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Originally Posted by Whitney Allen  It has been a few weeks since I've posted on here, but some of you may know I lost my little Lacey in an accident on November 29 and I got my little boy Willie on December 20. I don't know if it is just the fact that I had witnessed a horrific and tragic accient with Lacey that makes me that much more concerned with Willie or what but I feel like I am worrying all the time.
First of all, I think that the breeder I got Willie from lied & said that he was 6 weeks when I got him and completely weaned (because it was close to Christmas & I think they wanted to get rid of them)...now 6 weeks is EXTREMELY early to get a Yorkie (when I got Lacey she was almost 12 weeks; and I didn't get Willie from the same breeder). Anyway, I have a feeling in my gut that he will JUST be turning 7 weeks tomorrow and not the 9 that he "should" be (which if you do the math that would have had me picking him up at FOUR WEEKS OLD)! He checked out fine at the vet 3 weeks ago when I took him & he will be going next Saturday for his check-up/2nd shots. He is SO small, barely over 1 pound and this is why I think he isn't as old as she led me to believe.
Anyway, he had/has coccidia and has been on Albon for the last 10 days, yet when he poops, it is still mucousy with a little blood in it. I still have a bit of the Albon left, should I keep giving it to him? Another thing that has had me in a fret is that he isn't really eating much. I've tried many different things, and he seems to not like any of it. I need a suggestion for the best kibble out there, because I don't feel like Pedigree is doing the trick with him. Next, (lol, I told you I'm a worrier) he has slept ALL day. This is the first time that he has done anything like this in the 3 weeks I've had him. I know that young puppies are just like infants & need a lot of sleep, but since he's been sleeping all day, he hasn't had any food to eat, but I have given him a bit of Nutri-Cal and he's had some water. But usually he is up running around & attempting to play. Today, nothing...just sleep.
These are all things I'm going to talk to the vet about next week, but is there any cause for him to get in there sooner? I guess I'm just worried because I don't ever remember having any issues like this with Lacey & the last thing I need to have happen is lose another precious baby. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated...I get on here and make myself sick reading all the possible things that could go wrong & I just want to have another healthy, happy & fun dog!
I'm attaching a few pictures of Willie I took several days ago...even the pictures are decieving, really he is as big as my hand, but I do feel like he has grown a bit since I've had him. |
I think that your Willie might just on the small side
I went and looked at a earlier post you did on Willie on 12-20-2008 and you had pictures posted of him( what a cutie!) He did not look to be only 4 weeks old in the photos. You can go check the nursery page and see other breeders post pictures of their puppies at different ages to see the stages to get a better look at why I think he was not 4 weeks. My Jeter was very tiny when we brought him home, he was 10 weeks old when we got him his weight was 1 pound 2 ounces. I got to see him when he was 3 day's old and after that my breeder sent us weekly photos and I also went and visited him a few times before he came home.
When Jeter was 12 weeks he was found to have Coccidia, his weight was 1 pound 4 ounces he was put on Albon and was to be seen again every week for stool and weight check. His vet believed it was more due to stress that he had Coccidia because he was home for 2 weeks before he had it and they had checked his stools twice before and did not find it. He had Coccidia for 2 weeks and 3 day's! His vet checked his stool samples weekly for a while. His vet had him take the Albon for 21 day's total Jeter lost 5 1/2 ounces
he weighed less than when we first brought him home
He slept a lot too when we got him and even more when he had Coccidia. I was a worry wort myself and I was lucky my vet would let me bring him in just to check his weight weekly. It was hard to get his weight back on and his vet had me bringing him in for weight checks. I ended up having to get Dyne, a supplement that adds calories to his food. I gave him a mix of dry kibble and wet food. Merrick puppy plate wet and Chicken soup for the puppy lovers soul dry. I put his food on a tea cup saucer instead of his bowl and he ate fine from it, it was easy to get to I guess
He still likes his food served this way.
If you are worried about him, I would just give the vet a call and see if they would like to see him sooner.They can do another stool check and you can make sure as to how long your vet would like to keep him on his Albon. I know that since you had a loss of your beloved Lacey you are going to be very protective and worry about your sweet li'l Willie and that is very understandable! Keep us informed on how he is doing!!