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Originally Posted by MauiGirl  I am so glad you updated today, I was thinking of them earlier wondering how they are doing. Gosh, they are growing up so fast, and all are beyond adorable!
It looks like their ears are trying to stand up, and if you want, you can help that happen by trimming the hair on the upper 1/3 of their ear to take the weight off. Then again, it may just happen all by itself.
Man, I don't know how you will ever give any up, especially keeping them to 6 months. But good for you, just enjoy them. So you will have to start their potty training, or maybe you already have. I guess by now you are used to being busy with them. |
Yeah, they're getting big and fast. I've had to "puppy proof" the couches and a few areas. One or two of their ears will stand for a day or soe and then flop back down. I didn't think of trimming them. I may give it a shot. I would really like to get them better potty trained. Cleaning up their waste is definitely a regular chore for sure. Training Shy and Dash was a challenge itself. Three at a time will be an interesting test of patience
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Originally Posted by nanahas3 Such beautiful puppies. I am so happy for you and little Shy that they are all doing so well. |
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Originally Posted by theporkieyorkie I bet you've got your hands full with your little family of Yorkies!! What a great story this is turning out to be...thanks for the continuous updates!! It's been really neat to follow!!
BTW~Are you sure your going to be able to part with those girls after 6 months!! LOL!! I think it's a great idea to keep the puppys until they are fixed though! It ensures no mess ups!!
For some reason, I could see you deciding to hold onto all of them. At the beginning, I think you mentioned the possibility of your mother taking one....is she still planning on that?? My mom has 2 of my dogs puppies(I adopted him after the breeder got done using him as a stud dog) and it's been very helpful. It's also been interesting because we get to compare health issues and personality traits. |
Parting with any of them will be hard for certain! My mom is living with one of my sisters in Hawaii now. One girl will go to the dad's owner and another to a family of one of my co-workers. They lost a dog recently and still have their chiwawa.
So, folks I have a question.
THE FOLLOWING IS A VEEERY LONG READ!
Shy has been vomiting recently. I've looked through about 4 pages of the "Yorkie Health and Diet" section for a similar issue. Most of them refer to either an illness that is systemic (multiple systems and symptoms) or simply adding/removing portions of food, or adding something to their diet.
Subjectively, her noticed vomiting started about 4 days.
Changes she's had are:
-Stopping/separating of nursing the puppies at 8 days ago (when puppy teeth started coming in).
-She was on two different puppy blends before birthing and around 6 weeks after puppies were born (weaned to adult blend for a week). That was Wellness --> Wellness respectively.
-7 days ago we switched from Wellness (adult small breed) to Royal Canin (adult small breed) within 3 days. I was running low on Wellness and wanted to make a switch, since she wasn't eating much of it, even soaked.
-WET FOOD: 5 days ago she started getting 1 8oz can of wet food over a day and a half. Day 1 was some of the puppies' wet Blue Puppy food. Day 2-3.5 she got Royal Canin adult small breed. Day 3.5-4.5 was Blue Buffalo adult small breed. And yesterday to this morning was Royal Canin adult small breed. All wet food has been mixed with dry food and about 3-4 days ago I started popping it in the microwave for 10 seconds to make it more appetizing. Her bowl has two sections. One side is the wet/dry mix. The other is dry only. Occasionally, I add a bit of water to the dry to make it soft. She seems to eat soft better. Twice, I took the left over water soaked food and mixed with fresh wet food. I change the canned wet food once it starts to dry out. Or if it's there when I get up or come home for lunch or the end of the day.
-Revolution. 6 days ago was her first topical flea/tick treatment with Revolution. Her hair was getting matted so I gave her her flea shampoo bath and cleaned off the Revolution. Today, I gave her a 50/50 diluted Dawn shower, just in case there was any interaction.
Objectively, Shy acts totally normal. I mean TOTALLY normal. She is still excited to go for walks, goes nuts when we get up. She spins around when I ask "what do good girls get?" (treat time), jumps up and down on the couch, and still likes "puppy kisses".
-No fever (101.2-101.5), no diarrhea normal twice/day bowel movements -No lethargy,
-Breasts have no tenderness or erythema. Although, they are slightly firm still, but, no lumps. No venous streaking. Swelling has been steadily decreasing daily.
-Normal breathing and lung sounds,
-Eyes are PERRLA, gums pink (minor plaque... :-/ time for a brushing).
Now, I'm starting to think it's the change in diet....
I am going to continue checking temps and assessing daily.
I was worried about mastitis and have been checking multiple times per day for abnormalities. That'll be continuous. Upon recommendation from their vet and common sense, I made sure they weren't nursing anymore due to their ability to eat puppy food and their puppy teeth coming in. Everything I've read on the subject does not indicate vomiting as a symptom though. I'm also going to try milking a bit to reduce swelling and ensure there's no bacteria building, just in case.
So, I plan on taking her in probably Saturday or sooner if she doesn't stop vomiting. Her blood work from her latest visit was clean. However, I may just have more labs done anyways.
If anyone has any insights I would appreciate them. And sorry for the long and possibly misplaced question, but, I DID warn you
. BTW, the puppies are just fine...