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The Perfect Storm
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Believe My Dog Did That!
By Robin Pressnall Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.
~Colette At only eleven weeks old, Grady was an exceptionally tiny Bichon Frise puppy, weighing less than two pounds. He was born in a commercial kennel in Missouri with a patent ductus arteriosis heart murmur. There was a hole in his heart causing a leakage. He was failing to thrive and without immediate medical intervention this precious little baby would die. The surgeon at Texas A&M told me that Grady, at that time, had been the smallest puppy on which they had ever performed the life-saving procedure. Thankfully, the procedure was a complete success, and Grady and I were now on our way back home. (Keep reading) | 