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05-04-2012, 06:34 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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| Meet Bella Hello Yorkie Talkers....I have been a member for a few years now, ever since I got my little fur girl Onni, whom I adore! We recently baby sat a tiny little girl named Bella and were heart broken by the condition she was in..she was severely malnourished, dehydrated to the point her pee was orange and her ears felt like leather. She had been diagnosed (without a blood test) when she was a puppy as having kidney problems, so she was put on an extremely low protein diet; 8% all soft food, which we and our vet believe stunted her growth and the soft food only diet made her teeth awful (she was only 2 pounds at 2 years old). We suspected she had been misdiagnosed and took her to our vet while baby sitting her and had him run the correct blood tests...and sure enough her kidney's were just fine! We started her on a 26% protein diet and she began to improve immediately. The lady that had her was not a bad person, she just did not understand the very unique nature of owning a Yorkie and her vet was a moron. Bella lived on a leash most of her first 2 years because she would potty on the floor whenever she was let off, so she did not have a lot of spoiling going on. I don't think she knew she was (royalty - a Yorkie ). We probably permanently strained our friendship with the lady, but are glad we pushed the issue until we owned Bella. I was not willing to see her go back...we truly did not feel like she would have lived much longer if she had (she was in that bad of shape) Our vet told us we NEEDED to rescue her ASAP. Skip forward to today, we have now had her since the beginning of Mrch this year and she has gained a whopping 3 ounces which is huge for her . She eats great, her ears feel like silk instead of leather now, she is fiesty, playful and one sweet little love bug! She has now had all of her shots (she had never had any). We took her in yesterday and had her spayed, her teeth cleaned (the vet said they looked like the teeth of an elderly dog), now they are all shiny clean, we had a little hernia fixed and her very floppy rear dew claws removed. She came through with flying colors (I was a nervous wreck ) She is home now and doing awesome. Here is a couple of photos of Bella taken a few days ago.
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05-04-2012, 06:39 AM | #2 |
Cedric♥Lola♥Keylo Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Gilford, NH, USA
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| awww thank you for saving her what a lil doll! so glad you are seeing improvement in her weight. may she continue to prosper under your care!
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05-04-2012, 06:42 AM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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| Oh...and with a lot of love and patience...Bella is now potty trained :-)
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05-04-2012, 06:54 AM | #4 |
Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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| I'm so happy that you saved Bella from a certain death Her quality of life is now what it should be. What a dollbaby she is!!!! Is that your little baby in the first picture? SO CUTE!!!!! Thank you for saving her
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05-04-2012, 07:05 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Oh dear, as I started reading your post I thought it would have a tragic ending but SO HAPPY it turned out otherwise. Destiny brought her to you when you had to "baby sit" and the rest is now a new beginning for Bella
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05-04-2012, 07:08 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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| Yes..the photo on my Avatar is Onni....who has never known a day of not being spoiled!
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05-04-2012, 07:10 AM | #7 |
Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida
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| Oh yes, Onni is adorable, but I was talking about the human baby What a precious one
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05-04-2012, 07:10 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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| Not sure if you were asking about the Avatar...or the posted photos....the 2 photos I posted are photos of Bella.
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05-04-2012, 07:38 AM | #9 |
I love TBCG! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MD
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| What an awesome thing you did I am so happy for you all! What a pretty girl she is
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05-04-2012, 08:57 AM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky
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| So glad that she has you now, she is such a cutie...thank you for saving her life.
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05-04-2012, 09:01 AM | #12 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| What a cutie! I'm so glad you were able to convince her previous owner to re-home her. It sounds like she was in horrible condition... Poor baby. At least she's in a good place now
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05-04-2012, 09:15 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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| The baby in the photo with Bella is my grand daughter.
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05-04-2012, 09:21 AM | #14 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| bella is a doll. She really had a rough start Im glad shes in a good home now where she can be spoiled rotten
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05-04-2012, 09:38 AM | #15 | |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Texas
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I have become VERY ATTACHED to Bella, she follows me around everywhere I go including the bathroom and I would not have it any other way. My precious Onni has never known a day of not being spoiled so she has quite the diva attitude and all that comes with it Bella on the other hand wants to be by my side 24/7, she is quite a love bug
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