[sammiz]

Hello,

I have a Yorkie but do not breed and I have some questions I need to ask.

My friend's aunt just 'found' a little dog that my friend believes might be a Yorkie that got 'dumped' by puppymillers. She still has milk in her like she just had a litter recently. She is in deplorable condition. Matted, ticks, fleas, mange, extremely underweight (skin and bones).

Her back is swayed and my friend asked me if this could happen by being overbred and pregnant all the time. I told her I would ask you all. Her aunt has had her for about a week and her milk is starting to dry up some now, but when she got there her milk was flowing and her teats were nearly dragging the ground. She estimates her weight to be about four pounds.

Her aunt is not the kind to do extensive vet care. She bathed it over and over again with flea shampoo (which I told my friend could kill her) and she is considering a flea collar which I told my friend to tell her not to use.

My friend and I just had a bit of a heated discussion because I told her if she gets it spayed to make sure they use the right anesthesia. I told her Isoflurane. She told me she thinks the vets will know which one to use. I said no...you need to tell them, else she could die from being anesthetized. I told her every time I look up anything about Yorkies it always brings me back to YT.

So...the questions about the swayback and being overbred...what do you think? And if she is four pounds now in such horrible condition, I think she could possibly be about seven when properly cared for. ??

I know they just busted a puppymill in Tehachapi and I think this is probably a puppymill dog. I am sure there must be some in Bakersfield, which is where this one was found. I would like to find them and kick their a-- from here to Kalamazoo.

Okay...any help would be appreciated. I will be seeing this poor baby on Tuesday, I think. I will let you know what happens.