Thanks so much! You all are the sweetest!! And I MEAN THAT!!! Thanks for letting me share so much and for actually feeling my pain!
I'll check out that link for the YTCA. THanks aimee! I had no idea! I'm going to call the local vets and see if they can refer me to a local toy breeder too. I don't think vets are used to dealing with toy dogs in these parts
It's very frustrating!!! I want to have her xrayed!
She will lick my finger and my face, soooo sweet. She really hasn't gagged that much or choked. I mix that ebsolac powder food with the ebsolac milk replacer to an oatmeal like consistency. I figured that way they get food and milk at the same time and they dont choke on it as easy.....Is THAT OK???? I also think they are getting more milk this way. Since I've been doing that, I quit using the bottles. I feed them that mixture with a syringe. My husband took all the little nipples we had from the bottles and made the whole bigger and we slip them on the end of the syringe and it works great. We were afraid that the hard tip on the syringe would eventually rub their mouths or gums raw. We insert the syringe into the side of their mouth and they eat it that way, not sucking on it like a bottle. Is that ok? We're winging it over here and keep trying different things til we find something that works.
I haven't checked for a whole in her roof yet but she used to nurse good so hopefully it isn't that. I have never seen her throw up, thank goodness!!!! She cannot afford to throw up!
Prissy gave me the name of a lady (thanks again prissy)pretty close to me that has a litter about the same age and suggested maybe, if the lady was willing, to let the puppy go stay with her momma dog. I only want that as a last resort only becasue I want to keep her here. That is selfish I know.
Yorkierose, I have tried not to think about losing any of the pups, but I know it's a sad possiblity. I try not to think about it. Sometimes I think she looks lethargic, like right after the lunchtime feeding today, but maybe she was just sleep from being full, so then I try to play with her. She's eating almost two of the syringes full with the exception of the little bit that drips off. She seems to be getting about the same amount as the other pups, it just takes longer to feed her and we do try to feed her slower. A few of them were shaking today after the feeding. I think they got cold and I know it's so important for them not to get chilled. I kept close eyes on them and held and petted them until they stopped shaking and went to sleep. Then I kept waking them to make sure they were alive. I had the heater on high in the bedroom and keep it warm in there. I warm the food before I put it in the syringe but by the time I finsih feeding one pup the rest of the food in the syringes is cold. IS THAT OK? I think it's a miracle they've all made it this long as I am so inexperienced at this. I thank God and you all that they are alive today because it's nothing that I could have or can do alone! Thank you for treating me like a big girl!
debi_s, Nice to see someone close to me! I go shopping at the outlet mall in Gaffney quite frequently! We'll have to meet up sometime and I'll bring Chloe, when she is a little older of course and I'd love to see Lil Bit! Thank you for sharing your story about Lil Bit!!! It's funny, that is what I call Chloe all the time
I have a postal digital scale that weighs up to five pounds but I have a hard time getting an accurate reading cause they won't be still
Guess I should do it while they are sleeping.
Thanks WEXY!!! Puppy kisses to you
THank you everyone who said they'd love to have her in spite of her lack of a tail! I couldn't give her up even if I had to at this point. It's going to be sssooooo hard to give any of them up! But it's nice to know she is loved and adored by you all even without a tail. I cannot tell you how good that makes me feel!!! I found her tail gone in the middle of the night when I got up to check on them (i think around a week old). The vet said either Bitsy or one of the pups did it. I do know that Bitsy was bothered by the glue that the vet used to close up the tail. I'm sure she did it but not knowing what she was doing. I saw her trying to get the glue off the others too but didn't even think she could knaw off a tail. I felt SOOO guilty over it. I think I lightly mentioned it after it happened in a post but didn't go into detail because I felt so bad and embarassed that I let it happen. I realize now that I am in the kindest hearted company and would not have been judged a bad yorkie mommie over it.
This is horribly long. I tried to touch on everything and if I missed anything or anyone it was not intentional. When I got back to my desk there were a lot of post, thankfully, that I had not seen yet. Thanks for letting me pour my heart out!