In no way was I implying that you were at fault. I had Yorkies in my life for over thirty years, and I still continue to try to learn as much as I can about this breed. I found YorkieTalk when I was searching for information about Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Ashley was sixteen at the time, and although she was under the treatment of a wonderful vet, I was trying to understand more about her health. For the longest time I continued reading in the Sick/Emergency forum because I learned so much about Yorkie health issues there. My first Yorkie was four months when I got her, and my next two were eight weeks old. I realize now that was too young to have them away from their mothers, but I didn't know it then. My breeder stressed about hypoglycemia and making sure that they were eating. I now know that I shouldn't have had them until they were twelve weeks of age. We watched them like hawks, spoiled them way too much, and we got lucky that they were okay. Someone was home with them at all times, but they were still too young to be taken from their mothers. I had a very tiny Yorkie that needed a great deal of care, but she was given to me by the breeder when she was six and a half months old. I had lots of experience with Yorkies and the breeder trusted that she would be given the best of care. It's why she gave my little Gracie to me. Gracie required a lot of special care to help her to thrive. We lost our last Yorkie, Ashley, a little over a year ago a month shy of her seventeenth birthday, so all of my babies are at the Rainbow Bridge. They are still very alive in my heart, and I will never forget them or stop loving them. I will bring another Yorkie or two home someday hopefully in the not too distant future. They will never replace our babies, but I know I will love them dearly. I know a great deal about caring for Yorkies, yet I continue to read all that I can to learn more about this precious breed. All of the health issues really scare me, but I love this breed so much and will be as careful as I can when finding a breeder who health tests her dogs. I have learned so much from the people in this forum, and I have met so many wonderful people here. I know it hurts, but try to stick around. YorkieTalk is a great resource and it is filled with people who care and who love Yorkies. If you need my help, PM me and I'll do anything I can to help you. I still feel a lot of pain from losing my babies, but it would have been a far greater loss if they had not been in my life. We talk about our babies all of the time, and the memories also bring us some great joy. I hope you can smile when you remember your little boy someday soon. |