waylon was immediately taken back to get started on saving his little 5 month old life.
Waylon had fluid around his heart in the pericardium sack and which had then gone into his abdomen causing him to go into heart failure. He was struggling to breathe and find any comfort.The cardiologist we spoke with, Dr. Keene, explained that had it taken us even an hour longer to arrive Waylon would not be alive.
Waylon has a mass the size of a lime (3cm x 6cm) in the pericardium sack. In order for Waylon to have a long healthy life, surgery is required to remove the mass. The doctors that we spoke with were very optimistic that once the mass is removed, he will live a long and healthy life.
It was brought to our attention that a case like this is very rare and the last known documented case that the team found when researching was from 1970.
The estimated cost of the surgery is between 4000.00 and 6000.00, plus what we have paid out thus far. We are waiting to hear when Waylon's surgery will be scheduled for, when we talked before leaving it will be scheduled within the next 3 weeks.
While waiting for his surgery we will be having our vet monitor his heart to make sure that the fluid is not building back up and if it is we are able to catch it and get him back to the doctors at N.C. State so that Waylon does not go back into heart failure and we don't lose our baby. His condition can go from stable to lethal extremely quickly.
It would mean the world to Josh and I to have any assistance covering Waylon's medical expenses to get our puppy back to a normal life. Any amount we raise over what will go to cover Waylon's expenses, we will be donated back to N.C. State Veterinary Medicine to help with other pet emergencies like ours.
This photo was once we were given the OK to bring Waylon home with us last night, and I couldn't have been more grateful for that.
Thank you for your consideration to donating to Waylon's surgery fund, if you are unable to donate and would like to share his story, by all means - please do.
This little boy is a huge part of our life, and his big sister loves him too.
On Wednesday, June 26, 2019 - I called our vet to see if we could get worked in to be seen, which is next to impossible due to clinic hours being shorter on Wednesdays. We were able to make it happen, originally I was concerned that Waylon had a blockage since he hadn’t pooped in about a day and a half, super unusual for this little boy.. if only that was the actual issue..
Like I said, our vet got us in, saw Waylon and wanted to do an X-ray, okay fine, whatever you’ve got to do to figure out what’s wrong! Being the avid Animal Planet emergency vet watcher, when the X-ray showed a cloudy area in his abdomen I knew it was bad.. but I wasn’t prepared for how bad..
(this picture shows just how bloated and swollen he was when seen at our local vet)Thankfully Dr. Harris was able to talk to Josh (via FaceTime) and explain to him the seriousness of the issue at hand. While waiting for Josh to get to the office, they had Waylon on oxygen and put in a catheter... Dr. Harris explained that we needed to take Waylon to N.C. State Emergency Vet in Raleigh. She gave him a larger dose of lasix to hopefully help get some of the fluid off of his heart in transit. We loaded up and off to Raleigh we went.
Upon arrival at the emergency clinic, Waylon was immediately taken back to get started on saving his little 5 month old life.
Waylon had fluid around his heart in the pericardium sack and which had then gone into his abdomen causing him to go into heart failure. He was struggling to breathe and find any comfort.The cardiologist we spoke with, Dr. Keene, explained that had it taken us even an hour longer to arrive Waylon would not be alive.
Waylon has a mass the size of a lime (3cm x 6cm) in the pericardium sack. In order for Waylon to have a long healthy life, surgery is required to remove the mass. The doctors that we spoke with were very optimistic that once the mass is removed, he will live a long and healthy life.
It was brought to our attention that a case like this is very rare and the last known documented case that the team found when researching was from 1970.
The estimated cost of the surgery is between 4000.00 and 6000.00, plus what we have paid out thus far. We are waiting to hear when Waylon's surgery will be scheduled for, when we talked before leaving it will be scheduled within the next 3 weeks.
While waiting for his surgery we will be having our vet monitor his heart to make sure that the fluid is not building back up and if it is we are able to catch it and get him back to the doctors at N.C. State so that Waylon does not go back into heart failure and we don't lose our baby. His condition can go from stable to lethal extremely quickly.
It would mean the world to Josh and I to have any assistance covering Waylon's medical expenses to get our puppy back to a normal life. Any amount we raise over what will go to cover Waylon's expenses, we will be donated back to N.C. State Veterinary Medicine to help with other pet emergencies like ours.
This photo was once we were given the OK to bring Waylon home with us last night, and I couldn't have been more grateful for that.
Thank you for your consideration to donating to Waylon's surgery fund, if you are unable to donate and would like to share his story, by all means - please do.
This little boy is a huge part of our life, and his big sister loves him too.
Organizer
Kayte Wigginton
Organizer
Trinity, NC