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My basic info
Breed
Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier
Color
Silver & Tan (Yorkie colors)
Age
Puppy
Size
Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
My story
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INQUIRIES FOR COWBOY SHOULD BE SENT TO YORKIETUDE@YAHOO.COM
Adoption Fee: $600
Fostered in Texas
Age: 6 months
Weight: 5.6 lbs.
1/15/12 - Yorkie Haven, and especially Cowboy's foster mom are in shock. Sweet little Cowboy was rushed to the vet today. Seems this little man's heart just could not hold up. He was diagnosed with pulmonic stenosis when we first took him in, and understood that his life span would be short, be we had hoped that we would have time to find him that home that would love and adore him and understand that he wouldn't be here long. Well, we actually did find that, his foster mom loved Cowboy as if he were her own. We are sad that he didn't have longer, but are glad for the time that he had with us pain free.
We love you Cowboy!
10/23/11 - Update: Cowboy will be re-evaluated in 6 months and we are hopeful that he might be able to have a balloon valvuloplasty which could improve his prognosis.
10/19/11 - Cowboy was dumped like yesterday's trash. We couldn’t imagine why someone would just bring in such an adorable puppy and not want him any longer, but the answer came very quickly. Cowboy is a very sick little man, and unfortunately, his outcome will not be to live a long life as most yorkies can. We took Cowboy to the cardiology department at Texas A&M and after multiple tests, the results were very sad. The local vets initially had thought that Cowboy had PDA, a repairable cardiac condition; but he actually has pulmonic stenosis. This condition is not repairable and his life span may not be over 2 years of age. He can be a healthy, happy young man for the span of life he has, but he will need to be adopted to a home that realizes that they will feel sorrow well before they would want to. Of course, this can be the case with any pet, but with Cowboy, a shortened life span is a certainty. If you can find it in your heart to let this sweet, adorable, lively pup live out his life with you, you will be a blessed individual/family for sure.
