 Lil Bit is doing great!!!
Hi,
I just wanted to let everybody know that "Lil Bit" ( she finally has a name) is doing great......I originally posted with "potential puppy.....problems???"
I got her nearly 2 weeks ago...(Feb 4th) ...she was 3 months old and weighed one pound 1 ounce. I took her to the vet the next day she weighed 1 pound 2 ounces (!!!) and got a clean bill of health (except for the somewhat large 'molea'...'soft-spot'). We decided she had been fed poor quality food with WAY TOO MUCH water added.....we changed her food and after a brief episode of runny poops she is now an eating machine!!! Now she will stand at my feet yapping and twirling waiting for her food.
She had runny eyes and nose ...I took her back to the vet one week later (her face smelled AWFUL!!!)...eye infection. Her weight was up to 1 pound 4 (!!!) ounces....she was started on amixicillin and eye ointment. She takes her medicine from the dropper like a big girl and lets me easily put the ointment in her eyes...(I am a pediatric nurse...this is a BIG DEAL to me!!). The vet is impressed with how well she is doing.
I will be forever concerned about her small size and GREATLY restrict her contact with others and activities.....but she is full of energy!!! She pees and poops on the paper over 50% of the time and sleeps soundly all night.
This tiny little dog will boldly go up and snatch a chewy bone from my nearly 5 pound chihuahua.....but still has not made friends with my aging (13 yr old) greyhound....but I think the 'old racer' is just tired and wants to take a nap.
Thanks again and again for all the advice and help. You all are the smartest people in the world......I love reading all your stories and advice to others...I have come to really love many of you....not just about all the yorkie talk but also your love and caring and concern.....Glad to be a part of this group!!!!
I have posted a question about turning 50 years old on the "Off Topic Discussion"..hope many of you will visit there and share your thoughts!!!!
Thanks a million...........~debi s.~ |