Not eating and moving. Please help..
 

My yorkie has been acting very strange lately. She is now 4 years old was always very energetic. After she was in heat and 1 week later she is acting very lethargic and will not eat. I do have another male yorkie living with us but have no idea if they have mated. She walks very slow with her head low. I did notice she has some slightly yellow discharge from time to time. The only time she would get up is when she wants to drink some water... It has been 1 and a half weeks and she is still acting the same. Her eyes are very round and looks like shes very alert but just keeps her head down and looks around. She does not cry or moan but simply does not move.. I have been giving her nutri-cal and pedialite. Can you guess what is wrong with her?... Please help...

Welcome to YT.

Pyometra (uterine infection) needs to be ruled out. This could be a medical emergency. If this happens to be the cause you will lose her without treatment. Go to the ER immediately. Better safe than sorry.

Are there any other signs I should look for if it is a uterine infection?? I will take her to the vet first thing tomarow morning...

Lethargy, loss of appetite, increased drinking, vomiting, etc.

She needs to go to the emergency vet tonight.

She should be seen tonight, she sounds very gravely ill. Pease reconsider and take her now...

I agree with Ellie May. Tomorrow morning could be too late. I would take her to an ER tonight.

Emergency situation - see the ER Vet now.

Am I reading your post right.... that she has been like this for 1 1/2 weeks? Please get her to the vet immediately, this sounds serious.

Here is a link to info on pyometra Pet Health Resources | Disease | Pyometra in Dogs | University Animal Hospital

I'm not usually one to run right to the ER, being a people ER nurse, BUT, this sounds pretty serious! I'd go to the ER vet.

These little ones can go downhill so fast and if she is already this weak it could turn into a cotastrophy, please take her in now.

oh wow....please take her to the vet before you loose your little girl. These little ones can go downhill quick...much quicker than bigger dogs with more mass to their bodies.

If you have an intact male yorkie living with your intact female yorkie in heat...and you did nothing to separate them and keep them from breeding, most likely they mated or tried to mate. Heck...accidents even happen to people who try to keep them separated.

Did you plan on breeding your dog???

Please, please consider spaying your little girl for her future health and well being. There are too many things that can go wrong with these little guys during a pregnancy.

This baby girl needs to be seen immediately....she should have been seen a week and 3 days ago, so you are on borrowed time....please do not wait until she is comatose before you take her in for help.

Hopefully you have taken her to the vet by now. I always erroneous the side of caution and take mine in at the first sign of a problem. Yorkies can go downhill very quickly. Please update us as we are very concerned. Thanks

Please take your pup to the vet immediately. I hope she is OK.

Update? Is the reason you didn't take this pup to the vet financial?

I'm wishing you and especially this pup much luck...

Thank you everyone for your worries and support. I did take her to the vet first thing in the morning. Ran blood tests, and xrays. Her white blood cell count was at 82'000 but lucky and amazingly her kidney and liver were surprisingly in acceptable levels. Diagnoses was pyometra just as ms Elle May has assumed... Thank you so much once again. My baby Popi was so weak so the the doctor put him on IV and proceeded with the surgery few hours afterwards... After around 7 hours later I received a call from the hospital that the surgery went well and she is in stable condition.... Thank god... I requested she stay on doctors watch and on IV until she regains more of her strength just to be on the safe side.. I will be going tomorrow to check up on her and will bring her home the day after tomorrow... My learning experience from this will never be forgotten and I would like to thank you all for your worries... truly a great community... I am a first time owner of a very small yorkie weighing normally 4-5 pounds but at the vet she weighed in at 3.4.. and never knew of such issues yorkies come across such as hypoglycemia as well.. Thanks to everyone here I have learned so much..

I'm hoping this little girl is ok, praying...

Any updates?

I really hope she is okay, op. Please let us know how she is today and that you took her to the vet.

I'm sorry your baby is sick. I hope that you have gotten her the medical attention that she so desperately needs. Please update when you can.

I am so glad you got her to the vet and she will be okay! Please keep us updated.

Please get a wonderful book I recommend to all my new buyers....Yorkies For Dummies.....it is a MUST HAVE if you own a Yorkie...it covers most of what you need to know basically, for owning a Yorkie. Another book I always recommend is Yorkshire Terriers: A Smart Owners Guide. You can get both of these on Amazon.com. Please let us know hopw your baby is dooing today....you have really been given a second chance with this baby, as the issue that those with experience could so easily see in this pup, could easily have killed her. You are still going to have to watch her very closely to be sure she continues to respond to her post op antiobiotics, fluids, eating well, etc.

Popi
 

So glad you took her to the vet and had her diagnosed and treated, but sorry she is going through all this. It is hard gaining experience with a new pup and it is great that you came here for advice and acted on it. One mantra is true and that is that symptoms should not be allowed to continue without a vet visit. Better to be safe than sorry as bad things can happen fast with these little pups. Praying your baby recovers and will soon be a healthy and happy baby again. A scary time for you. Hugs.

Waiting so long was really a big risk. They can collapse right before your eyes. I'm glad she made it throught the surgery and that you have learned more about how fragile these little ones can be. Wishing her complete recovery

So glad to hear you got her to the vet and she is being treated. She must be a strong little fighter to have made it a week and a half without treatment, and I'm sure you realize now that she might not have made it.

I do hope she makes a full recovery, and that you will make her a promise to take her to the vet sooner, if she is ever again sick.

This is also a learning example to other owners of female dogs, that this is completely avoidable by having your girls spayed.

Good luck, my prayers are with your little one, and do keep us updated when you can.

I'm relieved to here she was taken to the vet and she's doing better. Praying for a quick recovery.

Hoping Popi is continuing to recover. You will learn so much on here.

[quote=Ellie May;4348364]Welcome to YT.

I'm happy she is doing well. Pyro is such a serious condition/infection and they can die very quickly.

Emergency--Go to a Vet!!
 

Oh, no! Discharges, head hanging, no interest in food or water are all bad signs!
She can't talk, but if she could she would be begging for Help!
Many vets will let you set up monthly payments if you know them, or if they don't know you they can at least check your credit rating to see if you make bill payments on time, and then set up a payment fee you can handle.
You can also "charge" your pup's treatment on your own credit card at most vet's hospitals--call ahead of time & ask what cards the vet accepts!
Taffy had a Badly broken leg when he was a year old. Our vet tried a cast, but when she x-rayed after one week, the two broken bones were out of position!
I followed her advice and let her call the Veterinary Specialists in Charlottesville, Va. She got the veterinary surgeon to come down in price $500.00 because I had already tried to get help from her hospital and had paid her bill; I had not expected that kind intervention by her, but it was very much appreciated!
Now, I had to have Taffy at that surgeon's office the Very Next Morning as the surgeon said his bones might never "knit" together if they were not quickly realigned. Taffy now has permanent screws and plates in his front leg, but you would never know it to watch him tearing through our house today. I drove for almost two hours to get to that specialist, and I put it all on my credit card! (Oh well, at least I got back my own reward card points back for that $2,000.00 surgery!) They also had a very reasonable "payment plan system" right at their hospital which owners could setup through GM Pet Care Card for owners who needed a credit card for vet bills! This hospital handled really difficult cases -- the injured Va. Police dogs were sent there, I found out later. Two top qualified surgeons!
So, go to a vet NOW, and they can get your little girl treated, and you can make time payments if they have this. Our vet said some owners don't come because they "hate the idea of paying the vet bill", but many vets will try to work with their clients on payment options.

Yay, glad you went to vet!
 

Sorry my email right above this one came in after you had decided to go to the vet's office! Now, you don't need all the ideas on vet payment options! Ha!
I started my email to you around lunch time and got interrupted by company, then husband came home for dinner. By the time I got my long email done and sent, you had already taken her to the vet! SO HAPPY YOU GOT HER THERE IN TIME FOR VET TO DO SURGERY!! Keep us posted on how she is doing!
LOL, Sue and Taffy