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As Little Rabbit said,we took Daddy to Athens Regional this morning for a catherization.As some know he had an accident last week with a wood splitter that required surgery to put his hand back together.Well,the surgeons detected,by EKG,some abnormalities in his heart.After visiting his regular doctor and doing another EKG,the cath. was scheduled for this morning.
The Doctor and nurses there were great,went thru the details with us(Family)and said he should be back down in about an hour.......after an hour and a half the nurses brought daddy back down,the doctor followed shortly.
The news was'nt good.He has a"blocked"aorta valve,located in the back of his heart!!!!!This cannot be"fixed"with stints,so Monday alittle after lunch they will be preforming open heart surgery on him.The group of surgeons are from Emory,and came in and explained EVERYTHING to us and what to expect.They believe he has had this condition for along time if not all his life.His physical condition has nothing to do with it,he gets up early every morning,works out,rides a bicycle for miles,etc....and can rabbit hunt from dust til dawn.
So in all reality,cutting off part of his hand with a log splitter may have been a blessing in disguise!!!!Please keep praying for him and my momma,as well as the rest of our family.And as Daddy always says "Keep Looking Up".

Thanks Dirtroad
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My prayers are sent. I hope that he is back with the hounds soon.

Hope he will be OK...he will be in my prayers.

My prayers are out for Daddy Rabbit and his family. Pleae keep us updated, Sally.

God Bless all of you, you all will be in my prayer's! May he be back with the hounds soon!

Prayers for him and your family..

I will pray for him open heart is scary for him and you
i have had to hand my little boy over 2 (be for he was a year old)times for them to do it
good luck and may god be with him

family will be in my pryers and i hope for a speedy recovery..he is a super guy and a real treasure to our sport..i have never heard a bad thing about him ever ..great guy

My thoughts and prayers go out to daddy rabbit and his family. Having had some heart trouble (stents) myself I know how the unknown can wear on you.

Daddy Rabbit is just like his dogs,Tough as nails ,he`ll be back at it in short time.
You folks call me if you need any help with the chores,I`m only minutes from you. Chuck 706 340 7429

God bless him,

the pictures i saw of him with a new pup awhile ago made me smile for days on end!!!

We need a great man like that to support our sport!

Prayers are with you and your Family and God Bless

Prayers to you and yours at this time.

Prayers to you and your family