Did anyone feel this way about their first little one?
 

Like I have said in past threads, Riley is the first small dog I've ever owned. Finding this site has been a blessing and a nightmare. I've read so many things about yorkies on here I'm terrified my little baby is going to get really sick and die. At the same time, she has been getting sick and hearing things from you guys has made me feel a little better. I was just wondering if you worried about your first little one as much as I am? I am just constantly worried about her. Please share your experiences as a new small puppy parent with me. It will probably make me feel a lot better about all of this.

I know how you feel
 

I am so thankful for this site because I read the yorkie book for dummies form front to cover twice, but it still didn't provide me with half as much information that I got from here:D

On the other hand I am already a worry-wart and knowing about all the things that can happen has made me even more paranoid..... I actually convinced myself that my dog didn't just have kennel cough and actually had a collapsed trachea :rolleyes: lol BUT I was quickly reassured so its okay.

I don't worry any less, but it is comforting knowing what to look for and getting help and information from others who have been through it.

I feel this way about all my little ones, and my "skin kids" too. I have learned to go with the flow. Love them, hug them, enjoy them. You have a choice..you can either worry yourself sick and not enjoy them, or you can worry and just be careful and keep them safe and enjoy every second with them. They are truly the most loving little creatures. My dh says, don't worry about the things you have no control over, either they will happen or they won't. Just enjoy your little one. That's all they ask for. Good Luck!! and don't worry so much. ;)

Small puppies are very special in a lot of ways, taking care of them is certainly one of them. Is Riley still under 2 pounds? It's good you are worried, because taking care of a problem at the first sign of a problem is the best way to prevent a bigger issue. As I am sure you know, little babies can get sick fast. A small amount of worry is good, but too much is no good for you or your puppy.

How is the girardia going?

Have you talked to your breeder about your concerns? Your breeder should be your first resource for help - the breeder knows your puppy better than anyone else. Reading too much stuff can get your gears turning in a bad way. It's good to be informed, but if you're like me, you start looking for signs of all kinds of rare problems. : )

Oh man, where do I start...all the things that made me nervous when I got SpiceE, whew it is quite the list :) It had been a REALLY long time since I had a puppy, let alone a small dog. I can say that I have settled down now that he has been around for a while. When he first arrived...

1) Couldn't sleep, worried he would need something
2) Then later, instead of using the crate, worried I would roll over on him in the bed
3) Was he getting enough to eat
4) Would the kids do something accidentally, he was sooo tiny

and on and on and on....

Now that he is older and bigger, I mainly worry about me doing something stupid happening that could have been avoided, but I am getting better :)

I agree with this post. Sometimes too much information is just too scary. Just be cautious, be smart, and use good judgement. You will be fine.

I've had my first Yorkie for all of three weeks now. She was six weeks when we got her, and like all small babies, slept a great deal.

It has been more than 30 years since I've had a human infant in the house, but all of the "mommy stuff" that goes along with having a new baby in the house came flooding back! I checked her regularly to see if she was breathing...checked to make sure she was warm enough/not too warm...monitored the amount of food and fluids she took in, etc. etc.

It's been 3 weeks, she sleeps less, interacts more, but I still watch her like a hawk. I have an uncommonly large bathroom with a ceramic tile floor, so when I can't directly supervise, she is in there with her bed, food and pad. For me, it is JUST like having a new baby in the house!

I have to agree with jmdt.
You have to love them and enjoy them everyday.
Be aware of their actions and body language but don't look for trouble.
I have had 3 Yorkies and they were really very healthy.
Sure, Yorkies are more prone to certain things but I really don't think of them and just enjoy my little one always. I hope that doesn't sound like I don't care because I really do. I just choose not to dwell on what could happen.
So please try to relax and enjoy your little one.:)

Just a word of advise we also have a bathroom like that I put Laddy in it for only 1 hour one day while I was out when I came home there was blood everywhere. Vet said he had hurt his mouth probably falling on the tile. Thank goodness it was not serious but it could of been so no more bathroom for Laddy. ;)

I do this every night! Put my hand on his little tummy and wait. Try not to worry too much. Everyone is the exact same way with new puppies. :)

Nikko was 2 1/2 lbs at 12 weeks when we got him, and he had giardia AND coccidia. We don't have any kids, and he is our very first pet (besides a beta fish my old roommate accidentally killed). I completely understand where you're coming from - at first, I was probably equal parts miserable with worry and overwhelmed with love, which is a terribly tiresome combination. For several weeks, I never actually slept at night - it was more like a series of two-hour naps, and my dreams were even filled with worry.

Finally, after we were sure the parasites were gone, I started to relax a little. Then, after his potty training started to get better, I relaxed even a bit more. And it also really helps that he's reached 5lbs - he can jump on and off the couches himself, he's easier to see and do the "yorkie shuffle" around, and I no longer worry about hypoglycemia on a daily basis. He's also all vaccinated, so we can take him on nice long walks, so he behaves better when he's indoors and so that's less of a worry too. I think the only major worry I have still looming in front of me is the neuter/teeth pulling, lol.

It's all getting better though, and I absolutely thank YT members for being here and helping us through everything, whether it was direct replies to my posts or posts from the past that I searched and read through. Even when there's not direct advice or a clear cut answer, there are at least other people out there who are sharing your concerns and experiences, and that really feels good.

We will have had Nikko for three months at the end of February, and he will be 6 months old, and I am amazed at how much he has changed and how much I have changed - all for the better, in my opinion. I'll always be an obsessive worrier and obsessive researcher, but after you have your pup for a few months it all really does become easier and less stressful. Occasionally now I think to myself, "well maybe it would be nice for him if we got him a playmate..." And then I pinch myself and think back to how difficult the first couple of months were, lol. It was worth it, but no way am I voluntarily putting myself through all that again so soon!!!

Haha, but anyhow - take it from a fellow first-time mom and worrywart, my point is IT DOES GET EASIER!!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Lauren & Nikko

wow and i thought i was over reacting to yogurt's little movements and noises.
where do i start?!?
i worry when i dont hear his little paws tick-ticking across the floor when i wake up in the morning
i worry when he is eating too fast -- he can eat all his food in less than 30 seconds :eek:
i worry when i feel or hear the slightest tummy rumbles.
my heart stops everytime he jumps off the table or run down the stairs because i am afraid of him getting hurt or dislocating joints.
everytime he goes for his shots i worry that he would have an allergic reaction and ends up staying up all night to look at his face every 30 mins to see they are not swollen.
I EVEN WORRY WHEN HE IS DREAMING!! i find this the most adorable thing though. when he gets nightmares sometimes and growls fiercely.
and the list of worries never end....

Im the same way as most of you... but I have had Gracie now for just a little over a year... and I have calmed down Quite a bit!!! but if she has to go to the vet I still get REALLY worried!!! but shes healthy as a horse... :D like a lot of you have said it DOES get better!!! ;) I remember when I was still potty training with Gracie... she actually was REALLY good at potty training... but it got really over whelming at the end of the month and i remember coming on here and just crying in words... and everyone that replied was VERY COMFORTING!!! then the next thing I knew she was potty trained!!:D Im soooooooooooooooooooooooo lucky I have found this forum!!! Im soooooooooooooooooooo thankful for all of my family here on YT!!!

Yep, I think worrying comes with the breed. They are so tiny and so vulnerable. I've worried every day since I've owned Yorkies. As soon as I started thinking one was invulnerable, he inhaled a foxtail and scared me to death. Fortunately, he recovered. As soon as I fixed my other with an expensive surgery, he died from something else. He was 13, and his time had come.

All we can do is love them while we have them and cherish every moment.

I was a nervous wreck with Oliver...prayed every night for God to please not take him away from me (he wasnt even sick!) Just all the reading on hear of things that happened to others scared me beyond scared! I finally, took all my fears to the vet and she told me to relax that for the most part these a very healthy little dogs....that being said i decided to try and enjoy Oliver. Mind you, they are a breed that needs more attention because of their small size, but, once you get in the mode of being extra careful and watchful, it gets easier to enjoy them. They give so much love.....I now have Brooklyn too and i love them both so much and enjoy them too. I still worry, but not to the point that i did with Oliver..try to relax and put it in Gods hands...i did!:D

When I brought mine home they were very tiny (12 oz and 1 lb) so yes I worried about them all the time. I made sure they ate well and gave them nutrical. Chachi ended up getting diarhea and I took him right to the vet and got him on meds. They didnt have any more problems but I still worried untill they got to 4 mos old. Then I didnt worry as much

I am totally paranoid and worry about all my dogs are they okay,I will actually be outside with the house all locked up and have to go back in to make sure I did actually leave them inside and that they are okay (I have 7 dogs)

O my goodness...do I worry, ALL the time!! It drives my boyfriend nuts! After I read about Baby Bear, I cried and could not get any sleep, I was so paranoid that something was going to happen to Tobie and when I read about Toby's anesthesia reaction, I was soo worried something like that was going to happen to Tobie when he got neutered. I get paranoid when I leave him home alone...that there will be a fire in the apt. while I am gone or that someone is going to break in and steal Tobie.I also worry about if I am feeding him food that is good for him or if he is eatting like he is suppose to. I could go on and on but I won't to that to ya'll. I love this website but it has made me more paranoid about something happening to Tobie. So you are not the only one.

I dont think you can stop worrying. Veer is our first small dog. He has been with us now about a month and I still wake up so much to check where he is in our bed. ( dont want my husband to roll over him).
If I put him down on his bed, below our bed. I wake up to see if he is comfortable and if he is sleeping ( he hates sleeping on his own, and he wakes up to see if its time for hi to come on our bed )
Every step I take I make sure he is not under my feet. I go around making sure there is nothing on the floor he could eat and fall sick.
I would not have know the bliss and pain of raising a small dog, if not for my baby Veer.
Wont have it any other way.

I'm right there with you - I worry constantly. I obsess over everything. I worry about how much she is eating, I worry about her getting injured, etc., etc. It has gotten better, though!

I knew nothing when I first got Ellie...so no reason to worry.
Then Ellie had a vaccine reaction and I joined YT.
Now every little bump and spot and noise gets analyzed but it works for us because I've caught some issues with her this way. I am a bit more relaxed now when something goes wrong (if she hurts herself, etc.) because I have some idea what to do from studying all the time. If I wouldn't have gotten Ellie bile acids tested (seemed pretty much unnecessary to most), we would still be giving her NSAIDs after surgery and using the wrong anesthesia.

Just remember though, there are 40,000 members here. So when looking at it that way, there aren't that many emergencies...

Yes, I worry constantly about my little Tucker. I'm terrified we will drop a pill and not notice or that my husband will step on him. I've decided to give away all my inside plants. I'm so afraid he will eat a leaf that has dropped. It would kill me if anythiong happened to him. He is 4months old, and weighs 3.4lbs. I trained him with pads because I was afraid to take him out. Couldn't find a collar small enough. I was terrified a hawk would swoop down and get him. Now I take him for walks with a harness and leash. He loves it, but doesn't know he can do his "business" on grass. I'm just a worrier. It's hard when we love them so much. Tucker's mom

I worried a lot when I first brought Pao home and I still worry occasionally when he is being picky but its less worrying now since he is older. I worry when I have to board him when I go away but there are more and more small breed boardings now so that is good but I still worry.

When he was a pup, I worry when he cries at night, I worry when he wouldn't eat, I worry when he was cold, I worry when he got carsick, I worry that we'd step on him or when he jumps down the couch eventhough he was 5lbs when we brought him home. I worry that he could catch something before he finishes his puppy shots, I worry that he isn't socialized properly if I wait for the shots to finish lol but I did wait and I got really worried when he had worms that one time, I was stuck to his side 24/7 and cleaning up his every wormy poop properly since he had diarrhea as well and could reinfect..And I worried when he had reverse sneezing and rushed him to the vet!

Good thing I don't have to worry so much now..We replaced the coffee table with an ottoman so if he accidentaly bumped in to it, he won't get hurt coz he is really clumsy when he is playing, he'd walk right in to a coffee table. We also have a huge couch pillow sitting on the ground right in front of the couch so that when he jumps down, he lands on the big pillow which he loves because he won't use a stairs. Our mattress is put on the ground, no bed because we wouldn't want to worry about him jumping up and down the bed. He has clothes enough for the cold weather here and a car seat for him to settle in the car, no more car sickness thank God so I can bring him out for car rides and for the time being, he is eating well thank goodness!

I can relate
 

I'm a relatively new yorkie owner myself...only had Buddy since January. He was a rehomed puppy...and at 5 months old I was terrified that he was going to get sick or hurt in some way. I too have found this site to be a "blessing and a nightmare"..as you have said. There is always someone on here that has been through similar experiences...and that's such a comfort to know that you aren't the only one. I'm always trying to be the best pet parent possible...making sure that my little boy is healthy and happy....always checking for symptoms of any kind of illness....etc. It's hard not to worry about something that you love. When we got Buddy, my stomach was in knots everytime we had to leave him alone....wondering if he was ok. I think now, after almost 2 I've learned to just roll with the punches and enjoy the company of this little furball of unconditional love, and not worry so much. It's hard sometimes...but there are a lot of people on here that will always provide support and information, and that is truly a comfort. Hope your baby gets better soon...best wishes and good luck! :getwellso:love::big_hug:

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I can't add anymore to what's already been said....Just add me to it:D

Lol you are funny :D

Suzi is my first little puppy too. AND I certainly was paranoid. I found YT A day after I brought my 9 weeker home. AND it did compound my worries, LOL . I did not know that A yorkie baby should not come home until 12 weeks. Everybody had great advice about Hypo attacks too. Of course Suzi did not want to eat much the first day:( I was so scared she would have an attack, but YT'ers told me what to do, and so I got the Kayro out , actually bought some and followed their instructions. Thankfully she was jsut fine.
YT has been A Godsend for me. Now I feel like I at least have the basics down, and have become further educated . YT has been there when Suzi had become sick for the very first time, and At the vet's I broke down and cried my eyes out.
The same emotions and feelings had creeped up that I had from my newborn baby , I was a single parent with him, all alone. Now a puppy gave me the worries, and fears like any new parent experiences all over again. At least now with YT it is like have an instruction manual to turns to. YAY for YT :thumbup:

She's still under 2 pounds. Since she's been with me she's actually lost an ounce. Which worried me to death, but she hasn't gained or lost since then. I'm very concerned about that, but I'm trying my best. The girardia is actually going pretty well. She takes a liquid medication once a day and she has been a bit more active and there hasn't been any blood in her stool since she's started on the medication. Which is good. The only thing I'm concerned about is her passing it on to my other animals. As soon as she's better though, I'm getting her the girardia vaccine.

My vet told me that once your dog has had giardia, it's pointless to do the vaccine (lol, believe me I asked too after Nikko had giardia!). She said that as your dog is getting it under control after having an outbreak, he is building the same antibiodies that the vaccine would give him. According to her, the vaccine isn't a guarantee anyways, and she generally just recommends against that vaccine anyways. Still, talk to you own vet. One thing this board has taught me is that among veterinarians there are a wide range of opinions on many subjects.

Lauren & Nikko

worry wart
 

YESSSSSSSS...worried way too much........Yuki is still my baby, but I have backed off.....
Melissa
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