Thank you everyone and for all your advice and experiences. I'm beginning to think it's a minefield getting a puppy. It never used to be like this, you just used to pick your puppy and go on your way!
It has been a stressful day and I had to go out tonight to meet some girls I used to work with, so did not get chance to ring the breeder. To be honest I wanted to see if she contacted me as she knew Rosie was seeing the cardiologist today and I wanted to see how bothered she was. When I got home there was an email from her asking how Rosie was, saying she had been thinking of her all day and asking what happened with the cardiologist. So that's good, she is not trying to avoid the situation.
It was too late to ring her but I replied that there was a problem and I needed to speak to her and would ring her tomorrow. She is a teacher so I won't speak to her until late afternoon, but will let you know what she says.
I'm fee!ing positive about the situation, I wish it hadn't happened, but as my mum used to say 'it's happened so deal with it', and that's what I'm doing. I'm glad I had the scan, I couldn't cope with not knowing what I was dealing with. I'm glad that it was an actual cardiologist who told me to forget about it now and treat Rosie completely normal and not just a vet who said it, it gives me more confidence. Also my experience with Sophie has helped, for all I know she could have had the same thing as Rosie and she turned out just fine.
Rosie is going absolutely nowhere, I have bonded with her completely, as she has with me and she is firmly in my heart. It has surprised me how strongly I felt about this and how upset I have been, given that she has only been here a few days. And there you go thinking that you will never love another one!
Just for interest one of the girls I met tonight has 2 cavaliers, both from the same breeder and both vet checked. One developed a heart murmur later in life, fair enough, but the other has has surgery on ALL four legs. Two cruciate ligaments costing over 3000 pounds each and two elbow surgeries. So nothing is certain is it.
I'm still annoyed that Rosie wasn't vet checked, but then again if she had been she probably wouldn't be here with me and maybe she was meant to be with me to be treasured!
I will let you know what happens with the breeder. I am glad she contacted me.
Thank you again everyone for caring. It means a lot.
Gaynor xx
p.s. I will have a go at posting photographs tomorrow, I am not very good at it but practice makes perfect!