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Question about smaller yorkies Under 4 lb seems to be small... Do small ones usually have more health issues? I read it somewhere but I just want to hear from you all. Is there anything buyers need to be careful when they want to buy smaller yorkies? |
You have to evaluate each individual dog. A lot of Yorkies that are teeny tiny are perfectly healthy and are just small, on the other hand a lot of Yorkies with hidden health issues simply stop growing. With teeny tinys (under 3 lbs) the need for extra caution with a teeny tiny -- is that there is a smaller margin for error in everything. The tiny little ones tend to have less body fat (proportionately) and therefore has less in the way of energy reserves. A hefty 7 lber is less likely to have problems if he/she decides he doesn't want to eatand misses a meal, but one missed meal can send a tiny 3 lber into a major hypoglocemic episode. A slight error in medication dosage can spell disaster, their bones are smaller and thus more fragile, etc. etc. etc. |
My Peppy is at 3 1/2 lbs. now. I am very much more protective of him than I am of Chattie (at 5.25 lbs.) and Chizzie (at 7.1 lbs.). I make it a point to be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN about how much he eats each day, and carefully monitor his water intake. And yes I am obsessive, but that's ok. |
health check make shure what ever size the puppie a livershunt test is done my vet has said the smaller the dog the more likelyhood of shunts and hypoglycemia just little ones cant be left alone for long times or played rough with |
small yorkies Mine is 1.7lbs at three months and one week old. The only problem I have had so far is getting him to eat. he is very picky and would rather starve I think than eat. Today has been one of those days. he probably hasn't eaten three tablespoons all day. he had Nutrical twice already today and will get it again at bedtime. I stay scared all the time. His grown weight should be about three pounds but you never really know. |
Hello Here is a link to some info on smaller Yorkies. http://www.mylittlemia.com/ |
I think it depends on how small you're talking...we have 2 boys that are right at 3 pounds and they are both very healthy at 5 and 11 months. They didn't have any blood sugar issues and the vet says they're both healthy and strong. We had a little bit larger Yorkie for 12 years that, we later found out, was from a puppy mill and he had nothing but health problems all of his life, he weighed about 5 to 5 1/2 pounds. |
i believe each small yorkie is different. Albert will be 5 months and is not yet 2 lbs. He has never had a hypoglycemia problem from the day he was born. I also have no problem getting him to eat. |
Dollar is also 3 months and 1.7 lbs. He is a picky eater but I make sure to give him the Nutri stat 3 times a day and just watch him alot. |
I do not know if this has anything to do with the size if Princess, but we had a few very expensive problems. She is now 8 months and weighs almost 3 pounds. About 2 months ago she got very ill (i had "many a posts" about this). She supposedly had gotten kennel cough right when or before we got her and it wasnt treated right. All of a sudden in one days time she got very, very sick. We had to drive her 2 hours away to a specialist hospital where she was kept in an incubator for a total time of 2 weeks. She had gotten pnuemonia and couldnt breathe. Her lung then had a hole in it from the pnuemonia and doctors had to "tap" into them to take the air out. It was a nightmare!! To make a long story short, her vet bill was $7,660. But, we love her so much we couldnt let her die, which the doctor said she 100% would have if she didnt get all this special care. I guess my piece of advice would be to get pet insurance. |
Lots of great info here! :thumbup: |
I have one that is smaller and one larger, full grown. The only difference I have ever noticed is the smaller one, Lacey, when a puppy, tended to get hypoglycemic when she was tired or overwrought, so I kept Nutrical handy. She is still more delicate in her features and weighs under 4 lbs but is as hardy as Chloe, who is getting a little porky at 7 lbs, needs to eat less or exercise more. Both are very healthy but I do have to protect Lacey a little bit more, or at least consider more things, like will she get cold when I bathe her, etc. |
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