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New Owner of a 7 week old yorkie I think he is sick Hello! I am new here and I bought my wife a 7 week old yorkie for V-day. He is 2 pounds 2 ounces and he looks and acts sick. He was born on 12/20. He will drink water and pee seconds later which I guess is good. He will not eat the food the breeder told us to feed him "small hard food" so we were told to put cottage cheese in with it and we have done that. No Dice. He will not touch his food. After he drinks water and then pees he will normally go to the corner and vomits. He walks a little but wants to be in a warm spot laying down for the most part. He sometimes shakes a little and cries. He looks like he is sick. I don't think he has eaten in at least 24 hours if not longer. I am worried about him and don't know what to do with him today but leave him alone. I just went and got pedialight for babys and will try that soon. I will take him to the vet tom but that does me no good today. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Brandon |
I by no means am an expert on puppies . . .but I think he needs to see the vet asap . . .most vets will have a 24 hour on call service . . .he might be sick because his sugar is low. Did you buy any nutrical? If you don't have that, you might want to try putting some syrup on your finger to see if he will take that . . .he needs to have something. Yorkies and other small breeds are commonly known to have low blood sugar! Also, 7 weeks old is really young to have been taken from his momma, way too young! Most yorkies do not leave their homes until at least 10 weeks of age . . . |
He is very young too young to be away from his mother. Young puppies can go down fast when they are sick they dont have the reserves of an older dog. You need to get him to an emergency vet asap |
Seven weeks is much too young for a baby to be away from its litter & Mom. He really must eat or he can have a hypoglycemic episode (low blood sugar) which can be dangerous, even deadly quickly. Get some food in that baby right away. It doesn't matter if it's the dog food or not. Try some small pieces of chicken or some thing like that. Also, if you don't have any Nutri-Cal, get some karo syrup (about 1 cc at a time) in him to keep his blood sugar up. If you don't have that, pancake syrup will do in a pinch. You really MUST get that baby to eat. |
Thanks you guys That is what we thought when we bought him. He was the last one left and they had already sold a whole liter last week. I don't want anything to happen to him so we are gonna try to call a vet NOW. We are gonna try the syrup now as well. Thank you so much. We bought him from a pet store. That is sad that there are selling them that fast just for the money!!! Any think else let us know. Thanks Branson |
If he is from a pet store he needs to be checked anyway. It is common for pet stores to sell sick pups |
humm He will not eat the syrup! We were just told to put sugar in some water and try that. He is drinking the sugar water. He would not even drink the ped light. |
Please let us know how you make out! Do you have any cold cut meat like turkey or chicken? Also, take a look at his gums . .if they are very pale that is a tell tale sign of him being hypoglycemic . . . I can't believe a pet store would be selling such a young baby . . that is horrible!:thumbdown :mad: |
Even in a pup that was held until the recommended 12 weeks, the first couple days in a new home are critical. The pup must bond with the new owners and feel comfortable enough in its new home to eat. It's a shame that new owners aren't advised of such things. With these small babies, you can lose one quickly if they don't eat well after going to a new home. Watch for lethargy, unfocused eyes, wobbly stance and general limpness. These are all signs of a pup with low sugar. Yes, call the vet but get something in that baby. |
saturday purchase We bought him on sat and we have 3 days to get him checked out. We were gonna take him anyway tom but I am starting to think tom will be to late if he doesn't eat. He drank some of the sugar water and he hasn't vomited yet so we will see. |
Wishing you luck with your little one, :animal-pa |
You can put some syrup in a syringe (without the needle) and give it to him like that or just put it on your finger and give it to him that way. |
thanks You guys have been great! We are still trying to get ahold of a vet. He seemed to have an quick response to the sugar water. He will not take the syrup so I guess I will have to go out and find a syringe. We have now started force feeding him. He's not happy about it. |
If you have some canned food, sometimes they'll take that better but for now anything you can get in him is great. Most pups won't turn down meat either. Don't worry about spoiling him. He has to eat so do whatever you have to. |
When Brody was a puppy we used to have to mix wet puppy food with his dry food to get him to eat it . . .I also used to wet down his dry food with warm water to make it softer . . . Rhianna just eats anything . . .she never had food issues . . . |
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