Here's my SECRET!!!
 

I got a baby girl! Her name is Tawny, she is a yorkie poo, and she's 5 weeks old! She will be 6 weeks old this coming Thursday. Now before anyone says anything let me explain why I got her so young. The people that I got her from tonight said if I didn't take her now they were taking her to the pound in the morning. They also said she was weaned and eating hard dry puppy food. Which I know is not true! Her little teeth are just now coming in. She weighs exactly 2 lbs. I am taking her to the vet in the morning.

When I got her she was so covered with Fleas! I called my vet at home and made sure it was ok to give her the extra capstar pill I had. She told me to quarter it and give her a bath in Dawn Dish Detergent (which I knew that already, thanks you wonderful people of YT ;) ) Well I did all that when I got home and I counted the fleas as they fell off of her. So far the count is 125 Fleas! :eek: :eek: Poor baby is still got fleas falling off of her!

I have kept her and Little Man apart except for about 10 mins after her bath. I introduced them and then I put her in her pet carrier and took her to the bathroom which I have gated so Little Man can't go in there with her. I have soften, grinded up some puppy food for her and some fresh water in there with her. She ate a little bit and drinked a little bit. But I can tell already she will be a guzzle gut with the water. I did have to give her a little bit of Karo Syrup on my finger so she would try eat and drink.

Little Man will go and check on her every 30 to 45 mins. It's so cute! Well ok I know ya'll want pictures so here ya go! All these were of course after her bath!;)

Attachment 226152 Sorry it blurred...she moved!
Attachment 226153 Just sitting there wondering where she is!
Attachment 226154 Isn't that such a sweet face!
Attachment 226155 The meeting of siblings!

YAY what a sweet lil' secret!

She's sooo cute. She's lucky to have you now, her forever mommy.:)

What jerks. :mad:

Thank you for taking this sweet baby and taking care of her! Congrats on your new addition!

Congratulations! Thank you for taking care of her...125 fleas :eek:poor baby!! She is so sweet and cute. I absolutely LOVE the picture of her and Little Man!! How exciting!

Aww she is so TINY!! At leats she looks super tiny in the 3rd pic with your hand in there, lol! What a cutie :)
Was she the only one the people had? I hope so, it woud be terrible if her littermates were sent away tomorrow like she was going to be :( Some people have absolutely no heart :(
I'm glad she has you now and a forver home :)

Oh poor baby, thank goodness she found you!!! Bless your heart.

No she has a brother, but another lady got him the same time I got her or I would have taken him too. I was so upset with those people, but I'm over it now. She will definitely be spoiled just like Little Man!

I did however give the lady (that got the little boy) my number cause she is a new puppy owner and if she thought she couldn't handle him or if she had any kind of questions she could call me. I've been thru this before with Little Man, but its been so long ago.

She's so adorable. What a pretty little face. I can't believe that, 125 fleas! on that poor little body! How horrible! I'm glad you found her and will take care of her. What a lucky little girl!

Aww, she is so adorable!!
That is wonderful that you rescued her. Were the previous owners the "breeders?"

Keep an eye on her and make sure she stays hydrated and I would take her to the vet as soon as possible for a check up. Having that many fleas at such a young age would have made her anemic. You will want to deworm her as well since fleas can cause worms such as tapeworms.

If you hadn't gotten her and took care of her, she could have died from the fleas alone, kudos to you for rescuing this sweet little girl!!:thumbup:

what a sweetie. What a fab life she is going to have! Praying the next few weeks go smoothly and the fleas all die quickly

Aweee, what an adorable lil one you have threre & I love her name! Ya, I'd say she's gonna need some extra time and eyes kept on her with her being so young and having had all those fleas and booted out from Mom so soon. Please keep us up to date on how she's doing. She's adorable!! CONGRATS!

That is horrible! To be so young and covered in fleas...How do her gums look? Are they nice and pink or are they pale and tacky?

She is adorable! Normally I'd be upset about a pup being taken so early, but this is a case where the pup was better off!!!

I'm so glad you got her and are taking care of her!! I can't wait to see more pics of her!

Well thats good to hear! :) How sweet and caring of you all around :animal36 I'm positive that she will be spoiled by you:thumbup:

I have a yorkiepoo too!
 

She is adorable! How great of you to take her! My Gabby is a yorkiepoo too and I got her at only 6 weeks (long story). And she was only 1 lb at that time (at 4 months she was 5.5lbs!). For the most part I haven't noticed any problems with her being taken so young. At first she would bite a lot, but got over that and is now the sweetest puppy. I used a playpen for her to sleep in and stay in while we were gone and that seemed to work well. She just recently moved to the kitchen! Oh and when she wasn't eating I would put some Nutrical gel in her food and that helped.

Good luck with your precious new puppy! :D