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yorkietalkjilly · 07-09-2012, 03:30 PM

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.

nanahas3 · 07-09-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

If you have a tiny, and it is healthy, JUST THE FACT THAT IT IS TINY DOES NOT PREDISPOSE IT TO AN EARLY DEMISE!!!!! I have 3 tinys...two are sisters and weigh less than 3 lbs...they are going on 6 years old....and my other tiny is 2.....the one that I had that had health issues....hypoglycemia, seizures..... was barely 2 lbs...he lived 9 years.....If you have a healthy tiny, and you do not have an accident of any kind, that baby will live a long and happy life.

So far other than the occasional bout of lose stool if she over eats Kyra has been extremely healthy. The vet always rates her as excellent condition. Oh and we are very careful with her. She is never allowed up on anything unless she is on our laps.

bchgirl · 07-09-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Julia Howard

I have two tiny sisters who are 7 years old. They weigh 2.6 and 3. Never had any medical problems other than the normal shots, etc. I have an 8 year old who weighs 3 1/2 lbs. She is a hydro baby and I was told at the vet teaching hospital that she would not live to be 1. The only way she is affected, circling which we are used to.

Circling is a symptom of LS....so is small size. I sure hope you have ruled this out.

nanahas3 · 07-10-2012, 01:29 AM

By circling do you mean where they lay on the floor and spin or where they walk in circles?

Julia Howard · 07-10-2012, 06:01 AM

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.

Julia Howard · 07-10-2012, 06:04 AM

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.

nanahas3 · 07-10-2012, 09:32 AM

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.

nanahas3 · 07-10-2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Chodges

My yorkie Muffin lived to be 17 years old and she weighed 3 pounds. No health problems whatsoever, other than her teeth.

That is wonderful!!! I pray all of ours can live that long.

Teresa Ford · 07-10-2012, 12:25 PM

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.

nanahas3 · 07-11-2012, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford

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.

Thank you Teresa. It is so comforting to hear about the little ones who have lived long normal lives.

QuickSilver · 07-11-2012, 05:03 PM

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

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twister · 07-11-2012, 05:48 PM

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.

nanahas3 · 07-11-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by twister

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.

Such great news. I am not letting Kyra read that book either

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Brenda827 · 07-20-2012, 05:41 AM

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!

fufufashions · 07-20-2012, 06:56 AM

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.

07-09-2012, 03:30 PM	#16
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	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. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

07-10-2012, 01:29 AM	#19
nanahas3 ♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,290	By circling do you mean where they lay on the floor and spin or where they walk in circles? __________________ *CharleneMama to Laddy and Kyra and Always in our hearts Lolita*

07-10-2012, 06:01 AM	#20
Julia Howard Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dothan, AL. Posts: 357	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. __________________ Julia Howard

07-10-2012, 06:04 AM	#21
Julia Howard Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dothan, AL. Posts: 357	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. __________________ Julia Howard

07-10-2012, 09:32 AM	#22
nanahas3 ♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,290	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. __________________ *CharleneMama to Laddy and Kyra and Always in our hearts Lolita*

07-10-2012, 12:25 PM	#24
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	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. __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal.

07-11-2012, 05:03 PM	#26
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	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 . __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

07-11-2012, 05:48 PM	#27
twister Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22	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.

07-20-2012, 05:41 AM	#29
Brenda827 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 38	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!

07-20-2012, 06:56 AM	#30
fufufashions LEADER OF MyPACK Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sugar Land Texas Posts: 3,978	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. __________________ Linda FuFuFashions & Healthy Dog & Cat Food and Treats2hearts2: FACEBOOK