Don't Put Words Into My Mouth Before I Even SPeak
 

I have had Bella for almost a year now I got her way before Polo got sick, I just never posted anything I don't post that often on YT like most people she is a very high energy dog compared to Polo so I have had to do alot of training with her. Her parents gave her away after they had a baby and she did not do well with the baby and the family she was with could not give her a lot of attention she needed she gets a lot of love at my house. I got her for Polo because Polo is very shy and nervous around other dogs and he reallys loves her.



DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND I GOT HER BEFORE POLO WAS EVEN SICK, I DID NOT PAY FOR HER THE PARENTS GAVE HER AWAY FOR FREE TO A GOOD FAMILY. I got her last summer in June. I would upload a photo of Bella but the photo is too big and I don't know how to resize it.

On your Gentle Leader thread, you stated you had a NEW dog. Don't blame us for "leaping" to the conclusion you just got another dog... for that is what you told us. We leapt nowhere, and didn't put words into your mouth.

So if you need a free lead what exactly are your financial circumstances? Did you not take into account the financial cost of owning a dog? did you plan to provide for their care over their lifetime? Through pet insurance, through savings, through care credit?

I do understand you can't plan for every eventuality, but life and s**t happens. But you do PLAN, and not the least of which is a financial care plan for your dog(s).

When my Magic was injured, I didn't PLan for an injury but I knew it could happen or something else could happen. Between the diagnostic tests and the remedial care we spent about $10K getting him well again. Which was about double the cost we had set aside when the injury occured. So we were lucky enough to juggle things around in our budget, forgo a new car, entertainment and vacation and provide a top notch solution for him.

Personally I'd sell everything I had to get the vet/medical care my dog needed. I'd take out a mortgage on our home. I do anything to see my dog (s) well again, even if I had to surrender a pup to rescue!!

Give Polo to me, I'd see he get the vet care he needed. Or surrender him to a rescue.

You said she was your "new yorkie" in your first post in your other thread. If you have had her a year why would you call her "new"?

I do not mean to be mean..actually I usually do not like to be mean but I am very sad about Polo. You state new Yorkie in your first post, you name is Polomysweetpup, and there is no pictures of other dogs in your album as most people have pictures of all their dogs. It just seems.....strange.

I really worry about Polo not being properly diagnosed and given the care he needs. It sounds like the steroids are helping to some degree, but they are only prolonging his suffering and are not a cure. In the meanwhile, his health may be deteriorating, and I also worry about long-term use of steroids--if he even has a chance at a long life because of delaying his treatment. I pray for Polo and for you to have the love and courage to do what is right for him. If that means surrendering him to rescue, my heart would break for you, but you'd know in your heart that you gave him a chance for a long, healthy life. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this. In the end, you must ultimately do what's best for Polo. He is relying on you to give protect and care for him.

We understand a lot more than you think. We also can read. You said she is new. No one just imagined that.

I really wish stupid people would stop giving their yorkies to just anyone. If a person does not have a good vet history, they will never get a pup from me. Why? Because there are so many people like you who profess all this love for pups and then fail to really provide for them which IS love...it is taking on all of the responsibility of proper vetting. "Loving" as you define it, feeding and watering does not make a good pet parent. Some pups would actually be better off being humanely euthanized than landing in some homes.

As for Polo loving her, I seriously doubt Polo is well enough to interact with any pup....let alone "love" it. I'm sorry to say this, but I think you see things you want to see rather than what they really are. :(

Go back and read Gemy's post...it is right on target.

She is telling the truth about Bella. If you look at her past posts you will see that she does in fact mention her a few times.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/3448146-post25.html
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/3261744-post40.html
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/3286305-post6.html (#7 is a purple sweater for Bella who is 6.5lbs. Polo is around 4.5lbs and a boy).

I did a little digging too and I noticed these posts, but I was still genuinely confused as to why someone would refer to a pup as "new" after a year. It is just strange to me. Still is even after she explained why in her other thread. I mean technically it is true that Bella is newer than Polo, but still an odd way to put things in my opinion.

Perhaps the OP could start referring to Bella as her other pup or something like that? That way people won't get confused.

I think she called her "new" because she never really introduced her on YT, so to YT she is "her new yorkie". just my guess

It doesn't matter how long she has had Polo or Bella. It's Polo who is sick and needs to be properly care for and is not. Posts like Polo's is the reason that I stay out of the Sick and Injured forum. If it were my dog that needed the care that Polo needs I would have all my belonging on Craigslist to raise the money if that was what was needed. I just could not and WOULD NOT let any of mine go without. :(

Honestly, I don't care how long she had either one of them. The bottom line is that she is ignoring the proper care of Polo and is focused on other things such as obtaining a free leash from a YTer. She also wants to tell us to pat her on the back for ignoring Polo's needs. Her methods are disturbing.

She explained why she called her new in another thread. It is because she got her after Polo. Thus, Bella is newer than Polo.

However, this still makes no sense to me and obviously many others. So to avoid miscommunication in the future OP might want to refrain from phrasing it like that. I KNOW she had a reason for doing it, but the wording is still confusing.

Funny, we typed that at the same time.

I do agree with both of these posts. Don't get me wrong. Polo is still not getting the care he deserves IMO. He needs an MRI.

However, it appearing like the OP just up and got a brand new dog when she couldn't afford Polo's medical needs made the whole situation worse in my, and a lot of other members', eyes. Therefore, I was just saying maybe she should think about how it came off and in the future try to word things a little more carefully. That's all.

Continued prayers for Polo.