Need Advice on possibly pregnant Yorkie!!!
 

Last week I decided to get a pregnant Yorkie, I been looking for a Yorkie, and my father was breeder of show dogs, but anyways I have helped him before so when I saw this ad I decided to contact this lady Errica Allen from Livingston, TN. Well I drove 5 hours to get her this past Thursday well with me knowing I was going to get her I called my vet and he agreed to see her friday morning and going by what Ms. Errica said he went ahead and schedule a csection also just to be on the safe side. Well I went to go get this little girll and when I walked in I was no way this dog is pregnant she was so underweight so of coarse Im like no I do not want her, but then Ms. Errica Bulldog comes in the room and the bulldog and Yorkie went at it, it scared me so bad I wanted to run, but I could not see myself leaving this little girl behind, Well I ended up getting her taking her home tookk her a nice bath and picked every flea I could find on her off and also vaccuum my whole house with flea/tick killer carpet freshner, and tried to feed her, but she wouldn't eat. We got up friday I took her to the vet and of coarse she had tape worms, and was 3lbs underweight which was alot for a little yorkie and he said she did not seem to be pregnant unless she to early to tell but her uterus was not swollen so we gets the things he suggested to get her weight up well I have had her since thursday and she has really put on a little weight quicker than normal if you ask me her stomach no longer sinks in and she sleeps alot the lady said she tied with the male April 1 everyday for a week. Me personally I don't think she is pregnant because this would put her at 6-7 weeks and she looks nothing like a 6-7 week pregnant dog. Her nipples pokes out a little more since she been eating but not full, and don't look like she has milk. Would someone be up willing to recieve a few picture to see what they think or any advice you have to give. And I also called Cookeville Humane Society on Ms Errica Allen I did not like to hear the my baby is underweight because of lack of care I have had her less than a week and she looks like a totally different dog, and we can tell she loves it with her I just don't want to come home to puppies on the couch or somewhere. Cant post pic but will continue to try. Any advice will be appreciated!!!

Gosh.......first order of business is to find out if she is indeed pregnant...not guessing or supposing, but something definitive....either ultra sound or xray....of course, these measures are only as good as the person reading the images! After you determine if she is pregnant, then what you do next will be clear. I hope she is NOT pregnant...carrying babies during that developmental stage of the pregnancy, while in a starvation condition, and 3# underweight on a Yorkie IS starvation!, has not been good for the babies, struggling to develop. Prenatal care is important!!

First of all, Welcome to YorkieTalk. Can you share how old this yorkie is and how much does she weigh? If she is a larger yorkie it is possible she could be carrying one or two pups but from what you describe it sounds like she is not pregnant. I recommend you keep feeding her a healthy diet and watch her closely. Just treat her like she is pregnant. Please don't expose her to any flea treatments or chemicals.

Never Mind, I thought twice, for once....

hi, Welcome to yt.

I am so glad you saved this little girl. My thoughts on this is: you were saying you had a csection scheduled? The little girl has not been spay? So why not have the vet check her, if she is healthy enough just have her spay/csection? I agree that if she is pregnant it would not be a good thing and the chances of the puppies being healthy at this point would not be likely.

good luck

Thanks everyone for your advice here is more info. and an update... She is 2 years old, my vet said she has about an 7lb frame but she weigh in at 4.6lbs so he round it off to about 3lbs underweight. I have decided to cook her chicken and rice and I mix her kibble in with it and she is looking like a new dog. She is picking up weight fast but I see her nipple are not full at all they do look dark with black tips, but she has started licking herself alot I recognized it yesterday. She is a doll I dont think people really get to know there own dogs, because this female is so sweet she stands for grooming, she stands for me to check her she comes to you give u a kiss and go curl up on the couch and sleep I have already fell in love with her I dont regret getting her. Just from here on out I want it to be worthwhile for her. She deserves it.

Welcome to YT.
I am hoping that you have fallen in love enough with her to have her fixed. This poor thing seems like she has been through so much, let her just be a spoiled lap dog and continue to love her and care for her.

We go back to the vet next week for an xray to make sure she isn't pregnant and I schedule her an csection, but my vet said if she is not pregnant then he will spay her on that date. Yeah she is pet only for now on. But if anyone ever cross a BYBreeder by the name of Errica Allen just run please...

I am very happy to read this, sounds like she is going to have a great home with you.

So glad you saved this little one sounds like she has the perfect home now :).

Welcome to YT! It's such a pleasure to read a story where you actually have the best interest of your girl at heart:thumbup: She's a lucky little girl that you were drawn to her and she will now get the love and life that she does so deserve.. Bless her little heart. Thank you for saving this girls life:thumbup:

Welcome to YT :)

Welcome to YT!! I hope you find all the answers about your new baby soon!! Hopefully, she is not pregnant and she can just be spayed! Sounds like she found a wonderful new home!!

Thank you for giving this baby a new, better life:love: How is she adjusting? Any news on if she is pregnant or not?

Oh, and welcome to YT:D

So glad she found you...she deserves it...Bless you for having her best interest at heart, hopefully she isnt pregnant and she can be spayed.She sounds like a doll!

Update on Sassy... The Vet did xray on her no pupppies so that some good news but she is starting to get bigger in the stomach and if she was pregnant by the dates I was told she would be 7 and half weeks and I think she would be way bigger but anyway When I introduced her to my dogs they all got along great and for a week never an issue well I needed to run upstairs and thought they will be find together for a couple min went up stair grabbed some laundry and as I was headed out my room I heard a scuffle and a "YEP" so when I got back down there she had killed my maltese just that quick. I am so devasted with this she is such a sweet dog and they play together really good. I dont know why she would do that, but anyway I think she grabbed her and shooked her so hard it broke her neck she is now 11lbs and my maltese was 4lbs and I should not have left them together Im really not sure what Im going to do because when I adopt a dog u adopt them for life and this just threw me for a major loop.

Oh my Gosh!!! I'm soooo sorry...I have no advise for you...you are in my prayers. :(:(

Wow since you got her, she has gained 7lbs? That is a lot given your Vet said she has about a 7 lb frame.

So given that weight gain are you sure she isn't pregnant?

In terms of the killing of your Maltese, well I'm so sorry; but this was a rescue girl, and I suppose anything can happen until you have a very good idea over months and even years of time, it is better to crate when you can't be there in person to supervise.

We getting an xray Monday morning to find out for sure, and your exactly right I kick myself in the butt, if only I put her up or just picked my maltese up and took her with me she will still be here. I trusted her to soon and this is the consequences and being irresponsible for just a few minutes. My heart aches everytime I go in my living room where my maltese was laying so sad but thanks everyone for your support and concerns

Yea I weighed her yesterday and took picture of her belly. Her belly not getting big, so thats why I don't think she is pregnant but I weighed her myself so could be one a pound or so. But here are some pic's I took of her belly yesterday if they will download if not and you want to see them to see if you think she is preggo then just give me an email address and Ill send them to you. Again Thanks for the support and advice..

I dont have any idea what a pregnant yorkie looks like, so beats me. Didn't you say she had an x-ray?

Yeap we had one but no puppies showed up so we going again for another just to be sure.

I am very sorry to hear about your maltese, but how did she gain 7 pounds in less than two weeks? Something is not right here.

[QUOTE=capt_noonie;3931574]I am very sorry to hear about your maltese, but how did she gain 7 pounds in less than two weeks? Something is not right here.[/QUOT

Thanks but I free feed her kibble and also once a day I feed her a little rice and chicken. My vet said it was ok so I started doing it once I got her but she was smaller than 7lbs when I got her, My vet said she has an 7lb frame. I weighed her and my scale was off a pound or 2 but Ill know for sure in the morning when I take her to the vet Im pretty sure he will weigh her.

I am confused here, you went to a vet and the vet did an xray and couldn't tell if she was pregnant?
What other dogs do you have in the house? other pets?

Are you going to the same vet?

Me too. I think if she was gaining really fast, about a pound a week is really good. I don't think I'd be able to gain 7 lbs on a two week cruise! Hopefully just her scale is off and she'll be able to tell us when she gets back from the vet.

I'm really confused as well...OP said an x-ray was done and no puppies...I'm sure thats what I read. :confused::confused: :confused:If there are no puppies how did she gain sooo much weight in such a short time and (not sure here) why are her nipples distended??

Yes I am going to the same vet, Its only one vet in my town and he is a really good vet, but yes she has had 2 xray's and neither one showed any puppies, but this week would be her 8th week so I wanted to do another one to be sure and no puppies. Why do you need to know how many pets in my household, I don't breed and did not breed her, can't no dog in my house breed and every last one of my dogs have a story behind them.

I think there are more concerns in addition to breeding. Your Maltese was killed and that is NOT good!!!! It seems as if the story has changed several times and it is very confusing.

RIP little Maltese!! :mad:

Yes I went back to the vet today she has gained 5lbs in 3 weeks, my vet did another xray and it didn't show any puppies so we are pretty sure she is not pregnant which was my concern and what I wanted advice on, not her weight I know how to take care of animals. This is something I been doing all my life and one day hoping to open my on rescue. Thanks to everyone for the advice and support.