Questions about my baby yorkie! she cries while pooping help!!!

[Zoeyy]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

She needs to be eating more often, 3-4 x's a day. I don't think it's her tail, does she cry when you touch it? The vet tech cut Turbo's tail too short & he had circulation problems. He has a rabbit tail, but his stump is fine.

She has food available to eat at all hours of the day. No she lets me touch it just fine, yeah a rabbit tail! thats what she has. will she grow into it?

[Candescence]

Hi!

1- As everyone has said, the pooping issue is definitely not normal, if your vet can't find an answer, go to another one.

2-Sleeping a lot is normal, she's a baby

3-Check the bottom of her paws to see if her fur has grown over her paw pads, sometimes that contributes to them slipping on the floor, she may need a trim.

4- My dog is super tiny too but at that age she was definitely eating more than a teaspoon of food twice per day. When my dog was a pup I fed her nutrical twice per day. A good amount can entice their appetite but too much can cause them to be too full to eat their regular food. If you read some dog food websites, you'll see that cesar dog food is not a high quality food. Like the other reader said, your pup should be eating more than twice per day. At least 3x

[nanahas3]

I agree with the others she needs to be eating at least 4 times a day and make sure you watch her water intake. She should be drinking a lot also which will help with her stools. When we first got Kyra she would scoot her little but to wipe it on the carpet lol. Gross but I guess at least she was clean lol. At nine weeks her stool should be firm but not hard it sounds like mild constipation to me. Kyra slept an awful lot even at 12 weeks I think some of them just require more sleep as puppies.

[bjh]

Having a tail docked short would in no way effect her pooping ability. It baffles me why the vet did not check her stool while she was at the vets. It is a very simple procedure to collect a stool sample from the rectum.

Have you talked to the breeder you got her from? It is very important to keep in touch with the breeder and ask them for advise. What kind of food are you feeding her? It is not that unusual for them to go off their food a little when they first go to a new home. She is awfully small so it is very important for her to eat. You don't want to drastically change her diet from what the breeder was feeding her. Things that might help is to grind up her dry puppy food a little bit in a blender so it is a little easier for her to eat. You can also soak some of the dry food a little and add just a tiny bit of canned food. When I am weaning puppies I leave out dry food but I also offer them some dry food mixed with a little canned food. I prefer the Pedigree Healthy Digestion canned food.

[WannaBe]

Originally Posted by Zoeyy

Hi everyone thanks for the replies

The vet checked her anal glands and everything was fine with her butt so we'll see if its the poop that's the problem. It might be her tail!!!! its short!! maybe too short! how do you know if the tail was docked too short? Can this cause problems in the future or will she grow into it?

Also, she's eating just about as much as her little stomach can take in. She eats maybe a teaspoon twice a day of mixed wet chicken cesar food and dry eukanuba for small puppies it comes in a purple bag.

I have a slippery wood floor, she runs and sometimes slides lol or she will slip and trip causing her to bump into things. is this ok? she gets right back up and starts playing again.

The dry food is not an okay brand, not great. I would get a better quality canned food, cesar is pure junk.
As to the wood floors. I may seem funny when she slides and hits things and then gets back up to play. But... she may do permanent damage to her head, neck, spine or legs one of these times. You might want to put some rugs down, or restrict her play to an area that has carpeting.
Keep a close eye on her, feed her frequently, and let her sleep when she wants. Good luck on your new baby and welcome.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by Zoeyy

Hi! Thank you for the reassurance!
I figured the clumsiness will go away and is just because she's a puppy. How small was your puppy when he was 8.5 weeks? and how big is he now?

I will try mixing the nutrical in her food, she loves it lol.

You really don't need to give nutrical to them unless they are having a hypoglycemic episode otherwise it could make her sugar go up then suddenly drop.