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YorkOfTheShire · 07-13-2013, 05:24 AM

We took her to the vet with us this morning when we took Bella.

We have decided on the name Gypsy for the new puppy (we had picked Twix before but decided it wasn't her). So Gypsy it is.

This morning we saw a different vet (same veterinary clinic) and *he* said she does not have her incisors in yet because she's tiny, and it's common in toy breeds to not get their incisors in by now. He said he'd worry if they haven't broken the gumline by 12 weeks (she's 10 weeks tomorrow). He said her teeth are right near the surface so he's not worried.

Her open fontanel appears to be closing but is not closed yet (but is a smaller area than it was previously). He said it'd be awesome if it closed completely but that even if it didn't...there are many dogs with open fontanels and they get along just fine.

He said he doesn't believe she has dwarfism or any other sort of stunted limb disease or issue - he said she's just tiny and sometimes it takes them a little longer to catch up. Her elbows and knees would be showing some sort of sign by now if she had dwarfism.

Lastly...that paw is still 'deformed' in the wrist joint but for some reason she's pointing it more forward than she was last week - which is good.

We are still "wait and see" but I thought everything he said was extremely good news so I wanted to post it.

(I think he might have more experience with tiny dogs than the others)

With regard to Bella - poor thing had a very upset tummy last night and this morning (coming out both ends) so we took her in when they opened. She also has a little yeasty beasty in her ear because one ear does not stand. This is the second time she's been in for it, and I have no idea why she's getting it since I haven't been running water over her head for the last year. They gave her Mometamax for her ear, and I can't read his writing on the pills she has. Byl...something and Fleyl ? something ...for her upset tummy, and a can of Prescription Diet w/d Gastrointestinal. She's not to eat or drink anything for 8 hours after her last vomit which was 2 hours ago...so another 6 hours and she can get some food and water.

All in all... a great morning.

07-13-2013, 05:24 AM	#24
YorkOfTheShire BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 383	We took her to the vet with us this morning when we took Bella. We have decided on the name Gypsy for the new puppy (we had picked Twix before but decided it wasn't her). So Gypsy it is. This morning we saw a different vet (same veterinary clinic) and he said she does not have her incisors in yet because she's tiny, and it's common in toy breeds to not get their incisors in by now. He said he'd worry if they haven't broken the gumline by 12 weeks (she's 10 weeks tomorrow). He said her teeth are right near the surface so he's not worried. Her open fontanel appears to be closing but is not closed yet (but is a smaller area than it was previously). He said it'd be awesome if it closed completely but that even if it didn't...there are many dogs with open fontanels and they get along just fine. He said he doesn't believe she has dwarfism or any other sort of stunted limb disease or issue - he said she's just tiny and sometimes it takes them a little longer to catch up. Her elbows and knees would be showing some sort of sign by now if she had dwarfism. Lastly...that paw is still 'deformed' in the wrist joint but for some reason she's pointing it more forward than she was last week - which is good. We are still "wait and see" but I thought everything he said was extremely good news so I wanted to post it. (I think he might have more experience with tiny dogs than the others) With regard to Bella - poor thing had a very upset tummy last night and this morning (coming out both ends) so we took her in when they opened. She also has a little yeasty beasty in her ear because one ear does not stand. This is the second time she's been in for it, and I have no idea why she's getting it since I haven't been running water over her head for the last year. They gave her Mometamax for her ear, and I can't read his writing on the pills she has. Byl...something and Fleyl ? something ...for her upset tummy, and a can of Prescription Diet w/d Gastrointestinal. She's not to eat or drink anything for 8 hours after her last vomit which was 2 hours ago...so another 6 hours and she can get some food and water. All in all... a great morning.