[zeldapearl]

My wife and I purchased our first companion dog, Zelda five years ago. Zelda is a ten pound Silky and is a bundle of love and energy. We are hooked, big dogs are great too, and we have both (Had a full size Aussie, and have a 10 year old Sheltie). Just last week we rescued a Yorkie from a neighbor. They were giving her away because the grandson chased her around with a baseball bat. Not good, we had to get her out of there! I said rescued, because our little Yorkie, her name is now Pearl was a sick baby. She was a bag of bones, her teeth were bad, real bad and she had a uterine infection. The Vet said one more or two more days without treatment and she would have been beyond help. Pearl has been home about a week and each day, I presume as she feels better, a bit more of her personality surfaces. Our Vet is great gave us nearly half off of the cost for her spay and oral surgery. The original plan was to, do the right thing, get her to the Vet, check for a micro chip and lost/stolen listings, get her vaccinated and find her a better home, that home ended up ours she has fit right in with us and our dogs.
The Vet says she’s between 8 and 12 years old, we picked 10. After her oral surgery she was left with only a half dozen teeth and has a significant under bite. She weighed an even 6 pounds when we took her to the Vet, you could feel every rib, backbone, hips, and shoulder blades. I am feeding here Hills Science Diet canned puppy food for the extra calories and would like to get her weight up to 6.5 to 7 lbs. Does that sound about right to those of you with aging Yorkie?