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YorkieRose · 07-23-2005, 05:26 AM

A dime size is a bit scary. I had a girl named KC who lived to be 14 yrs, not one health problem until the week of her death...KC had an open spot about the size of a dime. The vet told me at that time he perferred them no bigger then the diameter of a pencil.

I did not baby KC..I tried, but she was a tom boy. She got a few head konks under a small cabinet near the couch, so I moved it. Rarely, have I had one hit their head directly on top..usually it is legs that get broken around my house. My vet said not to let anything heavy fall on her head, then rethought that statement...any thing heavy falling on a small dog is going to hurt it no matter how solid the skull is..LOL

It is possible to get tinies with solid skulls...I did not know that for many years and accepted the fact tinies has soft spots. I had studs named Julian and Zipper and I got alot of tinies with soft spots..but with Shorty and Whiz I do not...they are/were 3 pounders..so some lines get them more then others...but like I said, a small one doesn't worry me.

07-23-2005, 05:26 AM	#18
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	heads A dime size is a bit scary. I had a girl named KC who lived to be 14 yrs, not one health problem until the week of her death...KC had an open spot about the size of a dime. The vet told me at that time he perferred them no bigger then the diameter of a pencil. I did not baby KC..I tried, but she was a tom boy. She got a few head konks under a small cabinet near the couch, so I moved it. Rarely, have I had one hit their head directly on top..usually it is legs that get broken around my house. My vet said not to let anything heavy fall on her head, then rethought that statement...any thing heavy falling on a small dog is going to hurt it no matter how solid the skull is..LOL It is possible to get tinies with solid skulls...I did not know that for many years and accepted the fact tinies has soft spots. I had studs named Julian and Zipper and I got alot of tinies with soft spots..but with Shorty and Whiz I do not...they are/were 3 pounders..so some lines get them more then others...but like I said, a small one doesn't worry me.