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03-02-2015, 01:45 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Winters
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| New member, expecting :) So. .Hi! I'm Leslie I just joined yorkie talk. I'm soon to be the proud new Mom to Slash. (Think Guns and Roses...and kind of a family joke. .my daughter has kinky curly blonde/brown hair. ..so I always told her Slash was her baby daddy... .but I digress) He is five weeks old right now and I am beside myself with anticipation. I see him and his litter mates at least once a week. I stumbled on this website quite by chance. I am overjoyed! ! So much excellent information. I'm excited to have found such a wealth of information. My co-workers think I have lost my mind. Yes. .I want to make my yorkies food at home. .no. .I don't want heart worm medicine. ..and the discussions rage lol. I'm eagerly looking forward to getting to know yall and to learn |
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03-02-2015, 04:35 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Welcome to YT! Do you have any pics of your soon to be yorkie baby? I don't want to throw this off topic, but why no heart worm meds? I know some docs say it's not really needed in the winter months in places where it actually gets cold weather tho. |
03-02-2015, 04:48 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT - so glad you found some fellow yorkie-crazy folks ! As far as heart worm, I do use it for all 4 of mine and wouldn't be without it bc heartworm treatment is so tortuous. Keep an open mind about it, and keep talking it over.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
03-02-2015, 05:52 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Hi and Welcome. I also found this forum recently and I love it so far! I was in the right place/right time kind of thing and was literally handed a 7 year old Yorkie (he is actually 9) that was going to be sent to the pound later that day and I told them I wanted him and I took him home. I couldn't imagine an older dog like that going to the pound. I was told he was 7, but when they got me paperwork on him I found out a couple weeks later that he was in fact 9, but oh well, I was so attached at that point. I call him Teek (Ewok name) and we just adore each other. He has an 80 lb buddy (English Setter) and they got along great from day 1. We had already arranged to get a half Yorkie baby this spring. They are due in about a week! It will be a full house around here. I love the name Slash, I can really see that! I call Teek my little rock star all the time because his hair is in his face like that. That is a cool name. My husband kept calling mine an Ewok and he wouldn't respond to his old name at all, in fact he would almost get mad at me if I called him that and go sit in a corner and pout. My husband suggested some names and I fell in love with the name Teek and he learned his new name in 2 days and he would perk right up when I called him that and he will come when I call him. I guess he felt like if I used his old name then he wasn't mine or something and when I gave him a new name he realized I was keeping him. Good luck with your puppy! I can't wait to see pictures. I am dying for my new puppy to be born. It will be half Yorkie and half Chinese Crested (the mama dog is a Powderpuff Crested so she has hair.) I won't take a hairless baby if there is one born. Ultrasound showed there are 2 puppies for sure, but possibly there was a 3rd one behind them, they saw 2 for sure though but the vet said there might have been another. It is the first litter for both parents.
__________________ It's raining Yorkies here! LOL Teek ,Rowan , Raksha (Grand Puppy) , Raelyn |
03-02-2015, 05:54 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Burbs of DC
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| Congrats and Welcome! Exciting Times for you and your family!
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03-02-2015, 06:51 AM | #6 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Welcome! In order to make sure that you are not doing more harm to your pup then good you need to make sure you get a recipe from a vet nutritionist and that you are using a supplement like balance it. I really strongly disagree in not using heartworm prevention. It is a very dangerous decision. The treatment for heartworms can kill your dog especially because of yorkies being smaller and if it doesn't kill the dog it will leave them with lasting health issues like heart problems and stuff. Please reconsider not using heartworm prevention.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
03-02-2015, 08:29 AM | #7 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Welcome to YT and congratulations on your new baby! When I first read your post, my first reaction was, "WHAT??? No heartworm meds?????" But when I re-read it, it seems you were using that as an example of some of the arguments/discussions that are bantered about on a daily basis on this forum....not what YOU are considering for your baby! Hopefully, I am right about my second thoughts on what you said!! If not, I would ask you to research that decision very carefully....heartworms are so easily preventable and they are a death sentence if your pup gets heartworms and is left untreated....not much benefit in taking that course! |
03-02-2015, 10:30 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
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| Hi from another Leslie. I think Slash is a great guitarist so why not name a yorkie after him lol. |
03-02-2015, 01:04 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Brownstown MI USA
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| Hmmmm....if I had gone that route Max would be named Jimmy Page! |
03-02-2015, 03:00 PM | #10 |
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk.
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03-05-2015, 09:07 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Winters
Posts: 17
| Hi! This was my original introductory post...but lost it. So glad to meet you all. Okay...the comment on heartworm meds. I really DO want input. I have read huge amounts on this subject. I tend to lean heavily towards homeopathic, natural care. As a nurse I see all too clearly the effects big pharmacy has on our health. I am very hesitant to introduce a long acting chemical into a tiny yorky. I have to wonder what the long term effects on vital organs are. Having said this, I have no intention of locking my baby outside in a swarm of mosquitos. I am contemplating using pet mosquito repellent if out doors, or even possibly the low dose part time dosing. I am not easily offended and I am eager for everyone's input. Even if we respectfully disagree |
03-05-2015, 09:35 AM | #12 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
03-05-2015, 09:55 AM | #13 | |
YT 1000 Club Member | Quote:
I completely understand. If I can find a natural means of doing something I'll take it before using medications...usually. But in terms of hw meds I'll use it no questions asked because of where I live. Mosquitoes can get in your home from you simply opening your door. Your pet doesn't have to be outside regularly to get hw. Just like Parvo, distemper, etc vaccines. It's a precautionary measure. You don't know the chances and they may be slim of them running into an infected dog/mosquito but it's better to be safe. Depending on how big your yorkie is and where you live. You may not have to take HW prevention all 12 months(none in the winter months) or if u have a very tiny yorkie some vets will tell u it's ok to split the pill. Just research, talk to several vets, and pet owners. The benefits in this case keep your yorkie happy and healthy! | |
03-05-2015, 09:59 AM | #14 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
03-05-2015, 10:12 AM | #15 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I was told by my vet I could split Rasta's NOT HEARTGUARD since he was so small, but by the time I split it the contents were a powdery mess and I knew he wasnt getting equal amounts which made me paranoid. I just decided to give him the whole pill (crushed) and it's worked well thus far. |
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