Fred

About Fred (Dachshund) in Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Fred is waiting for you at Dakota Dachshund Rescue in Sioux Falls, SD 57110. We are an all-volunteer/foster home-based rescue. Apply to adopt by filling out the online adoption application on our main website dakotadachshundrescue.org Click on Adoption Info under the Navigation bar on the left side of the page. Fill out the form by clicking on the picture of the computer screen with our logo on it. Fred will go back to VMC Thursday for his patent ductus arteriosus closure. Check in time is 6 a.m. Monday Nov 3rd: I just got off the phone with Dr Tanner, he saw Fred on admission to EVH as well as he is with Dr Stauthammer and the Cardiology team seeing our little Fred. Fred is doing well today, transitioning to oral Lasix(diuretic) and Vetmedin, as long as he stays local/close to VMC he is being discharged this afternoon! Valerie is willing to foster Fred, she was part of his transport team, she has adopted from DDR, and she helped with local fostering Bernard when he was there. Sunday update: Little Fred needs his prayer warriors! Little Fred is doing ok but having some issues. Admit heart rate was 240, now it is 260 with the Lasix on board, he is working hard to keep his oxygen levels up if they take him out of the oxygen tent so they put him back in He has to wear an e-collar otherwise he tries to chew his IV tubing; they have to take it off hourly so he can drink water from his bowl. He won't eat their puppy food, they are feeding him baby food and chicken to get him to eat. Dr Risi needs to taper his Lasix so it doesn't harm his kidneys but needs to keep it where it is right now to try to reverse his congestive heart failure. Staff is doing hourly checks on him. She needs to draw blood work to look at Fred's kidney values but needs to wait as they are already pulling of fluid and he is so small his blood volume is small so they can't take off too much fluid between Lasix and blood draw. She did reiterate Fred is critical.