A Gateshead puppy has become the first to undergo a life-saving heart operation at an animal hospital in Wakefield after vets discovered she was suffering from a severe heart defect.
Maisie the ten-month-old French Bulldog was attending a routine vaccination appointment at her local vets when staff detected a heart murmur and recommended she be referred to Paragon Veterinary Referrals for a heart scan. Investigations revealed that the young pup was suffering with pulmonic stenosis - a severe narrowing of blood flow exiting the heart - putting immense strain on her heart and placing her in real danger.
Her owner, Anthony Cairns, from Gateshead said: "We were shocked when we heard the diagnosis, as we had only had Maisie for just over a month."
