Cleft Palet Puppy owner? Are you out there? I need your help! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Breny · 07-28-2006, 11:54 AM

I'm looking for someone on this forum who has dealt with a cleft palet baby. Mine is 3 weeks old on Sunday, I'm bottle feeding her. She's strong and seems to be doing well (figers crossed) Looking for advise and help! Please respond!

ShelbyKate · 07-28-2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Breny

I'm looking for someone on this forum who has dealt with a cleft palet baby. Mine is 3 weeks old on Sunday, I'm bottle feeding her. She's strong and seems to be doing well (figers crossed) Looking for advise and help! Please respond!

It is bugaboosmom. Search for her and send her a message. Good luck

Breny · 07-28-2006, 12:43 PM

Thank you!!! I sent her a PM and I hope she replies!

chachi · 07-28-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ShelbyKate

It is bugaboosmom. Search for her and send her a message. Good luck

I havent seen her on here for a while now

ShelbyKate · 07-28-2006, 12:51 PM

Looking back at her postings, her last post was in April but maybe she will check. Anyway, if you look up all her posts she gives a lot of pointers. She was wonderful when my daughter had a cleft palate baby. Unfortunately our baby had more problems and did not make it.

Breny · 07-28-2006, 01:01 PM

Darn! I'll look thru her posts. I only know what I've read on the Internet and was hoping to talk to someone who;s done it themselves as well

Well so far so good...I just keep my fingers crossed for her. She's soooooooooooooo cute, but only have the size of her litter mates.

ShelbyKate · 07-28-2006, 01:02 PM

I PM"d you some information

YorkieRose · 07-28-2006, 02:02 PM

I just read a thread from Luvdorkyyorkies..she has one named Joker...PM her..

Bama Yorkie Mom · 07-28-2006, 04:52 PM

my neice got a yorkie, it is I think almost 9 months now. But she had an eye that was almost closed all the time , One of its ears was off set more to the side of its head and her mouth was drawn on its left side. Something that happened during birth they said. Of course I dont know what caused it but its mouth looks kinda like maybe a stroke. But since her hair has grown out none of this is all the noticable unless you know it. She is so happy with her and the puppy looks like a fat ball of fur. I think she weighs between 5 and 6 lbs now. I was proud of her for taking it as they couldnt sell it for much. I think she gave like 150 bucks for her. It is her only one and it is really loved. She is taking it to NM soon with her for a business purposes she has to attend. There is so many caring people out there for there to be so many uncaring. I am proud of her for buying it.
And to you goodluck with your baby.

Breny · 07-30-2006, 07:04 PM

Well so far I'm doing everything I can and hoping for the best. Today she is 3 weeks old (21 days) She weighed 294 grams today. She was 120 grams on the day after she was born. I feel positive. I want her to make it !!!

luvdorkyyorkies · 08-09-2006, 04:27 AM

Hi Breny,

How is your lil cleft palate girl doing? I wish I would have noticed this thread alot earlier. Hope she is thriving.
Here is a thread about my cleft palate boy
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=cleft+palate
The link to henwood.com in it is what helped me during the crucial handfeeding part.
SO happy she has been doing well so far, I know from experience it takes a ton of work to raise them. You get sooooooo attached too.
My Joker is doing great, you would never know now he was a problem by watching him zoom everywhere. He just now is eating dry food, he couldnt for a long time even though the henwood website recommended dry only. He just didnt have the teeth to do it.
Joker is over 3 months now and is a live wire!!!!!! He is just extra small at 19 ozs.
He used to have severe hypoglycemic attacks and I started him on a "milkshake" Just formula in a cup with honey mixed in and he lapped it up, of course he couldnt really do this until he was 7 to 8 weeks. But every morning I did this, and somedays I still do and he never had another attack. He really gained weight too. He also was offered canned food 3 times aday. But Im trying to wean him to dry now since he is doing so well. He likes his milkshake though!!!!!!!!!!! Try it on your girl when she can lap from a cup. It made all the difference in the world for Joker.
If I can be of any assistance, plz dont hesitate to contact me. Im no expert but I would be glad to help in anyway if I can.
One question "By chance was your pregnant female on Revolution during pregnancy?"

Breny · 08-09-2006, 06:19 AM

I'm so glad to hear from you!

So far I'm still bottle feeding. I too have found hanwood.com and have following their advice. She's 4 weeks old and I put hard food in for her but she doesn't take it yet. I've been scared to try soft per henwood becasue of infection. Do you think its ok to give soft food?? Her cleft is in her softpalate. She does fine bottle feeding, although latley after feeding she sneezes alot and sneezes the milk up her nose.

Where do I get antibiotics and how do I know if she needs them??? And how much???

Her teeth finally came thru! I'm glad cuz her siblings have had theirs and they play and bite and she had none to bite back with. She plays right back with them.

The formula I'm feeding I got from another website. It contains 11 calories per CC, vs 1 calorie per CC from the canned formula. I combine evaporated milk or goats milk, yogart, karo surup, egg yoke, and real mayo. She seems to love it and has done well on it.

I just need positive advice and positive hope to keep my spirits up. Everyone around me seems to not be as positive.

Any help, advice...thoughts..on what I need to do???

THANK YOU!!!!

Sadie's Mom · 08-09-2006, 06:33 AM

I think it's wonderful that both of you decided to love these little babies through their problems. I know so often vets and other suggest putting htem down, but it's great that there are people who will love them & do what is neccessary to make them survive and thrive. Keep your head up. At least now you've found the other person who has one & you can compare stories and tips.

Breny · 08-09-2006, 07:43 AM

"By chance was your pregnant female on Revolution during pregnancy?"

I forgot to answer that.......no...she wasn't on anything! No flea provention, the only thing she's on is her regular monthly heartworm pill.

Breny · 08-09-2006, 12:06 PM

I also wanted to add that today when I went home at lunch to feed her, I had a real hard time. She only took alittle and fought the bottle. Then she kepted sneezing and it came up thru her nose. I gave her a break, returned this time with a syringe and tried that. Everytime I'd push a little in, she'd sneeze it thru her nose. And she fought me like heck! She's never done this before. Should I be concerned? I ended up giving up because I had to leave and plus she was fighting me so hard.

See unfortunatly I have to work full time, so I feed her the last time at 7:30am, then come home and feed her again at 12:30pm and then I home again at 5:30pm. From the time I'm home...I try to feed her every 2 hours. Its just during the day I have to go 5 hours in between.

I've been keeping hard baby food in there with them, but I hardly think she ate some to make her full. I've seen her pick one up in her mouth but it always ends back out on the floor.

What do you think was going on?

07-28-2006, 11:54 AM	#1
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	Cleft Palet Puppy owner? Are you out there? I need your help! I'm looking for someone on this forum who has dealt with a cleft palet baby. Mine is 3 weeks old on Sunday, I'm bottle feeding her. She's strong and seems to be doing well (figers crossed) Looking for advise and help! Please respond!

07-28-2006, 02:02 PM	#8
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	pup I just read a thread from Luvdorkyyorkies..she has one named Joker...PM her..

07-28-2006, 04:52 PM	#9
Bama Yorkie Mom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,134	my neice got a yorkie, it is I think almost 9 months now. But she had an eye that was almost closed all the time , One of its ears was off set more to the side of its head and her mouth was drawn on its left side. Something that happened during birth they said. Of course I dont know what caused it but its mouth looks kinda like maybe a stroke. But since her hair has grown out none of this is all the noticable unless you know it. She is so happy with her and the puppy looks like a fat ball of fur. I think she weighs between 5 and 6 lbs now. I was proud of her for taking it as they couldnt sell it for much. I think she gave like 150 bucks for her. It is her only one and it is really loved. She is taking it to NM soon with her for a business purposes she has to attend. There is so many caring people out there for there to be so many uncaring. I am proud of her for buying it. And to you goodluck with your baby. __________________ Linda and Maggie http://www.dogster.com/dogs/490696. http://www.dropshots.com/mnl

08-09-2006, 06:19 AM	#12
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	I'm so glad to hear from you! So far I'm still bottle feeding. I too have found hanwood.com and have following their advice. She's 4 weeks old and I put hard food in for her but she doesn't take it yet. I've been scared to try soft per henwood becasue of infection. Do you think its ok to give soft food?? Her cleft is in her softpalate. She does fine bottle feeding, although latley after feeding she sneezes alot and sneezes the milk up her nose. Where do I get antibiotics and how do I know if she needs them??? And how much??? Her teeth finally came thru! I'm glad cuz her siblings have had theirs and they play and bite and she had none to bite back with. She plays right back with them. The formula I'm feeding I got from another website. It contains 11 calories per CC, vs 1 calorie per CC from the canned formula. I combine evaporated milk or goats milk, yogart, karo surup, egg yoke, and real mayo. She seems to love it and has done well on it. I just need positive advice and positive hope to keep my spirits up. Everyone around me seems to not be as positive. Any help, advice...thoughts..on what I need to do??? THANK YOU!!!! __________________ http://Brenysbabies.com

08-09-2006, 06:33 AM	#13
Sadie's Mom Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 3,180	I think it's wonderful that both of you decided to love these little babies through their problems. I know so often vets and other suggest putting htem down, but it's great that there are people who will love them & do what is neccessary to make them survive and thrive. Keep your head up. At least now you've found the other person who has one & you can compare stories and tips. __________________ Christie and Sadie

07-28-2006, 12:43 PM	#3
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	Thank you!!! I sent her a PM and I hope she replies!

07-28-2006, 12:51 PM	#5
ShelbyKate Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 48	Looking back at her postings, her last post was in April but maybe she will check. Anyway, if you look up all her posts she gives a lot of pointers. She was wonderful when my daughter had a cleft palate baby. Unfortunately our baby had more problems and did not make it.

07-28-2006, 01:01 PM	#6
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	Darn! I'll look thru her posts. I only know what I've read on the Internet and was hoping to talk to someone who;s done it themselves as well Well so far so good...I just keep my fingers crossed for her. She's soooooooooooooo cute, but only have the size of her litter mates.

07-28-2006, 01:02 PM	#7
ShelbyKate Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 48	I PM"d you some information

07-30-2006, 07:04 PM	#10
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	Well so far I'm doing everything I can and hoping for the best. Today she is 3 weeks old (21 days) She weighed 294 grams today. She was 120 grams on the day after she was born. I feel positive. I want her to make it !!!

08-09-2006, 04:27 AM	#11
luvdorkyyorkies BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,681	Hi Breny, How is your lil cleft palate girl doing? I wish I would have noticed this thread alot earlier. Hope she is thriving. Here is a thread about my cleft palate boy http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...t=cleft+palate The link to henwood.com in it is what helped me during the crucial handfeeding part. SO happy she has been doing well so far, I know from experience it takes a ton of work to raise them. You get sooooooo attached too. My Joker is doing great, you would never know now he was a problem by watching him zoom everywhere. He just now is eating dry food, he couldnt for a long time even though the henwood website recommended dry only. He just didnt have the teeth to do it. Joker is over 3 months now and is a live wire!!!!!! He is just extra small at 19 ozs. He used to have severe hypoglycemic attacks and I started him on a "milkshake" Just formula in a cup with honey mixed in and he lapped it up, of course he couldnt really do this until he was 7 to 8 weeks. But every morning I did this, and somedays I still do and he never had another attack. He really gained weight too. He also was offered canned food 3 times aday. But Im trying to wean him to dry now since he is doing so well. He likes his milkshake though!!!!!!!!!!! Try it on your girl when she can lap from a cup. It made all the difference in the world for Joker. If I can be of any assistance, plz dont hesitate to contact me. Im no expert but I would be glad to help in anyway if I can. One question "By chance was your pregnant female on Revolution during pregnancy?"

08-09-2006, 07:43 AM	#14
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	"By chance was your pregnant female on Revolution during pregnancy?" "By chance was your pregnant female on Revolution during pregnancy?" I forgot to answer that.......no...she wasn't on anything! No flea provention, the only thing she's on is her regular monthly heartworm pill. __________________ http://Brenysbabies.com

08-09-2006, 12:06 PM	#15
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	I also wanted to add that today when I went home at lunch to feed her, I had a real hard time. She only took alittle and fought the bottle. Then she kepted sneezing and it came up thru her nose. I gave her a break, returned this time with a syringe and tried that. Everytime I'd push a little in, she'd sneeze it thru her nose. And she fought me like heck! She's never done this before. Should I be concerned? I ended up giving up because I had to leave and plus she was fighting me so hard. See unfortunatly I have to work full time, so I feed her the last time at 7:30am, then come home and feed her again at 12:30pm and then I home again at 5:30pm. From the time I'm home...I try to feed her every 2 hours. Its just during the day I have to go 5 hours in between. I've been keeping hard baby food in there with them, but I hardly think she ate some to make her full. I've seen her pick one up in her mouth but it always ends back out on the floor. What do you think was going on? __________________ http://Brenysbabies.com