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Woopsie, my bad - I forgot to: :yorkietal WELCOME TO YORKIETALK :yorkietal |
Thank you all again for the kind comments. I keep reading them aloud to Bug...lol...I know it's neurotic, but I can't help humanizing her, and if she were human, compliments would make her feel better about herself. It also makes me feel better. I worry about her first and foremost, but I also worry sometimes what other people think...like when I take her to the pet store to pick out toys, I can't help but feel like other people must think I'm a terrible mom because she's so thin. They don't know she's fed the best food I can find (Evo), get's constant vet attention, and that the other furbabies in my home are plush and healthy. At the same time, I don't explain that she's a rescue either because that kinda feels like I'm betraying her somehow. It's silly I know, but I grew up as a foster child, and I lived in fear of being introduced as the "foster kid." See? There I go projecting my feelings onto my dog! lol If you knew what I do for a living, you'd understand! LOL |
There is so much more to life than being beautiful and I'm sure your little Bug is very beautiful in her own sweet way. Bless you both. |
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BTW we all humanize our pups here, I think! |
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Wecome to YT!! Your little Bug is adorable .. it seems to take such a long time to "recover" from a situation such as she came from. Poor baby, there's no telling what she went through. She looks so sweet! Please tell her that Toto and I love her and send her lots of hugs and sweet puppy kisses!! :) We had a rescue that was so traumatized from her old life that she had lost her hair ... we thought at first that she had "leather ear". It took her about two years to grow hair back. Your Ollie is cute as a button. Cats are soooo funny to watch! They act like they have a clown living inside them! ;) Little Ness is gorgeous! My daughter has a Westie named Jackson. He is purebred, registered, etc., but has huge ears!! She told me a few weeks ago, "I don't care if Jack has Dumbo ears, I just love him anyway!" :p I do hope you like it here at YT. We will keep little Bug in our prayers ... hopefully she will begin to gain weight again and her hair will improve too. God bless you for rescuing her! |
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If anyone thinks this all sounds crazy, please feel free to speak up. You won't hurt my feelings. I started her with her new vet because I thought the other clinic must be missing something. These doctors are human after all. I am wide open to any anectdotal experiences you all may have, and at this point I'll try anything. Other than the weight and thin hair, she seems to be very healthy. |
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I constantly have to remind myself that the experts in animal behavior have an entirely different knowledge base, and that just because this or that is true with human beings doesn't necessarily mean it's true of my furbabies! For example, I actually take my dogs to the vet every 2-3 weeks just to get their toenails clipped...worse...I have to leave the office while they do it because I CANNOT bear to be there in case they yip! My reason...I don't want them to think I had anything to do with their discomfort! My vet cracks up every time I go scooting out of the office because he knows what I do for a living and thinks it's funny that I'm so tough everywhere else, and such a whimp when it comes to my pets. |
Have you tried to make an appointment or get a referral to one of the vets at the school in Chapel Hill? They have some very excellent doctors there, and a teaching college is up-to-date on all the very latest techniques. Maybe an endocrinologist would be able to help? I'm familiar with the school because of their fish vets, but the tour I took one weekend indicates that the staff for furbabies is MUCH more entailed. They have equipment I have no idea the use of! I'm sure they'd love her story. If nothing else, get a bunch of really cute sweaters and keep her dressed like a Chinese Crested! |
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I actually did ask my vet about sending her to Chapel Hill or Raleigh for an evaluation. He said that he's seen other tinys like Bug before, and has referred them to teaching hospitals for evaluation, and that each time it has come back as a problem with malabsorbtion. He says the key is that all of her blood work comes back normal and her heart is strong, so that rules out pretty much everything other than digestion. He did say that if the Prozyme doesn't help, he is always happy to make a referral. But he also reminded me that this may just be the way she is going to be, and that putting her through evaluation after evaluation when all of her vitals are saying she's healthy is kinda twisted. That's why I'm hoping that maybe someone who's managed to get hair and weight back on a tiny in the past might see this and say, "oh yeah, you gotta get her some [insert holistic suppliment here].... that stuff is like a miracle in a bottle!" :D |
Your little Bug is precious:) Her story 'bout made me cry! What a beautiful, huge heart you have. Ollie and Nessie are gorgeous, too, but Bug is just "special". Her face is so expressive:) I look forward to seeing more pics and reading about your furbabies. WELCOME! |
Welcome to YT. I am just now seeing this as I have been busy with a sick grandbaby. I think your little bug is precious. You are an awesome person to take her on and give her so much love....but with that cute little fact how could anyone resist. |
aww! Bug is BEAUTIFUL! i wish you and her the best of luck! You are giving her just what she needs! love and attention and a great home! Best wishes! |
OMGosh your Bug is BEAUTIFUL, your story made me cry...bless you and your Bug's heart, like many have said there is a special place in heaven for you both!!! :) |
ollie and bug are lucky to have found you! :love: |
Awww....poor little baby. She's so lucky to have you. I'm wondering if the hair loss is alopecia or something like that. Hopefully you can get it figured out. She sure is adorable. Thanks for sharing your story. God bless you for being her Angel. |
Welcome to all of you. I think Bug is a Beauty in her own right. Have you considered seeing a holistic vet and/or acupuncture vet? My holistic acupuncture vet is absolutely amazing. You can read some very interesting case studies on his website http://www.apvet.com/index.html While none of them exactly match what you are describing with Bug, you will see that with herbs & acupuncture skin and hair condition can be changed (It saved my Bichon's life after a stroke that left him paralyzed!) Here are 2 different sites to find an acupuncture vet: http://www.ivas.org/member_search.cfm http://www.aava.org/pub/directory_links_public.html This is a site to find a holistic vet: http://www.ahvma.org/ Others on YT can tell you the amazing results they have had with acupuncture. My vet was originally trained and practiced as a traditional vet, so it is so wonderful that he can make the best assessment for how to proceed with a problem. |
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Solution for Hair Loss!!! Here is something you can try for her hair....my mother had a weenie dog that lost all the hair on her ears and was loosing the hair on her underside as well....we were told to put some Cod Liver Oil (make sure you get the Liquid)on her food every meal she eats. I cant remember how much it was...maybe like a teaspoon? Not sure on how much. Lemme know how much you feed her and Ill ask my mother and find out how much you should put on her food. But you can get liquid Cod Liver Oil at vitamin places like GNC (thats where we got ours) its like $10 I think for a bottle and it lasts awhile. The hair on my mothers dog came back and it came back really nice...it was actually THICK in some places! I cant remember how long we had her on it before all the hair came back but just be persistent and you will notice hair growin before too long. But dont quit if it takes a couple weeks...hair doesnt grow very fast so you gotta remember that when or if you think its not working. lol. You can PM me with any questions and let me know how much you feed Bug! She is precious and very lucky to have a home with you!! |
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Coat and appetite Bug is beautiful! Thank goodness there are good folks like you around to take on little "lovebugs" like Bug! Don't be ashamed. My recently rescued Yorkie looks a lot like Bug... patchy hair, either oily or dry skin, and open sores. What seems to be helping him is a product called Missing Link. It is a powder that can be mixed in the food--a sort of super supplement. Stanford really likes it, and his skin is showing improvement after about three weeks on it. I give him about 1/8th of a teaspoon per day, mixed into the food. Give Bug some time on this, and high quality food. I feed Stanford Solid Gold, which he sucks down in record time. I also use a coal tar shampoo formulated for dogs. It immediately got rid of a lot of his nasty skin flakes, and reduced the itching by about half. All of these products should be available in your local pet store. Keep us posted. You are doing a wonderful thing, and as I am finding out, you will not regret it. |
Food too I almost forgot that Solid Gold is canned food, which is the only kind I feed either of my dogs. The big dog begins to itch, flake, and loose his shiny coat after about a week on any kind of dry food. I just have a bias for wet food, but it is more expensive, and some dogs refuse it. My vet told me once that dry food is the one of the biggest culprits for exacerbating any existing skin conditions, and causing dogs to drink more, thus setting up the dog for possible bloat. Stanford refuses any kind of dry food (even before I took him in, according to his previous family...but had to eat it as they felt this was "better than spoiling him with wet food.") Oh well. Then again, some persons swear by dry, and never have a problem. So who knows? Just try some different options, and keep us posted. |
:wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: Welcome to YT!!!!! Thank You for sharing you're Little Bug with us. She is so super sweet, and very lucky to have you! :2hearts2: :2hearts2: :2hearts2: |
I like the Missing Link Supplement too. Maybe you can try home cooking. I don't know any dogs who will not eat home cooked meals. You can get all kinds of different recipies here. I think that your little bug is just perfect. When I saw her pictures I just wanted to give her a big hug and kiss. Thank God for people like you!!:) |
You are a wonderful person for taking your little Bug in. She is beautiful :p |
Just wanted to bump this to say I would love to see you posting more in all the forums. It helps me to not feel like such a newbie ,teasing. Your story just touched me and I really hope you stick around so we can all get to know you. |
Your little bug is so adorable! I don't think there ever could be an ugly yorkie. They are all so cute and cuddly. I wish the best of luck with bug and welcome to YT! |
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All of your babies are adorable Feel free to post tons of pics esp of bug shes is such a cutie !! |
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