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10-06-2006, 06:43 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | This has been a very bad night....help :( I was at my bf's house with my pup Teddy and his sister, his neice and her friend got home as we were about to leave to go to my house. We all left together because his sister wanted us to go with her a couple blocks away to buy something. When my bf and I were done and ready to head the other direction to my house my bf's neice had a fit and wanted to stay with Teddy. She was carrying him in my dog carrier, she's only 5 and I didn't want her to carry it anyway in fear that she would drop it but I was watching her the whole time and if I didn't let her of course she would cry. So my bf was trying to take the carrier away from her so we could leave and she had a tantrum and would not stop crying. Her mom just looks and doesn't even say anything to make her stop or anything. My bf thinks she's wrong by not punishing her and because she's so spoiled so he tries to discipline her himself but she doesn't listen because he has no support from his sister, her mom. So we ended up having to take her to my house with us. So we got here and my mom, my stepdad and his friend were all in the living room. I let Teddy out and went to my room with my bf and his neice. His neice opened the door and Teddy went running to the living room and of course she went after him. I'm in my room and all of a sudden I hear Teddy crying really loudly and he wouldn't stop. I go running and my mom picks him up and he's still crying. At this point I don't know what happened or what to do and I start crying 'cause I'm so scared. Teddy is my first yorkie and he's only 2 lbs and a half or so and I heard any little thing can cause him danger. It turns out my stepdad's friend was holding him and he jumped out his hands. Mind you he's over 6 feet tall. Teddy finally stopped crying but I didn't because I don't know if a drop like that can effect him in the long run. He was acting a little lethargic afterwards, like his eyes he kept closing them and he yawned like twice, now I think he's back to normal but since he's so small do you think he'll be okay? I just don't want to have to find out later on that he broke something or something wrong and I have to pay tons in vet bills. I don't have much money right now. If I had to of course I will pay anything I could for him but has this happened to anyone? Srry this is so long, it just happened a couple minutes ago and I didn't know what to do. Also what do you think I should do with my bf's neice? If she doesn't get her way she has a fit ALL the time and her mom doesn't care |
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10-06-2006, 07:26 PM | #2 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: McLean , VA
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| If he is ok right now, then he should be fine. just check all his body .to make sure there is nothing broken. he'll cry if there is anything broken or twisted. I know, how scary that is BC I had similar accident with LILO about a month ago. I was @ work with her( a hair salon) and this little 5 yr old boy was playing with her, very nicely, beeing verry gentle and all that, but after about 1/2 hour into playing, they started to play taggle-war with one of lilos toys. at one point, her lifted her up while she was holding a toy in her mouth, and then he droped her. She cried like somone is killing her.... after that she was paralized on her back legs for about 10 min.... I was about to run with her to emergency, but then I remebered that someone told me that Yorkies are a big pretenders... so I took out some treats and started playing with her.... and she was OK.... UFFF... I think that she got paralized from beeing scared... But since that accident, she doesn't like any small children around her... she just runs away from them... Well... I don't blame her...
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10-06-2006, 07:28 PM | #3 |
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| Your bf's neice is her mother's problem, but when she is with you, or at your house then you have the right to speak up and correct her. If she were my bf's neice and she was crying because she couldn't get her own way, I'd simply tell her to knock it off, that it wasn't going to work on me so she may as well stop. You'd be surprised how much they understand. They know it's an act. I'd also let her know that it was MY dog and I was the boss of who holds MY dog, and I didn't care how she cried. You might just earn her respect cause evidently she doesn't respect her mother or her uncle, and probably not the grandparents either. |
10-06-2006, 07:30 PM | #4 |
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| Was he standing when he jumped from his arms? If so, that's a loooooong way for a puppy that size. The standing recommendation is to go to the vet. How does he act when he's walking, running? Will he eat, drink, play? These are things you need to watch to compare to how he normally acts.
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10-06-2006, 07:36 PM | #5 |
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| If you feel he doesn't need to see a vet, I would just watch him closely. If he broke something he wouldn't be acting okay. To me it sounds like he was almost knocked out - lethargic and the eyes half closing - so I would keep checking to make sure he stays alert and is acting normal. If he falls asleep, wake him up every 15 - 20 minutes for a while. As for the niece, only allow her to do what you are comfortable with. Tell her this is your dog, your rules. She either obeys them and behaves or she isn't allowed to be with him. If she doesn't like it too bad, Teddy needs you to protect him and crying never hurt anyone.
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10-06-2006, 07:44 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | I think he was stanindg, I don't know because I didn't see it, I only heard him cry and went running. He seems fine now though, I have him some honey incase he went into shock for his blood because I don't have nutri-cal and heard honey is good. He also seemed wayyy better when he saw my bf eating so we gave him a little white chicken and he is running around now like normal. I think he will be okay, I hope so. That is why I hate other people handling him 'cause I know things can happen, even though it's hard cause I am a very nice person and it's hard to say no. I'm surprised it wasn't my bf's neice that dropped him since she's only 5 but I don't let her hold him. As for her I do tell her when she's in my care that what I say goes and she does pay attention when we're alone but when her mom is around she starts to cry because she knows her mom will give her her way I guess. Her mom works A lot so she doesn't spend so much time with her but that's not an excuse. I know if I had a kid I would not let them act that way with me. My bf does a pretty good job too, he doesn't let her get away with things when she's around him. |
10-06-2006, 07:56 PM | #7 |
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| Personally, I'd take him to the vet for a check up just to be on the safe side.
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10-07-2006, 03:39 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | wow. All I can say is that if he's that small - I wouldn't let anyone hold him unless I was right there - he easily could have been killed ....I sure hope he's going to be ok....Yorkies may be drama kings - but in your case - it wouldn't take much to hurt yours...The vet bills would be nothing compared to a serious injury that could have been avoided. on the little girl - I agree with everything Jeanne said....I would take a child like that - sit her down, look her in the eye and tell her that won't fly with me - they understand way more than people think - but mom needs to get a grip on her child. If I were you - I'd keep your yorkie away from kids and any adults who aren't super careful - he's just too small - |
10-07-2006, 04:07 AM | #9 |
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| OK, I know a lot of people won't agree with me, but if that was my niece, I would give her a good sound spanking!!! I wouldn't care if her mom WAS right there! That child sounds like a spoiled brat! Now I don't believe in spanking for everything, the punishment has to fit the crime. Timeouts do not work with all kids. (not with mine anyway) My kids suffer more if I pack up all the toys they have and lock the toys up for a determined amount of time (We call this the Dr. Phil method). Then they have to earn their toys back...one toy at a time.... But that crying because she doesn't get her own way?? NO NO NO I wouldn't have taken her home with me just because she was crying!! I would have told her that crying doesn't work for me and she wouldn't be getting her own way. She should have been left with her mother to deal with since her behavior is the fault of her mothers. Let the person who raised her to be that way deal with it. I have a nephew that pulled the same crap. He cried to get his way until he was 13 years old!! He is 16 now and HE STILL ACTS LIKE A BABY to get his own way with his parents. When he was 8 and I was pregnant with my daughter he punched me in the stomach. LET ME TELL YOU that was the BIGGEST family fight WE EVER HAD! His mom was standing right there when he hit me (thankfully he didn't really hurt me but it was the principal of it!) and she patted his shoulder and told him it was ok. I snatched that kid up and I whooped his butt right in front of his parents. Needless to say they have all hated me since. This is my husbands sister and her kids. Course, pissed them off even more when my husband backed me up. LOL As for your furbaby, NO NO NO your niece shouldn't be carrying him even in his carrier!! She should have been told, you can pet him, but he is too small for you to carry. Why not get her one of those toy carriers with a stuffed puppy in it??? They are only like $10 or less and then when she comes to your house or you guys are out together she can have her own puppy to carry around. Just a thought.
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10-07-2006, 04:43 AM | #10 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | This very thing happened recently with Ruby. She wriggled right out of my arms and fell to the tile floor. At first she acted like she couldn't walk just right. Called the vet, said I'm on my way. Ran to change from my grungy sweats to jeans. That took literally 30 seconds. By that time she was already up and walking. Called the vet back, he said, "if she is walking around and not in pain, she is probably all right. Watch her overnight and if she is still okay in the morning, don't bring her in." He suggested I give her aspirin, (I forget now how much) just in case she was a little sore. I was careful before, but now I'm fanatical about holding her and how, who, when........lol
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10-07-2006, 05:34 AM | #11 |
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10-07-2006, 05:46 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I want to say this nicely ....but reading where someone said spank her got my attention - That is NOT the way to go - I'd freak if someone had ever laid a hand on my kids....to me - that's unforgivable and I don't care what they did - NO one lays a hand on my kids - ever. No matter how she's acting - or any other child for that matter - hitting a child is wrong - ESPECIALLY someone else's child. Willow - what that boy did was wrong - but what you did was wrong too. I can't even imagine picking up someone's CHILD and doing that. I know some people are raised that way but man - that just promotes violence. It may get their attention - but it brings you right down to that level. there are many other ways to handle kids that are out of control and to tell you the truth - if it were my family and someone did that to my kid - I'd have nothing to do with that person again.
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10-07-2006, 05:59 AM | #13 | |
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I do not think spanking is wrong. I believe we as parents are to do what ever is necessary to properly raise our children. My parents spanked me, their parents spanked them, and as kids we never stepped a toe out of line. We knew and understood the consequences if we did. The end result, we all grew into responsible adults. Now days, what consequences do kids have? Send them to their rooms and they have tv's toys games everything they want in their rooms. But as I said, not every bad deed deserves a spanking. There are other means of discipline that work for some kids. It really depends on the kids personality as to what will work. V, I am sorry if I offended you.
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10-07-2006, 06:13 AM | #14 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | No .... You didn't offend me - I did say I know some of us ARE raised like that - and to tell you the truth - maybe it worked back in the day cause kids were much better behaved - and these days seem to be out of control - but I just don't believe in it ....even more so with someone elses kids - these days you just can't do that kind of thing - Kids are exposed to so much more now - so we just have to remember we are the adults.....and as adults - we shouldn't have to hit anyone or anything unless it's in self defense. What happened to you was very wrong - but I would have gone right to the parents and demanded they take charge of the situation and teach that kid you just can't go around punching people. and you know - they actually could have sued you ?? I wouldn't agree with that either but our times are very different than they were back in the days of spanking |
10-07-2006, 06:19 AM | #15 | |
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Omigosh! No I DIDN'T know they could sue me! They were standing right there when it happened and didn't do a thing about it. I assumed they didn't care.
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