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06-26-2018, 06:14 PM | #1 |
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| Sagging neck skin, anyone? Hey, everyone. My Bruno (9 y/o) is a little chunkster (not tea cup; he’s a tea kettle-sized Yorkie). He has always had excess skin on his body, including sagging under his chin. I recently had his vet look at it. He palpatated it & said he wasn’t concerned. But I have yet to find anyone else who experiences the same thing w/ their Yorkie. I guess he has a dewlap? I have once again stumped Google. Does anyone else’s Yorkie have this? I’m in panic mode after going thru a mini health scare w/ him (swollen lymph nodes & salivary glands - a smear (came back as salivary gland infection) & FNA (results came back as a reactive lymph node; no lymphoma) were done. He did a two week round on antibiotics, which caused his lymph nodes & salivary glands to decrease significantly. But now I CANNOT stop worrying about everything. Ugh, thank you for letting me rant |
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06-27-2018, 06:24 AM | #2 | |
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I have not experienced this issue, but know how we worry about our little ones. Would an appointment with a specialist both help rule out possible issues and give you some comfort? How is Bruno's behavior? (Love his name!) --KatysMom | |
06-27-2018, 10:07 AM | #3 |
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| His behavior is completely normal. He’s had excess skin for a long, long time. His previous vet wasn’t concerned &, I guess, his new vet isn’t either since he never said anything (& there has been a lot of palpitating of his neck). I even asked his groomer if she’s ever since this in a Yorkie. Her reply was that he is older & a tad chubby, so of course he would have extra skin, which makes sense. And his name, lol, he is a Bruno through & through, lol. Thanks for the response |
06-28-2018, 12:52 PM | #4 |
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| My guy is 7 yo weighs 12 Lbs. not fat just a large yorkie, his entire body has loose skin, I asked my vet about it, she said skin is supposed to be loose and not to worry, it's not sagging skin, just loose.
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06-28-2018, 03:30 PM | #5 |
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06-29-2018, 11:37 AM | #6 |
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| My 18lb yorkie has no loose skin at all. But my cockapoo (same size) has SO MUCH loose skin lol. Her neck looks so gross.
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06-29-2018, 12:12 PM | #7 |
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| Thanks for the reply. Yea, I’m not fond of looking at his turkey neck either. It doesn’t bother him, but it bothers me - it’s the reality that he’s getting older |
06-29-2018, 05:18 PM | #8 |
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| Mine had some good bit of loose or "fat rolls" until I started walking her. So if they had it for a long time it might just be normal excessive skin. Even now with her slimming down, she still has some "extra skin" that shows when she lays down.
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