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Originally Posted by HondaGuy
Our puppy has had 3-4 seizures during her lifespan of 3years and our vet performed blood tests and exams and discovered she has a small liver and often doesnt perform as well. Either its caused by the liver or another reason, but dont know what.
We are very concerned and will be seeing the vet again tomorrow for possible solutions. Maybe have to see a neurologist and take meds, we are just worried more seizures could affect her brain 
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During Daisy's first vet exam, at about 6 months old, he found her heart had a "extra" beat sometimes - unusual, but he wasn't too concerned. As my wife said at the time, "So we just enjoy her for as long as she's with us?"
Thankfully, the irregularity hasn't showed up since - on her followup exam, the vet said it may have just been due to stress. She turns three in August and so far, so good... but I guess there's never any guarantee.
Meantime, I guess the thinking still applies: we have to enjoy them as long as they're with us.
We don't know much about Minnie's past - a neighbor of ours answered a Craigslist ad for a free dog back in March, and Minnie was dropped off to her at the start of April. We didn't really get much of her past other than she'd been with that woman (the one who dropped her off) for two years, and the woman's mother for about three years before that. Her teeth were in serious need of a cleaning, she had terrible breath, she wasn't spayed, and she'd obviously had at least one litter. It seemed she'd been loved, but neglected.
Our neighbor had her less than a week before SHE ended up with some sort of medical emergency that landed her in hospital... a neighbor from her building took Minnie in, but they're only allowed one dog, and she already had one, so she couldn't keep Minnie. She'd absolutely fallen in love with Minnie in the two weeks she had her, and was so relieved and overjoyed when we said we'd take her and give her a stable home.
We literally had to drag Minnie away from her place, and for the next week or so, we couldn't even walk her a block with her panicking... having now moved into her fourth different home in a month, we're pretty sure she was terrified that every time she left the house, she would be handed off to someone else again and never come back. It took close to a month before we could walk her all the way to Starbucks or drive to the park without any nervousness - seemed she had finally realized that we wouldn't ever leave her behind.
In that time, we got her spayed, teeth cleaned, microchipped, and all her needed shots. It was a full month too, before we took her to see either of her last two homes, making sure she was fully settled into our pack.
It was amazing to watch her run and play with the others - she loved people and had little fear of other dogs. She had obviously been well-socialized in the past, and for everything she'd been through, she was always happy and playful. When Groucho and Dusty headed off chasing other dogs at the park, she'd be hot on their heels... when we'd go out for walkies near home, she'd often try to get Groucho to chase her and play with her. People who've been mistreated should be able to adjust so well...
What really saddens me the most is that after all that uncertainty, she'd finally found herself a good home where she could be happy and loved for the rest of her life... the only real consolation that it was so short, is Cesar's advice that "dogs live in the moment" - that it never mattered to her what had happened in the past, only that she was happy NOW.
Anyway... prayers for your puppy as well. The best thing you can do for her is to stay strong for her. Maybe she'll get to meet the rest of the Mini-Mutts one day soon.
I'm really glad that I took the time last weekend to get them all together for a group photo...
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And yes, I will say it agin, that last pic makes us teary...keep thinking that might... Sniff
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Still does for me too... and I made the dang thing. Dammit.