[Yorkiemom1]

Our unfortunate events in our lives are all teaching/learning experiences. THIS is an unfortunate, but vital learning experience for anyone buying a Yorkie.......allow that pup to reach AT LEAST 12 weeks of age....a reputable, responsible breeder WILL NOT dump puppies earlier than that because THEY want to be responsible/accountable for their puppy's health! My babies go out fully vaccinated except rabies shots and with a health guarantee....NOT a "two day return policy". This is not unique to me....this is what ALL responsible, caring, reputable breeders do! All of us that worry and adore and truly care about our babies produced, want our babies to live long, healthy lives and we go the extra mile and EXTRA EXPENSE to be absolutely certain our babies are the healthiest they possibly can be.

I am praying your little one survives this devastating disease. If caught early, Tamiflu is effective treatment,but many vets have never used it for this purpose and will not do it. If pup does survive, there can be lasting, lifelong issues you will have to deal with. Years ago, when I had people coming and going in and out of my house, bringing diseases picked up from other dog breeders/sick puppies/trashy dirty yards, looking at my little babies, handling my precious little babies, then moving on down the road to God-Only-Knows-Where to see and handle the next litter of pups, I had an entire 6 week old litter come down with parvo. It almost destroyed my business.....all my babies in that litter except one, survived, at a HUGE expense for me.....well over $40,000.00 to save those babies, and my entire home had to be treated/"sterilized/washed down with Virkon....carpet all removed, all my furniture that had a fabric upholstery discarded and replaced with leather, all toys, bedding, etc....and my business shut down for almost 2 years while I continually sprayed my entire premises with Virkon.....THAT is when I talked to professional breeders, show breeders, that told me, you do NOT allow "tire kickers" onto your premisis, looking and handling all your precious babies, after they have been all over God only knows where, handling and touching God only knows how many sick/contaminated puppies......and that was indeed the end of visitation here at Rosehill. This entire property is closed down tight as a hat band, including other family members, when I have puppies on this property. NO ONE comes to this house to look at puppies until they have had their SECOND vaccination at 11 weeks....then they come only as far as my entry hall that has rugs down that have been sprayed with Virkon. Any and all workers/repair men, walk thru a solution of Virkon, including workers that come to my back yard. .....

When you go looking for a puppy, please remember you and every other person in the world, looking for a puppy, has been there, looking and handling those babies, carrying every disease they have walked thru and picked up on their feet and hands, and have now contaminated completely unprotected babies. Pups have a weak protection against disease, acquired from their mother up until 8 weeks of age, when vaccinations can be effectively started, but it is NOT enough to provide a barrier strong enough to fight off the bombardment of disease germs carried by dozens of people handling and playing and fooling with puppies in all kinds of homes/yards/puppy mills/etc.

A breeder that ACTUALLY is more concerned with her puppies health, rather than selling a dog and collecting $$$$$, wants to be absolutely certain her babies are as healthy as they possibly can be, and she is confident that when she sends that baby to a new home, that baby is disease free and will NOT die from a preventable disease SHE should have protected against! I am praying you are at least able to find/contact that "breeder" than took your money and dumped a sick puppy on you. If your baby does survive this disease, there can be other issues caused by the parvo virus....I kept the entire litter of precious little babies that I fought so hard to save, because I did not want to sell a puppy that may come down with any health/ heart issues years later because of the parvo virus they had fought so hard to survive. I feel I was responsible for those babies getting parvo, so I would be responsible for them for the rest of their lives.

I am praying for your precious little soul....if caught early enough, Tamiflu IS indeed effective against the virus.....alot of vets wont go there because it is NOT what that drug is for, but it DOES work and alot of breeders will INSIST on their vets giving this if the parvo is caught early enough......most vets that know their breeders will be much more comfortable working hand and hand with their breeders because they know WE know what we are talking about. My vet, Dr. Wickle, and the vets in that practice, worked their butts off to save that litter of puppies....she held and prayed over each puppy at least once a day, we did accupuncture, we did fractionated dosing of meds that "may work" against parvo, we did blood transfusions from an adult golden retriever that was protected against the disease, to provide antibodies to the babies.... they worked their butts off to save that litter for me and they succeeded....except one tiny little precious soul! Today, all those babies are still here with me....the only side effect from that bout with parvo to date, is tear duct dysfunction in one eye of one of the males.......everyone else has remained healthy.....

I pray your baby survives this disease....I am not sure your vet is open to suggestions for treating the disease, as she was not receptive to the Tamiflu suggestion (and this med does work if given early enough in the disease!).....aggressive, proactive treatment along with treating symptoms as they occur, worked for us.....hoping your vet is aggressive with the course of action and her treatment plan for this baby, rather than just treating symptoms as they occur. Praying for a successful outcome for you!