Going to See a Yorkie Tomorrow

[sadies mom]

Oh my, what a doll!!!! I use natural balance SMALL BITES potatoe & duck. I must admit it is a little expensive but for as much as she eats it lasts a long time. Sadie does well with it. She has been eating it most of her life. She will be three in feb. If you give her fruit don't give her grapes. They are toxic. You will get alot of help from this forum. Don't be afraid to ask ?'s. Alot of people on here are very informative and most are very nice. Good luck with your little girl.

[yorkieusa]

Here is a list of good foods. I always look for kibble that isn't too big, so that it is easy to chew. Mine doesn't do well with big kibble. I use Natural Balance Ultra Premium Small Bites Chicken and Rice formula. Everyone has their own choice and preference and their yorkies have their own preferences, too.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...e-samples.html

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by gallardo

Thanks all. Sorry for the delay. I ended up going to the breeder and falling in love with a little yorkie girl so had to get her

She is so adorable and sweet!! I have been taking her out and she gets right down to business and then hops on my feet to stay warm. She's only had a couple accidents inside so far. So proud of her. I even got her a couple shirts to wear when we go out

I took her to the vet the day after I got her and they did a full check up on her, including bloodwork and a stool sample. They gave me some science diet to give her instead of the Eukanuba puppy the breeder gave me (because she was barely eating the Eukanuba). Anyway, she immediately started eating that, but then doesn't seem to like it anymore.

However, she loves cat food and LOVES human food LOL. She goes crazy over it. So she is hungry, just doesn't like her own food. Should I keep trying different foods? Any specific recommendations? I've been giving her nutri cal quite a bit, as the vet said to give her a dab of that every few hours.

Thanks

PS, here's some pics of Hailey

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Originally Posted by gallardo

Well she's actually only 9 weeks, the breeder said I must have misunderstood her when she said 10 weeks (maybe she said 10 weeks next ___). I don't give her cat food or human food - I know it's not good for her. I just wish she would like her own! Any recommendations a quality food? When you say entice her, you mean put the cheese etc on top of the food or? She's definitely not eating 4 meals a day. She usually eats a few pieces of food and then stops. Could be that she's full from all the nutri cal. I'll use less and see how she does and if she eats more.

As for outside, it's in my own fenced in back yard - should I still not let her out?

[gallardo]

Thanks everyone! I stopped by Petco and picked up some Natural Balance Ultra Premium Small Bites Chicken and Rice formula and also some merrick puppy plate and tried the Natural Balance with a little water and microwaved it for 7 seconds and she ate some right away! She walked right by it, just dry though. Hopefully she'll continue liking it

Originally Posted by Princes mom

Sorry, I guess that didn't make sense. What I meant was I don't feed those to her intentionally in place of her own. The cat food was purely an accident - my cat wanted to eat Hailey's food, so I got the cat food out for the cat to eat and Hailey went right past her food for the cat food. But I took it away after a few bites cause I wanted her to eat her food.

Then the next day when she was being picky again, I thought I'd see if she'd eat a little hamburger meat and man did she go crazy over that! But again, I don't want to get her hooked on human food! Hope that makes sense.

[gemy]

Oh goodness just thought of something. You have cats. Lift that litter box up off the floor out of reach of the pup!! I also feed Karma up high as he likes to snack all day, and my dogs would inhale his food in a jiffy. Recently I had to move up to bookshelf as I caught my big male, with paws up on the chest freezer happily snacking away on his food.

You don't want her (and I know this sounds gross) snacking in that litter box!

Also supervise the cat/pup play time really well. Razzle my yorkie is an absolute terror on my Maine coone. I don't allow them to play too much together, as he is relentless, and as gentle as my Karma is, he has all his claws. eye scratches can happen in a flash.

If the cats are allowed free roam of the house at night, please crate your pup by your bed, out of drafts. Put warm n cozy blankey in crate. I like a cool room so I also cover Razz's crate with a fleecey.

The T;s are so cute, but she will need a warm winter jacket as well. take a look at my moving avatar and you can see Razz all decked out for winter.

[gallardo]

Hailey just finished her entire plate of Natural Balance! That's the most I've ever seen her eat!! Thanks all, I hope it continues!!!

Originally Posted by gemy

Oh goodness just thought of something. You have cats. Lift that litter box up off the floor out of reach of the pup!! I also feed Karma up high as he likes to snack all day, and my dogs would inhale his food in a jiffy. Recently I had to move up to bookshelf as I caught my big male, with paws up on the chest freezer happily snacking away on his food.

You don't want her (and I know this sounds gross) snacking in that litter box!

Also supervise the cat/pup play time really well. Razzle my yorkie is an absolute terror on my Maine coone. I don't allow them to play too much together, as he is relentless, and as gentle as my Karma is, he has all his claws. eye scratches can happen in a flash.

If the cats are allowed free roam of the house at night, please crate your pup by your bed, out of drafts. Put warm n cozy blankey in crate. I like a cool room so I also cover Razz's crate with a fleecey.

The T;s are so cute, but she will need a warm winter jacket as well. take a look at my moving avatar and you can see Razz all decked out for winter.

Thanks very much! The litter boxes and cat food are in a gated off area that Hailey can't get to. I definitely supervise her play time. She actually likes to follow me around everywhere, so as of now at least, it's hard to even leave her alone. She has a ball toy and a sock that she loves to carry around everywhere

As for the crate, I got a large dog crate for her, and I put it in my theater room which has ton's of insulation and is very warm. She goes in the crate at night time - usually cries for a couple mins. And also whenever I leave the house or can't supervise her. I have a wool type bed in there along with a towel for her to snuggle under.

The jacket - I just picked one up for her! But unfortunately, it's a little too big for her, and it's an XS. Hopefully in the next week or two so she'll grow into it

[Patti]

Congratulations She is adorable and looks spoiled already.

[Sweet Apple]

Ohhhhhhh, your baby girl is adorable! Will be fun hearing about her growing up...Congrats!

Maggie (mommy) & Apple (my baby girl) & Buzz (my baby boy) & Cha Cha (my adorable little chorkie rescue)