Luckily treatment is available, which consists of surgery on the heart directly. Unfortunately the surgery isn't offered by the referral specialist we'd gone to, so we've not made any progress in resolving the problem, only identifying it. We don't know yet how much treatment for Pulmonic Stenosis will cost, but it will definitely be more than what we originally imagined. So… Thank you so much for the kind generosity. Your donations have helped tremendously, and even though it's just the start of our journey, it's a significant one.

Today Dotcom went to have a heart scan. We thought this was just a formality in confirming the suspected diagnosis of PDA, a fault with a valve that sits just outside of the heart. The plan was he'd have the scan and then go into surgery straightaway to fix it. Unfortunately things never seem to be as straightforward as expected. It turns out the problem is not with this valve after all, but rather is a blockage within the heart itself. The proper name for this is Pulmonic Stenosis. The vet was very good at explaining it.

We're so grateful for all the support everyone has given. Thank you! We just wanted to let you know that Dotcom is okay, although he gets a bit tired quicker than his little sister and sleeps more. We've had a few promising conversations with specialist cardiologists today about treatment. Apparently beagles do not commonly get PDA, so the first step is to arrange an echocardiogram to properly confirm the problem with his little heart. Costs for this vary but it's around £300-£600 so we'll shortly be making arrangements to have this done.