Darla's wellness check up I had Darla into the vet the day I got her but it was an informal drop by look over kind of visit. The breeder said she weighed around a pound and a half when I got her. I dunno what sort of scale she used to know that but at the vet they used a baby scale and weighed Darla, which I thinks very accurate. She weighs in at just one pound. She's gonna be 8 weeks on Thursday. I got her a 6 month supply of heart worm preventative while I was there and had her tested for intestinal parasites which came back negative. She had a stitch in her tail which my vet removed. All in all she came back with a clean bill of health. I can breath a sigh of relief. I got her setup on a wellness plan and got a vaccination schedule laid out for her. Anyway just wanted to touch base and let anyone who wants to know that Darla is doing great. Oh yea, the vet said that since she's a pound at 7 weeks that she'll be much bigger than the 3 lbs her dad was and the 5 lbs her mom was. His hypothesis seemed very much generalized for all breeds of dogs and not so much Yorkies. I've heard of plenty of Yorkies being a pound at 7 weeks and not getting to a very big weight as an adult. Granted I didn't buy her because I thought she'd be tiny. However, I was hoping to get to that 5 lbs weight and level out around there. |
wow I am just realizing that you must have gotten Darla at 6 weeks old, I have no idea what the circumstances were to get a pup that early, none the less a yorkie. Did something happen that she had to be taken from her mom so early. |
She'll be 8 weeks on Thursday and she was 7 weeks when I got her. I'd rather not get into why I have her earlier than preferred as I do not want to get offended. When I came here I did discuss it with a member here who made me feel welcomed regardless of that subject so I'd rather not rock the boat. |
How sad that someone would sell you a puppy that young and that small. I hope she continues to do well for you. Personally, I would not start giving heart worm medication to her at such an age. I wouldn't give her anything unless she were ill. Small breed pups don't usually get their shots on the same schedule that a regular sized dog does. I would discuss that with your vet since usually a tiny pup will be given the same size dose of immunization that a larger breed pup would. My Gracie only got one shot at a time and we waited several weeks in between shots. Did you see both the mom and dad in person? |
I'd really rather not get into it. I only continued posting on the forum as it was made out to me that Id be welcomed regardless of the age of when I got Darla. What's done is done. |
You might want to make sure you sign up for an insurance plan because breeders who give the puppies away that young are not good breeders and don't do the health and genetic testing reputable breeders do and they normally don't know the lines as far back as reputable breeders do to make sure no illnesses run in them. I get you don't want to talk about it and it is what it is we all make mistakes or there are certain things that happen. Just do your research and be prepared a lot of puppies who don't stay will there moms until 12 weeks having bitting issues, socialization problems and sometimes can be harder to potty train but we are here to help. Before I knew about the extent of puppy mills and that there where brokers. I got my Callie from who I latter learned was a broker who got there puppy's from an Amish puppy mill in PA. I don't love her any less I feel bad that my money went to keep that nasty place in business but I didn't know any better and lots of people get lucky and there pup has no issues mine came pooing blood a lot of blood and she has other issues now as well as definitely not the standred 17 pounds and floppy ears :) Any way hope things go well for Darla. |
The lady she came from is 76 years old and has had Yorkies since she was 17 years old. I drove a long way to get Darla and only realized she was so young when I got to the house to see Darla. I did see her mom and her dad as they were just pets of the old man and woman. Where I got her from is an elderly couple out in the countryside of the Rocky Mountains. I don't think their intent is to be bad people but in their day things were done differently and they're not big time into having litters of puppies they just do it every now and then. The mom of Darla had long silky hair and the dad was trimmed short in a puppy cut. Regardless of any of that Darla is my dog now and I came here to learn. I would have picked up vet insurance regardless of where I got Darla from. |
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Sounds like Darla is doing great. Have lots of fun together. |
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Your kiddo is in good hands. She doesn't sounds spoiled at all :D. No, not one bit. |
I'm glad your baby got a clean bill of health. It sounds like your on the right track to having a healthy, happy puppy. Congratulations on your new baby.:) |
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Here in the south, if you are not getting a pup from a "breeder" it is often times customary to pick up your pup at six weeks. I've been following Sarahbear on Yorkie talk since she brought her pup home at around six weeks. In my opinion, she knows what she is doing, and her pup is doing quite well because of her due dilligence. I also brought my yorkie home at six weeks. He is now sixteen weeks, and some of Sarahbear's explpoits that she has shared here, has really helped me with my young pup and entertained me. Now that being said, I can also see, and would reccomend that a yorkie pup not come home to a new parent until ten to fourteen weeks. But mine coming home to me at such an early age, he has a big jump on all his preliminary training. Also, having gone through these early weeks with my baby, I would not have done it any other way, because our bond is that much stronger. |
I also know the story of why she brought her pup home when she did, and she really did not have much of a choice. |
Hi SarahBear1986 - I'm glad to hear Darla is going fine and is healthy. The reason you got her so young is your business and I wish some people would stop reprimanding those of us who do get our babies young. I'm sure they don't mean to come across that way. As you said, what is done is done and there is no reason to have members just repeat the same thing post after post. We are all here to get/give advice and knowledge on our babies. Hope I didn't offend anyone. :D |
Just a heads up, keep that first exam as part of your insurance paperwork, some, Healthy Paws for one require you get a Vet exam in the 15 day waiting period. They said I did not need to send it to them, but could and they would put it in our pups records, this would speed up the claim payment time to about 3 days if we ever have one. |
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I'm not saying to promote getting young puppies, I'm just saying if one person has already commented there is no reason to keep pointing it out. Just an observation on my part.... no harm - no foul.:) |
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I was referring to the posting over and over by different members in the same thread. It's like everyone has to chime in to the one person who may not have known under 12 weeks is to young, like me. I think hearing it from one person, maybe two, would be enough. |
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