I understand how you feel -- my little guy is a year and a half old and has had numerous ailments in that time, starting from the third day I had him. He just gets sick: Otherwise he is a happy, energetic, snuggly little boy. This last vet's visit, which was just last week, was for suspected allergies. During my visit, I asked my vet, who is great, if there was something I was doing wrong with Archie -- was I perhaps not taking good enough care of him. She has been his vet from the very beginning so she knows his history. She assured me that, no, I was not a bad doggy mom, but that almost every Yorkie she sees has a thick medical file. She just said that Yorkies seem to be a little more frail that other breeds. So, don't beat yourself up -- it's nothing you are doing -- just some Yorkies are more prone to health problems than other dogs. (I know many of the YTers have Yorkies that are healthy as little horses, so I don't mean to generalize).
Recently, a friend who owns two very healthy Golden Retrievers asked me why I had chosen a breed that had so many health problems (like hypoglycemia and gastric problems some Yorkie's have). I asked her, "Well, have you SEEN him?"
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