Sad Yorkie

[MissChloe]

I just got my yorkie named Chloe on Sunday. I can't get her to eat her food at all. She seems so sad and she's so skinny. I need help on what to feed her. She is also puppy pad trained but won't go on the puppy pad at my apartment. This is my first yorkie ever so I feel lost.


Let me add that she's 3 years old and got spayed 3 weeks ago. She had a C-section 4 weeks ago cuz the pups were too big for her. They were 2 weeks early and none of them made it. They all died. Could that have something to do with it?

[kjc]

Hi and Welcome to YT...

Maybe try her with some ground up chicken and rice (1:1), and I'd get her to a vet asap. yes, she may be depressed from the surgery... I'd be worried about infection too. Hope she's feeling better soon...

Sometimes they go better on the washable pads... she may have a UTI though....

How much does she weigh?

[DamSweet]

Awe - I'm sorry you and Chloe are having a hard time. I think she has a lot going on. I got Greta at the end of September (she was just short of a year old) and she was outside trained and pad trained - and she has yet to use the pad on her own - well, not on purpose anyway. I'm sure that Chloe is just trying to adjust - that's a lot to have go on in such a short time I would think. Be expecting puppies, then surgery, then no puppies, then a re-home. That's a lot to handle. The potty thing would probably be the least of my worries. She'll get it.
Good luck and welcome to YT - I'm sure she'll be fine but I'd have the vet take a look at her just to be sure.

[YorkieRose]

Her surgery, lost litter, spaying, new home will send any Yorkie in a deep depression...spend lots of time with her, be patient,let her adjust and heal...this will take time...the breeder really should have waited at least another month or two before placing her..but these things happen...take good care of her...

[chachi]

I agree with the others shes been throughy alot in a short period of time and just needs TLC to adjust

[MissChloe]

Thanks for all of your help.. But she's not even playful nor seems like she's warming up to us. I thought within a few days I would see a difference but I havn't seen any difference. The breeder told me to give her back if she doesn't change but I'm debating on that because I want to try to help her but it seems to be doing no good. Like no matter what, she would rather be back with her family that she had before.

[nana911]

Yorkies are some of the most human-like dogs there are. The way they interact with their owners is really amazing and we say childlike because they really do resemble humans in their emotions and actions. That being said, if you could kind of put yourself in Chloe's shoes for a bit. Think about how overwhelmed you would be right now. Sometimes it takes months before they'll pick up a toy again, if ever. She has been traumatized in so many ways. She needs love, but she needs a love she can count on. Not one that will fail her and send her away to be re-homed, yet again. She needs patience and someone who will just accept and love her as she is. If given that she will eventually trust and with trust will come healing and with healing will come all the rest. Think of what would work for you if you had been expecting babies and lost them, had major surgery, been taken to a new home and didn't know what was expected of you where you now lived. You would be frightened, confused, depressed and on top of that hormones would still be upsetting your system. Take her to the vet and make sure that she is systemically sound and then take her home, yours and hers. Her forever home and love her. The rest, with time, will take care of itself.

[YorkieRose]

What type of home was she in..a breeding kennel or actual home?
I have placed many and taken in many adults, ones from homes with socialization rarely fail to adjust...SOME kennel dogs can be so used to dogs, they take a long time to learn to love humans first..
She may not be a very trusting Yorkie and will need lots of time...

[boopster]

If I had gone through all that in such a short span of time, I would be depressed, too. Try the chicken and rice combo -- and try sitting on the floor next to her and hand feeding her little bits at a time.

You might also try laying on the floor and giving her a chance to cuddle up with you without putting any pressure on her. It's going to take her time to learn that she can count on you.

But definitely have her seen by a vet to rule out UTIs or other infections that could be causing the anorexia and wetting.

There are pheremone sprays and wipes that are supposed to be soothing to dogs. I haven't tried them so I can't give an opinion. The other thing my breeder did was send T home with a little blanket that she had slept on so it had a familiar scent. Tallulah did curl up on it a lot the first few days she was with me so I think it was comforting for her.

I hope you can get this little one to adapt soon. If her health is seriously at risk, though, perhaps she could stay with the breeder a little longer to recover from all the trauma of the surgery before she comes to you permanently.

[MissChloe]

I took her to the vet today and the vet. He gave her some vitamins to use for a week that will make her have an appetite. I had been treating her like a foster child that got taken away from her family by constantly holding her but I must realize that dogs are canines and not humans. I tried what one posted about just leaving her alone and let her come around on her own. Yesterday I did that and she started eating. Altho it was cat food I didn't care because she was atleast eating. She seems happier when she sees me and likes to be around me, but still not all the time. She so far doesn't like my son or cats. She was raised around other yorkies and the breeder told me it could just be that she's lonely from not having any other dogs.

[YorkieRose]

I think she will come around with time and care...her situation is very different then where she was living...it can cause a dog to be anxious and uncertain...perhaps she had more canine companionship them human...it is a matter of habit of livestyle...believe me, a Yorkie will always love their human more then another dog given time to learn true human love for them.

[smepperson]

Originally Posted by nana911

Yorkies are some of the most human-like dogs there are. The way they interact with their owners is really amazing and we say childlike because they really do resemble humans in their emotions and actions. That being said, if you could kind of put yourself in Chloe's shoes for a bit. Think about how overwhelmed you would be right now. Sometimes it takes months before they'll pick up a toy again, if ever. She has been traumatized in so many ways. She needs love, but she needs a love she can count on. Not one that will fail her and send her away to be re-homed, yet again. She needs patience and someone who will just accept and love her as she is. If given that she will eventually trust and with trust will come healing and with healing will come all the rest. Think of what would work for you if you had been expecting babies and lost them, had major surgery, been taken to a new home and didn't know what was expected of you where you now lived. You would be frightened, confused, depressed and on top of that hormones would still be upsetting your system. Take her to the vet and make sure that she is systemically sound and then take her home, yours and hers. Her forever home and love her. The rest, with time, will take care of itself.

[smepperson]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

I think she will come around with time and care...her situation is very different then where she was living...it can cause a dog to be anxious and uncertain...perhaps she had more canine companionship them human...it is a matter of habit of livestyle...believe me, a Yorkie will always love their human more then another dog given time to learn true human love for them.

I was very happy to read this posting...I have been having some concerns about our new addition as well. Thanks for the reminder!

[MissChloe]

Chloe seems to be doing a little better. The vitamin syrup the vet gave her that would make her have an appetite did work. She ate so much that day. I havn't had to give her any since since she's been eating normal now thru out the day. She gets excited when she sees me and wags her tail but she's still scared of everything. She is still not playful but she does love for me to hold her now. I am trying to be patiant but never had a dog in this situation before. In the past would take like a few hours to maybe 2 days for them to warm up. But with her its been like 2 weeks and little progress witch worries me.

[nana911]

In my pack I have two yorkies that I got as babies and are 1 1/2yrs old, they are what you would categorize as normal. Around two to two and half months ago I got two rescues, they were breeder females in puppy mills. They still won't touch a toy. One is extremely possessive of me and if in my lap first will snap viciously at any other dog that gets too close to us. If I put her in my lap second, it isn't an issue. When going to pick one up, she immediately cowers and waits. They are both 6yrs old. You have to remember that the life they've lived up to now is the only life they have known and they have no reason to believe that what they are now experiencing is real and permanent. It will take a long time for them to start trusting that this is the way it will stay. I don't know if mine will ever pick up a toy, or ever stop cowering, rubbing their bodies against the walls, etc... but, there is no way I could break this tenuous trust that we are slowly building by giving up on either one of them. We'll find our way together. If they come around and play with the other kids and go to normal, great...if not, so be it, we'll just love each other and deal with it until they travel to the rainbow bridge, hopefully as very very old ladies.