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Bimmer · 01-24-2006, 05:29 PM

8:15 PM

Bimmer still hasn't eaten since lunch. He's still VERY lethargic, but he's not nearly as out of it as he was a couple days ago. When I got home I put him on the floor and forced him to walk to me from points all over the room. My reasoning on this is that if he lays around in our arms all day, his muscles will atrophy and we'll have a whole other set of problems to address. I feel he needs to get some exercise even if he isn't feeling that great. Does this sound good?

Also, he started feeling bad on Thursday of last week and hit his low point Sunday night. That's four days to bottom out. Does that mean I'm expecting too much if I want to see him close to his old self in two days? What about four or eight? How long should I wait for him to bounce back before I assume he's not getting better? We're on day two right now and he's awake in my arms just being lethargic. He moves his head quite often and repositions himself by tucking his head into the fetal position. It looks very comfortable.

So, what say you wise folks of YT? Where do you think we're at right now and how far until he'll be back at around, say... 90%? I'd say we were at 30% on Sunday night and we're at about 65% now in two days. By my math, that means he should be bouncing around like normal by the weekend. What if he isn't? What would you do with a 10oz. baby Yorkie at 10 weeks old?

Also, someone asked earlier what his temp was. I can tell you that on Sunday (his low point), his temperature was 101.46 degrees.

01-24-2006, 05:29 PM	#43
Bimmer Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 59	8:15 PM Bimmer still hasn't eaten since lunch. He's still VERY lethargic, but he's not nearly as out of it as he was a couple days ago. When I got home I put him on the floor and forced him to walk to me from points all over the room. My reasoning on this is that if he lays around in our arms all day, his muscles will atrophy and we'll have a whole other set of problems to address. I feel he needs to get some exercise even if he isn't feeling that great. Does this sound good? Also, he started feeling bad on Thursday of last week and hit his low point Sunday night. That's four days to bottom out. Does that mean I'm expecting too much if I want to see him close to his old self in two days? What about four or eight? How long should I wait for him to bounce back before I assume he's not getting better? We're on day two right now and he's awake in my arms just being lethargic. He moves his head quite often and repositions himself by tucking his head into the fetal position. It looks very comfortable. So, what say you wise folks of YT? Where do you think we're at right now and how far until he'll be back at around, say... 90%? I'd say we were at 30% on Sunday night and we're at about 65% now in two days. By my math, that means he should be bouncing around like normal by the weekend. What if he isn't? What would you do with a 10oz. baby Yorkie at 10 weeks old? Also, someone asked earlier what his temp was. I can tell you that on Sunday (his low point), his temperature was 101.46 degrees.