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Originally Posted by YorkieRose I have found my tinies to be quite sturdy. The problems can come from accidents that a bigger Yorkie can tolerate or recover from much more easily..same with illness. A 2 pounder can not get a stomach upset and lose half a pound. It would be 25% of their body weight..just think if a human lost 25% of their weight in 3 days...a bigger Yorkie can tolerate an upset or virus much easier..half pound rarely kills a 6 pounder.
A tiny can be tiny because it is genetic programmed to be small ..or it can be tiny due to a genetic malfunction/health problem. Unfortunatley, so many owners are not educated by the breeder as to how to care for a tiny..many lose then the first week they get them home because the breeder let them go too soon..not the pet owners fault at all. |
I have to agree with Pat...
I have a little one, she was my first. She is three years old and I haven't had any health issues with her, except for her eye when she scratched her cornea and had to have surgery. But that isn't a health issue. She is a doll and she rules the roost around here...lol.