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Originally Posted by Latuya I am a bit concerned. I have a very little guy here 2.9 lbs at 1 year and 3 months, and after reading some of these post I have become more worried then ever. I have learned quite a bit and really love this site, it makes me laugh, cry, wonder, and worry. Does size really matter when it comes to the health of a yorkie? Why did your baby have breathing problems? I mean Gus loves to play rough, he jumps from the sofa and the bed with no problems. After surviving a dog attack, by a 75 lbs German Shephard and sprung back to health in no time at all. I thought Gus was the toughest yorkie around. But after reading this thread,,,,, I am really really really conserned. Becides the normal concerns of any small or toy breed, of gettin hurt,,, do I have to be conserned about health problems as well because he's a bit smaller then most toy breeds? |
Candy had a very tiny throat (about the size of a Bic ink tube in a pen). She was fine when I got her, and then when she was about 6 months they had to put a tube in her throat to open it. She was fine after the whole ordeal. She was healthy and happy til she hit 10 then she started having breathing issues, and seizures, this was controlled by meds. Even with her illness she was happy and doing well. They did get worse over the next few years and at 13 1/2 she had a stroke while I sat next to her bed holding her while her little body was shaking. When coming out of the stroke she had one last and very bad seizure. I held her tongue down and rubbed her belly til she came out of it. When she did she couldn't walk, her little head was turned to the left and she couldn't move it. I rushed her to the ER and that is when they told me she was parilized on her left side. She would never beable to eat, drink, walk, sit, play, or breath on her own again and she had to be put down. I bought Candy when I was almost 16 and I was clueless. When she died I felt like I was going to loose it. That was one of the hardest things I have everhad to go through. Not all tiny Yorkies have health issues and some larger Yorkies have health issues (same as any other breed) I have been told time and time again that when they are this little it shortens their life span. True or not I don't know.