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Service Dog Named Chewey Has Heart Surgery

Posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Featured on Episode 22 of the 2007-2008 season

 

A rare type of heart surgery took place last Saturday for a young patient who traveled more then two thousand miles for the chance at a healthier life. The patient named Chewey will go home soon, wagging his tail. Jeff Hirsh tells us about a dog with a special mission in life. Chewey, a six-month old Labrador retriever, has started training with Autism Service Dogs of America to be a therapy dog for an autistic child, but he has been diagnosed with a rapid heartbeat. Dr. Kathy Wright, a veterinary cardiologist, is the only doctor who performs a corrective surgery – called radiofrequency catheter ablation - for this problem in North America.

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http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=d692c1b1-b4b5-4ce7-aa67-a447312a44ec
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NEWS01/802260346/1056/COL02

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