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mismolly · 01-05-2010, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by addevo

Thanks for the clarification about reinfection. What I meant was not to spend alot of time finding an additive to make her poop less appealing. So it sounds like for now, it might be best to just pick it up quickly and worry about fixing the behaviour later.

Our little yorkie mix used to love to clean out our cat litter box, gobbled goose poop any time when we were out on a walk on the bike path near the river, and even expressed interest in his own from time to time, but he grew out of it by the time he was about a year old.

I really have been quick at cleaning it up every time and then I even rinse her bottom off and wipe it as well as feet if they need it. The problem is, if I turn away for a second or I go to the restroom and she happens to poop, she eats it before she is even finished pooping! She acts like it is the best food on the planet. I literally have to catch her in the act or when I take her to go I have my hand inches away from her ready to snatch her up before she eats it! But sometimes she goes when I am not aware and even when I catch her she tries to eat it in between so sometimes she ends up getting some before I have a chance

mismolly · 01-05-2010, 10:45 AM

It appears that Molly may be a bit constipated at the moment. Any tips on what the heck I should do about that now?

Thanks!

addevo · 01-05-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mismolly

I really have been quick at cleaning it up every time and then I even rinse her bottom off and wipe it as well as feet if they need it. The problem is, if I turn away for a second or I go to the restroom and she happens to poop, she eats it before she is even finished pooping! She acts like it is the best food on the planet. I literally have to catch her in the act or when I take her to go I have my hand inches away from her ready to snatch her up before she eats it! But sometimes she goes when I am not aware and even when I catch her she tries to eat it in between so sometimes she ends up getting some before I have a chance

I know what you mean, those little ones can be lightning fast when they know they have something that you will take away from them! A friend of mine used to put a muzzle on her dog before taking him for a walk to prevent any poo eating. Hers was one of those wire/leather combo types, which of course wouldn't be appropriate for a puppy, but I've seen some made out of stretchy fabric might work. A muzzle might work as a temporary measure for your puppy if it's possible for you to anticipate when she is going to poop so that you would have time to put it on her in advance. (and if you can find a muzzle small enough to fit your teeny tiny baby)

mismolly · 01-08-2010, 07:09 PM

I am switching Molly to Canidae dry food! Also started her on the Tribrissen today. Will be giving her new vaccines soon also. My moms friend who has worked for an Equine hospital the past 30 yrs or so and is very close to the Vet at the animal hospital next door told him all about Molly and the shots she originally got from the breeder and apparantly the shots my puppy got are the worst ones around and any dog that goes into their clinic with one of those diseases was vaccinated with this brand of shots. So, I guess I am starting at square one. I personally am not one for shots but with this puppy and small breed dog, I am going to do it. I feel that most of the bigger dogs survive the disease but fear that would not be the case with this tiny little thing should she contract one of those. I do however want to vaccinate her every 4 weeks for a series of 4 and then again at 16 months old. I have read that that should give them lifetime immunity. That is the plan for now anyway. I really believe that yearly boosters can do more harm then good and are not necessary.

PANAMA69 · 01-08-2010, 11:24 PM

Wow so sorry that you have to go through all this, you already has gotten good advice here, just want to tell you that, I hope she get well soon, you are doing a good job, keep it up, take care

ps. kisses to that little angel of yours, will pray for her tonight

Mardelin · 01-09-2010, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mismolly

I am switching Molly to Canidae dry food! Also started her on the Tribrissen today. Will be giving her new vaccines soon also. My moms friend who has worked for an Equine hospital the past 30 yrs or so and is very close to the Vet at the animal hospital next door told him all about Molly and the shots she originally got from the breeder and apparantly the shots my puppy got are the worst ones around and any dog that goes into their clinic with one of those diseases was vaccinated with this brand of shots. So, I guess I am starting at square one. I personally am not one for shots but with this puppy and small breed dog, I am going to do it. I feel that most of the bigger dogs survive the disease but fear that would not be the case with this tiny little thing should she contract one of those. I do however want to vaccinate her every 4 weeks for a series of 4 and then again at 16 months old. I have read that that should give them lifetime immunity. That is the plan for now anyway. I really believe that yearly boosters can do more harm then good and are not necessary.

Actually all she needs is a series of 3 shots....with a booster at a year and 4 months.

How are her stools. I see you live in Yuciapa....not far from the Loma Linda Animal Hospital....good vets there.

mismolly · 01-09-2010, 08:34 AM

What stinks is that the poor little thing had 2 series already starting at 6 weeks and I have to start all over since the vaccines they gave her were junk! Not to mention the 6 week one wouldn't even count being that it was given too young.

What is bad is that we can't control what the breeder did. And here they call themselves professional care and I should take her back to them to get it for a while. No thanks!!

I will check out that Vet hospital. Thanks! Not happy with the one here. Where do you live?

Mardelin · 01-09-2010, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mismolly

What stinks is that the poor little thing had 2 series already starting at 6 weeks and I have to start all over since the vaccines they gave her were junk! Not to mention the 6 week one wouldn't even count being that it was given too young.

What is bad is that we can't control what the breeder did. And here they call themselves professional care and I should take her back to them to get it for a while. No thanks!!

I will check out that Vet hospital. Thanks! Not happy with the one here. Where do you live?

It's sad that so many breeders pass themselves off as reputable.....and plague on the uneducated, unsuspecting public......

Mardelin · 01-09-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mismolly

What stinks is that the poor little thing had 2 series already starting at 6 weeks and I have to start all over since the vaccines they gave her were junk! Not to mention the 6 week one wouldn't even count being that it was given too young.

What is bad is that we can't control what the breeder did. And here they call themselves professional care and I should take her back to them to get it for a while. No thanks!!

I will check out that Vet hospital. Thanks! Not happy with the one here. Where do you live?

Something I've not asked and the choice is up to you. But, I don't think you've mentioned the breeder, it would help someone else if you did.

Mary

mismolly · 01-09-2010, 09:51 AM

I will give the name. Her name is Beth and the man that lives at the home with his wife (Beth's business partner) to care for the pups 24/7 is Dale. Beth's attitude stinks. Not a very pleasant lady. Dale is very nice and seems to genuinely care care for the puppies. However, they vaccinate them the worst shot around, they feed then C rated food and seem to not have a handle on their Coccidia issue and fail to disclose that to their customers!
LA Kennel

She also sold me Molly for $1,000 more than the first two that I saw because Molly, she said was a Teacup and costed much more money. What bothers me is that puppies are hard enough especially at 10weeks old. But a puppy at 10 weeks old that eats her poop and has Coccidia and is a picky eater is EXTREMELY hard to care for!! I with the holidays and now lack of sleep ended up getting pretty sick. Which makes this even harder!

Mardelin · 01-09-2010, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mismolly

I will give the name. Her name is Beth and the man that lives at the home with his wife (Beth's business partner) to care for the pups 24/7 is Dale. Beth's attitude stinks. Not a very pleasant lady. Dale is very nice and seems to genuinely care care for the puppies. However, they vaccinate them the worst shot around, they feed then C rated food and seem to not have a handle on their Coccidia issue and fail to disclose that to their customers!
LA Kennel

She also sold me Molly for $1,000 more than the first two that I saw because Molly, she said was a Teacup and costed much more money. What bothers me is that puppies are hard enough especially at 10weeks old. But a puppy at 10 weeks old that eats her poop and has Coccidia and is a picky eater is EXTREMELY hard to care for!! I with the holidays and now lack of sleep ended up getting pretty sick. Which makes this even harder!

Checked out the site and all I can say is Grrrrrrrrr.

So, you were wone of those unsuspecting/uneducated puppy buyes....and fell for the teacup thing.

Now you know there are California Pet Lemon Laws and this breeder is liable for your vet costs and possibly the cost of the puppy........Go to California Pet Lemon Laws, print it out and send it to her......

I'm so sorry that you and Molly are going through a tough time.......I would strongly suggest when your pup reaches 6 months of age you have her bile acid tested. Cover all your basis.

jonboy6626 · 01-09-2010, 10:17 AM

i have a tiny yorkie but i have never had any problems with her eating she is almost 2 yrs now and her hair is growing really slow we have took her to the vet and they told us that she is perfectly healthy it used to be long and beautiful until a trip to the groomers lets just say we wont be going to that groomer again and now she is starting to loose her hair from her tail up to midways on her back the vet told us it was a skin allergy and to give her children's benadryl and we have even switched shampoos many times and i dont know what to do can someone help me with this

mismolly · 01-09-2010, 10:20 AM

Yes this was my first time ever buying a small breed puppy. I have always had large dogs such as Labs although I do have an oversized pommeranian. He is the smalles dog I have ever had and he is an outdoor dog because he never grapsed the potty thing.

I did ask Beth to at the very least to re-imburse me for the 2nd fecal test and the antibiotic. Here are the emails that we sent each other. Do I still have recourse after this? I have not cashed the check yet. Should I wait on cashing it? (I was shocked at hell to actually hear back from her and actually get small check.) I am sure she was afraid of what I might do!

Mardelin · 01-09-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jonboy6626

i have a tiny yorkie but i have never had any problems with her eating she is almost 2 yrs now and her hair is growing really slow we have took her to the vet and they told us that she is perfectly healthy it used to be long and beautiful until a trip to the groomers lets just say we wont be going to that groomer again and now she is starting to loose her hair from her tail up to midways on her back the vet told us it was a skin allergy and to give her children's benadryl and we have even switched shampoos many times and i dont know what to do can someone help me with this

I think if you started your own thread possibly in the General Section you'd get more responses......

My suggestion is get her to an allergist.

mismolly · 01-09-2010, 10:21 AM

Oops! Forgot to paste the emails!

Hi Lisa,

How is Molly doing? I’m glad she is so happy, and that you have the time to give her the extra care a young Tea Cup needs. I’m sorry you had to spend an extra $20 for medication over your initial vet check and to go back for a follow up. Although it our policy not to pay outside vet bills since we have a vet on staff, we will reimburse you for the $20 for medication, and $45 for the recheck on her stool. We want you to be a happy pet owner.

If Molly does need any additional vet visits however, we are happy to have her here and seen by our vet, and to care for her here if she needs it. But we cannot pay for any additional outside vet bills. We will stand by the health of our puppy, and again, the offer is open, we will be happy to care for her here and with our own vet. Molly’s health is the primary concern.

I’m glad Molly has such a good home. Please e-mail the address you would like me to mail your $65 reimbursement to.

Thanks

Beth

Hi Beth,

To confirm with you the details about Molly; I purchased her from you on December 26th late afternoon. I then had inquired about all of the doses of Albon that she had received per your medication slip (last does only being the day prior Dec. 25th) and you had said "not to worry, that was just a preventative antibiotic for puppies who live in a kennel and that she was an extremely healthy puppy". I took her to the Vet on Monday the 28th and paid approximatley $88 for the office visit and the fecal exam. Today the 29th of December the Vet calls and informs me that she has coccidiosis and needs to start Albon. I today purchased that for $20 something and started her on it right away. I plan on taking her back to have a repeat fecal test in 1&1/2 - 2 weeks to be sure that it is all cleared up this time. She is a VERY happy puppy and does not appear stressed in the least. ( "The primary sign of an animal suffering with coccidiosis is diarrhea") She runs and chases us, is very playful and is eating and drinking. The diarrhrea I have seen has not been excessive and as bad at every stool. Some seem almost normal to me actually. The Vet is confident that Molly will get rid of this coccidiosis with this series of antibiotics and feels that it is best that she is now not with other animals where she can continue to get re-infected. If he is right about this, the only cost I should still incur would be the repeat Fecal test costing approx. $45. I drove a long way to get her and she seems very happy and content and is being taken great care of. I may have decided to get her at a later date had I been told that she in fact did have this parasite. It would be nice if you at the very least would reimburse me for the treatment that I had to pay for this so-called "healthy puppy" who in fact was not completely so. We love her to pieces and are all very attached to her as is she to us.

Sincerely,
Lisa
Coccidia (Coccidiosis) in Dogs: A Cause of Diarrhea

01-05-2010, 10:45 AM	#77
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	Constipation? It appears that Molly may be a bit constipated at the moment. Any tips on what the heck I should do about that now? Thanks!

01-08-2010, 07:09 PM	#79
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	New Food! I am switching Molly to Canidae dry food! Also started her on the Tribrissen today. Will be giving her new vaccines soon also. My moms friend who has worked for an Equine hospital the past 30 yrs or so and is very close to the Vet at the animal hospital next door told him all about Molly and the shots she originally got from the breeder and apparantly the shots my puppy got are the worst ones around and any dog that goes into their clinic with one of those diseases was vaccinated with this brand of shots. So, I guess I am starting at square one. I personally am not one for shots but with this puppy and small breed dog, I am going to do it. I feel that most of the bigger dogs survive the disease but fear that would not be the case with this tiny little thing should she contract one of those. I do however want to vaccinate her every 4 weeks for a series of 4 and then again at 16 months old. I have read that that should give them lifetime immunity. That is the plan for now anyway. I really believe that yearly boosters can do more harm then good and are not necessary.

01-08-2010, 11:24 PM	#80
PANAMA69 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ~~YorkieWorld~~ Posts: 8,428	Wow so sorry that you have to go through all this, you already has gotten good advice here, just want to tell you that, I hope she get well soon, you are doing a good job, keep it up, take care ps. kisses to that little angel of yours, will pray for her tonight __________________

01-09-2010, 08:34 AM	#82
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	Shots What stinks is that the poor little thing had 2 series already starting at 6 weeks and I have to start all over since the vaccines they gave her were junk! Not to mention the 6 week one wouldn't even count being that it was given too young. What is bad is that we can't control what the breeder did. And here they call themselves professional care and I should take her back to them to get it for a while. No thanks!! I will check out that Vet hospital. Thanks! Not happy with the one here. Where do you live?

01-09-2010, 09:51 AM	#85
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	I will give the name. Her name is Beth and the man that lives at the home with his wife (Beth's business partner) to care for the pups 24/7 is Dale. Beth's attitude stinks. Not a very pleasant lady. Dale is very nice and seems to genuinely care care for the puppies. However, they vaccinate them the worst shot around, they feed then C rated food and seem to not have a handle on their Coccidia issue and fail to disclose that to their customers! LA Kennel She also sold me Molly for $1,000 more than the first two that I saw because Molly, she said was a Teacup and costed much more money. What bothers me is that puppies are hard enough especially at 10weeks old. But a puppy at 10 weeks old that eats her poop and has Coccidia and is a picky eater is EXTREMELY hard to care for!! I with the holidays and now lack of sleep ended up getting pretty sick. Which makes this even harder!

01-09-2010, 10:17 AM	#87
jonboy6626 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Burkesville Posts: 10	i have a tiny yorkie but i have never had any problems with her eating she is almost 2 yrs now and her hair is growing really slow we have took her to the vet and they told us that she is perfectly healthy it used to be long and beautiful until a trip to the groomers lets just say we wont be going to that groomer again and now she is starting to loose her hair from her tail up to midways on her back the vet told us it was a skin allergy and to give her children's benadryl and we have even switched shampoos many times and i dont know what to do can someone help me with this

01-09-2010, 10:20 AM	#88
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	Yes this was my first time ever buying a small breed puppy. I have always had large dogs such as Labs although I do have an oversized pommeranian. He is the smalles dog I have ever had and he is an outdoor dog because he never grapsed the potty thing. I did ask Beth to at the very least to re-imburse me for the 2nd fecal test and the antibiotic. Here are the emails that we sent each other. Do I still have recourse after this? I have not cashed the check yet. Should I wait on cashing it? (I was shocked at hell to actually hear back from her and actually get small check.) I am sure she was afraid of what I might do!

01-09-2010, 10:21 AM	#90
mismolly Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern CA, USA Posts: 336 Blog Entries: 9	Oops! Forgot to paste the emails! Hi Lisa, How is Molly doing? I’m glad she is so happy, and that you have the time to give her the extra care a young Tea Cup needs. I’m sorry you had to spend an extra $20 for medication over your initial vet check and to go back for a follow up. Although it our policy not to pay outside vet bills since we have a vet on staff, we will reimburse you for the $20 for medication, and $45 for the recheck on her stool. We want you to be a happy pet owner. If Molly does need any additional vet visits however, we are happy to have her here and seen by our vet, and to care for her here if she needs it. But we cannot pay for any additional outside vet bills. We will stand by the health of our puppy, and again, the offer is open, we will be happy to care for her here and with our own vet. Molly’s health is the primary concern. I’m glad Molly has such a good home. Please e-mail the address you would like me to mail your $65 reimbursement to. Thanks Beth Hi Beth, To confirm with you the details about Molly; I purchased her from you on December 26th late afternoon. I then had inquired about all of the doses of Albon that she had received per your medication slip (last does only being the day prior Dec. 25th) and you had said "not to worry, that was just a preventative antibiotic for puppies who live in a kennel and that she was an extremely healthy puppy". I took her to the Vet on Monday the 28th and paid approximatley $88 for the office visit and the fecal exam. Today the 29th of December the Vet calls and informs me that she has coccidiosis and needs to start Albon. I today purchased that for $20 something and started her on it right away. I plan on taking her back to have a repeat fecal test in 1&1/2 - 2 weeks to be sure that it is all cleared up this time. She is a VERY happy puppy and does not appear stressed in the least. ( "The primary sign of an animal suffering with coccidiosis is diarrhea") She runs and chases us, is very playful and is eating and drinking. The diarrhrea I have seen has not been excessive and as bad at every stool. Some seem almost normal to me actually. The Vet is confident that Molly will get rid of this coccidiosis with this series of antibiotics and feels that it is best that she is now not with other animals where she can continue to get re-infected. If he is right about this, the only cost I should still incur would be the repeat Fecal test costing approx. $45. I drove a long way to get her and she seems very happy and content and is being taken great care of. I may have decided to get her at a later date had I been told that she in fact did have this parasite. It would be nice if you at the very least would reimburse me for the treatment that I had to pay for this so-called "healthy puppy" who in fact was not completely so. We love her to pieces and are all very attached to her as is she to us. Sincerely, Lisa Coccidia (Coccidiosis) in Dogs: A Cause of Diarrhea