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My Jilly and Scotty each weighed 3 lbs., though Jilly was born a runt with larger siblings. Jilly lived to be 12 1/2lbs. and Scotty to almost 8 years old. Each was an only dog & very carefully protected from the usual dangers(though Jilly was nearly killed in a dog attack as the 65 lb. dog ran from a porch behind bushes), each watched closely when up on furniture or in laps, ramps & stairs provided to avoid repetitive stress injuries to tiny joints from jumping and promptly vetted as any problem arose. Jilly almost choked to death on a chew bone - those tiny ones tied in a knot on each end - when she chewed through the neck of the rawhide & tried to swallow the tied end whole. It stuck in her pharynx & she swelled around it. She stopped breathing so I had to to drive with one hand & breath for her as I held her up to my mouth with the other. Occas. I stopped smack dead in the street to reposition her as I breathed & then drive on, ignoring the honking. We made it and she lived! With great care & the grace of God, a tiny can live past puppyhood and on but you really have to take excellent care of them or bad things can happen very quickly. |
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By circling do you mean where they lay on the floor and spin or where they walk in circles? |
Tinies She runs in circles. Sometimes big circling laps around the dining room table and sometimes smaller circles around her bed. She always circles to the left because the hydro has caused the right side of her brain to be blocked so the fluid cant circulate properly. The right side made it's own shunt through the left side so when she runs the right side if feeling full and instinct causes her to lean and circle to the left. She also has some periphereal vision problems. Of courses when the natural made shunt occurred when she was very young, some brain tissue was damaged. She was born with this but really has adjusted well. She plays, eats, and is very sassy with the others. She likes to be loved on and responds to her name and has a few commands. I have never regretted giving her this chance. |
LS in tiny Yes we took her to Auburn University (Alabama) for testing. She has no issues other than the hydro. No problems with food, energy, etc. She was given tests for two days. |
It sounds like you have taken wonderful care of her. They are such special little ones I think even a day with them is counted as a blessing. |
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I agree that being tiny does not mean a short life. I know friends that have 2 Yorkies under 4 pounds. One is 11 years old missing a few back teeth and the other is 9 years old no real problems so far. Also at the dog park there is a 16 year old, that weighs 3 or 4 pounds, he is all hair, a Yorkie mix ( maybe with poodle) He is adorable and still runs with my dogs. His lady said the only problem he has had, is an ingrown eyelash twice. |
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I don't know if Thor counts as a tiny - he's under 4 lbs and six years old, no health issues so far except some dental work and LP. I plan for him to live to be one hundred :rolleyes::D. |
How small are your Tiny"s I have a 10 year old spayed Female who weighs 2.6 lbs. I just took her to the vets to get her shots.They were due. I just love her. So no I don"t think tiny means a shorter life in Yorkies. If it does my Tiny Hana didn"t read that book.:) |
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Abby weighs 2.8 lbs. and is healthy and a little over 2 yrs. She does have LP that the vet said is not a problem, but i wonder if it will become a problem down the road. I do worry about her, but I probably would worry whatever weight she was, just because I don't ever want anything to happen to her. My sister-in-law's yorkie lived to be 16 at a little less than 2 1/2 lbs, so I am encouraged by that! :animal-pa |
Princess is 3 lbs. and just turned 7 years old. she has never had any medical issues at all. She's very healthy...if your baby is healthy, she should live a normal lifespan. |
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