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reisses · 04-23-2014, 06:28 PM

I have recently just got a teacup yorkiepoo, she's 6 years old and her name is Gidgit. She will not eat or drink. I don't know if it just the food or what. Her past owners fed her Purina. So I tried to stay somewhat close to that and got her Purina one. She was doing fine and eating very well for awhile but now she could care less. She will not drink anymore either. She lays around all day and doesn't care to be outside any longer then she has to. She seems very happy and loves to cuddle but is acting very lethargic. Please can someone help me out here?

joyce evans · 04-23-2014, 07:02 PM

Please take her to the vet as soon as you can!

reisses · 04-23-2014, 07:03 PM

I'm off Sunday and am gonna take her. Do you know what might possibly be wrong with her?

Ellie May · 04-23-2014, 07:07 PM

That is hard to say, but if she truly isn't drinking much at all (Yorkies don't have a large water requirement) she needs to be seen immediately. Inappetance should not wait either.

joyce evans · 04-23-2014, 07:39 PM

Sunday is 4 days away and much too long to wait for her to see a vet especially if she is lethargic. I would take her to the ER now if she has not improved since you first posted. These little ones can go downhill very fast.
Try giving her some kyro syrup in case its hypoglycemia. Try boiling some chicken. How long has it been since she last ate and drank water?

yorkietalkjilly · 04-23-2014, 08:59 PM

Sounds like your girl needs to see a vet ASAP. Tiny dogs don't have enough reserves to go days w/out eating or drinking. She will get dehydrated and then really bad things start to happen. She needs labwork and a general examination including neuro to try to find out what's going on with with your very small dog. Lethargy is anathema to most dogs so when you observe it in yours, it's time to act immediately.

nanahas3 · 04-24-2014, 03:28 AM

I agree with the others. If she was eating and drinking and suddenly has stopped there has to be a reason. Praying for her.

Wylie's Mom · 04-24-2014, 05:33 AM

Sorry to tell you this, but when a dog stops eating and drinking - they truly DO need to be seen asap! I would get her in sooner than Sunday.

Verbena · 04-24-2014, 06:44 AM

I am checking to see how the vet visit went .

04-23-2014, 06:28 PM	#1
reisses YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: kittanning,pa Posts: 2	In Need Of Some Insight I have recently just got a teacup yorkiepoo, she's 6 years old and her name is Gidgit. She will not eat or drink. I don't know if it just the food or what. Her past owners fed her Purina. So I tried to stay somewhat close to that and got her Purina one. She was doing fine and eating very well for awhile but now she could care less. She will not drink anymore either. She lays around all day and doesn't care to be outside any longer then she has to. She seems very happy and loves to cuddle but is acting very lethargic. Please can someone help me out here?

04-23-2014, 07:02 PM	#2
joyce evans YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: houston Posts: 1,519	Please take her to the vet as soon as you can! __________________ Hannah's Mom

04-23-2014, 07:07 PM	#4
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	That is hard to say, but if she truly isn't drinking much at all (Yorkies don't have a large water requirement) she needs to be seen immediately. Inappetance should not wait either. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

04-23-2014, 07:39 PM	#5
joyce evans YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: houston Posts: 1,519	Sunday is 4 days away and much too long to wait for her to see a vet especially if she is lethargic. I would take her to the ER now if she has not improved since you first posted. These little ones can go downhill very fast. Try giving her some kyro syrup in case its hypoglycemia. Try boiling some chicken. How long has it been since she last ate and drank water? __________________ Hannah's Mom

04-23-2014, 08:59 PM	#6
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	Sounds like your girl needs to see a vet ASAP. Tiny dogs don't have enough reserves to go days w/out eating or drinking. She will get dehydrated and then really bad things start to happen. She needs labwork and a general examination including neuro to try to find out what's going on with with your very small dog. Lethargy is anathema to most dogs so when you observe it in yours, it's time to act immediately. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 04-23-2014 at 09:03 PM.

04-23-2014, 07:03 PM	#3
reisses YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: kittanning,pa Posts: 2	I'm off Sunday and am gonna take her. Do you know what might possibly be wrong with her?

04-24-2014, 03:28 AM	#7
nanahas3 ♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,290	I agree with the others. If she was eating and drinking and suddenly has stopped there has to be a reason. Praying for her. __________________ *CharleneMama to Laddy and Kyra and Always in our hearts Lolita*

04-24-2014, 05:33 AM	#8
Wylie's Mom Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 35,889 Blog Entries: 2	Sorry to tell you this, but when a dog stops eating and drinking - they truly DO need to be seen asap! I would get her in sooner than Sunday. __________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann \| Pfeiffer \| Marcel Verdel Purcell \| Wylie \| Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨°

04-24-2014, 06:44 AM	#9
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	I am checking to see how the vet visit went . __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern