My Micro Teacup Pocket Yorkie (EllieMae) "Rescue"

[Sweetdreams]

The one where she looks bad is when I rescued her. She is 8 months old and weighs a pound. She is my spoiled little princess.

[karenst]

She looks like a little stuffed animal....so is so adorable!!!

[Patti]

Omg so tiny. She looks beautiful with your loving care.

[GeorgiesMomma]

Bless you for giving her a loving home. What a sweet precious girl!

[capt_noonie]

Wow that is so tiny? What happened to her before you rescued her? Her eyes look a bit off colored? or is that just me?

[Julia Howard]

Has she been checked for hydrocepalus? Her eyes look as though she could have a little problem with it. The reason I am familiar is that I have fostered two tinies with the problem. Any unusual circling or holding her head to the sides.

[Ahis_Mama]

So tiny! Thank you for giving her a loving home. She looks very pampered. Do you know her story? Oh and welcome to the YT forums.

[rubymoon2072]

shes just a precious lil girl. thank you for saving her and converting her over to the princess lifestyle!! =*(())

[lillymae]

Wow, she's not looking too good in that 1st pic but the 2nd, she is a beauty queen. What a blessing you have been for her.
Welcome to YT !

[GeorgiesMomma]

Originally Posted by Julia Howard

Has she been checked for hydrocepalus? Her eyes look as though she could have a little problem with it. The reason I am familiar is that I have fostered two tinies with the problem. Any unusual circling or holding her head to the sides.

Her story was posted on a thread about Jeff Dane the horrible person who should never be allowed to own a dog much less breed them. Check the last post for EllieMae's story

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...yorkies-3.html

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by GeorgiesMomma

Her story was posted on a thread about Jeff Dane the horrible person who should never be allowed to own a dog much less breed them. Check the last post for EllieMae's story

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...yorkies-3.html

I'm going to post the story here, that's just too good and it will answer lots of questions.

Originally Posted by Sweetdreams

Hi Everyone,
On February 9th 2012, my life partner went to this breeder's site and found Max a six month old teacup Yorkie under the rescue page of his site. We immediately called and advised we would take him. I met him at his home in Bells, Texas where Max was in the house. He gave me a story that Max was wrapped up in a blanket and was suffocated by his previous owner, causing him to be blind and had a mental disability. Of course I did not care I wanted him. He proceeded to tell me about one little dog he had, 6 months old, Micro Teacup Pocket Yorkie named "Kibbles n Bits". How she was a $10,000 dog but she was dropped on her head by her previous owner and could not walk. That she required 24 hour care and fed through a syringe. I said I would take her because my dad is home all the time and I knew he would help me care for her. He told me that the vets have tried everything for her. When he drove me out to the shed that was converted to a kennel, all the babies were in these cages that were lined all along the wall. The smell was horrendous. Trash Barrels in the center of the kennel. He proceeded to take me to the very back where, now named Ellie Mae, was caged. Her head was all matted and her body was shaved. She was on an extremely high dose of steroids, she was disgusting. Force feeding her baby food from a syringe. She was miserable completely skin and bones and she could not walk. I took her. When I got to work with the babies (Max and Ellie Mae) he kept emailing me, make sure she has a heating pad, and make sure she gets syrup and lots of love.
I cleaned up her head when I got home, I took her off the syringe and she ate perfectly fine and the very next day I took her to the Golden Triangle Animal Hospital because she could not breathe and had a horrible cough. I asked Jeff for all her records so that my vet and I knew where they left off and he told me there are none. He told me they had all their shots yet there is no record of this. When I took Ellie Mae to my Vet. He researched the website of the breeder and thought it was very suspicious. He called the vet that was listed on the steroid bottle and he asked what tests and procedures were done, they did not do anything for her but diagnose her with water on the brain and gave her a ridiculous dose of prednisone. Ellie Mae and came back positive for Giardia, she had Pneumonia, and she was malnourished. Ellie Mae was not dropped on her head and Max was not suffocated, they both were diagnosed with Hydrocephalus. This is known as water on the brain that can cause issues with their brain receptors causing blindness (Max), walking in circles (Max), seizures (Max), coma, death, and a paralyzing state (Ellie Mae). My Vet prescribed Prilosec, antibiotics (Clovomax) and also medicine for the Giardia and AD soft dog food. After two days of being on the meds Ellie Mae began walking, however, on February 17th still could not breathe so I took her to the emergency animal hospital in Benbrook. The advised me that the steroid Ellie Mae was on was horrendous dose for her size (Jeff had her on it)and she needed to be weaned from it. He also prescribed her another antibiotic and a nebulizer prescription. Now this baby girl is running around, playing and happy. If anyone else took her they would have put her to sleep. This is how bad the state she was that she was in. It is now April 27, 2012, her fur is growing in fully, with dandruff like cradle cap because she had almost no fur before. Unfortunately Max took a turn for the worst within one night. He lost his hearing and sight completely and quickly had tumors on his neck. He passed away last night. I am so angry and I am sooooo worried about Ellie.

Sweetdreams, what an amazing story, bless you for doing this, I can't believe how you have been able to turn her health around and give her the life she deserves. What a little beauty.

[Sweetdreams]

Thank you all for your sweet kind words. GeorgiesMomma Thank you for reposting what had happened to her. Unfortunatly we could not save her brother who was a teacup he passed yesterday. Julia You got it exactly. She does have it and it was really bad when I got her, that is why she could not walk. I worry about her site a lot, I really worry about her in general, I'm already starting to cry typing this. She is my little angel and I feel so bad for what her and her brother went through. She is so spoiled, she walks with a hump right now but she has only been walking for 2 months so I am hoping that this will change as long as I continue her medicine. The prilosec works amazing (in dog form) It pulls the water away from thier brain. Ellie mae weighs one pound and she is 8 months old now. I heard they only live five years so I am hoping I can get more from her but will be greatful for the time I have with her. She is so precious. She sleeps in my arms at night while she chews on my fingers lol and she goes everywhere with me as long as it is not a place with food. I am so blessed to have her. I have been looking for 2 months for a forum to join to help me learn about her. I rescue all different animals but she is by far the worst off and most delicate baby I have ever had and I want to do right by her. I came across this forum because I am so angry with Jeff Dane for what he has done to these babies and could not believe I found you all. I believe I will learn so much from you and I really could use it and the healing right now. Ive posted another picture of Ellie to show her true size and a picture of Max

[Ahis_Mama]

This story made me tear up. God placed her in your hands. Thank you.

[jencar98]

OMGoodness....Ellie Mae is precious! Thank God you got her out of there!

[Brewfilek]

amazing story.

so brutal what he put those poor helpless dogs through. i know this kind of thing happens so much, but it never digusts me any less.

thank you for saving those babies.

all the best with your sweet babe.