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Susan123 · 09-21-2007, 12:44 PM

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Have you ever taken a teeny Yorkie baby to the vet and asked for help? I have. They say they can't do anything because the baby is so small. If it were 8 ozs or more they could do something with them. This baby is 2.8ozs. They can't put an IV in him. The most they could do that I can't do is give him oxygen. They might get a drop or two of antibiotic on his tongue but antibiotics may not help. I can get him to take some nourishment and I am with him CONSTANTLY, they are not. They have other duties to take care of. I can tend my baby almost as well as they can. Sylvia[/QUOTE]

I have (well my sisters) and at the end of the day I could say I did all that I could. In between whelps, I prepare myself and study and see if there is any thing that I need that perhaps it won't happen again. Although, we know it just happens sometimes. That puppy may be 1 of 3 litters are 1 of 3 puppies. We give that puppy our all because we brought it into this world, and it's our responsibility. (I've taken in a 1 ounce and they said she would likely die, but she's as healthy as a horse because I took her to the vet and asked them to teach me how to tube feed her)

09-21-2007, 12:44 PM	#32
Susan123 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 1,455	[QUOTE= Have you ever taken a teeny Yorkie baby to the vet and asked for help? I have. They say they can't do anything because the baby is so small. If it were 8 ozs or more they could do something with them. This baby is 2.8ozs. They can't put an IV in him. The most they could do that I can't do is give him oxygen. They might get a drop or two of antibiotic on his tongue but antibiotics may not help. I can get him to take some nourishment and I am with him CONSTANTLY, they are not. They have other duties to take care of. I can tend my baby almost as well as they can. Sylvia[/QUOTE] I have (well my sisters) and at the end of the day I could say I did all that I could. In between whelps, I prepare myself and study and see if there is any thing that I need that perhaps it won't happen again. Although, we know it just happens sometimes. That puppy may be 1 of 3 litters are 1 of 3 puppies. We give that puppy our all because we brought it into this world, and it's our responsibility. (I've taken in a 1 ounce and they said she would likely die, but she's as healthy as a horse because I took her to the vet and asked them to teach me how to tube feed her) Last edited by Susan123; 09-21-2007 at 12:45 PM.