New owner! Tips?
 

:aimeeyorkHi I am a new first time yorkie owner and an even newer member of YT! I've had little zoey for 2 days and I'm already completely in love! She had a rough first night, complete with a trip to the emergency vet but is now doing great. She is 7 weeks and 14oz.
If you have any tips on anything about yorkies please let me know!
Here are some of my main questions:
When can I start dressing her?
And putting bows in her ears?
How do you shave the ears?
Is 14oz tiny or big for her age?
Anything else is very much appreciated thanks!

:lovewings Zoey :aimeeyork

She is very young to be away from her momma...really she should have been with momma until 12wks and at least 2lbs.
Keep a close eye on her as these little ones can go downhill fast.
Keep nutrical on hand, their blood sugar can drop, and keep food and water down for her at all times.
Welcome to YT, you will love it here and find some very valuable information.

hi thank you for the advice. the breeder gave her to us at this age. she tried sending her home at 4 weeks but we forced her to stay ): the vet checked her out and told us to keep a close eye on her!

I would Definately keep Nutrical on hand and keep my eyes on her always. My baby turned 7 weeks yesterday and I can't wait to bring her home. I still have a few weeks but will keep Nutrical just to be safe.
Is she eating on her own? What does she eat, how much and how often?
Why did she have to go to the vet? Can we see pics?
Just asking the questions that you will want answers to for your new baby.

Congrats on your new baby and welcome to YT

Well my tip is instead of posting on a breeding thread about potentially breeding your very young, and very light weight girl is; You FIRST concentrate on getting her healthily through a very critical time in a pups development.

Also please be prepared to deal with bite inhibition, and teaching her how to be around other dogs. Something the Momma dog does from 6wks on up to at least 10-11 wks old.

Do you think your breeder would let you bring her back to her mom for a few more weeks?

Well as you have heard she would have been best left with her mom until 12 weeks but sense she's not you really need to be with her all the time until she's older and you need to be prepared for hypoglycemia. Keeping her warm is very important as well as not over handling her. Bows also do not go in the ears.

thank you for the response!
1. she is eating on her own.
2. shes eating baby food now (vet told us to) she eats about half a small jar of baby food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
3. when we got her she was very sick (we pretty much rescued her from her old home thats why shes so young) we took her to the emergency vet and he told us she mustve gotten a sickness, that he compared to food poisoning in humans, at her old home. shes great now. just on medication.
4. i will post pics now (:

thank you so much for the helpful advice and interest in her well being

Oh, she's just a too tiny baby that needs more mommie time with her siblings and if I could, I would let her spend the next 2 months with them so she can learn all the things she needs to in the mommie/sibling/home setting and develop a better base of dog life. In the meantime, read up on all you can about Yorkshire Terrier health & behavior issues, find the best vet you can and an Emergency Vet as close as possible & get an Emergency Kit. Our library here, Yorkie Talk posts about puppy care, puppy health and training, including potty training as well as books by noted authors on the breed should all be emphasized as you study. The Yorkie is a special dog and really requires a special type person for both to be truly happy. But you have found an excellent place to start to learn.

4 weeks yikes please don't ever got to a breeder like that again.

Do you know about the likelihood of hypoglycemia in tiny young Yorkies & what to do for it to save her life? Do you know how to recognize it? Do you have likelihood, etc. and a plan on what to do should she go down and know how to get to the Emegency Vet ASAP?

Congratulations on your new puppy! I have a ZoE too :) I also got my pup very young...but it was my choice to do so.

She should probably eat a few more times a day so she is less likely to get hypoglycemia. I've never had one that small but I was reading on a site about the small small babies and they should eat often. Maybe leave some out so she can eat when she needs to. You will get lots more help I'm sure.

well i am just a young girl very excited for my new puppy and trying to get advice. we are raising her around 2 other dogs now. and the reason why she was taken at such a young age is because she was in an unsafe environment and needed to be rescued. thank you for the advice

Well, you have come to the right place on YT. There are so many ladies & a few gents on here who can teach you a lot about owning and caring for a Yorkie, whatever the age. And just browse through the puppy & sick/injured sections to see some of the things that have been posted about all sorts of issues so you will be ready to deal with the problems before they arise. The knowledge base from the Yorkie-lovers here is vast & so is the help.

I skipped your post some how about already having been to the E.R. vet so that is so good so you are already practiced in the way there and not scared too badly to look it up properly when you are in a tizzy and can just get there quickly. In the old days we could just call our vet & they could meet us at the clinic in a few minutes but nowdays, most of us need ER vets in emergencies and they are an endless comfort.
Read, study & learn - my best advice on how to raise a young puppy if there is no way you can let her be with her mommie/siblings again. That would be ideal if the breeder would do it but you will have to deal with the things such as teaching her properly not to bite hard & what not to fear about this big world. Learn about crate-training here by using the Search feature and start that so she will be safe when you can't be with her. Well, have run out of ideas for now. Best of luck.

Well I certainly hope these other dogs are either neutered, or other females. You do not want any "accidental" matings.

I would also hazard a pretty informed "guess" that any young very young dog that needs to be "rescued" from an unsafe environment, does not come from a reputable breeder that has the health and standard of the YT foremost in their minds. It then follows you should not even be entertaining breeding a dog from this environ and unknown history!

thank you very much!

yes they are all females. i am very aware that that could happen if there was a male in the mix...
the breeder was not the best but this puppy is a full bred and that i am completely sure of. i am young. a first time yorkie owner. and a first time puppy owner. i am just here to learn more and thats what my breeding or spaying question was all about... learning.

at 14oz I cannot imangine such a tiny baby not with it's momma and littermates, I'd be scared to death to bring one home that tiny and young:eek: Has this baby even been weaned? Did the vet say you have to feed her puppy milk through a bottle? Human baby food is ok, but does not have all the propper nutrition a growing puppy needs. You said you were young, how young are you? i have bottle fed newborn kittens before, and kept them in a homemade incubater, with heating pads underneath blankets. Hypoglcemia is extremely worrisome at this age, have nutrical or kayro syurp always on hand and rub on the baby's gums, blood sugar has to stay at a normal, even level, if too low will kill this new puppy, so you have to be so very careful. Did the vet mention wet food? wet puppy food would have better ingredients ,and buy some that are super premium high in protein. You could spoon feeding her, little bit at a time every hr. or so. I think you will need to give this puppy round the clock care, and it is not for somebody who never has had any experience taking care of such a tiny, vulnerable puppy. Can you try to find someone to help you? Best of luck with your puppy.

She can not go back to the old environment. She was left outside in the dirt alone there at 5 weeks. She came to us at 7 weeks with stomache bacteria and is on medication for that now. My mom is taking care of her too. It is mine and her dog. The vet told us baby food and her medicine so that's what we are doing now. We are going to research nutrical. When should that be given to her?

a bit of advice, CHILL OUT about dresses and bows, the vanity stuff can come later, much later and after you have gotten over the hump and potentinal problems that could come with bringing home a 14 oz 7 week old yorkie. Being a young person and how you got her is water under the bridge. you need to read up and listen up to advice you are being given here. Sorry if I sound blunt but I just want to make sure you fully understand bows in the ears and shaving her ears is nothing you should even be thinking about now:(

Well thanks for the advice. Little Lela looks loves, spoiled, and adorable just as I'd hope my puppy to be when she's older (:

First of all, while I agree there is a lot more to think about than grooming and clothes, I just want to point out that the op may not know what kinds of questions to ask at this point. When I came here all I knew was they were cute and small lol. They may not know at this point why people recommend a puppy is left with it's mother until 12 weeks, or that they need to do anything differently aside from what their vet has told them about feeding her. I've learned a little about these things just reading here and there on this forum, but not enough to feel confident giving advice on them.

So, my advice is read everything you can find about the breed, health problems, development etc. There is a ton of information here, and a bunch of breeders that might have a better idea what to do to help such a young baby. Explore the other forums too,grooming, breeding and such,there may be posts about caring for a young puppy, and if you find something you don't understand or have more questions about don't be afraid to ask :) Some issues tend to set people off but they really just want to help.

Also where the op posted about breeding they were considering it in the future, not saying they intended to do it. Frankly that doesn't seem that odd to me. I thought about it myself before I got Yumi when I was just starting to consider getting a yorkie, but realized pretty fast as I read up on it that I wasn't ready for something like that... Most people know very little about breeding any dog let alone yorkies. Before you realize the danger it puts your dog in and the work that goes into it is seems like a fun idea. Puppies everywhere just like the sweet little bundle you just brought home... The IDEA of breeding appeals to a lot of people, it just doesn't match up with the reality of it I'm sure :P I think a lot of people having heard the risks wouldn't want to breed in the 1st place.

There is a sticky on puppy care on the general forum

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...w-parents.html

Hopefully some people that know a little more about the young ones than me will have some more specific advice.

First of all, congrats on your new baby. You've already gotten some great advice on looking after your little one.

2. as little and young as your baby is, I would maybe make sure to have some kind of tshirt over her, especially if you have air conditioning going as she can get a chill. Also make sure she has a safe, warm and quiet place to go to.

3. Nutrical is great to have on hand for emergencies. I would not use it all the time. It's like super vitamins in a tube. Per your vet, continue with the baby food. Did he/she recommend any of type of puppy dog food maybe watered down? I would for sure ask him about that as puppy food has vitamins and fats that puppies need for developement. I am sure that your vet would have mentioned to make sure that the baby food you are giving does not contain onion powder.

4. Yes, grooming kinds of things can wait until your baby is much older and adapts to her new surroundings. You do not want to overwhelm her with learning too much and have to deal with too much at such a young age. She's got so much more to deal with than having to have a bow in her hair. All of that will happen in time but it's much more important for her to get well and socialized in her new home.

It sounds as though you are on your way to being a great yorkie mom. Just keep an open mind and an open line of communication. There is so much to learn about these little ones and YT can offer so much knowledge. Congrats on your addition. :)