 Does my new rescue boy have back & skin issues?
I just adopted a Yorkie a few days ago. It took about one day to tell this dog was special! He's the best behaved, sweetest dog I've ever owned. I learn some new everyday. He can sit, shake, play dead. He actually charmed my Chihuahua into being his friend in two day! A feat most dogs never achieve!
I can't understand why anyone would abandon a dog, especially this one. Now, I'm wondering if it may have been for health issues. He has very bad skin allergies. I read Back problems in Yorkies are common. He's about 8 lbs. and doesn't like jumping up on the ottoman. He should be able to easily. At first I thought he was trained to stay off the furniture. Now IDK. Next, when he sits he doesn't like it. I thought he was being stubborn, now I wonder. He also wants to sleep in my lap, but sometimes he sits in my lap and fall asleep. I don't know his behaviors yet to know what's normal. On the other had he likes to walk briskly, run, and tumble with my Chi. Āre these behaviors signs of back trouble?
On a side note his skin alergies are so bad he's chewed the hair off his lower front legs and the hot spot on his back is a scaby flakey mess. Also, many other irritated spots on him I can't get into the vet for a few days. For now I'm bathing him with oatmeal shampoo. I read how to make a paste and let it sit for 10 minutes. IT TOOK FOREVER to get it out of his hair! I eventually had to shampoo him twice and spray him with detangler which I rinsed off after I combed him out. What did I do wrong? |