Hi everybody, this is my first post on this forum, and quite frankly we (my girlfriend and I) are quite concerned about baby Shelby's health.
We got Shelby from a Yorkshire Terrier Breeder here in town on tuesday. Shelby is almost 2 months old and the breeder told us she was ready for us to come pick her up.
We love this little pup, she is really nice, cute and we only want what is best for her.
Right now, she won't eat (very little), she is very sleepy and has problems keeping her balance...
First time she did this to us (thursday morn.), we figured she was in hypoglucemia so we gave her a little honey and she fired right back up into the playful thing she should be. After that encounter, we brought her back to the breeder and he kept her overnight for observation.
That night (apparently) she eat a whole lot, played with the other pups and everything seemed fine. She was in great shape when she got back to us on friday.
However today (saturday) the same situation happened, she refuses to eat, and she just sleeps and trembles. She is quite unstable and there is very little "life" in her. My girlfriend and I are quite concerned about the matter and we both seek help in order to get baby Shelby back on track. When she starts to tremble and look unstable I do give her a small amount of honey to get her back on track...
All we do is worry about her. It's gotten to the point where we don't know what to do... Is she sleeping? Is she suffering? Is everything alright?
I continue to believe that the breeder was too early in giving Shelby to us, but on the other hand, I don't have enough knowledge about these dogs to put the breeder's jugement in doubt. If we bring her back to the breeder will this situation start all over again in one week or two when she comes back to us?
Anyhow, for now Shelby sleeps in her cage (which she loves) with the door open and her food and water closeby... But she has very little life in her, she can barely stand up straight... is she tired? is she weak? It's all very hard to tell and we just don't know what to do about it...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated... we just want her to be happy here! We also want to stop worrying about the poor thing.
Thanks in advance to all from Peter, Karine and baby Shelby
