Praying all turns out well, please let is know what is going on!

It made it much easier for Georgie without the cast for sure.

Georgie weighs a whopping 4lbs he weighed 3.2 prior to surgery.

Please keep us posted on Livvie we are all worried about you both

Hello everyone,
i am currently reading through the posts, i haven't read all of them yet but am amazed and so grateful for the advice and support, and to hear other have gone thru this. I apologize if i don't get back right away, my computer is broken so i am currently borrowing my moms. i have my phone but that too is messed up. i just picked up livie not too long ago. I feel horrible, she is all bandaged up from the back to her head. She can not move. I have to feed her and give her water with a syringe. She seems to have no strength in her right leg and i feel bad because she is uncomfortable and seems to want to go potty but cant.

Thanks for the update, I'm so sorry. Sending prayers and hugs.

Thank you for the update. I am glad that you are reading through all of our posts. I promise there is hope and it can cost less than 10k and have a higher success rate than 60%. My sweet Georgie is living proof of it.

Prayers for you and Livie from Georgie and I.

I will try to post a pic of her and/or video. i am so stressed and depressed over this. I just keep crying. I just hate seeing her in pain and when she cries I panic. I don't know what to do or which way she can be held, or turn. They said the most important thing is that she cannot move her neck up or down. She is not walking, and i saw her try real quick and she fell over onto her back and starting screaming. She needs 24/hr care right now, it is like having a new born baby. My mom works and i work. I don't know what to do. i can keep her separated from the other dogs and confined and leave for work but i am deathly afraid that she will try to move to make a bowel movement or because of comfort and she will hurt herself in doing so, and scream in pain like just now. The cast looks really uncomfortable, it is heavy and huge. i will post a pic if i can asap. With all this being $3000 so far that me and my mom has paid, i don't think i can afford surgery. i'm so upset. And the other dogs just want to see and be near her and i don't want to stress her out even more.

I understand completely I promise I do. Is there anyway you or your Mom can apply for care credit? They have a 6 month no interest credit card that can help. I know it's not easy the emotional or financial end, but I just want to reassure you if there is a way to get the surgery she can get better.

Prayers for you both

Here are 2 pics i took just now. Look how big this cast is. i can't imagine how uncomfortable she is, i would rather be in this pain than her. The vet said she peed overnight, but i have not seen her pee or poop since she's been home. i am worried about that. She usually sleeps in bed with me but now she has to be confined in an area on the floor, on wee wee pads cause she might go on herself. :( I am worried about the pooping, since dogs need to get comfortable to poop and crouch down, will it just come out on it's own? i don't think i'll be sleeping tonight.

What is care credit? i wish there was something. I don't know if my mom would want to apply for it, i know they prob. won't give it to me as i'm paying off credit cards myself right now :(I think after this i should get pet insurance for my other dogs. Does anyone have any info on that? I know someone here mentioned they did the surgery and it cost them $3800, i think in VA? I would prob. be willing to travel to va since it's not even that far from ny to get it done, just cause here it would be almost $6000 for the surgery alone just cause its nyc, which i hate.

Awe sweet girl:( She looks sad but I can tell you that splint is what's best for her right now. As far as pooping the day before Georgie went in for surgery he literally laid on his side and pooped:( It was so sad. I didn't sleep much either.

Care credit is a credit card that you can put medical expenses on. The specialist or vet should have info. on it. I think Tena's (Perella) suggestion is great too reach out the vet schools in your area like Cornell. She took Zhoie to NC State and had amazing results too. We are in MD and paid 6k but I am going to email the specialist and talk to them about what they can do to help. I will get back to you on that. They are amazing at VOSM. You can read about Georgie's surgery in my signature line. There is hope I promise.

I also forgot to ask about what Nancy1999 said have you contacted her breeder? Maybe the breeder can help as well.

Yes I told her breeder. She said she is sorry, i don't know which way she can help. I will tell her not to breed her parents again but i don't think there's any way she would refund any money.

I think she should but that's neither here nor there. I am hoping to hear back from the specialist here tomorrow. Just keep her as comfy as possible and away from your other furbabies. I am sure she feels like she is being punished but it's in her best interest. I will be thinking about you both.

New York has puppy lemon laws, you can take the breeder to small claims court this is considered a life threatening genetic illness. Did you have a contract? Even if you didn't, you can still sue.

There was a contract, I would have to look for it. I don't want to sue her :( From what the vet said when i asked him what causes this he said a combination of genetics, and trauma, rough playing, jumping off the couch/bed which she did a lot. She is very active normally. And then the fight with London triggered it i think, it's such a sad time.

This guy on facebook that i don't even know just wrote on her picture, that he wants to burn her, for me to send her to him so he can kill her. That upset me so much. I need to stop accepting friend requests from people i don't know :/

They can usually tell which it is. It might be he is not sure from the xray...MRI will show more. In genetic ones, I believe the dens is missing or not properly developed.

Personally, I would not worry myself about what to do about the breeder right now. You have enough on your plate taking care of Livie. You will always have the option later on if you change your mind.

I am so sorry to read about what your sweet Livie and you are going through. I am livid that someone would post such hateful thoughts about your baby during this difficult time. There was a recent poster on YT that was saying similar evil things abut Yorkies in general and perhaps it is the same person. Pay no attention to these pathetic parasites who feed off of other people pain. Buster and I send love, strength, and healing thoughts to you and Livie. Bless you and your baby girl.

k thanks. Did not do an MRI, that would have been about $2000 more, they just told me from looking at xrays what she had, so I'm glad they were able to detect it.

thanks. Don't think it's the same person...maybe idk but this guy is from Panama. i accepted him a while back because he has the same last name as me and i thought maybe he was family, as i have cousins from my moms country that request me occasionally and i've never met them. So i never bothered to unfriend him. A while back he told me he was having a daughter and that he was going to name her my name(sarah) so i was like okay, thats nice. Then when she was born he kept messaging me telling me to go look at her pics and what do i think. i don't know this person so i never replied and he started calling me names today, a bit** and saying he wants to burn Livie. i think he's just psycho, needless to say i did unfriend him after that. lol But yea people can be really hateful and mean, it boggles my mind. To wish an innocent animal pain and death, that's so cruel.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:Like ladyjane has said, dont worry about the breeder right now....you have enough to worry about....she has been made aware of the problem, and THAT facet of the issue can be addressed at a later time!
You have crazy people out there on Facebook that will write horrible things....you dont even need to be going there at this time. You have enough reading material right here on this forum, where you are surrounded by people that genuinely care about you and your baby! Stay off Facebook with this! You are going to get your feelings hurt!!!

k thanks will do. It was just a general pic i had put on fb for my friends,(one of my best friends that knows what happened asked for a pic) for the most part they were wishing her well and concerned, it was just that guy that posted that. Only people i have as friends can see my pics, i just have to filter my friends list now, as i do have some people i don't know since i've had fb since freshman yr college. lol

Praying for Livie...

i'm sending lots of prayers for livie, and for you. seeing her in that cast just breaks my heart! poor little baby. i know this must be so hard on you as well. i hope and pray that you can find some way to get her the surgery.

as far as the care credit... you can apply online or over the phone. they most often tell you right away if you're approved or not. i personally used this for myself several years back when i needed a lot of dental work (about $7,000) and it was a life saver, as i got everything i needed done right away and eventually paid it off. they charge no interest for the first year as long as you're on time with your payments. if you pay it off completely within a year there will be no interest charged at all. after finding out most veterinarians (even specialists and er clinics) accept care credit too, i keep the card for my 2 girls. here's a link to their site.

CareCredit Healthcare Finance - Payment Plans and Financing for Cosmetic Surgery, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Veterinary & Other Medical Procedures

i'm so glad to see that others here that have been in your position have offered so much advice and support! that's the most wonderful thing about yorkie talk! you and sweet livie will be in my thoughts and i will be checking in for updates and hoping and praying.... sending hugs

I got your PM please call me if you need me. Don't worry about the breeder right now just focus on Livie. Also, please ignore what mean hateful people say this condition is hard enough to deal without adding morons to the mix. Again, call me if you need me. I am praying for you and Livie. Please keep us posted.

Oh yeah...it is easily diagnosed on an xray. :)

So glad to see you are back on with us. I just spoke to the Neuro Dept at Cornell Univ. in NY. They quoted a cost of $7500 which includes the imagining needed, etc. You are in an expensive state.

NCSU quoted us $5K for Zhoie, however, she didn't need another MRI, nor did she have to stay in ICU and there was no complications involved so our total cost ended up being right under $3700.

At NCSU you pay $3K up front to move forward with the surgery.

I called NCSU and they will take CareCredit for payment and you can apply right on line and get a quick reply.

If you opt to go to NCSU, go in there the ER, that way you don't have to have a referral and wait around for an appointment.

Oh, Zhoie was stablized in the ER overnight and then referred onto Neuro the following morning. I figured there would be a separate bill for the ER, but no, that was the total cost including the ER stay and care.

Please consider going directly to NC, is that a possiblity for you:confused:

If the distance is to far, check on the facility Morgan used for her Georgie which is in MD.

Also you could call Penn State vet school in Beaver Falls, PA and get a quote.

I have read other stories of successful surgery in Ohio. There are many options to out there, just be diligent and find the one option that will work for you and your girl.

I believe the surgery is less costly if you can get it down before other neuro symptoms occur, such as paralysis. Please know, I'm not trying to scare you. This is a life threating situation and this is the progression of the injury, but if you get the surgery done before hand it's easier on your girl and the overall cost.

Using a vet school is going to less costly than a neuro private practice.

Sending prayers for your and your baby.

Yes it is sorry LJ I should've added that. Georgie did not need an MRI and it didn't take the neuro long to even review the x-ray (you can see the x-ray on the link in my siggy)

Care Credit is a great option for something like this. I have an $8k CC card and have it in case something happens to the pups. Look into it....They also have no interest for a period of time, and if you pay it off before then... It's great.

I am really sorry you are going through this with Livie :( She looks so uncomfortable.