I adopted/rescued a tiny boy yorkie from a young girl that rescued him from a very neglectful home. He has kennel cough and is emaciated. He wobbles when he walks. He is flea infested and missing hair on parts of his body and it's completely gone on his ears. Most of his teeth are missing. He is also blind in one eye. The poor little guy just lays or sits and won't move on his own. He has these horrible coughing fits that hurts to hear. The girl was told he is 4 and she is thinking 6-7 so I don't know how old he is. I will ask my vet. She took him to her vet and he is on antibiotics and cough syrup for the cough. This little guy has so many problems I know I have a long road ahead but I'm going to give it all I have. I already love him. As far as diet, I'm going to transition him to natural balance from some cheap unhealty crap and was wondering what would be the most nutritious to add to his food, like rice or oatmeal, chicken, vegies to help put weight on? Or should I just stick with the natural balance? He weighs less than a pound. The original owner was calling him baby boy or something but I changed it to Teddy. I am taking him to my vet for a full check/2nd opinion. I'm sorry for the long post and would very much love any advice or tips from all the experienced folks. Thank you in advance for reading and your wonderful knowledge.
