[beemidiwfe]

I took my dog to the park yesterday and there were 7 Yorkies there! It was really interesting to see how different they all looked. Mine was the biggest there at 8.4 pounds.

One of the little ones was a really pretty male. He was very friendly and came over to meet me. I picked him up and was shocked at how skinny he was. There was no meat on him any where. Just ribs and spine and hip bones. His little tummy was sucked up nearly to his spine.

I must have shown my shock on my face because the owner started saying " I know he is skinny but I feed him a ton. I feed him cat food. The vet says he is fine. We thought he had a liver shunt, but the vet says he is fine"

This little dog is OBVIOUSLY not fine. I am surprised he had the strength to run around! If she is really trying to feed him as much as he will eat then something else is wrong with him and he can't live much longer.

She pointed out several times to the other dog owners that hers was the smallest. That and her comment that the vet says he was fine makes me worried that she hasn't taken this dog to the vet and is just not feeding him enough. I wished I had a bit of food to see if he snatched it up. She was with a man that had a Sharpei (sp?) that was even a little pudgy, but that doesn't mean that she wouldn't be trying to keep the weight and size down on the Yorkie.

It just broke my heart. I wanted to stick him under my shirt and sneak him home with me.