Thank you Dame for your post its so hard not to be stressed but maybe tomorrow I can at least get a better idea on what can be done for my son to help him out and at least if I have to rehome my furbaby there is good families out there that would take care of our Karlee.

We're all pulling for you to be able to keep her, but ultimately you are going to have to do what is best for your family. You know that. We all know that. If you must, you will find an excellent home for Karlee. There are far worse things in life then turning over a beloved animal to the love and care of someone who will cherish her as much as you, and for the best of reasons. Your heart knows this.

Hoping for the best of news at the allergist, but knowing that you will handle whatever he tells you with fortitude.

Thank you! The hardest part is just deciding on what to do right now but your are right, and, I know in my heart there is loving families that can take her and she will be loved...its just so hard about thinking how my two sons will react if we have to place her in a new home. I have talked to my oldest son about it and he understands he is sad when we talk about it but I know he will be okay with the situation, my 3 yr old though just tells me everytime I explain to him about it he says "I love Karlee she is my dog" its heartbreaking but I know if it comes to the point of rehoming her my boys will understand and with time will be okay, we love our Karlee and glad to know there is good loving homes out there.

Hope everything turns out ok !
 

So sorry to hear about your son , praying and hoping everything works out for your family and for Karlee. I just adopted my Sasha on the 9th of this month, her owner also needed to find a good home for her, I'm bless to have found her here in YT and very happy with her. You can read the post on " Looking for a good home for a female yorkie in Champaign, IL."
I'm sure if u have to rehome her u will find someone here in yt that will take good care of her. Good Luck ! wishing u the best and hoping your son will get better. Please make sure it's the dog and not something else, before u make your finally decision.
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Hi,
I am so very sad to hear you are still going through this.
My heart is breaking for you at the thought that you may have to rehome your little Karlee.
I do know you have to do whats best for your family.
I just wish I had the answer for you.
Please keep us posted.
I will continue to keep you, Karlee and your family in my prayers.
Take care.

Thank you all so much! I woke up feeling that sad guilt this morning when I got awake enough after the alarm went off thinking about Karlee this morning so I came on here early and it was good to read the sweet comments here left for me thank you all for them! Today is my sons allergy appointment so I'm hoping for some good news I'll update that and my husband and I talked about the situation its just heartbreaking not knowing what to do but we both agreed last night that we are going to make a decision soon on what to do the more we become attached to Karlee the harder it will be on us so once we talk to the allergy specialist and on Wednesday when we go back home and go get Karlee we will see how things go from there.

I am so sorry you are going through all of this. Karlee is such a precious little girl. I really hope that everything works out for your family and Karlee. If you have to rehome her I really hope she gets a great home.

I am hoping you can find out the source of the problem and the answer isn't your sweet Karlee. I'm thinking that even if you and your son stay at a friends house that's still not going to be a sure thing. If it's something in your home other then Karlee you will clear up getting away from the house. But if you remove Karlee from the home for a few days wouldn't that give you a clearer idea if it's her or not? Plus I'm wondering if this is happening to your son at school couldn't it be something else? I'm not that familiar with allergies. I have more of seasonal outdoor things and not animals. I don't know for sure but if you are away from what your allergic to, do you clear up?
I really hope you find out what the allergy is!

I am so sorry to hear that things are getting worse. Your family must come first. If you rehome to a YT member at least you will be able to see pictures of her as she grows and know that she is loved and well taken care of. With your son only being 3 he should forget about her quickly. Maybe you could buy him a new toy that he really wants and it would help take his mind off of having to give up Karlee. I am keeping you and your family in my prayers.

Very thankful for you all here on YT
 

Thank you I hope we can find out something this week too. Karlee is staying with family of ours this week until Wed. and my family is staying at one of my best friends houses she is like my sister. My husband is going to clean and wash everything each afternoon so I don't have to be around the house or my sons that way if my oldest son or I still have allergic reactions while we are away we will have some ideas if its something in our home or if its Karlee. Before we go home we are going to go pick Karlee up and be around her for a little while before we go back to our house if we start having any allergic reaction we'll know then that its something about Karlee that is causing it. Today my oldest son goes for his appointment with the allergy specialist I'm feeling relieved that the appoinment is today to talk to him about our concerns. We do know that my oldest sons allergy testing a few years ago showed he was allergic to dogs, cats, horses those were the 3 that came back showing he was positive to being allergic too. His allergies have really gotten better though and his asthma has almost cleared up. We did so much research for a very long time before we decided on getting a Yorkie we felt in the beginning that was our safest bet that a Yorkie would be good for our family due to they are'nt suppose to have dander and I've actually read where they are good for allergy sufferers. We just never dreamed any of us would have any issues with having a Yorkie. I have had hives for a long time but never had the throat swelling only 3 yrs ago when I had a c section and when I had my right kidney removed during those times I had a allergic reaction that caused my throat to swell together from medicine I'd been given that I was allergic too that we at the time did not know. My normal hives usually brings on a itchy feeling and if I scratch it welps up in that area but in the last month my throat has wanted to stay swollen, my neck, face, forehead and ears all get red, puffy and itchy. My son though just started to complain about hives right after we got Karlee at first it was just a little welping her and there but so far he has now had 3 reactions and his face wants to get a rash and his forehead swells especially around his eyebrows and his ears get puffy. Neither my son or I had had hives like this until August, we got Karlee July 30th...so that's where I'm getting the feeling it has to be something that started when we got Karlee. At that time the weather was dry and humid and our allergies normally don't react in that type of weather. Its just really confusing, I'm learning everyday new things about my allergies...I was never allergic to anything until I turned 24 so the last 7 years I've found out I am indeed allergic to things around me. My oldest son has always shown signs of having allergies since he was just a month old (we now know he is like me, at first neither me or my husband could understand why my son had such issues with allergies and asthma but before long we discovered my allergy issues) thankfully my youngest son shows no signs and have not had any issues with him. I am also thankful my oldest son has done a lot better with his asthma and allergies right now the only thing acting up for either him or me is hives. This is a real puzzle because used to as long as I took my allergy medicine I would not have any issues with my hives but now the medicine is like its not even working for me I've been on the same medicine for 7 years so that's another indicator something in our home or around us is causing this.

The day my son broke out in hives he had complained here at home of itching before he got on the bus for school, as soon as he got to school about 35-45 mins later I got a call, the teacher that got the students off the bus saw Blake and he complained to her about itching and took him straight to the school nurse where they treated him for hives so his allergic reaction stemed from home not from school. He has had 3 reactions enough to cause concern especially this past Saturday when his face broke out it was the worst reaction yet. One thing though since I've been here on YT I've had a lot of good suggestions and found out a lot of great info about hives that I never had heard or known about I really love YT you guys are great with the help and advice. I have a list of things today to speak with the allergy specialist about so hopefully I can find some sort of answers for our family.

Its been a rollercoaster of emotions lately and all of you here on YT have been very caring, kind and sweet to me and I can't tell you all enough how I appreciate it and how much you've all helped me! Thank you all! I know if it comes down to the fact that we have to rehome Karlee I have no doubt that she will be loved and taken care of that is a huge relief in knowing she will have a home where she will be loved like she is with us...its just if we do have to rehome her my family is going to really have some sad emotions of missing our baby girl. I talked to my husband last night and we both agreed that we are going to make a decision this week once we get back home and see how things are and today we will talk to the allergy specialist we know we can't keep going on wondering what to do and we know for our family and for Karlee it would be better if we have to rehome her to not keep putting it off I know Karlee is still young enough she could adjust it will be sad if it comes to that but I know right now we are doing everything to keep her and I feel relief in knowing that she will have a good home and family to be with if we can't keep our furbaby. I'm just so thankful I learned about YT before I got Karlee I'd be a mess in this situation so I know God worked it out for me to find this site to talk to all you wonderful YTers!

I would really think twice before spraying the inside of your home for fleas. Remember flea spray is poison. Try this first: buy a plastic flea collar. Cut a couple of pieces about 1/2" to 1 inch long. Drop them on the floor and pick them up with the vacuum cleaner. Thoroughly vaccuum your entire house. As soon as you're finished immediately take the sweeper outside and change the bag. Seal the bag and put it into the garbage.
Good Luck. I can feel your frustration. Karlee is lucky to have you.:)

Good luck to you and your family...
 

I am keeping you in my prayers. I can not imagine having to make that decision. Where in Ky do you live? I would be happy to help you out if you needed it. I am from Ky too, Owensboro area. I have just started looking again for a breeder, we lost our little Crickett to an unknown cause last year. I know how hard it will be to give her up if you have too, but maybe you would be able to visit at a place where your allergies wouldn't flair up, like a park or something. Hopefully the doctors will have an answer and a way for you to keep her. Good Luck!!! I'll be happy to help you in anyway possible, for now I will just keep you all in my prayers.

Thank all of you for all the PM's, the advice, and all the support all of my family appreciate it!

I'm feeling overwelmed with sadness right now but I know Karlee will have a loving home to go too...but we've found out today that we pretty much have no other choice but to go ahead and rehome Karlee:( Its been a sad couple of days but we will get through this and the family I choose for Karlee will love and care for her.

Yesterday we went to the allergy specialist and I went with a list of questions. We got a lot of good advice and got my son on some allergy meds to help with the hives. The answers I got were pretty much what I had deep down figured already, being I've suffered with hives for 7 yrs now I know that if something aggrivates it other than taking allergy medicine that's all I can do unless I get so severe I have to take steroids to stop my reactions...well my sons allergy specialist got my son a epi pen for home and for school incase of any severe breakouts and he is on allergy meds to stop his itchy hives. We've been away from home and away from Karlee today we went to go get Karlee and take her back to my friends with us and about an hour went by and my son's forehead around his eyebrows started to swell and turn pinkish red. It was mild reaction but then after that about another hour one of his ears started getting puffy, hot to the touch and red and he started itching. We knew then (he has not had a outbreak since the other night and has not been around our home or Karlee until today) so we came on back home tonight after that happened we then pretty much had our answers that something about Karlee causes a reaction. The allergy specialist told us in rare cases even with a Yorkie severe allergies still can pick up hives or allergies. He told us its rare but after my history and my sons history with hives we have some very rare forms of allergies that affect us. If it had not been for the throat swelling and around our face it would'nt have been so bad but this could turn into something very serious. I have been a nervous wreck worrying about my son at night after the trip to the ER its made me so cautious. I know how serious a breakout like that can get and fast.

We love Karlee dearly its been very hard on us. I talked with my sons today and my oldest son cried but he understands he knows how scary it was to go through these breakouts and I told him about Karlee would go to a family that would take care of her and love her and we could still get updates on Karlee and photos of her to know how she is. My son turned into a grown up from a 8 year old, he looked at me and told me it was best for Karlee too and that way she would get used to a new loving family. He even sit down with his little brother and told him (our youngest is 3 he took the news pretty hard but when my oldest son talked to him he seemed to calm down and was okay about it) We have decided that when Karlee goes to her new home that the boys will stay with their grandparents it would be too hard on them to see her leave with another family. (I will be crying my eyes out myself so it would be best for my kids not to go through that) its been very emotional...Karlee does'nt feel like a puppy to us she feels like family we love her dearly. Keep our family in your prayers that we can get through this. Nothing will replace the love we have in our hearts for Karlee it helps to know there is a loving family out there that can take care of her and love her as much as us.

I love YT and everyone here has made me feel welcome and helped me so much I hope to stay on reading your posts and staying friends with everyone here. Again thank all of you for all the kindness you've showed my family and me and just keep our family in your prayers.

I am so sorry that you and your family have had to go through this ordeal -- to bond and start loving a pet and then having to rehome her has to be heartbreaking for you all. But you have no choice. You have done all you can to try to work it out and bottom line is your health and your son's health have to be put first. Karlee is young enough that she will easily adapt to a new loving family. Seeing her placed in a good nurturing environment is the best thing you can do for everyone. I will be thinking about you all and saying a prayer for your family as you all have to let go of sweet Karlee and for Karlee and her new family as they begin their own bonding. Please do not feel guilty or bad over this. You all loved Karlee as much as you could, cared deeply for her and made sure to find her a good home where she can really be a part of the family without triggering severe health dangers. So sorry it did not work out but I feel all things happen for a reason. We don't always get to know what they are, but there are reasons.

How blessed Karlee is
 

to be able to have had this wonderful start in life. So many puppies in this world start out so badly and in such awful circumstances and languish in those surroundings for so long. Karlee, on the other hand has been given the gift of a loving and caring foundation on which to begin building a long and happy life. A life that will be filled with memories that will be built upon the ones that your family has given her first. And now your whole family has the honor and privilege of being able to actually pick out her forever home. You and Karlee both will have these precious memories of a cherished time. It's a beautiful thing.

Please remain a participating member of YT, you remain a Yorkie lover of the heart and that is most important! Let us know how Karlee's new family is doing, because, they are going to kind of be related to you..LOL