Breed: Wire Fox Terrier
DOB: 8-2004
Sex: Spayed female
Weight: 12 pounds-underweight
Foster home: Jamie
41-06

Please Meet Princess Qeela... Qeela came to us after her life in a Missouri Puppy Mill. We can only assume they didn't want her because she had Congestive Heart Failure. Lucky for her that she got out, however that came about, because she needed to see a Doctor. Qeela has been to the doggy Doctor now, she is 12.2 lbs when she should weigh around 16 and she has a Grade 4 (out of 6) heart murmur which is pretty bad news for most dogs. Our Vet did say that her heart is pumping evenly, her temp & heart rate were Ok, BUT...he found an additional mass on the Right side of her heart which we were unable to determine what it is....so Qeela will also need to visit the Cardiologist at Michigan State University, in order for us to completely understand how to treat Qeela. In the meantime, she will be on 14 pills a day to keep her heart stable ...and to keep her happy. Qeela seems completely unaware of the fact that she's seriously ill. She loves to give kisses and lots of them, she likes to run thru the yard, she likes to play with her foster sibling puppies, she loves this new thing called -life! Thru and thru this little lady is a trooper, she even melted the hearts of the fine folks at the vets office. Qeela just wants the life that any dog would want: To be loved and live a long happy life, will you help us give that to Qeela? She needs sponsors to pay for her extensive vet visits and her daily medications.  If you would like info about Qeela, feel free to contact her foster mom at julemson@wmol.com

Update - 3/14/06

Qeela has seen the cardiologist at Michigan State University, and unfortunately they did not have good news. Qeela is in Heart Failure. She has a Pulminary Stenosis Heart Murmur as well as Tricuspid Dysplasia http://www.gglrc.org/articles/tvd.shtml this is where her Tricuspid valve leaks blood back into her right atrium which causes pressure in her in the veins to rise. Fluid oozes from the vein into her abdominal cavity and this gives her a very pregnant appearance, as well as some slight discomfort in carrying around 5lbs of extra weight in her belly. Unfortunately she does not have much time left on this earth, before she is given her wings. She will be on two new medications in the hopes of keeping her comfortable as long as possible, but the vets did say that she may have only a month to a few months left. Please say lots of prayers for Qeela and for her foster mom, who will have to euthanize Qeela in due time. On a happy note - Qeela has yet to show a single sign of being sickly. She plays and licks and kisses and runs and enjoys life as much as her little body lets her.

Update - 6-15-06

Qeela continues to do just fine healthwise, even though she resembles a pregnant goat in appearance..haha.

We are currently trying to raise funds to have fluid drawn from her abdoman in the hopes of improving her quality of life for as long as we can. Draining fluid would help her to not appear pregnant and take an unwanted 5lbs off that she has to carry around. Qeela has now deemed herself worthy of gardening in the front yard with me and listens very well, she enjoys just plodding around sniffing all that can be sniffed. Please continue to keep Qeela in your thoughts.