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Originally Posted by Allan  Hi everyone. It always makes me feel a little better reading posts in the chain about Zack. It makes me feel like he has not been forgotten by anyone. My main reason for posting updates is to help me when I am sad and to update everyone who was so supportive of me back in May when I needed all of the help I could get to deal with Zack's death. But, that being said, it makes me so happy knowing that people who never even met Zack still remember him fondly. And, if his story leads others to be more careful with their Yorkies (especially re fencing in a balcony), then that is even better. Sometimes I am amazed how people treat their small dogs. I was at a dog run a few weeks back with Yoyo and there was a really cute Yorkie there. (She actually looked a lot like Zack!) Yoyo LOVES to play with other dogs, especially smaller breeds. Her favorite seems to be pugs. Anyway, Yoyo was getting a little rough with the Yorkie. Not in a mean way, but in a playful way. However, the Yorkie was so small that I felt that I had to watch both of them like a hawk to make sure Yoyo didn't hurt the Yorkie unintentionally. Yet, the Yorkie owner was barely paying attention. I spoke to the owner and told her about Zack (and showed her the picture I always post of him) and how you have to be so careful with these little sweet dogs. I dont think she got the message. Anyway, please please please treat your little Yorkies with the care and attention they need and deserve. They are small, but think they are big!, so be overprotective of them.
Anyway, quick Yoyo update. She was spayed tow days ago and I stayed home with her yesterday. She was pretty bad all day - very lethargic, just lay on the couch sleeping most of the day; wouldn't really eat; she had stomach problems, etc.. But by bedtime, she seemed to be doing better. This morning though, she seemed much much better. My wife, though, is staying home with her just in case.
Thanks again (as always) for listening.
-Allan |
to you Allan, I have been there with people with small yorkies and I too lost one accidently. I learned a valuable lesson as I am sure you have..
I would like to say that I have talked to people with yorkies, many will listen to me, but so many just think it will never happen to them.
I can get pretty frustrated almost angry when I talk with my whole heart into this subject and so many just do not get it.. that is sad sad, especially when we have learned the hard way and I so wish I was aware this could even happy to a small dog.. mine fell of the bed and punctured her left lung and bled out in about 10 minutes the vet said after a post mortem was done on her.. Since she was so healthy we could not figure out how she had died..
When we woke, she was in my closet she was laying lifeless on my shoes. I will never forget that day as long as forever is.
I feel pain when I hear these things, that pain comes back when you hear these things happen to others.. It just never leaves you. After her came along another yorkie in my life.. My vet killed him by giving him the same needle he had had a reaction to the year before.. Then a part of me died. It was only 4 years later I join this great YT group of people that I now feel it was not just me these things happen to..
People say I am anal over my dogs safety.. I am and I know now that when one of my dogs has a problem, that I am to remember so that second needle would not have been given to my pooh.
pooh's mum