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'You get to be a puppy forever:' Whatcom Co. rescue creates bucket list for dying puppy
FERNDALE, Wash. — Logan is an 8-week-old German Shepherd puppy and he gets to stay a puppy his whole life.
"He has three things wrong with his heart that have no fix," his foster mom, Lindie Saenz, said. Saenz volunteers to foster dogs through Rescued Hearts Northwest.
Rescued Hearts Northwest decided to take in Logan after his first rescue agency didn't have the proper resources to take care of his illnesses. He was posted for free on a local Facebook buy/sell group.
According to their mission statement, Rescued Hearts Northwest aims to save the lives of at-risk dogs and educate communities about spaying and neutering. The organization takes in about 200 dogs a year and they will do what they can for dogs with health problems. The organization has even sent one dog to Washington State University to have a large and expensive surgery.
Saenz was told Logan had a level-5 heart murmur, but after going to the vet, discovered his condition was much more serious.
Logan has pulmonic valve dysplasia — the main valve in his heart is partially opened all the time, so it doesn't properly oxygenate his blood. His heart also has scarring and leaks fluids, and Saenz said the vet gave Logan anywhere from one month to one year to live. He could die very suddenly. Saenz said it would be like heart attack.
Saenz's 4-year-old son, Blake, decided to name the puppy Logan after the "X-Men" character Wolverine, who can regenerate and heal himself. He thought that if they named him after the super hero, then maybe the puppy could heal himself too.
"He has three things wrong with his heart that have no fix," his foster mom, Lindie Saenz, said. Saenz volunteers to foster dogs through Rescued Hearts Northwest.
Rescued Hearts Northwest decided to take in Logan after his first rescue agency didn't have the proper resources to take care of his illnesses. He was posted for free on a local Facebook buy/sell group.
According to their mission statement, Rescued Hearts Northwest aims to save the lives of at-risk dogs and educate communities about spaying and neutering. The organization takes in about 200 dogs a year and they will do what they can for dogs with health problems. The organization has even sent one dog to Washington State University to have a large and expensive surgery.
Saenz was told Logan had a level-5 heart murmur, but after going to the vet, discovered his condition was much more serious.
Logan has pulmonic valve dysplasia — the main valve in his heart is partially opened all the time, so it doesn't properly oxygenate his blood. His heart also has scarring and leaks fluids, and Saenz said the vet gave Logan anywhere from one month to one year to live. He could die very suddenly. Saenz said it would be like heart attack.
Saenz's 4-year-old son, Blake, decided to name the puppy Logan after the "X-Men" character Wolverine, who can regenerate and heal himself. He thought that if they named him after the super hero, then maybe the puppy could heal himself too.
'You get to be a puppy forever:' Whatcom Co. rescue creates bucket list for dying puppy