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Old 01-19-2009, 10:03 AM   #1
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Hi all,

I'm hoping to get some sagely advice. I recently purchased a Yorkie for my wife. We have had Minnie for about 1 month now. She has regularly eaten Eukanuba Yorkie kibble. Right now, she's about 6 months old, but the breeder I purchased her from had been feeding her the adult formula. She usually would eat I guess about 1/2 cup a day? I'm not exactly sure. We just kept her food dish full for her.

Yesterday, I noticed that she didn't seem to eat at all. I know she drank some water, but I'm almost positive she didn't eat. She moved her bowels in the morning and then one more time throughout the day. Unless she snuck off and left a present somewhere else in the house, I don't believe she's gone since. I know I took her out for a walk three times last night. She only urinated.

This morning when I took her out, she didn't do either. Usually I'm the one who takes the puppy out in the morning. As long as I've been taking her out, she's always done both in fairly short order in the morning. This morning, nothing. She has urinated twice in the house since about 8am this morning. She's also had some water, but no food. She seems to be sleeping and just laying around, too. Now, that's not too unusual for her. Whenever we are around, she seems to like to curl up in somebody's lap and go to sleep.

We've never had a Yorkie before and I'd be beside myself with grief if something happened to Minnie. My wife and son adore her and she's actually adopted me to be her human - even though this puppy was a present for my wife! Go figure! So, should I be concerned? Well, obviously, I'm concerned or else I wouldn't be typing a thread on the forum. But, am I jumping at shadows? What could possibly be wrong? ANY advice or info would be greatly appreciated. In case this helps, we have a 10 year old son who we've been instructing to pick up his little toys, legos, etc. off the floor so the puppy doesn't chew on them. He's been pretty good about keeping his stuff up off of the living room floor. He's also kept his door to his room closed. She has found little bits of this and that to chew. Things like hair pins (I don't know where she gets them), bits of tape, etc. Usually I can tell when she's got something she shouldn't have because she runs and usually drops the "evidence" of her crime behind.

I'm just hoping that she will want to eat soon because that really concerns me.

Thanks in advance for all the advice.
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Old 01-19-2009, 10:08 AM   #2
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Yorkies can get real finicky with food, one day eating and the next day not so that may be why she hasnt ate. I dont think its been long enough to be a concern yet. You could try fixing some boiled chicken and rice and see if she will eat that. It also could be that she is constipated. You could give her some canned pumpkin and that will get things moving along
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First, welcome to YorkieTalk.

Has she eaten yet today?
Have you tried forcing it?
Are her gums pink?

Since Minnie is so young and this is very unusal for her and it has been more than 24 hours, she probably needs to see a vet.

Since she didn't yesterday, no pooping wouldn't be a huge concern quite yet but she should be interested in food by now. Have you tried canned?
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Old 01-19-2009, 10:17 AM   #4
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Her gums look pink, so no worries there. She weighs about 4.5 pounds and she has been playful earlier this morning. She was acting, for all intents and purposes, normal yesterday. She likes to play bite and flop over on her back and let us rub her tummy, etc. She has already done her little happy dance that she does for me when I take her out of her cage today. However, she's just napping pretty much non-stop now from 8:00am til now. As I'm writing this, she's curled up under my chair.

She has eaten a Beneful snack today. I wanted her to at least have something in her tummy and I tried offering her a "treat". She responded when I opened the bag and came in to get the treat. She then took it back to her little bed and ate almost all of it. I've seen her drinking from her bowl twice already.

When she did move her bowels yesterday, it was normal. It was formed and not runny. Nothing out of the ordinary.

I think I'll try some different kibble. We were sent a different brand of kibble by another breeder. Minnie doesn't know this, but we're buying her a sister so she won't be lonely when my wife and I are at work and our son is at school. We hate having to close her up in a large bathroom, but we keep her food and water in there. She has plenty of room to move about. We can get her piddle pads down on the tile and it's better than caging her (which would be extremely sad and cruel). Anyhow, the breeder we will be buying the next puppy from sent us a bag of Flint River in advance. Maybe that will spark Minnie's interest. As of yet, we haven't fed her any people food because we didn't want to spoil her.

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Baxter is funny with his eating. Sometimes he will eat very little one day and then eat a lot the next day. Sometimes I hold the food in my hand to get him to eat it. And he will eat anything I put in his kong. I don't know why it tastes better out of the kong than out of the bowl but it must!
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First, welcome to YorkieTalk.

Has she eaten yet today?
Have you tried forcing it?
Are her gums pink?

Since Minnie is so young and this is very unusal for her and it has been more than 24 hours, she probably needs to see a vet.

Since she didn't yesterday, no pooping wouldn't be a huge concern quite yet but she should be interested in food by now. Have you tried canned?
No, I haven't tried forcing it. I did put some of the kibble in my hand and offered it to her that way, but no dice.
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When is the new pup coming?
If she doesn't even want to eat all of the treat that you gave her, there may be something wrong. Is she up to dates on vaccines?
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When is the new pup coming?
If she doesn't even want to eat all of the treat that you gave her, there may be something wrong. Is she up to dates on vaccines?
Yes, she's up to date on her vaccines. The new pup won't be here for another month.

She did show some interest when I changed her food in her dish. She ate maybe three pieces of the Flint River kibble and was just playing with me on the floor. When you say her name in a really high pitched voice, she likes to flop over onto her back and expose her tummy. She did this a minute ago and when I was rubbing her tummy, she began play biting at my fingers. This is very normal behavior for her.

Hopefully she just isn't interested in her old food. I made a half and half mix of the old kibble and the new.

She went and ate a small bit from the bowl and also drank some more water.

Hopefully all is well and I'm just being an over-anxious parent.
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My Suzi loves belly rubs too! I would try to give her a canned puppy food and see if she will eat it. She is a little one, so it is very important that she is eating regulary. You seem like a very caring human parent to her and watchful. Your little puppy is acting normal but, just is not eating right , I would continue to try other foods that she may like. If this is not working then please take her to a vet.
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My Suzi loves belly rubs too! I would try to give her a canned puppy food and see if she will eat it. She is a little one, so it is very important that she is eating regulary. You seem like a very caring human parent to her and watchful. Your little puppy is acting normal but, just is not eating right , I would continue to try other foods that she may like. If this is not working then please take her to a vet.
Thanks. The funny thing is that I didn't really want a Yorkie. I'm a German Shepherd kinda guy. I really just bought this puppy because my wife has always wanted one. The irony of the whole situation is that the puppy loves me best of all. In the beginning, she wouldn't allow herself to be apart from me if I was home. Now, she's warmed up alot to my wife (thank goodness) and son, but you can tell that I'm still "her human". I love this little gal and it would kill me to see anything happen to her. I've been vigilant to make sure she doesn't have access to anything that can hurt her. I've read up on all the dangerous foods, snacks, etc. She's so little that she looks to all of us to keep her safe. It's odd, but it's just like having a toddler in the house again. Instead of baby-proofing the rooms, we've puppy-proofed them.

But I digress . . . if she still isn't eating properly, I think a trip to the vet is in order. If for no other reason, it'll make me feel better! I also emailed the breeder I purchased her from, so I'll be armed with all the best advice I can get. The scary thing about puppies and dogs is that they can't speak and tell us what's the matter. We have to be watchful and alert. Up until yesterday, Minnie has been a total creature of habit. All of those habits seem to be in effect today, except she just hasn't eaten much. At least she's eaten a little.

So, I'll just keep and eye on her. Give her lots o' love and then get her to the vet if nothing improves.

Any danger signs or red flags to keep my eyes peeled for?
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You've gotten some good advice, but I just wanted to say that I hope all is well with Minnie. I know Lexi has some "off" days, where she'll do more sleeping and seem to have less energy than usual. But then the next day, she is back to "normal". I think that normal is having different days, just like people. But your Minnie is too new to know exactly what normal is!

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I have also heard that it is very typical that a female yorkie puppy will bond with the man of the house first. And the same is true for a male yorkie puppy to bond first with the female of the house.
My Suzi just has my son and I , howeverm when my brother comes over she can't get enough of him! You are doing all the right things for your little puppy! I hope Minnie is ok and will soon start eating well.
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When Abbey decides not to eat her dry food, I add a little water and warm it in the microwave. I don't know why but it works every time!
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Hi! Welcome to YT!! It doesn't surprise me one little bit that this little girl has you wrapped around her little paw. It is one of the best things they do, make their humans to fall totally, madly in love with them.

Two things come to mind when I read your post. First, at 6 months of age, she is very likely teething. Gracie Ruth had a lot of trouble eating her kibble when she was teething. I didn't want to change the texture by adding water or change to can food because sometimes is can be difficult to get them back to plain kibble. So I put some in a sandwich bag and cracked it with a hammer. G was able to eat the cracked kibble and once she was done teething continued on with it whole again with no issues.

The second thing is that you may actually want to look into getting a boy instead of a second girl. Sometimes there are problems when both dogs are of the same sex. Also, many people say that boys are more cuddly then girls. I can only say what I've seen with the 4 we've had. Annie was absolutely a momma's girl, although she loved her daddy, I was the one she sought out. But I had Annie before DH came into the picture and I think that has a lot to do with it. Boo & Yogi are both very cuddly, Gracie has grown into it. There was never an issue between Boo and Gracie, however, Boo does seem to have more trouble tolerating Yogi.

Of course each dog is different and many have same sexes that get along just great, and have girls that are just as cuddly as the boys. I'm just offering what I've seen with ours.

Good Luck and please let us know what happens with Minnie and how it goes with your addition.
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Hi and WELCOME to YorkieTalk!

I love hearing how a Yorkie completely wins the heart of a guy who was not that in to small dogs. It has happened in our home to, my two furry girls have their skin dad wrapped around their little paws.

Sorry you're having some eating problems, and glad you are watching her closely. I am by no means an expert, but have gotten excellent advice and knowledge from other members on YT. I don't think backing off food for one day is a crisis, as long as she is still drinking water. Mine have had days when they don't eat as much, maybe associated with teething, or upset tummy when dad spoiled them with a bite of fatty people food, or can happen when they are coming in heat, or when they become bored with a particular brand of kibble. Continue to watch her for any additional symptoms, and if she absolutely refuses any food for another day, see the vet.

You might offer her something like a little boiled chicken, cottage cheese, or some scrambled egg. If you think she is constipated, give her a little canned pumpkin (plain, no spices); this is also good for diarrhea and other gastro problems.

Don't change dog foods abruptly. If you are changing kibble, do it very gradually, mixing new with the old slowly increasing over 2-3 weeks to avoid digestive problems. There is a sticky note about dog food reviews in the Health and Diet section, you might look into that if you are looking for a better quality food. My first pup came home on Eukanuba too, and I soon found out it wasn't the best.

Good luck and keep up posted.
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