I have a Biewer Yorkie female. We went through all of this with her. She arrived from Germany a mess and spent 53 days on medication to rid her of parasites. Her breeder and broker lied and said their vets had not hear any heart murmurs, she has a heart murmur. What I wish on them can't be posted here. We went through the eating disaster. She was naturally underweight, barfed constantly, had no hair, the meds gave her ulcers, etc. She existed, mean that exactly as stated, on only boiled rice which made her barf as well.We had her allergy tested. She's allergic to all duck and beef among other foods. We have her on a prescription diet:
Royal Canin Hypoallergenic HP19. It's soy protein. Fortunately she isn't allergic to soy. She has gained weight. I do hand feed her since she inhales her food. I hold the kibble piece by piece and this way she bites into it and CHEWS! She gets fed 4 small meals a day and nothing else. Her treats are a piece of kibble. I would also tend to avoid exploratory surgery. I read every post here, did searches and found this food used by many members here. I tried about every food suggested by others and we supplied the local shelters with rejects. Vets don't know it all with these tiny breeds unless you live near a Un. that specializes in them. My vet wouldn't even endoscope her, said she was too tiny.
It's frustrating and worrisome. I wish you luck but allergy test.
Jessica |