2 everyone with the IttY bitTy babYz

[enlighten60]

hi she is eating nutri cal I got her from puppies 234. have you every heard of metronidazole and L-carnitine?

[TLC]

Originally Posted by enlighten60

hi she is eating nutri cal I got her from puppies 234. have you every heard of metronidazole and L-carnitine?

Is puppies 234 a Pet Store

Metronidazole is an antibiotic, which some times and certain dogs have a very sensitive stomach to it.

I do not know what L-carnitine is used for?

Is she taking both of these? What else did you Vet say?

[enlighten60]

no puppies 234 is a lot of breeder. its online . one of the breeder told me to use these things . not the vet, so I was not sure about them.

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Originally Posted by enlighten60

no puppies 234 is a lot of breeder. its online . one of the breeder told me to use these things . not the vet, so I was not sure about them.

Oh ok.

Honestly being so tiny at 11 weeks, she can go down hill fast (as you know)...

I saw on your other post that you said the Vet might think she has a liver shunt?

[enlighten60]

he said he did no test,. so he not sure but because she is not eating she might. she is so cute she climbs on me to find a place to sleep.

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Originally Posted by enlighten60

he said he did no test,. so he not sure but because she is not eating she might. she is so cute she climbs on me to find a place to sleep.

So you have had her for 5 days and she has eaten nothing???

Can you get some Pedisure and a syringe and force feed her? She will not last without nutrients

[weeloves06]

Originally Posted by enlighten60

Hello I just got my first baby girl she is 1pd 5oz at 11 weeks .I only got her last Saturday so it been 5 days. she had all her shots but she will not eat on her own or drink. I took her to the vet and he said he was worried about her because she is so small. she sleeps a lot. she will cry when she is in her crate to go to the bathroom. I don't know what to feed her. the vet gave her royal canine recovery, but she will not eat it. I also give her maple syrup for her sugar. can anyone help me. she will walk around but not for long she wants to be held.

get pedisure for children vanilla and give that to her, you have to get her to eat, this mightb help her want to eat. Pedisure saved my Garth.

[SRD]

Originally Posted by enlighten60

Hello I just got my first baby girl she is 1pd 5oz at 11 weeks .I only got her last Saturday so it been 5 days. she had all her shots but she will not eat on her own or drink. I took her to the vet and he said he was worried about her because she is so small. she sleeps a lot. she will cry when she is in her crate to go to the bathroom. I don't know what to feed her. the vet gave her royal canine recovery, but she will not eat it. I also give her maple syrup for her sugar. can anyone help me. she will walk around but not for long she wants to be held.

Hi. you really have to get her to eat right away, you might have to force feed her to start, get some can food mix in with water and put in a syringe to push down her throat. in the main time, get some nutri cal to keep her blood sugar stable. my lil one had the same problem when she just came home with me, I was uneducated and thought she would eat on her own if she's hungry. I ended up rushing her to ER in the middle of the night due to hypoglycemia!

[nanahas3]

When we first got our little one he wouldnt eat either so I bought some canned dog food heated it slightly in the microwave a little at a time and would open his mouth smear it on his tongue and hold his mouth shut till he swallowed to keep him from spitting it out. Also had to use a syringe and force water down him but after 2 days of this he eats seemingly all the time..Gl hon.

[enlighten60]

she eats every two hours but I am making her eat and drink. she will not eat on her own. sorry for the confusion
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[enlighten60]

I have been doing the same thing for sixs days. some time she will lick the baby food but thats is. everyone says she is fine but I am scared. this is my first yorkie. I want her to eat. but she will not unless I make her.

[chachi]

Do you know how to start your own thread? Go to the top of the forums where it says new thread and click it and youll be able to type it out. i think you would get more help that way. I think your baby should be at the vets

[TLC]

Originally Posted by enlighten60

I have been doing the same thing for sixs days. some time she will lick the baby food but thats is. everyone says she is fine but I am scared. this is my first yorkie. I want her to eat. but she will not unless I make her.

I think you need to start your own thread, as there are so many people that will be missing out on giving you advice, b/c they won't see it here....

Do you know how to do that?

[AmyChristine]

Originally Posted by DrEaMz

hey everyone I'm about to be a yorkie mommie to a little bitty baby his name is Armani and weighs in at 1 pd 3 oz @ 3 months his doctor is worried about him but I think its because he's just gonna be really small he hasn't had any shots either I dunno bit newayz



2 all itty bitty yorkie owners with 2 pound adult yorkies please let me in on some info on ur baby like how much they weighed @ 3 months ??? How many weeks were they when they got there first shot ?????? Is it very difficult to take care of ur baby besides I know having to pay way more attention on them. With eatting, other dogs, fallen, getting stepped on, basically besides the obviouse ????!? And did ur baby have not much of a weight gain while growing ????? If u could go back would u have wanted a dog that weighed more because it would have been easier please let me know on ur experience

I just picked Maddie up on Monday, she is a little over 4 months, but her three month weight was pretty close to your baby's. First I would like to say congradulations!

I have a ton of recomendations already, pick up some cat bells so that you can attatch them to some sort of harness and hear where he is. if you cannot find a dog harness that fits, use a farret harness do not put him on anything that he could not get up on by himself. They do not realize how tiny they are Maddie had her first shots at 11 weeks, and has done fine with all of them, but they were only done 1 at a time not series of shots on one day. She is great with other dogs, and is the boss in my home but of coarse watch bigger dogs. Nutrical is great to have on hand. Oh and I made her a safe zone with an x pen, where she has everything she needs and can be safe when I cannot be right with her. I would reccomend donating a corner of your home to your baby too so that he can have a safe area or a spot to have quiet time I like to use the food processor to chop up the dry food because Maddie is having a hard time eating it otherwise, the breeder softened it but I like to just chop it to smaller bits. She is a piggy and eats alot she is growing pretty close to the chart so far but they all grow at their own rate, you dont want them to stop gaining at this point, even if it is only a small increase, the increase it good. I hope that this helps you a bit with some of your questions.

[LolaLove]

Lola was 1 lb. when I got her at 3 months, and now is 2 years old, and weighs a little over 4 lbs. I was hoping she would get a little bit bigger, but it's fine the way she is. When she was super small and young, she struggled with hypoglycemia and would have to go the emergency vet to help her. That's really the only issue I had with her.

Here's my suggestion: a friend of mine, knew another Yorkie owner who accidentally stepped on her baby and broke her babies neck!!! So terrifying!! The little one ended up being fine later, but still very scary!! I couldn't even imagine. She suggested to put a bell on the collar of small dogs, so you know where they are. Lola likes to hang out with me when I'm cooking/doing dishes in the kitchen, and I used to worry that moving around I wouldn't be able to see her. Wearing a bell really helped. I'm sure this is not anything new to many yorkie owners, but I thought I would just suggest it anyway.

Especially with such a little one, you need to be very careful. The bell also helps for other people who may not be looking at the ground when walking. Good luck!!