Meet Brooks! Brooks is a 2.5-month-old, 6.2lbs male Shiba Inu. Brooks is a sweet boy who came to us due to having a heart murmur. Brooks' echocardiogram shows that he has a form of congenital heart disease called a ventricular septal defect (VSD). A VSD is a hole located between the left and right ventricles (lower pumping chambers of the heart). This opening allows blood flow to shunt from the left ventricle into the right ventricle instead of being pumped normally to the body. Brooks' VSD is small, so only a small amount of blood is shunting to his right ventricle. Overtime this can lead to enlargement of the left heart chambers in some dogs. Brooks currently has minimal dilation of his left ventricle, and his left atrium (upper left heart chamber) remains normal in size. Periodic monitoring of his heart with an echo will be needed to monitor for heart enlargement in the future. The adoption fee is $500. This includes the spay/neuter, dental cleaning, microchip, heartworm test, wellness bloodwork, fecal flotation and all core vaccines. If you are interested in adopting Brooks, please e-mail adoptions@thelovepetproject.org with "Brooks" in the subject. Please also tell us about yourself and your household.