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dehahaha · 11-27-2011, 08:37 PM

Hello,

My yorkie is a male, 9 months old. His name is Linker.
Our family bought him from a breeder who told us that he is "tea cup." He had 2 sisters who were a lot bigger than him (his current size when they were all 3 months old) and full of energy. Linker always seemed very shy and a bit odd, because he hates going outside. He still hates it...

We have given him nothing but love and tried our best to raise him well. My mother does not work so she pretty much has been spending all day and night with him... But he just seems so unhealthy and depressed.

He was born in March 26th and we brought him to our home sometime in July. Since then, he has vomitted on average once every 3-4 days. We had him on raw food diet because thats what the breeder told us to do. He is upto date on his vaccines and etc and when we took him to the vet a few times the vet said he is fine. He was about 3 lbs in September. He was playful, energetic (only in the home), and seemed to be growing up fine (minus the puking and not eating as much as we want him to).

From October to November, Linker has not been doing too well... He has lost a lot of weight (he was 1.12 lbs last week when we took him to the vet, he is probably 2 lbs now). He doesn't play anymore... He hides for some reason in corners, and he sleeps way too much. We think we figured out the vomitting issue, we think he has a small stomach so we have been feeding him 5 times a day, small meals. We stopped feeding him raw meat, instead we feed him wet food (beef stew from Wellness) and a little bit of Royal Canine yorkie puppy dry food (as treat). We stopped feeding him regular treats because we are concerned that it may be one of the reason for him vomitting... We are afraid to feed him as much as we want to, and probably as much as he wants to eat, because he tends to vomit when he over eats even slightly.

I don't know... We took him to the vet last week after he vomitted again probably because we tried to increase his meal portions... He vomitted a lot (relatively speaking) and appeared very distressed... He also appeared a lot skinnier after this incident... The vet unfortunately didn't have a clear answer for us. He frankly didn't know what to tell us... He wanted to refer him to a special clinic. He was not even comfortable drawing blood from him because he is so tiny at this time. But we don't have the kind of money that requires special clinic...

Any ideas? Suggestions? I'm afraid of loosing him... But at the same time I didn't buy him to be spending thousands of dollars, I don't have that kind of money...

Someone please help me and Linker...

Sincerely,

Ed

11-27-2011, 08:37 PM	#1
dehahaha YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 5	Super skinny, vomits often, depressed, and etc Hello, My yorkie is a male, 9 months old. His name is Linker. Our family bought him from a breeder who told us that he is "tea cup." He had 2 sisters who were a lot bigger than him (his current size when they were all 3 months old) and full of energy. Linker always seemed very shy and a bit odd, because he hates going outside. He still hates it... We have given him nothing but love and tried our best to raise him well. My mother does not work so she pretty much has been spending all day and night with him... But he just seems so unhealthy and depressed. He was born in March 26th and we brought him to our home sometime in July. Since then, he has vomitted on average once every 3-4 days. We had him on raw food diet because thats what the breeder told us to do. He is upto date on his vaccines and etc and when we took him to the vet a few times the vet said he is fine. He was about 3 lbs in September. He was playful, energetic (only in the home), and seemed to be growing up fine (minus the puking and not eating as much as we want him to). From October to November, Linker has not been doing too well... He has lost a lot of weight (he was 1.12 lbs last week when we took him to the vet, he is probably 2 lbs now). He doesn't play anymore... He hides for some reason in corners, and he sleeps way too much. We think we figured out the vomitting issue, we think he has a small stomach so we have been feeding him 5 times a day, small meals. We stopped feeding him raw meat, instead we feed him wet food (beef stew from Wellness) and a little bit of Royal Canine yorkie puppy dry food (as treat). We stopped feeding him regular treats because we are concerned that it may be one of the reason for him vomitting... We are afraid to feed him as much as we want to, and probably as much as he wants to eat, because he tends to vomit when he over eats even slightly. I don't know... We took him to the vet last week after he vomitted again probably because we tried to increase his meal portions... He vomitted a lot (relatively speaking) and appeared very distressed... He also appeared a lot skinnier after this incident... The vet unfortunately didn't have a clear answer for us. He frankly didn't know what to tell us... He wanted to refer him to a special clinic. He was not even comfortable drawing blood from him because he is so tiny at this time. But we don't have the kind of money that requires special clinic... Any ideas? Suggestions? I'm afraid of loosing him... But at the same time I didn't buy him to be spending thousands of dollars, I don't have that kind of money... Someone please help me and Linker... Sincerely, Ed