Tough Girl

Unfortunately, Sophie's trip to the emergency vet didn't come with good news.  We thought perhaps she had caught a cough from Teddy.  However, her cough was actually being caused by early stage heart failure.  After spending the night in an oxygen chamber, she was given prescriptions for 3 medicines she'll have to take twice a day for the rest of her life.  They essentially gave us a timetable of 5 minutes to 5 years.  It all depends on how she reacts to the medicine they referred to as "a heart transplant in a bottle".  It wasn't the news we wanted, but it's the news we got.  So, we have no choice but to take that news and enjoy every second with her for the next 5 years.