[yorkietalkjilly]

Oh, Joan, this is so disturbing and so scary. Thank goodness you got him right in for vet care as no healthy eater, or active little Yorkie ever foregoes his meals or just sits around with his little head hanging down. And I'm right there with you on wanting my ailing dog where it can get help, should it need it as I'm no vet, can't do much of anything for a dog in that much distress as far as assessment/early diagnosis or treatment. If any vet turns away my dog in distress, I'm going to the Emergency Vet, as they are usually ready to assess and help a dog in distress. So even if you have to drive 75+ miles to get to an Emergency Vet, your baby is more than worth it.

Yorkies usually seem to come in from outside supercharged, have to be calmed down a bit. I've never known a Yorkie to injure itself with over-exercise or over-activity, then nap and awake in distress but obviously it happened to poor little Cody! And it happened before! Tibbe, well all of my Yorkies, would fence run forever when another dog was on the other side and it never ended in strain or an injury, lethargy. Hope poor Cody didn't slip a cervical disc or tear a shoulder ligament, etc., but then he'd likely have other symptoms that a good orthopedic aspect of the check-up could reveal. I've forgotten how old he is but is he arthritic and does he have a thin, under-developed musculature? Could that be the reason for such an increase in that much distress for increased activity? No one ever said Yorkies have any judgment whatsoever, have no off switch but you can't help loving them all the more for their determination, even when an awful outcome from that determination breaks your heart.

Thankfully little Cody is getting his needed care and is blessed to have a responsible guardian ready to fight for him if need be to get him immediate needed care. Would that every sweet little Yorkie had someone like you! Please keep us updated as little Cody matters a great deal to us, as do you.