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Originally Posted by bhanish  Hey all,
here's another shot of Whimsy. He's going to be 10 weeks soon (born 4/25).
My little guy is turning out to be on the chubby side (2.9 lbs at 10 wks), but Deb took him to the vet and he said that Whimsy was perfectly healthy. According to some size charts, Whimsy is projected to have an adult weight of 7-8 lbs (although Deb thinks he'll be 5-6 lbs).
I was wondering if anyone knows of any health problems that comes along with a Yorkie have some extra weight. For example, will my baby be prone to having more heart conditions than a smaller yorkie? Will he have bad knees? If so, what do you recommend to prevent those health problems from manifesting?
Deb assures me that he is a strong and sturdy boy (which I so appreciate!). I just want to make sure my dog will have a long and healthy life. |
Whimsy is a doll. Six years ago when we got our Kinder from Deb she was chubby and a very healthy puppy. My vet said a bigger puppy is much more healthy than those tinies. Your baby's knees will be fine and his heart will be ok. He will lose some chubby fat as he grows and believe me Deb takes very good care of her puppies. They are not skinny starving pups. We went to her place in in 2010 to pick our Kinder up and wow she is so great to her dogs. If we could get another yorkie we definitely would buy from her. Anyways Whimsy is a doll and our yorkie is about six and a half pounds. Enjoy your little dolly I am sure you will be a wonderful mom to your Whimsy. Susan