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Pinkypard · 08-02-2014, 10:52 AM

Hello Everyone,
This is my first post on this forum.
I have a small 16 year old Yorkie that has not been eating very well for some time. Found spot under right eye that bled when I tried to clean. Rushed to emergency room. She had a very serious infected tooth. Several teeth were probably infected. A heart mummer, and had lost 20% of her normal weight! They gave her antibiotic and pain injections.
Her normal vet ran the total routine of test and found several bad teeth and the mummer also. He was worried about putting her under while extracting the bad teeth as it was a major operation. Advised that she may not come out of the operation. Everything went well. She was very weak and still couldn't eat. Had to feed her special food from the vet with a syringe. Also water. About a week later she still wasn't going to the bath room. Continued the feeding few more days, finally she started drinking water and eating the food I had been mixing with water for the syringe. Now a few days more and she is eating everything in sight and drinking water. Everything appears normal! Still needs to gain some weight. Hopefully, with the proper food, it will come back soon.
Just be patient and try not to worry with your doggie and feed them with a syringe if necessary until they get able to eat on their own. Nature will take care of most things with the medicine from your vet. I had to stop the medicine before her system was moving correctly. Vet said that was what was necessary at this time.
Good luck with your pets. I came very close to loosing mine this time!

08-02-2014, 10:52 AM	#11
Pinkypard Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Posts: 11	Yorkie recovery Hello Everyone, This is my first post on this forum. I have a small 16 year old Yorkie that has not been eating very well for some time. Found spot under right eye that bled when I tried to clean. Rushed to emergency room. She had a very serious infected tooth. Several teeth were probably infected. A heart mummer, and had lost 20% of her normal weight! They gave her antibiotic and pain injections. Her normal vet ran the total routine of test and found several bad teeth and the mummer also. He was worried about putting her under while extracting the bad teeth as it was a major operation. Advised that she may not come out of the operation. Everything went well. She was very weak and still couldn't eat. Had to feed her special food from the vet with a syringe. Also water. About a week later she still wasn't going to the bath room. Continued the feeding few more days, finally she started drinking water and eating the food I had been mixing with water for the syringe. Now a few days more and she is eating everything in sight and drinking water. Everything appears normal! Still needs to gain some weight. Hopefully, with the proper food, it will come back soon. Just be patient and try not to worry with your doggie and feed them with a syringe if necessary until they get able to eat on their own. Nature will take care of most things with the medicine from your vet. I had to stop the medicine before her system was moving correctly. Vet said that was what was necessary at this time. Good luck with your pets. I came very close to loosing mine this time!