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Originally Posted by mscat   I did not like that they suggested putting your pup down... Especially when there was not a clear idea as to what is going on . I am glad he is responding to the medication.
As other much more experienced Yorkie Owners have said, do more testing and see what the results are. putting a dog to sleep should be the last option.  |
I agree, I did not like it when the breeder and the 1st vet suggested it so I found another vet. The 3rd vet that I went to was the only one that would do additional test to see what was wrong and he was the one that was able to cure him. After 9 weeks of getting up every 2 hours to feed and medicate him, you could see that he was suffering and had already given up and that is when I went to the vet and said if we can't help him, then let's not let him suffer anymore, the vet said he wanted to try one last antibiotic that was to strong for him, but what did we have to loose, and it worked. The sad part is he was from a litter of 3 and the breeder had already put the little girl down claiming it was a liver shunt without even having her tested, that is why she recommended me putting Teddy down. I didn't do and found a vet that was willing to try everything before we had to do that.
I had to syringe food and water along with karo syrup every 2 hours. I set the clocks in the middle of the night to make sure he was feed on schedule and it payed off in the end.
Make sure you go back to your vet since there is no improvement and if that vet doesn't want to see why he is sick, find another. Do not delay and be persistent, someone will listen to you and hopefully figure out what the problem is.