I drove to Brampton Animal Services on August 10, 2015, to pick up Gloria. Gloria, a Chihuahua mix came in as a stray and is approximately 10 years old. Their vet had suggested a cardiac ultrasound as they had heard a loud heart murmur. I took her directly to the Veterinary Emergency Clinic (VEC) in Toronto before returning home to Kingston. We also needed to know the condition of her heart, as Gloria needed to have dental work and to see if she could handle anesthesia. It turned out she had Moderate Mitral Valve Disease, which did not need medication at this time. She could have dental as long as it was performed at the earliest before the disease worsened with some anesthetic recommendations. Another issue for concern was when the shelter took blood; her blood took a long time to clot. We did a clot test on Gloria and her blood coagulation was fine. We went ahead and booked her dental. The first attempt for her dental was aborted due to her heart but she made is thru with flying colors the next week, 10 teeth less. She already had 18 teeth missing before her dental. Gloria is very timid and she takes time warming up to strangers. She resides permanently with her Foster Mom, Faye and the 3 musketeer’s, Pepe, Tiki and Sweetie.
