New momma to overweight Yorkie On Friday I was blessed with a beautiful, chunky7 year old girl. A woman who works with my daughter mentioned to her that she had a Yorkie that was given to her about 6 months ago by a neighbor who knew someone who had passed away. She was planning on giving her away on Facebook and my daughter planned on taking her but her rental denied her,so I grabbed her up. The woman had no idea of her age, spayed, shots, she only knew she barked at every sound and was housebroke and “fat”. I met up with her and was surprised to see this little round fur baby jump out of the car. I was informed she was fed “the cheap stuff but the kids fed her everything they eat”. I took Chloe home and called the vet from the tag on her”collar” not harness. The office emailed me her records and I was pleasantly surprised that she was up to date on all of her shots until the end of 2017 as I was sure it would have been much longer. I was also surprised to see she is 7 1/2 years old, has been battling weight since about 3, was told to cut down on calorie intake. I weighed her and she is 16 pounds. And what I thought was just a waddle when she walked was a limp at closer view after reading her report, her limp is due to the patella in both legs, the right is permanent. She was to be on pain/ inflammation meds. This afternoon we have her vet visit and I am very happy to be sure she is healthy otherwise. I will discuss everything with them including her higher amount of shedding than expected in a Yorkie and the small white lump on her left eyeball. Any info your willing to share I will be very appreciative.
Donna |