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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  OMG...what a heartache to lose a whole litter. I can only imagine. My heart was broken 2 days after Christmas last year when we lost a pup to a hypoglycemic episode. I thought I had her stabilized after being up with her all night. She was back to her usual self and running around. I took a 3 hour nap and woke to find her dead. She was the most beautiful precious little girl and I will forever feel guilty about it. I wasn't a member here at the time but feel if I was, we might have had a different outcome. Also, now I'm dealing with a little girl that we kept due to her being born with a twisted leg. We thought that was her only problem ( she's 21 months old and has always been very active) and she has given us much joy. In the last few weeks, however, she has started showing outward signs of a heart arrhythmia so I have no idea what is ahead for us with her. The point is, breeding Yorkies can be a wonderful thing but oh, the heartaches that come with it. Hope you all don't mind if I post a picture of Dani, the little one we lost just after Christmas. She was so precious and to think that she is gone still tears me up. She is a great example of what you have to gain, and also to lose, when breeding these little angels. |
Aww Dani was so sweet. How sad for you. You know... I really thought I did my homework when Sunshine had her first litter. We did have her health tested, LP tested, brucella (sp) tested.... we also went to an experienced breeder who also shows her dogs. At her suggestion as to which of her studs would be the best match for Sunshine, she was bred with her smallest stud, who was 2 1/2 lbs. Sunshine is 5 lbs. She and I talked many many times before Sunshine whelped. And Sunshine did great whelping them. She had all three in less than 3 hours. That being said, the first weighed barely 2 ounces, the second, who we were never able to get breathing, weighed 1.9 ounces and the last one weighed 1.7 ounces. The two that survived the birth had trouble latching on. After having them vet checked for cleft pallettes, we supplimented them. I also layed all night right next to them to make sure they were nursing. I too, fell asleep after being up for about 36 hours. I slept for 3 hours too and woke to both babies being dead and mommy crying and licking them. I know the guilt... I know the heartache. and I know the shame I felt when I called my breeder/mentor to tell her that all of the babies were gone. It didn't help that she said to me that if the babies were at her house, she could have saved them. I have learned a lot since then, but not a day goes by that I don't remember those 3 tiny little boys..