pics of 10 pound yorkies or over
 

pics of 10 pound yorkies or over please :D i dont think the larger yorkies should shy away just cos the snobby men in suits who dropped them from the breed standard cos not enough people wanted to prance around a show ring with them. enough of the unhealthy so called tea cup bring on the big tea pots:p lol

here are mine tye zac brandi and annie er annie would problely be about 7 pound but shes a fatty so heres her pic too lol

should be brandi annie zac and tye lol

I'm going to try the picture thing again. Hope it works this time!

This is my Bobby! He weighs about 12 pounds and I think he's perfect!

Julie

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My Big Momma :D Tilly is 14 lbs (cushings)

Heres my Tiny Brownie 18 pounds :D

aww hes a cutie

aww shes pretty, im wondering if annie might have that i havent had her long .

aww what a sweety

forgot to say tye and zac are 12 pound annie and brandi are 13 pound but brandi needs to put on weight and annie needs to lose it:)

Is it easier to say the snobby men in suit then the snob women that want dogs in their purses .

A big tea pot can be sick too .

very true they can, i have nothing against little ones ive had them and will again, all i ment was when they were breed down in size no one cared weather it would affect there health or not they just cared about how they looked and the fashion of the time.

I am inserting info on cushings, to help you recognize possible symptoms.
Tilly was diagnoised 5 years ago and is on medication called Anipryl, she does pretty good other than it causes her to be bloated.. and her weight yoyo's
don't worry if she does :aimeeyork

Cushing's disease causes increased drinking, increased urination, increased appetite, panting, high blood
pressure, hair loss - usually evenly distributed on both sides of the body, pendulous abdomen, thinning
of the skin, calcified lumps in the skin, susceptibility to skin infections and diabetes, weakening of the heart
and skeletal muscles, nervous system disease and other symptoms. Most owners reach a point where the
water consumption and urination become bothersome to them.

The diagnosis of Cushing's can be done with several blood tests. A general hint of Cushing's can be obtained
by a blood panel. To confirm it, a test known as a low dose dexamethasone test is done. A baseline blood
sample is drawn in the morning, an injection of dexamethasone given and a follow-up blood test done 8 hours
later. In a normal dog, the dexamethasone should suppress cortisol levels in the blood stream. In Cushing's
disease this effect does not occur. Once the disease is diagnosed, it is possible to differentiate between the
adrenal tumors and pituitary gland tumors using a second test, a high dose dexamethasone suppression test.
Most dogs with pituitary tumors will have cortisol suppression on this test. There are other tests used, including
ACTH response tests and urine cortisol/creatinine ratios to diagnose this disease. X-rays and ultrasonography
can help determine if an adrenal gland tumor is present.

If it can be determined that there is an adrenal gland tumor, it can be removed. Many veterinarians prefer to have
a specialist attempt this since the surgical risks can be high. Pituitary gland tumors are not usually removed in
veterinary medicine. This situation is treated using Lysodren (o'p'-DDD, which is a relative of DDT) or ketaconazole.
Some research with Deprenyl for treatment of this is being done, too, I think. Lysodren selectively kills the outer layer of the adrenal gland that produces corticosteroids. By administering it in proper amounts it is possible to kill just enough of the gland off to keep the production of corticosteroids to normal levels. Obviously, close regulation of this using blood testing is necessary since overdoing it can cause severe problems with Addison's disease - hypoadrenocorticism. Adverse reactions to Lysodren occur at times but it is the standard treatment at this time. Over medication with Lysodren can cause inappetance, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy and weakness. If any of these signs occur then your veterinarian should be immediately notified.

Treatment of Cushing's disease caused by pituitary tumors is symptomatic therapy -- it does not cure the pituitary tumor.
The average lifespan of dogs diagnosed with Cushing's, with or without treatment is estimated at 2 years by Dr. Mark Peterson, but in a recent conversation with another endocrinologist I came away with the impression that this was an "educated guess" rather than the result of extensive survey of Cushing's patients. At present, though, I think that treatment should be viewed as a means of providing a better quality lifestyle rather than as a method of extending longevity.

Michael Richards, DVM

thanks for that hmmm the only thing is she is fat loves her food does drink a lot but she has dry food and her skin is dry and flaky, she only wees about 3 times a day i think she saves it in a tank lol

Here is my 12 lb girl Sophie. She is not fat at all just really long.