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VetNutJim · 11-03-2008, 02:01 PM

This is my first post so hello everyone.

We just lost our beloved, precious angel Yorkie, Savannah, this past Tuesday morning at 1:40am.
She was the light of my life. So smart, so sweet, so beautiful.
She was a Daddy's girl and was with me constantly, helping, sniffing, and 'supervising' everything that was happening around her.
She LOVED to play with toys and loved to tease with them.

She was 9 years old. She started hopping on three legs, holding up her left rear leg.

I took her to our Vet. Oct. 23rd and he said she had a torn ligament.

Brought her back home and she seemed to be ok other than holding her left rear leg up when she would run.
Two days later, Saturday Oct. 25th she didn't have any energy and just laid around on her blanket. Sunday was worse and I stayed up holding her all night Sunday night. The Vet. office opened at 7:30am Monday morning and I was there at 7:15am waiting for them to arrive.
She was very weak and her normally bright little eyes said she was in pain.
The Vet. kept her to try and find what was wrong with her.
He called and said we could come and get Savannah at 5:30pm and we were there at 5:15pm to get our little angel.

The Vet. told us her kidneys had stopped functioning and that they 'may' start back up. She was just as weak as when I'd dropped her off that morning.
We brought our little doll back home and she could barely stand without my help. We never could get her to take any food or liquid.
We tried to give her a little soup broth with a syringe but she wouldn't swallow it.
I had her wrapped in a towel and held her thru out the afternoom.
She became weaker and weaker every hour.
He breath became faster and shallower every hour.
I had her little body on my chest, her head laying on my neck and her little nose positioned so I could listen to her breathing.
This was her favorite position to be held.
As the hours went by her life force became weaker and weaker.
He little heart tried mightly at the end to keep her alive.

At 1:40am Tuesday morning, Oct, 28th my precious little angel breathed her last breath and her sweet little heart stopped.
Her little body went limp, her beautiful spirit that was the light of our lives, gone forever. Her beautiful eyes dimmed by the spectre of death, never to look at us again with all the love in the universe.

The only good thing to say is as the toxins built up in her blood, it seemed to dull any pain she was in.
I watched as she had the strength to move her little head. THen she couldn't even do that. THen she could blink her little eyes.
At the end she couldn't even blink her beautiful eyes.
I watched the life drain out of her precious body.
That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life....

I don't think she suffered since the toxins had built enough to put her little body in shock.
The last several hours of her life she seemed to be almost asleep.

I held my little baby girl doll until she breathed her last breath, just as she would have wanted me to do.

My wife and I are heartbroken.

Savannah was that one in a million of little babies like her.
She was so smart, so sweet, so cute and she loved us so much.
We can say we loved her with all our hearts and gave her a wonderful home.
But nothing can ever take her place.

PLEASE if you have a sick Yorkie, get them the best medical help you can and get it F-A-S-T.

From the time our little angel got sick to her death was 2 1/2 DAYS!!!!!
Less than 72 HOURS!!!!!

We don't have any idea what caused our baby to suffer renal failure. She had always been in good health. We thought we'd have her for several more years.
I'm here now looking for answers to what may have happened to my baby angel Savannah.
She's gone and life isn't worth living without her.

If your Yorkie is sick, get help NOW. Ask your Vet. to perform bloodwork to determine what may be the problem.
BEG them to perform whatever test may reveal a course of action that may possibly save their life.

Read on this forum and learn everything you can about the health issues Yorkies (or any canine you love) may suffer from.
If you don't have a good, knowledgeable Vet. ask people until you find one.

It's too late for our little Savannah girl. Our beautiful baby girl is gone, our hearts are forever broken........

I would have GLADLY went in her stead...... Lord, I miss her SO much!!!!

11-03-2008, 02:01 PM	#1
VetNutJim Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cataula, Georgia Posts: 34	First Post... Very Sad This is my first post so hello everyone. We just lost our beloved, precious angel Yorkie, Savannah, this past Tuesday morning at 1:40am. She was the light of my life. So smart, so sweet, so beautiful. She was a Daddy's girl and was with me constantly, helping, sniffing, and 'supervising' everything that was happening around her. She LOVED to play with toys and loved to tease with them. She was 9 years old. She started hopping on three legs, holding up her left rear leg. I took her to our Vet. Oct. 23rd and he said she had a torn ligament. Brought her back home and she seemed to be ok other than holding her left rear leg up when she would run. Two days later, Saturday Oct. 25th she didn't have any energy and just laid around on her blanket. Sunday was worse and I stayed up holding her all night Sunday night. The Vet. office opened at 7:30am Monday morning and I was there at 7:15am waiting for them to arrive. She was very weak and her normally bright little eyes said she was in pain. The Vet. kept her to try and find what was wrong with her. He called and said we could come and get Savannah at 5:30pm and we were there at 5:15pm to get our little angel. The Vet. told us her kidneys had stopped functioning and that they 'may' start back up. She was just as weak as when I'd dropped her off that morning. We brought our little doll back home and she could barely stand without my help. We never could get her to take any food or liquid. We tried to give her a little soup broth with a syringe but she wouldn't swallow it. I had her wrapped in a towel and held her thru out the afternoom. She became weaker and weaker every hour. He breath became faster and shallower every hour. I had her little body on my chest, her head laying on my neck and her little nose positioned so I could listen to her breathing. This was her favorite position to be held. As the hours went by her life force became weaker and weaker. He little heart tried mightly at the end to keep her alive. At 1:40am Tuesday morning, Oct, 28th my precious little angel breathed her last breath and her sweet little heart stopped. Her little body went limp, her beautiful spirit that was the light of our lives, gone forever. Her beautiful eyes dimmed by the spectre of death, never to look at us again with all the love in the universe. The only good thing to say is as the toxins built up in her blood, it seemed to dull any pain she was in. I watched as she had the strength to move her little head. THen she couldn't even do that. THen she could blink her little eyes. At the end she couldn't even blink her beautiful eyes. I watched the life drain out of her precious body. That was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.... I don't think she suffered since the toxins had built enough to put her little body in shock. The last several hours of her life she seemed to be almost asleep. I held my little baby girl doll until she breathed her last breath, just as she would have wanted me to do. My wife and I are heartbroken. Savannah was that one in a million of little babies like her. She was so smart, so sweet, so cute and she loved us so much. We can say we loved her with all our hearts and gave her a wonderful home. But nothing can ever take her place. PLEASE if you have a sick Yorkie, get them the best medical help you can and get it F-A-S-T. From the time our little angel got sick to her death was 2 1/2 DAYS!!!!! Less than 72 HOURS!!!!! We don't have any idea what caused our baby to suffer renal failure. She had always been in good health. We thought we'd have her for several more years. I'm here now looking for answers to what may have happened to my baby angel Savannah. She's gone and life isn't worth living without her. If your Yorkie is sick, get help NOW. Ask your Vet. to perform bloodwork to determine what may be the problem. BEG them to perform whatever test may reveal a course of action that may possibly save their life. Read on this forum and learn everything you can about the health issues Yorkies (or any canine you love) may suffer from. If you don't have a good, knowledgeable Vet. ask people until you find one. It's too late for our little Savannah girl. Our beautiful baby girl is gone, our hearts are forever broken........ I would have GLADLY went in her stead...... Lord, I miss her SO much!!!!