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Originally Posted by reeselvr well i am a bit new to this whole puppy thing i recently got a new yorkie this is my first yorkie and first puppy on my own i was not planning on having a pupy but when i seen him i feel in love and did everything i had to to get him when i got him home he was fine ate drank played everything normal then i took him to the vet like i was informed to do they told me that he had a cold and the soft spot but that was normal they said that b/c he was so small they suggested giving him children's benadryl in a very small dose they also told me to clear up the congestion in his chest to pu him in the bathroom and leave hot water running almost like a sauna to help him brath better i did everything and anything i could to make him feel better then the next week after no improvement i woke up and he was almost dead i rushed him to the vet then then rushed him to the place where i had purchased him they then wanted to keep him for a week and then blamed him getting worse b/c of childrens benadryl i was a wreck i though i made him like this he would not eat he had to be force fed and he finally starting showing signs of improvement when i was finally able to take him home he was still not eating properly but they told me to feed him whatever he would eat ANYTHING that was shocking to me i thought that certain foods are hard for a puppy to digest especially him he was only 2.2 lbs at the time i did though he ate all table food no puppy food that took about 2 weeks and alot of time now he is doind extremely better but still does not want to eat puppy food until he gets severly hungry my vet told me that he will eat his food. but i have tried everything they even suggested cat food he will only eat if hand fed and only what i am eating so believe me you are the only one but my personal suggestion to you is even through the tough times i never regret coming home to him wagging his little tail and licking me all over and biting the bottoms of my pants i love him to death but dont ever give of hope of having a happy healthy puppy it is wonderful everday of it is a learning experience just like a kid |
I know how you feel. The day after I started with the puppy milk I was told to try and feed the puppy Baby Food. I went and got Beef Baby Food and he ate the entire jar in about 2 minutes. I then tried baby food the next morning and he wouldn't touch it. I tried getting a different flavor, chicken, and he wouldn't eat that either. That is when I took him back to the vet. I wonder if I would have continued with different types of baby food, if that would have made a difference. If just didn't feel right. I didn't know if he was getting what he needed to get by, and since he was still having the diareah, I figured the Dr. would know best. Now after reading your post, I wonder if my course of action would have been better for him. Keep trying different foods everyday until he ate something.