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LuvmyYorkies2 · 03-03-2008, 10:05 AM

I'm so sorry you're going through this & pray your baby will pull through okay... I'm in So. Maryland and glad to have you and your baby with us where you'll get plenty of support.

kyancer · 03-03-2008, 10:10 AM

Thanks for all the get well wishes again!

I called the vet to check on him. I guess his red blood cells had dropped to 16,000 as of noon, and so they started him on a blood transfusion. The good thing about them being so small is that one pint of blood can give them several transfusions if needed. I guess also his coagulation time was prolonged (meaning the blood is having trouble clotting) and that has continued to get worse as well. They gave him a medicine that is supposed to help bind up the zinc in his system so he can try to get rid of it easier. I guess it takes 24-48 hours for that to start working. So, things are not going very well. But, the vet said the good news is that he's still very alert and he's not showing signs of internal bleeding yet. I'm supposed to call back between 4pm and 5pm to find out how he is. I will update again then.

Rae Rae · 03-03-2008, 10:12 AM

Saying prayers that he gets well!

bjh · 03-03-2008, 10:20 AM

This is so scary. Who would of thought swallowing a penny could be so dangerous. We are all praying for your little boy.

blueeyes_jd · 03-03-2008, 10:34 AM

omg I just saw this!!! I hope your baby is Better!!! Im saying a prayer for you and your baby!!! Gracie and I are sending lots of hugs love and yorkie kisses!!! GET BETTER SOON LITTLE BOY!!!

Sweetums · 03-03-2008, 10:45 AM

So sorry for you and your furbaby! I wish there was something I could do, but will def. will be praying for your puppy. They are so much like little babies. Anything that isn't nailed down will go into their mouths.

Our little girl who is now a year and a half tried to swallow a piece of plastic Sat. and got it stuck in her throat. I could feel it, but couldn't retrieve it and while I was trying to look, she was thrashing around. Finally, we had to take her to the ER vet because I didn't want to stick tweezers down her throat and couldn't see anyway. The minute she out of her carrier, and the tech opened her mouth it popped out, thank heavens! I have no idea where she found it. We are so careful about keeping things picked up off the floor, but they find stuff you'd never see.

Will be checking for updates, I hope everything goes well.

mypreciouspups · 03-03-2008, 10:57 AM

oh my goodness, how awful for something like this to happen..poor baby ...
sending hugs to you and many prayers too, and welcome to YT...

For My Coby · 03-03-2008, 11:13 AM

Oh my, I am so sorry the update is a bit concerning. Prayers from our house to yours. This hits so close to home for all of us because it could happen to any of us.

I will check in again to see how you're all doing. And you hang in there too. I know how emotionally draining this is. So the prayers are for all of you!

~hugs~

JonlyCajunQueen · 03-03-2008, 11:21 AM

I am so sorry to hear about your little one. Prayers are coming from our home to yours....my babies are so dear to me....I can't imagine what it would be like to loose one. Keep us posted.

lborman042005 · 03-03-2008, 11:32 AM

Aw i am so sorry that you are going through this. I will be praying for your family and your baby. Keep us updated!

YorkieRose · 03-03-2008, 11:35 AM

WOW...My 6 yr old grandson swallowed a nickel last yr, they xrayed and the DR said to let it pass naturally...it did.
I just found a red button in one of my Yorkies poop....at least it came out...

cariblonde · 03-03-2008, 11:36 AM

oh no!! I just saw this hope your baby pulls through ok, I will be praying for you

PrestigeousYT · 03-03-2008, 11:50 AM

Just wanted you to know we are praying for you and your lil one.
I just came across your thread.

I have heard of pennies being toxic to animals but I thought it had to be more than one penny.

Hugs
Deana
Prestigeous Yorkies

mattymac · 03-03-2008, 11:57 AM

oh no how terrible..I am praying for your little one. Hopefully things will start to get better

MyDuke · 03-03-2008, 12:07 PM

Oh my, I'll say a prayer for you and your puppy.
I hope that he'll be fine and come home to you soon.
Think positive.

03-03-2008, 10:05 AM	#31
LuvmyYorkies2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 1,739	I'm so sorry you're going through this & pray your baby will pull through okay... I'm in So. Maryland and glad to have you and your baby with us where you'll get plenty of support. __________________ Yolanda I Love My Girls Diva & Foxxy & Lexi

03-03-2008, 10:12 AM	#33
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	Saying prayers that he gets well! __________________ Owned by Rocky and Bella

03-03-2008, 10:34 AM	#35
blueeyes_jd YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 1,451	omg I just saw this!!! I hope your baby is Better!!! Im saying a prayer for you and your baby!!! Gracie and I are sending lots of hugs love and yorkie kisses!!! GET BETTER SOON LITTLE BOY!!! __________________ Jessica, Gracie's mommy PROUD MEMBER OF THE SPOILED ROTTEN CLUB! and now YTTA

03-03-2008, 11:13 AM	#38
For My Coby Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,139	Oh my, I am so sorry the update is a bit concerning. Prayers from our house to yours. This hits so close to home for all of us because it could happen to any of us. I will check in again to see how you're all doing. And you hang in there too. I know how emotionally draining this is. So the prayers are for all of you! ~hugs~ __________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08

03-03-2008, 11:21 AM	#39
JonlyCajunQueen Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 749	Get well prayers... I am so sorry to hear about your little one. Prayers are coming from our home to yours....my babies are so dear to me....I can't imagine what it would be like to loose one. Keep us posted. __________________ Jolie'', *Candace,* *Zoey* , Zack & Gizmo

03-03-2008, 10:10 AM	#32
kyancer Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 237	Thanks for all the get well wishes again! I called the vet to check on him. I guess his red blood cells had dropped to 16,000 as of noon, and so they started him on a blood transfusion. The good thing about them being so small is that one pint of blood can give them several transfusions if needed. I guess also his coagulation time was prolonged (meaning the blood is having trouble clotting) and that has continued to get worse as well. They gave him a medicine that is supposed to help bind up the zinc in his system so he can try to get rid of it easier. I guess it takes 24-48 hours for that to start working. So, things are not going very well. But, the vet said the good news is that he's still very alert and he's not showing signs of internal bleeding yet. I'm supposed to call back between 4pm and 5pm to find out how he is. I will update again then.

03-03-2008, 10:20 AM	#34
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	This is so scary. Who would of thought swallowing a penny could be so dangerous. We are all praying for your little boy.

03-03-2008, 10:45 AM	#36
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	So sorry for you and your furbaby! I wish there was something I could do, but will def. will be praying for your puppy. They are so much like little babies. Anything that isn't nailed down will go into their mouths. Our little girl who is now a year and a half tried to swallow a piece of plastic Sat. and got it stuck in her throat. I could feel it, but couldn't retrieve it and while I was trying to look, she was thrashing around. Finally, we had to take her to the ER vet because I didn't want to stick tweezers down her throat and couldn't see anyway. The minute she out of her carrier, and the tech opened her mouth it popped out, thank heavens! I have no idea where she found it. We are so careful about keeping things picked up off the floor, but they find stuff you'd never see. Will be checking for updates, I hope everything goes well.

03-03-2008, 10:57 AM	#37
mypreciouspups Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida/Canada Posts: 5,514	oh my goodness, how awful for something like this to happen..poor baby ... sending hugs to you and many prayers too, and welcome to YT...

03-03-2008, 11:32 AM	#40
lborman042005 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Grapeland Posts: 103	Aw i am so sorry that you are going through this. I will be praying for your family and your baby. Keep us updated! __________________ my dear teddy for you left yourall over my heart

03-03-2008, 11:35 AM	#41
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	problem WOW...My 6 yr old grandson swallowed a nickel last yr, they xrayed and the DR said to let it pass naturally...it did. I just found a red button in one of my Yorkies poop....at least it came out...

03-03-2008, 11:36 AM	#42
cariblonde Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 1,585	oh no!! I just saw this hope your baby pulls through ok, I will be praying for you __________________ Proud Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club and in the end, its not the years in your life that count but the life in your years.... Abraham Lincoln

03-03-2008, 11:50 AM	#43
PrestigeousYT YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere Out there............ Posts: 1,742	Just wanted you to know we are praying for you and your lil one. I just came across your thread. I have heard of pennies being toxic to animals but I thought it had to be more than one penny. Hugs Deana Prestigeous Yorkies

03-03-2008, 11:57 AM	#44
mattymac YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 467	oh no how terrible..I am praying for your little one. Hopefully things will start to get better __________________ Tori and Lily

03-03-2008, 12:07 PM	#45
MyDuke YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ & NY Posts: 356	Oh my, I'll say a prayer for you and your puppy. I hope that he'll be fine and come home to you soon. Think positive. __________________ Owned by a Yorkie name Duke