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Lori63 · 12-22-2009, 08:56 AM

I am SUFFERING from a decision I had to make to part with one of my yorkies due to her failing health.
I've had her for almost 13 yrs and for the last year and 1/2 she has had numerous problems with her bladder. She would pee in her box and lay in it while I was away from home working. I'd come home every night night to a wet dog, wet box and sometimes she would even poo in there to add to the mess. I would only be gone for 9 hrs...tops! If I left her out while I was gone, she would pee everywhere! This went on for quite a long time and then I began to realize that her urine had a nasty smell to it. That of cat urine........STRONG cat urine. I took her to the vet and he said she had a UTI. He put her on some meds for that and it seemed to help a little but not 100%. A month later I was right back to square one with her again. At the time I was working and not making a lot of money. 9.00 an hr, 3 dogs and high expenses for the area we live in. When I initially purchased these animals, I was married and my husband provided well for us. For the last 10 yrs tho, it's been on me solely and I have deemed it near impossible to handle alone. All of my animals have suffered along with myself on healthcare, but I have done my absolute best for them when push came to shove. Anyway, I took her back to the vet and he said she was probably going to be prone to UTI's and he put her back on the medicine for another round. No help! I took her back a month ago because she was dribbling pee everywhere and I would find her wet on one hip or the other. As far as acting sick, she always seemed in good spirits. I took her to the vet again and he ran a battery of tests on her but never found anything that was a cause for concern. He told me that she had an innie vagina and she was probably hoarding bacteria there because of it. He also said she had a high ph in her urine but 'some dogs just do'. She never got better even tho she took the meds he put her on. Nothing! Well, I have been on unemployment for the last 4-1/2 months and have run out of any chances of being able to care for her properly. What really baffles me is that you try to do what you can, they're sick and you know they are and try to get them help, yet the people you turn to for answers let you down!!! If I could've gotten the right answers I may have been able to keep her!! I ended up turning to the local shelter here for help finding her a home. I really never thought anyone would actually take her because of her age and her health, but I got a call from an older lady that had lost her yorkie 8 months ago. She said it left her with a hole in her heart that she needed to fill. I took my baby over there 2 days later to meet her and of course, she didn't want anything to do with her...or at least, very little. She was completely confused!! The lady wanted her to stay for a couple of days to see how things went and would let me know what she decided. At first I was happy for my little girl that she had found someone to love her and with the means to take care of her. But for the last 3 days I have been beating myself up horribly bad!!! I can't eat, or sleep or think straight. She's everywhere I look and in every thought that goes thru my head. I'd hate to guess how many tears I have shed since this began. I tried to do what was best for HER at my expense. It's what anyone should do when you're in a situation as I am in. I have 2 other dogs, a 14-1/2 yo yorkie and a 9 yo shih tzu. Both have ill health as well. My 15 yo has had a cough for a couple of months now and my shih tzu has dry eye and ear infections almost regularly. After she told me she would keep her, I really began having second thoughts, trying to figure out a way of taking care of her and the vet bills and told the lady. She said that she felt Savannah did not seem heathy at all to her, that she felt she had diabetes and that out of concern for the dog, she felt it in the best interest of the dog that she leave her there. She scheduled a vet appt for today at 2:15 for her to be seen and see what she could do to help her. She told me after about a month with her, and when Savannah gets aclimated to her new home, that I could come and see her, and continue to come and see her from time to time. I know this is what's best from a medical stand point, but I am suffering horribly due to this. She's in my soul!! I love and miss you Vanna!

12-22-2009, 08:56 AM	#1
Lori63 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 34	Anxiety from parting with my baby! I am SUFFERING from a decision I had to make to part with one of my yorkies due to her failing health. I've had her for almost 13 yrs and for the last year and 1/2 she has had numerous problems with her bladder. She would pee in her box and lay in it while I was away from home working. I'd come home every night night to a wet dog, wet box and sometimes she would even poo in there to add to the mess. I would only be gone for 9 hrs...tops! If I left her out while I was gone, she would pee everywhere! This went on for quite a long time and then I began to realize that her urine had a nasty smell to it. That of cat urine........STRONG cat urine. I took her to the vet and he said she had a UTI. He put her on some meds for that and it seemed to help a little but not 100%. A month later I was right back to square one with her again. At the time I was working and not making a lot of money. 9.00 an hr, 3 dogs and high expenses for the area we live in. When I initially purchased these animals, I was married and my husband provided well for us. For the last 10 yrs tho, it's been on me solely and I have deemed it near impossible to handle alone. All of my animals have suffered along with myself on healthcare, but I have done my absolute best for them when push came to shove. Anyway, I took her back to the vet and he said she was probably going to be prone to UTI's and he put her back on the medicine for another round. No help! I took her back a month ago because she was dribbling pee everywhere and I would find her wet on one hip or the other. As far as acting sick, she always seemed in good spirits. I took her to the vet again and he ran a battery of tests on her but never found anything that was a cause for concern. He told me that she had an innie vagina and she was probably hoarding bacteria there because of it. He also said she had a high ph in her urine but 'some dogs just do'. She never got better even tho she took the meds he put her on. Nothing! Well, I have been on unemployment for the last 4-1/2 months and have run out of any chances of being able to care for her properly. What really baffles me is that you try to do what you can, they're sick and you know they are and try to get them help, yet the people you turn to for answers let you down!!! If I could've gotten the right answers I may have been able to keep her!! I ended up turning to the local shelter here for help finding her a home. I really never thought anyone would actually take her because of her age and her health, but I got a call from an older lady that had lost her yorkie 8 months ago. She said it left her with a hole in her heart that she needed to fill. I took my baby over there 2 days later to meet her and of course, she didn't want anything to do with her...or at least, very little. She was completely confused!! The lady wanted her to stay for a couple of days to see how things went and would let me know what she decided. At first I was happy for my little girl that she had found someone to love her and with the means to take care of her. But for the last 3 days I have been beating myself up horribly bad!!! I can't eat, or sleep or think straight. She's everywhere I look and in every thought that goes thru my head. I'd hate to guess how many tears I have shed since this began. I tried to do what was best for HER at my expense. It's what anyone should do when you're in a situation as I am in. I have 2 other dogs, a 14-1/2 yo yorkie and a 9 yo shih tzu. Both have ill health as well. My 15 yo has had a cough for a couple of months now and my shih tzu has dry eye and ear infections almost regularly. After she told me she would keep her, I really began having second thoughts, trying to figure out a way of taking care of her and the vet bills and told the lady. She said that she felt Savannah did not seem heathy at all to her, that she felt she had diabetes and that out of concern for the dog, she felt it in the best interest of the dog that she leave her there. She scheduled a vet appt for today at 2:15 for her to be seen and see what she could do to help her. She told me after about a month with her, and when Savannah gets aclimated to her new home, that I could come and see her, and continue to come and see her from time to time. I know this is what's best from a medical stand point, but I am suffering horribly due to this. She's in my soul!! I love and miss you Vanna!