Dear Yorkie Talk.com, Pardon my long letter, but from the bottom of my Yorkie loving heart I want to tell you thank you I think you saved my new puppy.
About 4 months ago I began learning about Yorkie's and my landlord gave me permission to have a pet. I was excited, took all the time in the world to go to pet shops, shelters, other pet-stores, read online every thing i could to make sure this was the perfect pet for me... I don't know why I doubted myself, this pet can be perfect for anyone! Once i had enough knowledge a shopped around for 2 months, read store reviews and it was so horrible just horrible about abused dog, uncared conditions and these puppy mills just drove me to tears. I tried to go within 100 miles of new york to adopt a yorkie (to Save-A-Puppy) yet I had no luck. I found a reputable boutique (on the pricey side) that I visited 5 or 6 times.. I think I found the perfect pet.
On Wednesday Oct 10, 2012, my story begins... I bring home Stewie a 10 week old Yorkie 1.8 lb wee wee pad trained and is so full of energy and love i just couldn't lay my eyes off him!!
$1100 later (the shop gave me "a steal deal") sends me home with
2 can adult cesar foor and 2 can adult Might Dog food. Then they give me a bag of dry food Eukanuba.
They also include medicine Clavamox and Sulfa mezaph... something. Long story short I am told puppy not sick its just preventive because he was around other puppies.
I was fine, still ecstatic, puppy was full of energy playing with me receptive to toys and food, water... nothing in the world can be wrong.
Thursday I called Banfield Hospital registered with them for puppy care all was great.
Friday October 12 0900 - I take stewie to doctor visit with me, he is never left out of sight.
Friday October 12 2:00PM - I am home playing with him and decide to give him his meal #2 of the day (feeding 9am, 3PM, 6PM, and 10 pm of wet food broken in quarters (1 can a day) and dry food out all day) I he goes to eat he throws up.
Fast forward between 2 and 4 he throws up like 5 times.. Im alarmed I start googling my puppy keeps throwing up and I am calling freinds that are yorkie owners they all tell me its normal and im just freaking out. however I come across posts from your forum that really dont put me at ease and that this was not normal it is very dangerous for a puppy that young to throw up that much
fast forward later that night-- i dont give him meds leave the food out the poor thing has an appitite he goes to try and eat and not more then 5 minutes... food is back out on the floor. I keep going through your forums and i knew something was wrong despite what my friends saying "how cute i was by being a new puppy mom"
Stewie threw up over 20 times in less then 24 hours. By the time it was 6 am He was so tired and worn out and lifeless I rushed him to emergency room The second it opened.
Benfeild hospital Vet. Deemed Stewie unfit for sale. and told me to get my money back from the store. Stewie was so dehydrated his sugar was dropping Vet said she needs to put him on iv and to get him fixed up it would be 1000 a night.
I called the puppy store and they tried to tell me that they dont cover that type of illness. Vet got on the phone had to tell him he basically had a lawsuit the dog could of died that day. Well he immediately told me to go to the vet he uses and the store vet has my stewie now.
I am so thankful to you guys and your knowledge on yorkies to us new owners my new baby would of died if I listened to "I know everything my yorkies is 9 years old" friends.
Bless you all.
Katie
P.S.Doctor called me today and said they didn't find any parasites in his stool nor did he swallow anything. But he is doing much better and that she is sending his samples to the lab for further research to make sure he will be safe at home with me when he will be ready to come back.
I love my stewie so much im so heartbroken.