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Originally Posted by JCBL  I appreciate all the good advice given here. If only I had seen this site before last Wednesday. We've used this vet for over 12 years. I just blindly thought they knew best.
Now how to find a vet that will listen to me. I can't pay consultation fee after consultation fee. My breeder has always used the same vet I have. She just hasn't ever had any problems. I don't blame her at all for this. I think she just wasn't informed. She does have papers on her dogs and offered to give us papers for Sophie. She raises these dogs for love I think - not profit. She is very particular about who she sells to, requriring visits and fully knowing your home circumstances. She normally doesn't let the puppies come home till 14-16 weeks but since I'm a at home mom, she let me have her early. This is only her 2nd or 3rd litter and she said it probably would be the last. It is too hard on her to let the dogs go.
I feel like saying no vaccines, no vets but I know that is not the answer. We have to have the rabies by law and the fact that we are a foster home and it is requried for that. I am praying that this new pup is healthy. We get to pick him up tomorrow and though he won't replace Sophie I hope it will close the hole in my heart a little. At night I think over and over about what happened and that if I had only been informed it might have been prevented. I just never imagined anything like this could have happened. She was the cutest, liveliest thing. So playful even with our big 38 pound dog. She would hang on his tail as he walked around (he didn't mind). It is just hard to believe that all the life and energy could be gone in 4 days. |
Even if you had found YT before, things still happen.
It was probably the lepto, but it could have been one of the other ones.
Sometimes, even though this vaccine doesn't agree with Yorkies, it may need to be given anyway (depending on your area and the dog's lifestyle). If lepto absolutely needss to be given, it should be done after 16 weeks.
Sometimes even great vets give it without thinking. They just don't understand this breed...
It sounds like you are still very unsure about vet care (as most of us would be in this case). Can we answer any questions for you? There is a thread in the YT Library about things to look for in a vet office.