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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie I admit I spend a lot of time on YT just oohing and ahhing over the cute Yorkies with the rest of you, but I've also learned a lot of potentially life-saving things in the short time I've been here. Here are a few of them. What have you learned?
Nylabones are good; sticks are bad
Car seats are not just for sissy dogs
Yorkies can do agility
Small Yorkies are prone to medical problems
Liver shunt can be treated
Rawhide bones and greenies can be dangerous
When in doubt, go to the vet. When you doubt your vet, get a second opinion |
I never sign out. I have learned how to do Yorkie CPR. I am a nurse so it came relateively easy. My baby has all but stopped eating his dog food but he got into the kitchen today and was eating a bite or two of the little bites I had down for my pug and poodle. He was moving his head funny and I watched him a minute then picked him up and saw his little mouth was open and he was trying to get something out so I whacked him (gently) on his underside of the rib cage and it popped out and went all the way across the floor. If I hadn't read that on here last week, I would have panicked. A tip. Someone on here said the other night if you can't whack them and get it out, stick your finger down the neck. NOOOOOOOOOOO That is bad. If you are doing it on a child or baby never do that unless you can see the object because you will push it down farther. Yorkies would be the same.