UPDATE on Jonah

First, a fun time. Jonah's First Birthday was yesterday. Susan bought him a cake from a bakery--yogart, applesauce cake--completely dog safe. She always goes over and above. I went over to celebrate with Susan and brought a piece of cake home to Bogey.

Jonah is not too sure about his musical birthday cake. LOL

Now the update. We consulted with surgeons this morning. One third of Jonah's Liver is in his chest cavity. However, they feel he can live a happy life with a normal life span. Had part of his GI system been in the chest the story would be different. Surgery would be necessary, and it would be a very involved surgery partially because of the surgery that was done by the unknown breeder's vet in Louisiana. They can't say whether the episode that brought us to the vet a couple of weeks was related or not. Jonah could have eaten something and the problem could have been just a case of him feeling really ill. He was born with the liver in his chest. The main thing is that he is back to acting his old self, loved by everyone who meets him. We have a lot of faith in his internist and the surgeon we spoke to today. So immediate crisis is over. Recommended is a 6 month ultrasound to make sure everything is as it is today. The surgeon said she has no reason to believe that it will be otherwise, but since we seem to be so concerned, it would put our minds at ease.

Well, Bogey and I are headed up to bed for the day. I didn't sleep more than two hours last night so I'm a walking zombie. Thank you to those of you who read and to those of you who comment and care. Nice to know such good people are in this world and that comforting words really help during difficult times.