Can anyone help?

[Woogie Man]

Here's a couple of pictures. The first one is Scarlett with one of her babies. Her hair's a wreck, I know, but she hasn't left her babies except for 2 potty breaks I made her take. The second pic is Roger, the pups' Dad.

[Woogie Man]

Thanks for the post, Piptickle. That's very reassuring to hear. I just finished a short PT session with her a little while ago. I'm also moving her away from Mom to encourage her to crawl around, figuring that will help build the muscles.

[jeanietoo]

I had one pup born with a similar leg problem. I massaged and worked on it 4 times a day and by the time he was ready to leave he was fine. I did sell him at a reduced price as I was not sure if he would have further problems later in life. He was fine until about age 3 when he jumped off the back of a couch and nedded surgery but i don't think it had anything to do with the earlier problem

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

Here's a couple of pictures. The first one is Scarlett with one of her babies. Her hair's a wreck, I know, but she hasn't left her babies except for 2 potty breaks I made her take. The second pic is Roger, the pups' Dad.

Scarlett's gorgeous even with messy hair, and if the babies look anything like mom or dad, they will be beauties. I'm so relieved you didn't lose any, this must be so difficult; I just don't know how you breeders do it. I don't have any information, but it does sound like this condition can be corrected, and I wish you the best of luck. Praying that all goes well.

[chattiesmom]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

Thanks for the post, Piptickle. That's very reassuring to hear. I just finished a short PT session with her a little while ago. I'm also moving her away from Mom to encourage her to crawl around, figuring that will help build the muscles.

Scarlett and Roger are georgeous. It sounds like a good plan to move her a bit to encourage crawling. Sounds like this little one is in good hands! Keep up the good work.

[Woogie Man]

Scarlett's little girl is doing much better. The PT and having her crawling around seems to be working. Her left leg is almost completely aligned now. The right leg is progressing slower but I can still see a noticeable improvement. All the babies are eating well and have plumped out nicely. I have an appointment tomorrow to get their tails and dew claws done. I'll post another update in a few days on my little girl's progress....Jim

[manolos mom]

Jim, Scarlett, Roger and the Baby are the prettiest Yorkies ever. I hope the doc helps you out with the babies foot. Keep us posted and send more pics. I will try and research some things for you..Blessings.

[Woogie Man]

Well, thought I'd post one final update. Scarlett's little girl is doing so much better now. I took her to the ortho specialist on Thursday. He was surprised at her progress. He felt all her leg structure really well and said everything is lining up nicely....no crooked bones !! I can still see one of her feet that is ever so slightly turned but I have to compare her to another pup just to see that. I'm still continuing her therapy but have high hopes she will be 100%. I'll be taking her back to him for a final check-up before she's ready for a new home but everything looks great at this point. The pups opened their eyes this week and are starting to 'motor-vate' around. Of course, they still can't be late for a nap as you can see in the pictures . They are 17 days old in these pics...Jim

[Nancy1999]

Those pictures are so adorable, gosh the ones with them snoozing away are so darn cute. I'm so glad you were able to give the little girl the personal attention she needed. What a difference this will make to her life!

[Woogie Man]

Thanks, Nancy. When I caught them all in a row ...belly up, I just had to get a pic. I'm so happy that my little girl is working out well. At first, I thought I would just try to give her a decent quality of life but it looks like she will leave her problems behind her and I'm so thankful. Best to you...Jim

[clm56]

~So glad to hear the physical therapy is working for the little girl. Prayers for all the babies and the mom. And to you for all the medicine your giving to her.
cheryl

[mypreciouspups]

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

My Scarlett had her first litter late Tuesday night, 2 boys and 3 girls. It was a scary whelp as the first baby came out feet first with no sac. I grabbed the feet and tried to pull but she relaxed her contractions and the baby went back up. I called the emergency vet and told them we were coming. I knew that baby was lost but didn't want to lose the whole litter or possibly even Scarlett. I rushed to get dressed and my wife stayed with her. While I was getting dressed, she had another contraction and the feet were presented again. My wife grabbed the feet but couldn't get the baby out. Then Scarlett contracted again and this time the baby's hips came out and my wife was able to pull him on out. We were amazed but the baby was alive! Whew! So we called the vet and let him know we would be staying home to finish the whelping. O.K., now on to the problem. The third baby born, a little girl, has mis-aligned rear legs. Her feet point inward about 30 degrees and her toes are curling under some. I took her to the vet today, an orthopedic specialist. We discussed wrapping the legs to straighten them but he was afraid of the joint setting crooked. He recommended instead to do physical therapy on her. I can easily align her legs and feet with no distress from her but am unsure that this will really fix the problem. I know we have a small window of opportunity before the bones set so I want to make sure we don't blow it. The vet explained that this joint (from the hock down to the foot) is more tendon and cartelidge than bone and feels therapy is the way to go for now. He did tell me, however, that in his 40 years of practice he's never seen this particular problem. I have another appointment in 2 weeks. He said he would do more research in the meantime to see if he can find out more. So my question is: does anyone here have any experience with this specific problem? If so, I would greatly appreciate any insight you may have. I haven't researched this yet and will be looking around tonight but any first-hand experience would be wonderful. Thanks in advance....Jim

Jim I never can get pictures posted but will try....please have a brace made for the little girl.. we had to do this with gracie..nothing fancy but it worked.. she walks fine today.. so please send me you email addie and I can send you some pictures to see..if these are not good enough...
the vet I took gracie too had not ever seen this.. her back feet went inwards.. so he braced her.. told me to come back so he and his wife could figure something out together.. it took one week.. she was a little older... annewilfredcresent 326.JPG

Gracie canada dress and support troops bow.jpg gracie at going on three years old..

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