Almost lost baby ceasar last night.... - YorkieTalk.com Forums

TaylorsMomma · 10-10-2008, 07:41 AM

This is so unbelievable. I can't believe that I am writing this.... Last night at 9:15 pm, I heard little Ceasar choking. I called my husband and we both ran to him. My husband picked him up and started trying to see what he had in his mouth. Couldn't see anything and I said get your finger down there and check it out. Which he did right away. Ceasar was laboring terribly. His breathing was going FAST. Hubby did mouth to mouth and the heimlich maneuver etc......... we were in a panic. I was calling our emergency vet to let them know we were on our way !!!! We drove at breakneck speed what normally could be a 35 minute drive and did it in about 17 or 18 minutes. It felt like FOREVER. The nurse met us at the door and grabbed Ceasar from us. Took him down the hallway and was back out with him in a couple of minutes. She said they checked his esophagus and said that it was clear. His vitals were ok and his gums were nice and pink. Whatever was lodged either came out or went down. BY THE WAY: WE FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF CHICKEN BONE in the hallway just before we were leaving. Ceasar just went down the hallway as we were slipping into our shoes. We sat in the clinic so that they could monitor him for a while and the nurse said they could xray if we wanted. That would have been $ 400.00 plus and she said it wasn't very likely they would DO much of anything seeing as his vitals etc were fine. So we decided to bring him home and watch over him. He was EXHAUSTED to say the least. We cuddled in bed and I listened to his breathing. I managed to drift off at some point only to be woken up a 5:00 as Ceasar was jumping off of the bed to go use his pee pee pad. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW . He had a POOP this morning. It wasn't as big as usual BUT it was something. THANK GOD ABOVE. He is eating some tinned mush that I picked up on the way home last night. He lapped a little yogurt for me and has drank a wee bit. The little fella is right at my feet as I sit here typing. Oh, how could I forget. HE KISSED ME this morning after he ate something and that was just the ticked I NEEDED. He hadn't kissed me since before this whole thing happened. WHERE that bone came from is BEYOND me but PLEASE everyone take extra care with bones of ANY kind. I NEVER thought this would happen to US. We are so very vigilant about what lies around for our fur babies to "FIND". YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, what a SCARE and a half. I am so thankful. Of course Ceasar will NOT be left alone. He is on SUPER DUPER watch for the next few days or so. I have to see EVERYTHING that comes out of that little baby. Oh, I drove our daughter in to school and Ceasar came to GREET ME at the door with tail wagging. I wasn't expecting that. PRAISE GOD !!!!! HALLELUJAH !!!!! THANK YOU to anyone who reads my story and PLEASE send prayers up that he passes HEALTHY poops for us.
I will update for everyone SOON !!!!!

LaurenMarie · 10-10-2008, 07:46 AM

I am always so careful with bones, because I have read horror stories, but just sometimes, we forget the little ones are around and have the ability to grab the things we try to hide from them. You did the right thing from start to finish and Ceasar is very lucky to have a mommy and daddy who care so much!

I'll keep him in my prayers!

fullyunderstand · 10-10-2008, 07:50 AM

Bless your heart!!

I will pray for little Ceasar. Please keep us updated.

TaylorsMomma · 10-10-2008, 07:55 AM

THANK YOU BOTH for your warm responses. I PROMISE to keep you all updated.
He is such a little DARLING and of course his adorable Mommy as well. They each have an equal 1/2 of my heart.

Now EVERYONE go and HUG your furbabies for me. Thanks for the prayers/good thoughts. MUCH appreciated. <3

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 10-10-2008, 07:57 AM

Thank Heavens he is OK!!! Bless you and little Ceasar

abaddon248 · 10-10-2008, 07:59 AM

I'm really glad is doing okay now ...poor little thing...he's in my prayers..!

yorkieusa · 10-10-2008, 08:22 AM

I'm so happy everything turned out ok for little Ceasar. He's a real trooper. Whew!

I hope your adrenalin level is back to normal now, too.

pinkhouses86 · 10-10-2008, 09:07 AM

I'm SO glad everything turned out ok for the little furbutt! My thoughts are with you all!

J_is_my_initial · 10-10-2008, 09:09 AM

I am so glad he is now ok. That would have scared me to death.

shannon3563 · 10-10-2008, 09:28 AM

Eeeek, how scary! I'm so glad everything is okay and your baby is well!!

GeorgiaOnMyMind · 10-10-2008, 09:53 AM

I am so happy to know that he is doing so well. And you too! That must have been awful for you. I just can't imagine. One of our puppies is a little thief, she stole a razor of the side of the tub our oldest daughter left out and she was chewing on it, but she didn't get cut, thank goodness! Then she stole a small pencil sharpener the size of a half dollar from my 7 yr old. She had it in her paws and was chewing on it. Well one of her nails got stuck all the way down past the quick and was bleeding. We heard this clinking and clanking and she was trying to walk over to us. It was just dangling there. It was so sad!

We cleaned her all up and put a little pink bandage on it. My 8 yr old daughter is at the age where she has been hiding snack wrappers behind stuff, in things, etc., and we had to have "the talk." Poor Alexis, she is the first one I usually ask when the puppies pick up with something, Peaches has stolen A LOT of stuff from her Barbie house too. Alexis' answer is "maybe if you bought her her own Barbie house, she wouldn't steal mine. Are you gonna put handcuffs on her and take Peaches to jail for stealing."

Let us know if you find out how he got it. Can he reach your kitchen trash? Mine are too short but I bought a large can that you have to step on the lid. We did that for our bathroom trash also. It cut down on all of the trash stealing.

grandmatoall · 10-10-2008, 09:59 AM

Oh.. how scary for you. It sounds like you and your husband did everything you could to help this little angel.. and it worked. I am so thankful that nothing bad has resulted from his close escape. Hugs to all of you. I am praying for nice healthy poops from your baby.

TaylorsMomma · 10-10-2008, 10:11 AM

I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY.
Thanks for not jumping all over me and making me feel even WORSE. I really have no idea how our little baby got that bone but I will say that my family will be lucky if they get their turkey this coming Monday for Thanksgiving. I just can't look at chicken OR turkey. Ceasar is peacefully lying in his favorite patch of sunlight by the front door. Taylor (his Mommy), Ceasar and I went for our daily walk and he LOVED the Autumn leaves and fresh sunshine/fresh air. I am sooooooooooooooooo RELIEVED but haven't lost the fright of last night YET !!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL. YORKIE TALK DEFINITELY RULES AND I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU GUYS TO LEAN ON/CONFIDE IN. Hugs to all.

Sandysbabies · 10-10-2008, 10:55 AM

Oh my gosh, what a scare. They would have had to lay me out by the time we got to the vets. These little warts are into everything and they are so fast. Kayla eat 1/2 a sugarless cookie my husband dropped night before last. I almost died. Anything sugarless is suppose to be toxic to them I believe. Bless your heart, I hope you and your baby are okay. They can just nearly give you a heartattack.

TachaYorkies · 10-10-2008, 11:06 AM

i dont know what i would have done in your shoes!

i'm so glad he is ok, i'll be sending some prayers and good thoughts for da little fella,

our nearest emergency vet is over 1hr away... i don't know what i'd do...
I WISH there'd be one closer.

Big Huggs!

10-10-2008, 07:41 AM	#1
TaylorsMomma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 211	Almost lost baby ceasar last night.... This is so unbelievable. I can't believe that I am writing this.... Last night at 9:15 pm, I heard little Ceasar choking. I called my husband and we both ran to him. My husband picked him up and started trying to see what he had in his mouth. Couldn't see anything and I said get your finger down there and check it out. Which he did right away. Ceasar was laboring terribly. His breathing was going FAST. Hubby did mouth to mouth and the heimlich maneuver etc......... we were in a panic. I was calling our emergency vet to let them know we were on our way !!!! We drove at breakneck speed what normally could be a 35 minute drive and did it in about 17 or 18 minutes. It felt like FOREVER. The nurse met us at the door and grabbed Ceasar from us. Took him down the hallway and was back out with him in a couple of minutes. She said they checked his esophagus and said that it was clear. His vitals were ok and his gums were nice and pink. Whatever was lodged either came out or went down. BY THE WAY: WE FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF CHICKEN BONE in the hallway just before we were leaving. Ceasar just went down the hallway as we were slipping into our shoes. We sat in the clinic so that they could monitor him for a while and the nurse said they could xray if we wanted. That would have been $ 400.00 plus and she said it wasn't very likely they would DO much of anything seeing as his vitals etc were fine. So we decided to bring him home and watch over him. He was EXHAUSTED to say the least. We cuddled in bed and I listened to his breathing. I managed to drift off at some point only to be woken up a 5:00 as Ceasar was jumping off of the bed to go use his pee pee pad. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW . He had a POOP this morning. It wasn't as big as usual BUT it was something. THANK GOD ABOVE. He is eating some tinned mush that I picked up on the way home last night. He lapped a little yogurt for me and has drank a wee bit. The little fella is right at my feet as I sit here typing. Oh, how could I forget. HE KISSED ME this morning after he ate something and that was just the ticked I NEEDED. He hadn't kissed me since before this whole thing happened. WHERE that bone came from is BEYOND me but PLEASE everyone take extra care with bones of ANY kind. I NEVER thought this would happen to US. We are so very vigilant about what lies around for our fur babies to "FIND". YIKESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, what a SCARE and a half. I am so thankful. Of course Ceasar will NOT be left alone. He is on SUPER DUPER watch for the next few days or so. I have to see EVERYTHING that comes out of that little baby. Oh, I drove our daughter in to school and Ceasar came to GREET ME at the door with tail wagging. I wasn't expecting that. PRAISE GOD !!!!! HALLELUJAH !!!!! THANK YOU to anyone who reads my story and PLEASE send prayers up that he passes HEALTHY poops for us. I will update for everyone SOON !!!!!

10-10-2008, 07:50 AM	#3
fullyunderstand Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 115	Bless your heart!! I will pray for little Ceasar. Please keep us updated. __________________ Wiley & Scooter RIP Cooper, I love You My Big Boy!!

10-10-2008, 07:57 AM	#5
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	Thank Heavens he is OK!!! Bless you and little Ceasar __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

10-10-2008, 08:22 AM	#7
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I'm so happy everything turned out ok for little Ceasar. He's a real trooper. Whew! I hope your adrenalin level is back to normal now, too. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

10-10-2008, 09:07 AM	#8
pinkhouses86 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 144	I'm SO glad everything turned out ok for the little furbutt! My thoughts are with you all! __________________ Cheryl ~ Scoty & Smokys Human RIP Jackson 8/26/00 - 4/30/06

10-10-2008, 07:46 AM	#2
LaurenMarie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New York Posts: 162	I am always so careful with bones, because I have read horror stories, but just sometimes, we forget the little ones are around and have the ability to grab the things we try to hide from them. You did the right thing from start to finish and Ceasar is very lucky to have a mommy and daddy who care so much! I'll keep him in my prayers!

10-10-2008, 07:55 AM	#4
TaylorsMomma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 211	THANK YOU BOTH for your warm responses. I PROMISE to keep you all updated. He is such a little DARLING and of course his adorable Mommy as well. They each have an equal 1/2 of my heart. Now EVERYONE go and HUG your furbabies for me. Thanks for the prayers/good thoughts. MUCH appreciated. <3

10-10-2008, 07:59 AM	#6
abaddon248 YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: rochester,ny Posts: 309	I'm really glad is doing okay now ...poor little thing...he's in my prayers..!

10-10-2008, 09:09 AM	#9
J_is_my_initial YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Knoxville,Tennessee Posts: 3,073	I am so glad he is now ok. That would have scared me to death. __________________ PAWPRINTS AND DOG HAIR ENHANCE MY PERSONAL STYLE.

10-10-2008, 09:28 AM	#10
shannon3563 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: virginia Posts: 244	Eeeek, how scary! I'm so glad everything is okay and your baby is well!! __________________ Shannon * Mommy to Talan & Caylee Grace

10-10-2008, 09:53 AM	#11
GeorgiaOnMyMind Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Merkel, Texas, US Posts: 300	I'm so happy.... I am so happy to know that he is doing so well. And you too! That must have been awful for you. I just can't imagine. One of our puppies is a little thief, she stole a razor of the side of the tub our oldest daughter left out and she was chewing on it, but she didn't get cut, thank goodness! Then she stole a small pencil sharpener the size of a half dollar from my 7 yr old. She had it in her paws and was chewing on it. Well one of her nails got stuck all the way down past the quick and was bleeding. We heard this clinking and clanking and she was trying to walk over to us. It was just dangling there. It was so sad! We cleaned her all up and put a little pink bandage on it. My 8 yr old daughter is at the age where she has been hiding snack wrappers behind stuff, in things, etc., and we had to have "the talk." Poor Alexis, she is the first one I usually ask when the puppies pick up with something, Peaches has stolen A LOT of stuff from her Barbie house too. Alexis' answer is "maybe if you bought her her own Barbie house, she wouldn't steal mine. Are you gonna put handcuffs on her and take Peaches to jail for stealing." Let us know if you find out how he got it. Can he reach your kitchen trash? Mine are too short but I bought a large can that you have to step on the lid. We did that for our bathroom trash also. It cut down on all of the trash stealing. __________________ If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.

10-10-2008, 09:59 AM	#12
grandmatoall I Love My Babies Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,440 Blog Entries: 1	Oh.. how scary for you. It sounds like you and your husband did everything you could to help this little angel.. and it worked. I am so thankful that nothing bad has resulted from his close escape. Hugs to all of you. I am praying for nice healthy poops from your baby. __________________ "Bobbi, Proud Mom To: Sandy & Leo Yorkies & Grandkids - Make My Heart Smile

10-10-2008, 10:11 AM	#13
TaylorsMomma Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 211	I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY. Thanks for not jumping all over me and making me feel even WORSE. I really have no idea how our little baby got that bone but I will say that my family will be lucky if they get their turkey this coming Monday for Thanksgiving. I just can't look at chicken OR turkey. Ceasar is peacefully lying in his favorite patch of sunlight by the front door. Taylor (his Mommy), Ceasar and I went for our daily walk and he LOVED the Autumn leaves and fresh sunshine/fresh air. I am sooooooooooooooooo RELIEVED but haven't lost the fright of last night YET !!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL. YORKIE TALK DEFINITELY RULES AND I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE YOU GUYS TO LEAN ON/CONFIDE IN. Hugs to all.

10-10-2008, 10:55 AM	#14
Sandysbabies YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,234	Oh my gosh, what a scare. They would have had to lay me out by the time we got to the vets. These little warts are into everything and they are so fast. Kayla eat 1/2 a sugarless cookie my husband dropped night before last. I almost died. Anything sugarless is suppose to be toxic to them I believe. Bless your heart, I hope you and your baby are okay. They can just nearly give you a heartattack.

10-10-2008, 11:06 AM	#15
TachaYorkies Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Posts: 62	oh my! thank god i dont know what i would have done in your shoes! i'm so glad he is ok, i'll be sending some prayers and good thoughts for da little fella, our nearest emergency vet is over 1hr away... i don't know what i'd do... I WISH there'd be one closer. Big Huggs! __________________ Natacha & the trio Gals ~Guidoune * Roxy * Bee-Bee~