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Originally Posted by Marhcarter  This is so true. Mine is 8 lbs, but I still watch him like a hawk. He is a daredevel that leaps off high furniture, runs down stairs so fast that he will jump over the last 2 or 3 and runs UP stairs so fast that he falls when he misses a step. I spend every day holding my breath at some point, praying that he doesn't hurt himself! My parents have 2 King Charles Cavaliers, both around 35lbs (not fat, just big for the breed) and each of them had an orthopedic injury caused by jumping and landing wrong within months of each other. One had just finished his post op physical therapy when they had to do it all again with the other one.
I recommend pet insurance-may parents didn't have any and spent thousands!
Do not let your fear prevent you from enjoying your baby, though. Freak accidents can happen no matter how careful you are. Yorkies are a ton of fun and have so much personality that you will wonder how you ever did without one! |
Yeah Callie at 17 pounds although this was like 4 years ago hurt her front leg one time jumping it ended up being an over extending front leg but she jumped at 2am in the morning and would not walk on it so we rushed her to the er vet and she started walking on it and the er vet was kind of a jerk but they did xrays and nothing showed up so we payed our million dollars and went home. Then the next day it was off to our vet who said that when dogs go to the vet they can get so excited and stuff they will walk on an injured leg and not feel the pain as much or ignore it and she really checked Callie out and felt around her shoulder and sure enough she found the spot and Callie screamed and we had to go to the orthopedic surgeon for them to sedate her and do xrays. She moves so darn fast and never slows down.