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dwerten · 09-05-2009, 08:56 PM

so happy for your lil one good job and shame on that breeder as it sounds like a broker to me if they did not have parents on premises

I learned the hard way too as i have a pet store and backyard breeder yorkies with health issues

yorkie mad · 09-06-2009, 11:35 AM

any updates on your little guy?

Sugar's Mom · 09-06-2009, 01:57 PM

how is your baby? For future reference, ALWAYS get the Ceser's Puppy. it is the one in the pink can

felicity1008 · 09-06-2009, 05:59 PM

He is still in the hospital. yesterday he ate and this morning. then he was taken off the iv and drip to see if his sugar stayed and he stopped eating again and his sugar was low so they are keeping him again. i just called at 9:15pm and he still has not eaten and had a couple of bowel movements and very loose. I dont know what to do? this is the third night there and i wish they had an answer for me if he is going to get better. vet bill so far is 1500 and that is crazy enough and he is still sick. he is really tiny and only 15oz at 9 1/2 weeks. I went to visit him today and he look just OK. not real weak but not jumping around. I brought them more of the Filet steak Cesear food. I thought maybe and was hoping that he is just a picky eater but still not eating again.
??? dont know what to do? and i dont know how much longer i could keep him there bills are piling up

Gennies · 09-06-2009, 06:10 PM

Maybe they should put a tube in his stomach and start feeding him that way. That's what they do to humans so why not dogs? I'm praying for you both! So sorry that your vet isn't sure on reasons. (((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))

Dixies Mom · 09-06-2009, 06:19 PM

I am so sorry. What about feeding him from a syringe pureed puppy food with formula? My thoughts and prayers are with you and your little one.

dwerten · 09-06-2009, 09:01 PM

how are his liver enzymes? is there anyway this is liver shunt ?

felicity1008 · 09-07-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

how are his liver enzymes? is there anyway this is liver shunt ?

Im not sure they said they would have to do an Ultrasound and that he is too little to see anything right now. 15oz. any suggestions? What if it is? Can I siringe feed him at home? What kind of diet will he require?

jnsasha · 09-07-2009, 04:25 AM

My little guy was 1.1lbs and he too needed an ultrasound and they were able to do it. Maybe try a specialist.

felicity1008 · 09-07-2009, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jnsasha

My little guy was 1.1lbs and he too needed an ultrasound and they were able to do it. Maybe try a specialist.

This place is enormous and there are tons of vets. There has to be someone there that can do an ultrasound. I have had 3 vets so far each on a 24 hour shift. shifts change at 9am. the vet that i had yesterday said he could not do it. so im going to ask the vet on call this morning...he/she should call about 930.
thanks so much

jnsasha · 09-07-2009, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by felicity1008

This place is enormous and there are tons of vets. There has to be someone there that can do an ultrasound. I have had 3 vets so far each on a 24 hour shift. shifts change at 9am. the vet that i had yesterday said he could not do it. so im going to ask the vet on call this morning...he/she should call about 930.
thanks so much

My vet said the same thing. He thought he was too small to see anything but then he called a kidney specialist in and they did it together and he said he was surprised that they could see everything well enough. They were looking at his kidneys but they also looked at all his other organs as well. Just another thought did they check for guardia (its a parasite) that is what was making my little guy so sick. It even elevated his kidney levels enough to get them concerned about kidney disease.

felicity1008 · 09-07-2009, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jnsasha

My vet said the same thing. He thought he was too small to see anything but then he called a kidney specialist in and they did it together and he said he was surprised that they could see everything well enough. They were looking at his kidneys but they also looked at all his other organs as well. Just another thought did they check for guardia (its a parasite) that is what was making my little guy so sick. It even elevated his kidney levels enough to get them concerned about kidney disease.

yes checked for Guardia . they claim he is so sick from the Coccidia. but i do believe that he has Liver Shunt or some other problem on top of this

jnsasha · 09-07-2009, 04:56 AM

Guardia is hard to detect sometimes. My little guy was being treated with Albon for coccida and then after 2 weeks of treatment he got real sick. They also checked him for Guardia and it was negative but the third sample finally showed it and he was then treated for about a month with Flagyl and is doing much better now. I know this is hard I too spent a lot to get him well but it is sure worth it in the end. Hang in there.

felicity1008 · 09-07-2009, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jnsasha

Guardia is hard to detect sometimes. My little guy was being treated with Albon for coccida and then after 2 weeks of treatment he got real sick. They also checked him for Guardia and it was negative but the third sample finally showed it and he was then treated for about a month with Flagyl and is doing much better now. I know this is hard I too spent a lot to get him well but it is sure worth it in the end. Hang in there.

vet is calling at 9:30. Im making a list. Guardia is now on it to retest...thank you

jnsasha · 09-07-2009, 05:09 AM

Your Welcome. I just hope they can figure it out soon and your baby can be back home with you where he belongs. My baby was sick over the July 4th weekend and the 24hr vet wasn't much help because they said they couldn't send the stool out until after the weekend so it wasn't until I brought him back to my vet that it was detected. I have four yorkies and it never fails it is always when my vet is closed that they get sick. Go figure

09-06-2009, 11:35 AM	#17
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09-06-2009, 06:10 PM	#20
Gennies Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,865	Maybe they should put a tube in his stomach and start feeding him that way. That's what they do to humans so why not dogs? I'm praying for you both! So sorry that your vet isn't sure on reasons. (((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))) __________________ Gennie, mommy to my two loves: Bambi & Bijou

09-07-2009, 04:25 AM	#24
jnsasha YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cortlandt Manor,NY US Posts: 262	My little guy was 1.1lbs and he too needed an ultrasound and they were able to do it. Maybe try a specialist. __________________ Jake Maya Skyler and Lily---They leave their little pawprints on my heart---

09-07-2009, 04:56 AM	#28
jnsasha YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cortlandt Manor,NY US Posts: 262	Guardia is hard to detect sometimes. My little guy was being treated with Albon for coccida and then after 2 weeks of treatment he got real sick. They also checked him for Guardia and it was negative but the third sample finally showed it and he was then treated for about a month with Flagyl and is doing much better now. I know this is hard I too spent a lot to get him well but it is sure worth it in the end. Hang in there. __________________ Jake Maya Skyler and Lily---They leave their little pawprints on my heart---

09-07-2009, 05:09 AM	#30
jnsasha YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cortlandt Manor,NY US Posts: 262	Your Welcome. I just hope they can figure it out soon and your baby can be back home with you where he belongs. My baby was sick over the July 4th weekend and the 24hr vet wasn't much help because they said they couldn't send the stool out until after the weekend so it wasn't until I brought him back to my vet that it was detected. I have four yorkies and it never fails it is always when my vet is closed that they get sick. Go figure __________________ Jake Maya Skyler and Lily---They leave their little pawprints on my heart---

09-05-2009, 08:56 PM	#16
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	so happy for your lil one good job and shame on that breeder as it sounds like a broker to me if they did not have parents on premises I learned the hard way too as i have a pet store and backyard breeder yorkies with health issues

09-06-2009, 01:57 PM	#18
Sugar's Mom BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9,248	how is your baby? For future reference, ALWAYS get the Ceser's Puppy. it is the one in the pink can

09-06-2009, 05:59 PM	#19
felicity1008 YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: farmingdale, nj, monmouth Posts: 433	He is still in the hospital. yesterday he ate and this morning. then he was taken off the iv and drip to see if his sugar stayed and he stopped eating again and his sugar was low so they are keeping him again. i just called at 9:15pm and he still has not eaten and had a couple of bowel movements and very loose. I dont know what to do? this is the third night there and i wish they had an answer for me if he is going to get better. vet bill so far is 1500 and that is crazy enough and he is still sick. he is really tiny and only 15oz at 9 1/2 weeks. I went to visit him today and he look just OK. not real weak but not jumping around. I brought them more of the Filet steak Cesear food. I thought maybe and was hoping that he is just a picky eater but still not eating again. ??? dont know what to do? and i dont know how much longer i could keep him there bills are piling up

09-06-2009, 06:19 PM	#21
Dixies Mom YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 258	I am so sorry. What about feeding him from a syringe pureed puppy food with formula? My thoughts and prayers are with you and your little one.

09-06-2009, 09:01 PM	#22
dwerten BANNED! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 11,073	how are his liver enzymes? is there anyway this is liver shunt ?