Miss Prissy was born February 24, 1993.   She is out of our Champion "Cori"
and the grand daughter to our American/Canadian Champion "Fire".  She was the pick of the litter and I raised her for showing.  Her first show was when she was 6 months old and she finished her championship quickly, going on the be a mutli Group First winner.  She retired and at 2 and 1/2 years old she had her first litter of puppies.  (11 puppies) all were healthy and living in great homes.  She was bred a year later and produced a litter of 7. 

Out of that litter, I kept a male puppy I named, "Chip".  Miss Prissy was spayed at the age of 4 years old and soon afterwards she had her first Petite Mal siezure.  At her vet visit it was determined to be idiopathic and she also has daily partial siezures as well.  Soon after that she had problems breathing and the next visit a heart murmur was detected.  We pursued this with Ultrasounds and x-rays showing an enlarged heart (right side and left side enlarging) heart walls very thick and lung disease...........

Prissy's diagnosis is terminal -- she was given only a few months to live due to the severe progression of this disease.   It is thought the lack of oxygen in the blood from the heart disease may be a contributing factor to her epilepsy as it causing slowing of the blood throughout the body and rear end weakening.  She was placed on Lasix (for her heart and lung disease)  and phenobarbitol for her seizures.

In 1998, Miss Prissy had a "stroke" that sent her collapsing backwards and unconcious for about 10 seconds.  She recovered fully within a few days.  

It is now February 2000 and Miss Prissy is still with us, she has some troublesome nights breathing and episodes during the day but shows no signs of pain or suffering.  We have not noticed another petite mal siezure nor any gran mals.  For over a year now, we have stopped giving Prissy the Phenobarbitol because of it's side effects and give it to her on as 'as-needed' basis.   The same with her Lasix.   

She is a great girl and we have shared a wonderful life together and enjoy
each minute of each day she remains with us.

Trina