My precious Mattie Mae....R.I.P
 

This forum is great. I like to tell people the story of what happened to our little girl......

We were living in Missouri and found a breeder close to where we lived. My DH was driving truck and I went with him most of the time, so we called this woman, and she said she had one female that had just turned 9 weeks old. We were leaving for Arizona the next morning and decided that we would go get her. She was small, but so precious and cute. I should have been suspicious when we didn't get to see her kennel, but it was 10pm and she said she had gotten them all down for the night. So, we took our little girl, bow in hair,, home.
The first couple of days were great, we went to Arizona. She was adorable, playful, and seemed very healthy. We broke down in Albuquerque, New Mexico and got a motel room, as we were going to be there a couple of days. She was great the first day, such a delight, slept a little more than before but I thought that was to be expected since she was still a baby. On the second day, she wouldn't eat, I would get her to eat her nutrical, but we tried everything from dog food to yogurt to scrambled egg.....nothing.
We left on the second day headed back to Missouri....by the time we made it to the Oklahoma line, she was vomiting and couldn't even keep water down. I was terrified, she was so sick. At about 8:30am we rolled into Weatherford, Oklahoma and my DH saw a vet clinic and luckily there was a huge parking lot next door to it, so he pulled in. The vet had just got there and normally didn't open for business till 9am but went ahead and took a look at Mattie. She looked her over and said she had a bacterial infection, gave her something for the vomiting and a liquid antibiotic. She gave me droppers for the meds and for giving Mattie water, said to just try to get her to eat her yogurt. So, we are on the road again on our way home to Missouri. After a few hours, she seemed to be a bit better, took the water through a dropper, gave her the meds, and even got her to eat a little yogurt.
By the time we got home late that night, she was vomiting again. Around 11pm the diahrea started. We had a gas log fireplace and I took the cushions off of my couch, so I could sleep there in the floor with her next to the fireplace to keep her warm. We never slept....all night she vomited and had the diahrea. I tried to get her meds down her and water thru the dropper. I tried so hard to get her to take some nutrical....nothing. The next morning my DH loaded us up & we burst into our vet's office. They immediately took Mattie back, while examing her, my vet asked where I had gotten her. When I mentioned the woman's name, she said she had heard of her, and had had a couple of clients who had bought dogs from her that had died, including the nurse working with Mattie. Hers had died of liver shunt. They sent us to the Missouri Animal Hospital in Springfield, Missouri and said they would pray for us. They even called the hospital and told them we were on our way.
My baby was so sick and I was so helpless. I cried all the way there, just holding her close. As soon as we arrived they put in an IV, and put her to bed. They said they would keep her overnight, get some electolites into her, then run test later on in the afternoon. They said they would call with any changes. I hated leaving her, before we left, they let me take her little blankie back to her. She looked so small and so lost. Her eyes were kind of glazed over, I was scared. I said a prayer, then let my husband lead me away.
We stopped to eat, even though I had no appetite. When we got home my husband convinced me to try to get some sleep since I had been up for 30 hours. So after calling the hospital, I went to lie down. After about an hour the phone rang....my heart stopped. My baby, my precious Mattie Mae had.....died.
I was unconsolable, I had lost my mother just 3 months prior, and here I was losing another family member.
The hospital told my husband that I had done everything right, that whatever Mattie had had, she either had when she was born or had contracted before we picked her up from the breeder. That she had gotten sick way to fast for it to be something I did or something she got while with us. We only had her 3 days before she got so deathly ill. All total I had her a week before she passed away.
My husband called the breeder and told her what had happened. Her response was,"what do you want me to do, your wife must have held her too much, she was only 7 weeks old" 7 weeks old!!! Not what she had told us....then when we got out her shot record and looked at it closer, it was a photocopy! It could have been any dogs shot record.!! Devastating!!

I am so very sorry for your loss. How breeder's like this one close their
eyes at night is beyond me.
I hope your heart heals soon. I am sure their is another one, when your
ready, that will be so happy to fill the void in your life.
I am also so sorry about your mother.


Hugs,

My heart goes out to you. I just lost my baby and totally feel your pain. Know you did all you could.
RIP lil baby

We did call the person in charge at the state to file a complaint but she was what is known as a hobby breeder, and they aren't under they same strict guidelines as a regular breeder. Believe me though, I did put the word out! My vet even let me put up our story in her office with the breeder's kennel's name and city.
We have found another little love....Bailey Jo or Bay-Bay as I call her. She is a small, wonderful bundle of joy. We got her in July and she is doing great, just turned 6 months old, weighs less than 2 pounds, but very healthy. Although a little camera shy.

Heartless, dishonest breeders continue to amaze me!!! And this scenario happens over and over again. I would never dream of treating someone so callously. I am so sorry for what you have gone through. I am glad the vet told you that you did the best you could. May you find comfort in the memories of the 3 wonderful healthy days you had with her. Joanne

Oh, my word!!! Your mother was only 56 yrs. old? That's my age. Soooo sorry. I am so sorry that you don't have your little Yorkie baby to help you through losing your mom. My babies have been such a comfort when I've had difficulties. Hugs to you. Joanne

I'm so sorry about Mattie :( That had to be gut wrenching. I hope that woman never sells another puppy! What the hell did she think you were going to do with a puppy? Held it too much my fanny!
Did you ever take any recourse or action against this woman? I would have...I think? I would have at the very least taken her to small claims court and made he refund the cost of Mattie and vet bills. It would serve her right and maybe send her a message.

Regardless, I'm so happy you have a healthy baby now :hug: That's what matters most.

R.I.P. Sweet Mattie

I was actually able to find 2 other women who had also bought a baby from her. The first one had hers for 3 months before it died of liver shunt, and the second bought hers around the same time I did and hers also died within a week.
My vet said that many people thanked her for letting me put up my story and the breeders info in her office. So, I thought that by doing that, I probably cost her a lot more money than I could have gotten from small claims court.
By the way...about 3 months after Mattie passed away, I heard through the grapevine that she was closing her doors. Not enough business....imagine that!!:D

I'm so sorry you heart has been broken twice and so close together. I think the time you spent holding that precious baby may have been the most love and comfort she had ever felt. You did everything you could for her and she is smiling down at you from her rock over the bridge - happy to have had even such a short time with someone who loved her so much. You can never hold a little one too much when they need you. As for the breeder -- I will just keep my mouth shut here. We got Roxy to help fill the void left by the sudden loss of my dh. My dtr picked her out - it happened right before her 17th b-day(xmas day). Roxy has been a God-send in helping us heal. Bay-Bay will do the same for you and your dh. Hugs to you all.

I am so sorry for your loss of your precious Mattie and the loss of your Mom. I do not know how these type of breeders can live with themselves. I ma so happy you have Bailey Jo to help you with your pain. She is just the cutest little thing!!

Well said. I agree with you. These wonderful little babies hold so much love in their little hearts.. It just grows and grows.

I am so sorry for your loss.. and to have two so close together. My heart goes out to you. Your precious little angel Mattie Mae is now resting in your loving mothers arms. RIP little one.

Your Little Bailey Joe is so cute. She is the tiniest little thing. And look at all of that energy and happiness that just shines out of her.
Hugs to you,
Bobbi

Yes, little Bailey just seems to know when I need kisses. She is always there to make me smile and help me through a difficult day. I honestly don't think I could stay sane without her.

My heart goes out to you, I am soo sorry this happened to you.

To think, who could do this to a animal for profit?? It makes me sick!:mad:

I am so sorry for your loss...and i hope that breeder gets what she deserves...

so sad
 

I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother and little Mattie Mae - I cant begin to imagine what u must have gone through. I hope that with the help of Bay-Bay your heart can begin to heal.

As for the woman who sold u Mattie, and sold all those other sick pups - she'll get hers........what goes around comes around xxx xxx

I can't believe this breeder:mad:, so sorry for your loss:( you did what you could for her:aimeeyork

What makes me the maddest:mad:, is not for the hurt the breeder caused me. But for what she did to Mattie, because of her unethical practices, she caused that precious baby to suffer. Perhaps if she had really taken her to a vet for her shots and checkup, because I doubt she ever did, Mattie's condition could have been caught and taken care of.
Sometimes I think I should have fought back at her harder, maybe going to court. But after losing my sweet Momma so unexpectedly, then Mattie..I just didn't have the energy left to fight.
It's taken me a long time, but I have come to realize that it wasn't my fault. I did everything I could and YES, I did hold her and love on her a lot. I know that the breeder was just trying to make my DH believe that it was my fault and not hers.
Too bad for her....that didn't work out for her.

So sorry to hear of what you went through with Mattie...how sad...and your mom..wow...you have really been through some sad times....but i am glad that you found your little Bay-Bay to fill the void. God Bless!

it is so unfortunate that things like this happened. Our "breeder" did the VERY same thing. except my vet told us he was more like 5 weeks old instead of 10 like she had told us. it was our first yorkie, we had no idea. Im so sorry for your loss, just know that the breeder will get what is coming to them. About 6 months after we got ace, many vet visits and having those up and down moments, we found out on the news our 'breeder" had been busted and shut down. i cried again for days since it had brought up so many bad memories. the police said they found dozen of dead yorkies in her home... makes me mad all over again. i am so sorry again.

Chip was deathly ill when we brought him home too and we almost lost him. Just a month ago I researched his "breeder" and found out his "breeder" was a broker and he really came from an amish puppy mill that recently shot all of their dogs because the animal control came by and told them they needed vet checks for all of their dogs. The "breeder" also told us he was 8 1/2-9 weeks old, when really he was only 7 weeks.

I'm so sorry this happened. It is so sad!!!

Sorry for your loss
 

It is so hard to raise yorkie's. The next time you get one. When they get lethargic or too sleepy you can always put a little honey under there tongue to bring there blood sugar back up. My maggie had to pups, she had to have a c section. They put her pups in an incubator. The vet gave her a shot so her milk would drop down in 3 days. It was winter when they were born. My first time at having a yorkie bred. The two pups were smaill enough to hold in your hand. Tina the mom would take them up on the water bed to keep them warm. But they still died. she had no milk I bottle fed them. The blood sugar dropped. And when I finally got a hold of the breeder she told me to put honey under there tongue. My pup I have now is almost 17 weeks old and past the time for hypothermia. Or sids. If they get too warm they can forget to breath. These small yorkies(teacup) are so delicate. I hope I can get molie through this time period.
But I love yorkie's wouldn't have nothing else. I am sorry again for your loss. I am trying to not get too attached to this little 1 lb 7 oz dog. I don't want to get hurt so soon. But I am caring for her well. We have been to the vet 3 times already to make sure she is okay:animal36:(