So, i found a yorkie on the street... A month or two ago, we found ayorkie crossing the street. He was so scruffy and weak we took him home gave him a bath and fed him. He ate his food like crazy. He clearly has been out on the streets for a while.... My mom has been so iffy about me getting a dog, she doen't like them. She actually let me keep this yorkie though. We took him to the vet, they said he's missing teeth and hes VERY old. (12-15) All he does is sleep and roam around. Also... he pees EVERYWHERE. he has an enlarged prostate because he is not fixed. AND they will not fix him because he's soo old. Also I dont know if hes gotten his shots or anything. This poor dog also is blind in one eye, he has a cataract. I fell in loev with him so fast and my mom and dad are starting to get over him and want him out of the house. I DO NOT want him going to a shelter because i know they will kill him because who is going to take a 15 yr old blind dog. I don't know what to do and he is currently wearing diapers alot. I tried the "sleeping in the cage" thing hoping if he peed on himself in the cage he would know not to do it next time. Nope. He peed in the cage and sleeps in it, and then i have to bathe him everyday. Which, he does not appreciate. He is my baby, bentley his name is,and i want to care for him until his day comes. Any comments on his peeing, ect.? |
heres him when we first found him...http://i56.tinypic.com/sb4rys.jpg |
I commend you for wanting to give this poor dog a home for the rest of his days. Diapers/belly bands with pads in them are probably your only choices since his peeing everywhere has a real physical cause. Nothing he can do about that and I hope he is not getting punished for it. Taking on an older dog with medical problems is not an easy task. Every home is not up to the task. If your parents cannot agree with him staying, seek out a Yorkie Rescue in your area that will care for him until they find a home. Here is a link to some Rescue Information: http://www.barkbytes.com/rescue/yorkie.htm Bless you for your compassion. I did have questions about ways you may have looked for his original owners. Did you put an ad in the newspaper? Flyers in vet's office, groomers, dog parks? Did you try radio stations for free announcements? How about online "found" sources? I would make sure due diligence was accomplished to find the original owners. It would be a shame if he wondered far from home and his owners had been looking in the wrong areas. |
If he is peeing because of a medical condition you won't be able to train him out of it. Did the vet say whether or not there was any medications he could take? If not, a belly band is probably your only option. However, if you are keeping a belly band on a lot of the time, make sure you are changing it frequently and cleaning him very well so that the urine does not start to bother his skin. Also, you could get an expen and line it with wee wee pads and give him some time in there with no belly band to get air to the area. Take him out as often as possible (or to his pads if he is wee wee pad trained) to give him as many chances as possible to empty his bladder without wetting himself. Lastly, if your parents insist he goes- see if you can find a small dog or yorkie rescue to take him in, he may have a better chance there. EDIT: posting at the same time Debra- sorry to repeat some of what you said! |
thank you!!. the vet never said anything about medication..but he IS house trained. He sometimes will come up to you and jump on you, bark, to get your attention. Once you get up he'll run to the door. Other times, he'll squat right in front of you :/ I swear its because he hates the snow outside..in the spring time he was not this bad. He wobbles alot and crosses his legs as if he cant stand straight, when the weather is bad so is his stance. The doggy diapers are so expensive so he's wearing new born baby diapers right now LOL. I told my mom to get the belly band and washable pads but shes complaining about the washer smelling like pee already. What do the rescues do? |
I swear he only does not go out because of the snow. When the weather was nicer he was never this bad. He usually comes and jumps on you when he wants to go out..but other times he just squats in front of you. I insisted on the belly band with the pads but my mom is complaining our washer smells like pee. I will probably stick with the diapers, but Im also going to look into that yorkie rescue place. |
I just wanted to say thanks for taking care of him.not many people these days would bother with an old dog! I hope you get to keep him or he finds a good home. Best of luck to you and bentley. |
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I hope your parents will let you keep him. I took in a 15-16 year old male about a year ago and he has done well training to pee pads. He needed surgery to have all his teeth pulled and gum work done and did very well. It's too bad he can't have surgery. Neutering him and fixing his prostate problem would probably help with housebreaking him. I know many rescues that have been able to place senior dogs so if you can't keep him please call a rescue. |
Thank you for taking him in and maybe find a good home for him |
Think lost not abandonded! Whoa! You never took him to get microchipped scanned? Think lost not abandoned (stray)! My princess takes a bath goes outside and comes in half matted-f she were out and not brushed for two days I know she'd be dreaded and filthy. Recovery Tips: Think Lost, Not Stray | Missing Pet Partnership I think what you are doing is noble and out of kindness but consider this for a moment please: You may be the reason someone is distressed over their missing furbaby! Any veterinary office should scan him for free for a microchip...post fliers, craigslist, ebay classifieds...you can report a found dog to a shelter (animal control) and let them know you will foster...until you do any of this you can easily be considered a dog thief. I just feel so bad cnsidering all the people that post their lost baby on here-and judging by his condition...he could have been a rescue someone adopted several years ago! My pup mill pup rescue was adopted at 5 months-he has issue for the rest of his life due to his treatment prior to me...and reverts really easily imagine how he would have been if I had gotten him when he was say 3 years old and then lost him what he was 6...he may look a lot like the guy you found. |
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You could always take him the pound and then when the (each state has a different time period so check yours here it is up to) 45 max days are past and no one claims him-he's all yours, legally indisputably...you pay a small fee but the pound will health check him for you, microchip him, spay/neuter, vaccinate-that compared to the adoption fee not to mention they do dental care and feed while he's there-SUPER DEAL FOR YOU...just putting that out there...that seems to me the obvious right thing to do here. You could even take him to a no kill rescue and they by law have to report the found dog to the pound and then they will either keep him or take him there and later rescue him from the pound after time period is up... ***Anyone know Yorkie rescue groups in her area? Please post them for her also... |
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I paid no more than $12 for each belly band I have. They were custom made to fit my little boy. I had found some belly bands at PetSmart, but they were $16 and they had an elastic all around that I know my smart little yorkie would have found a way to get out of that. :) Bless you for not wanting to just toss him back out on the street. It takes a very caring person to love and care for an older dog. May god bless you for all the kindness you've shown Bentley. He's lucky to have found you. |
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2. I would not take this dog to the pound. I would worry that the dog would be PTS. You might tell them not to, might tell them you would take him before they would PTS, you might even say a rescue will come before they do that but IT MAY STILL HAPPEN! Especially an older, blind dog with other health problems -- chances are way too good that he would wind up put to sleep at the pound. Healthy family pets with tags have accidently been PTS at pounds, so I am sure it is possible with an older, dog in poor health. 3. That has already been done earlier today. Not only was a list of rescues provided on this thread, but suggestions for finding a possible owner were mentioned previously too. |
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You also could use belly bands with disposable pads! Just get the Poise pads at Target and cut them in thirds. They are urinary incontinence pads. That way you would not be smelling up the washer! :) Bless you for saving this poor little guy. I love the seniors...makes me so sad to see them get away from their homes. |
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