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[MOMOFYORKIE15]

Hi everyone I am new here and I wanted to share a lil about my new Yorkie; her name is Lina and she is 5 yrs old I got her from a family member who was not taking very good care of her, My baby is overweight and has a skin issue and was never really taken outside for walks.
I love her personality she is adorable but she needs a lot of TLC and I work from home all the time so I can give her all the TLC she needs.

I look forward to reading and getting as much advise from everyone as I can.

Thank You

[Yorkiemom1]

Oh boy!!! Fixin problems!!! Bless your heart for making this baby's life wonderful and fulfilled to her best potential!! Be sure to get "before and after" pics so you can have recorder, her progression from waif to WONDERFUL!!!!

[MY OSCAR]

Congrats on your new addition .

[lb2393]

Nice to meet you! I'm new to the site, too. I recently adopted an 8 year old yorkie. So awesome that your little yorkie will have a great life now!

[matese]

Welcome to YT, bless you for taking this little girl, she is now in a home where she will be loved and spoiled. Please keep us up-dated with her new life with you.

[Lizchloe]

Congratulations on getting Lina, you must be so happy, thank goodness you got her, I got my Abby in a similar situation and she is a wonderful doggy. YorkieTalk is great you will really enjoy it.

[Wylie's Mom]

Congrats - SO glad this precious one is with you!

What is going on w/ her skin...maybe we can help...?

[Tink04]

Originally Posted by MOMOFYORKIE15

Hi everyone I am new here and I wanted to share a lil about my new Yorkie; her name is Lina and she is 5 yrs old I got her from a family member who was not taking very good care of her, My baby is overweight and has a skin issue and was never really taken outside for walks.
I love her personality she is adorable but she needs a lot of TLC and I work from home all the time so I can give her all the TLC she needs.

I look forward to reading and getting as much advise from everyone as I can.

Thank You

How wonderful you took this little girl in knowing she deserved better... yorkies have the absolute best and BIGGEST personalities, and how wonderful that you work from home. Lina is going to be one HAPPY and spoiled baby

[MOMOFYORKIE15]

I am not sure what is wrong with her skin, it looks like dandruff similar to what humans get but the flakes are big and she has so much caked on her and she has bald batches, her hair is just starting to grow back. She does have a medicated shampoo i am using and I also use a oatmeal shampoo.

I was told after bath try rubbing some baby oil on her to keep her skin from drying out, is that safe?

[LoveMyBeowulf]

Originally Posted by MOMOFYORKIE15

I am not sure what is wrong with her skin, it looks like dandruff similar to what humans get but the flakes are big and she has so much caked on her and she has bald batches, her hair is just starting to grow back. She does have a medicated shampoo i am using and I also use a oatmeal shampoo.

I was told after bath try rubbing some baby oil on her to keep her skin from drying out, is that safe?

Idk about baby oil It might be too harsh for her skin cause of the chemicals and perfume, try coconut oil I use dr. bronners fair trade coconut oil that I was able to find on amazon. My baby had little scabs that were flaking off when I got him from his breeder. I feed him nulo which has salmon oil and its great for the skin I use Hylyft shampoo and just got him the Cream rinse Ive used it twice and now his skin is perfect! No more flakes or scabs. Oh and I put coconut oil on his skin twice before I bathed. I really think it was his food that helped the most. I got him from his breeder 8/17 so it took 2 months to get his skin better.

[matese]

Have you taken this little girl to a vet for a check up since was was neglected also to see what the cause of flaky skin and bald patches are from.

[smallmans]

Your life will be forever changed for the better. I would suggest a vet visit to assess her overall health. She may need some shots, too. You want her to have the best start with you.
This forum is wonderful. It helped me so very much when we adopted our Bella. We had never had a dog before he. They saved me so many times with their care, support, and knowledge.
Welcome to the forum!
So wonderful you are able to make this little Yorkie's life better.

[MOMOFYORKIE15]

I appreciate all the suggestions and I will get a vet visit asap! and Try the Coconut Oil and changing her food.

I know she needs a lot of TLC; she soaks up all the cuddle time and she LOVES being outside so much so that she doesn't always use the bathroom just looking around curious.

I love my Lina, already blessed to have her.

[matese]

Be careful on changing her food, it should be done over a period of 7 to 10 days. if you feed kibble what I do is my Cody gets 1/3 cup of food at 7:AM and 1/3 cup at 5PM... Day one I take out 10 / 15 kibbles and replace with 10 / 15 kibbles of new food, at 5PM I repeat. Day 2 AM feeding 1/3 cup I take out 20 kibble and replace with 20 kibble of new food...PM feeding repeat AM amt. Day 3 1/3 cup of food,AM feeding I take out 25 kibble, replace with 25 new food, PM feeding repeat AM, I continue this until he is eating only the new food. It depends on how many kibbles 1/3 cup holds, that determines how many kibbles I take out and how many new kibbles I replace. Transition should be over a period of 7 to 10 days so as to not up set their digestive systems. I do a 10 day transition, 7 days is advised. If you feed wet canned food take out 1/2 TSP old old replace with 1/2 TSP new food and build up every day until they are eating just the new food.

[MOMOFYORKIE15]

Originally Posted by matese

Be careful on changing her food, it should be done over a period of 7 to 10 days. if you feed kibble what I do is my Cody gets 1/3 cup of food at 7:AM and 1/3 cup at 5PM... Day one I take out 10 / 15 kibbles and replace with 10 / 15 kibbles of new food, at 5PM I repeat. Day 2 AM feeding 1/3 cup I take out 20 kibble and replace with 20 kibble of new food...PM feeding repeat AM amt. Day 3 1/3 cup of food,AM feeding I take out 25 kibble, replace with 25 new food, PM feeding repeat AM, I continue this until he is eating only the new food. It depends on how many kibbles 1/3 cup holds, that determines how many kibbles I take out and how many new kibbles I replace. Transition should be over a period of 7 to 10 days so as to not up set their digestive systems. I do a 10 day transition, 7 days is advised. If you feed wet canned food take out 1/2 TSP old old replace with 1/2 TSP new food and build up every day until they are eating just the new food.

Thank You so much for that suggestion I had no idea that I had to transition her over to a new food.