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BarbieDoll0x · 10-04-2008, 03:50 PM

Hey everyone, I am new here as well as a new Yorkie owner.

I recently adopted my little baby, she will be 11 weeks old on Monday. I've had her for almost 2 weeks now, and she is an absolute joy. She is extremely small and delicate, she weighed just about 1 pound when we got her, but she was up to 1.3 pounds when I took her to the vet last week. When I got her, she looked healthy, she came with a health certificate that was dated about 5-6 days prior to when I got her. She was the smallest out of the dogs there, but the ones there were not her litter siblings. Just playmates from different parents. We had her for a little over a week, when she had an episode. I left the room for about an hour or so, and when I went back, she was just laying there and acting funny. She is usually extremely playful and always hyper. But she was just laying there. We tried to feed her and give her water as well as Nutrical, but she wouldn't touch it. She began closing her eyes and was moppy. It was around 11 at night and we called the vet but they were closed, We rushed her to an Animal Hospital about 15 minutes away. I was worried sick, The Vet said that she had low sugar and was cold. I didn't understand that as I give her the nutrical 3 times a day, and my house is always warm, let alone she is always wrapped in a blanket when she lays with us. She had an IV put in her, and she stayed over night. Now, she is doing well. She still has some loose stools now and than. But I am worried. She urinates an awful lot, and someone mentioned that is a sign of Diabetes. I got her from a breeder but she never mentioned anything like that.

Now my questions are...
1) Is it possible the breeder knew about it and didn't tell me?
2) Is it normal for a dog so small to have episodes like that?
3) What can I do to prevent that from ever happening again?

Sorry for all the questions, I am a new Yorkie owner, and I've called the breeder but she has yet to return my phone calls.

10-04-2008, 03:50 PM	#1
BarbieDoll0x Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York, New York Posts: 22	Some questions about my Yorkie. Hey everyone, I am new here as well as a new Yorkie owner. I recently adopted my little baby, she will be 11 weeks old on Monday. I've had her for almost 2 weeks now, and she is an absolute joy. She is extremely small and delicate, she weighed just about 1 pound when we got her, but she was up to 1.3 pounds when I took her to the vet last week. When I got her, she looked healthy, she came with a health certificate that was dated about 5-6 days prior to when I got her. She was the smallest out of the dogs there, but the ones there were not her litter siblings. Just playmates from different parents. We had her for a little over a week, when she had an episode. I left the room for about an hour or so, and when I went back, she was just laying there and acting funny. She is usually extremely playful and always hyper. But she was just laying there. We tried to feed her and give her water as well as Nutrical, but she wouldn't touch it. She began closing her eyes and was moppy. It was around 11 at night and we called the vet but they were closed, We rushed her to an Animal Hospital about 15 minutes away. I was worried sick, The Vet said that she had low sugar and was cold. I didn't understand that as I give her the nutrical 3 times a day, and my house is always warm, let alone she is always wrapped in a blanket when she lays with us. She had an IV put in her, and she stayed over night. Now, she is doing well. She still has some loose stools now and than. But I am worried. She urinates an awful lot, and someone mentioned that is a sign of Diabetes. I got her from a breeder but she never mentioned anything like that. Now my questions are... 1) Is it possible the breeder knew about it and didn't tell me? 2) Is it normal for a dog so small to have episodes like that? 3) What can I do to prevent that from ever happening again? Sorry for all the questions, I am a new Yorkie owner, and I've called the breeder but she has yet to return my phone calls.