please help me if you know what this is like?
 

doggie won't eat, has cold, in animal hospital, and cannot keep his sugar at normal level. has iv of dextrose and nutrients and is being force fed b/c he can't or won't eat. I have had him for 7 days, of which most of the time he has been quite down and out. I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster.

Although I have had 3 yorkies already, I can't believe that all of my research has led me to such a bad experience. I have just had a very sad run in with a breeder who i thought was so reputable and wonderful. my new baby puppy is very ill and was sent to me under 2 pounds, and although he was 10 weeks when i received him, he was the tiniest that transpet has ever seen. We think he should have been kept with his sister for a bit longer. He's really tiny and is not eating willingly. I got him at 1.5 pounds and from the first night he has been having issues with food and water. He is almost scared of it. I am fully versed in understanding about the hypoglycemia risks and since I didn't expect him to be so small I wasn't emotionallly prepared for what I've been going through. I asked for a toy and didn't expect a tea cup. I love him already though and don't know what to do...within the 7 days he's been here:
He got a cold because his immune system has been down and my family and i were giving him around the clock care for a week, dealing with hypoglycemia, lack of any appetite or thirst. Next i noticed that he had a sniffle. i brought him to the doctor and they told me that he had to stay there. They said he probably can't smell his food and that it is causing him not to eat. besides this, his sugar is very low and all of the food that we've been syringing to him: pedialyte, esbilac (sp?) and nutrical and karo were not helping him. Evidently it only lasts for 15 minutes and because he doesn't eat its harming him more than anything. I am sad because my breeder won't take my calls and won't call me back. any emails they've written back were one liners. I am pulling for him and I think that because he'll be so small, and delicate he'll need a healthy companion to keep him going. If you have advice on a breeder or have had this experience please let me know what to do. I am very very sad and have crying episodes every night he's been at the animal hospital. I am about to go visit him so I would love some help. He's got my mom and dad 59 and 68 years old, my fiance and I, my brother, and my parents' two other yorkie boys pulling for him.

Thanks, maggie.:mad: :confused: :eek:

I'm so sorry you are going threw this. I have a 15wk old out of my litter that is only 1lb. 6oz. and she has been sick off and on too. She is not the best eater. I have to force her to eat and give her nutrical. This is the first one that I have had that has been this small. I hope everything gets better. My prayers are with you.

Do you know if he's been tested for Coccidia?

Tiger's Mom started a thred with very good information on this topic. Here's her link:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...light=coccidia

i am sorry your little pup is going thru this. My little ceeby was only eight weeks old and nine ounces when I got him. I had to continually come up with new tricks to get him to eat for awhile. the food the breeder sent home was not touched after he came to me altho I had seen him eating it at her house. i went thru three tubes of Nutrical and many vet visits until about the past two months. he is now almost eleven months old and hardly ever sick. The last time he was at the vet was about a month ago for throwing up and diarreha which only lasted two days. The vet told me that because he is very tiny, he will be fragile all his life. His eating has dramitically improved. he can now eat almost anything without getting sick. Oh, BTW, I guess by now you have found out there is no such thing as a 'teacup".

To be honest - your breeder sounds TERRIBLE and I think your little guy will need to stay and be fed/treated by your vet in order for him to pull thru this - it's very possible your breeder lied about his age. Do you think he needs a surrogate mom to nurse on ? he really could be to young to have been shipped and he may not be eating because he isn't ready to. Bless his heart - he's lucky to have survived being shipped.

He sounds pretty weak and that is so so sooooooooo sad. I really hope they can get him thru this and he gets to eating better. All the best to you and your puppy.

I am so sorry! Cali had several episodes of Hypoglycemia and required several er hospitalizations for IVing dah coccidia a nd kennel cough and a mild liver diease. I had to feed her every 3 hours and at 1 year she still eats 3 times a day. She was 9 weeks old and 1 lb when I got her. At about 8 1/2 months old she fianlly stabilized. Hopefully your baby will to. He is at the best place for now getting the help he needs. See if they can test him for Liver shunt and kidney problems while he's there. Prayers for him and you.

First, welcome to YT. I'm so sorry you are having such a bad experience. Hopefully the vet will be able to get him healthy and then he'll be a great puppy, just little. I'm sure the vet is testing for parasites also, but they can really be hard on the little guys. Any meds your baby is on can also change his taste buds and make food undesirable for him.

Sissy and I are pulling for your little guy, too. Please keep us posted.

P.S. Send your breeder all the vet bills along with a letter from your attorney!

Mine was only 9 ounces at 8 weeks and we never thought she would make it. We never hospitalized her, but were at the vet almost everyday. She had severe hypoglycemia even though I gave her Nutrical 4 or 5 times a day. I also syringe fed her Pedialyte and she ate baby food chicken. She did eat that well, but continued having seizures. I never left her alone and eventually she became a healthy dog at about 3 or 4 months old. My contract stated I had to return the dog for a refund, no vet bills. I just absorbed the bills because the breeder was 12 hours away and she couldn't make the trip. My vet didn't even give me any hope, but with very attentive around the clock care she proved everyone wrong! She even matured to be 4pounds.

Hi Maggie, Please keep us updated on your little fella there, we will be praying for him to be a real fighter and gain strength to get over what ever is illing him. Hope to hear better news when you update us. After Baby Blessing got the bad batch of dry food she has not wanted to eat any more dog food (so I have been fixing for her, hopefully she will get back to eating the dry foods) I have been gradually adding the dry food to her cooked chicken breast with diced baby carrots and then cottage cheese mixed in it
(Trader Joe's Cottage Cheese) talk about being spoiled, if it isn't there brand she won't eat it :) the vet told me to put her on this after she got so ill on the bad food episode.
I know the heart ache of having a sick baby and am glad you found YT the folks here are fantastic and so caring, I know many other people here are praying for your little fella too. Patti ~~Baby Blessing~~

I know nothing about the tiny one's condition, except that I understand how you're feeling with having him @ the hospital. YT thoughts & prayers really do work!

I'll be thinking of you & your little guy, and please do keep us updated. :bighug:

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Hi everyone, thank you all for your good wishes. It made me feel better. I am sad to bring the news that my little man died at 8am yesterday morning. The vet on duty (not my favorite) said he had a siezure and then passed :( However, I am still a little questionable about this b/c his blood sugar was being normalized and his temp was ok. it was just that he wouldn't eat and was trying to get better from the cold he had. Maybe it was just God's will, but we are totally totally devistated. The breeder said that they are sending me a new dog...wouldn't it have been better if they just kept him the whole time instead of putting him through this? I am so upset.

Love, Maggie

Hi Maggie, I am so sorry about your little fella, I am glad your breeder is seeing that you get another, can you ask to get it at 12 weeks of age or till it reaches the desired weight that you want it to be? One never knows in getting one what is going to happen, same for ourselves we never know from one day to the next what is in store. My prayers are with you, we know the heart ache of loosing one, I don't like 8:00 a.m.'s that is the same time our Cassie left us after being blessed with her for ten and half years, they really take part of our heart with them. Little fella is now with Cassie and all the other precious ones and am sure he is right up there in the Lord's arms giving him tons of puppy kisses. God has a plan for each of us, your little fella will be there to greet you. Patti

I am sorry for your loss

Your loss touches our hearts and we pray for you to be strong. The Lord took him across the Rainbow Bridge :rbyorkie: and the next time you see him he will be runningtoward you for a reunion unlike any other.God bless you dear,my heart is very heavy for yiou.Satch and Sammi send their love and condolences:lovewings

So sorry to hear of your loss. Would you be better off getting your money back from the breeder instead of another puppy?? Just a though...God Bless You!

I am very sorry to hear the little guy did not pull through. I pray this new puppy from this very questionable breeder is a healthy one..:confused:

Thank you all for your support. I am very upset. I am questioning accepting another dog from them too. I am so scared that it will have problems. I also feel so uncomfortable with the breeder now, besides the anger I feel that is normal to have when one close to you passes, but also for them, because they shipped him under 2 pounds. I am no expert in that weight but know that they have health risks. I am dumfounded that anyone experienced in breeding would have done such a thing. But I cannot go back and change the past. The thing is I feel so shallow for even thinking about the financial part of this whole thing. We are all so devistated and need answers. The breeder made me feel like I didn't handle him properly and that I wanted a tiny little guy like him from the beginning. I can tell you that I, with the help of my parents, and my fiance gave that little man unconditional attention and 24 hour around the clock care. When he told me that everyone he's sent a smaller dog to is happy with the result, I couldn't believe it. Also he mentioned that the only puppy losses he's had is on the East Coast in NYC. How horrible? If I were him, I would never ship such a small and young dog again after this experience. I mean, I wouldn't turn a living creature down, but I certainly didn't ask for his size. I asked for bigger. I said I have standard sized yorkies at my parents' home one is 14 yrs old at 11 pounds and one is 2 years old at close to 20 pounds (yes deisel yorkie, no fat just muscle!) Our Yorkie Chips passed 2 yrs ago at 15.5 years at about 11 pounds. He was amazing as well and my little man BBear is now with him. How could anyone be so ill mannered to make a customer feel like it is their fault. I must say though that the wife of the husband/wife team was much more understanding and compassionate, as you know from my conversation that I had with her the night before my little guy passed. She could hear the pain in my voice. I am just scared to go through this again.

So, here's my question: If the contract doesn't mention anything about getting my money back, and just says that they'll provide a replacement doggie, what can I do? Is it prudent for me to accept the dog only under full agreement that he is going to be what I wanted and healthier and older and more stable? On top of that do you think it ok for me to also send a letter stating that B man was unfit for purchase to pay for my bills from the first week of his time with us? What do you all think? How horrible it feels to have to think about money at a time like this.

Here are some pictures of my little man that passed. You would think he'd be fine right? I still can't believe this happened...I have one picture of him eating...it was one of 3 times that he willingly ate his dry food...i'll send it for you to see. Its unbelievable.

Here is the picture of him eating that I told u about...we were jumping through the ceiling :( Here are pictures of the other boys we have at my parents. Pip and Rocky...Rocky is the deisel one...

No, you are not being horrible because you are thinking about costs right now. This was an unexpected and terrible loss. I can only say again how sad I am to hear of your loss and if I can do anything on my end, you need only ask...:cry:

OH NO...I'm so sorry to hear he didn't make it....You have my thoughts and prayers. you must be just devestated.

On your breeder...If your contract says 'replacement puppy' - then I would just try to work it out with them - most of the time you won't see your money again - and some really bad breeders don't even replace a puppy. So try to work with them and keep your fingers crossed they honor their contract....

I don't know what else to tell you at this point since you are already out the money & the poor little puppy. I know another puppy won't replace that little doll you lost ....but you can at least try again since you do have the contract.

As far as his size, questionable age and shipping - unethical breeders will ship anywhere for a buck.... and if one is shipping very tiny YOUNG puppies - I really doubt they care that much about what happens to him.

I've heard the airlines are full of tiny puppies being shipped these days - it's very common - but your little guy didn't sound old enough or strong enough for that kind of trip....and THAT is sad.:(

Again - I'm very sorry.

I'm so sorry your little one lost his battle. :( How sad. It isn't your fault that the breeder sent a dog too little to travel!! (I'm with Villette in thinking that perhaps he was younger than the breeder stated).

I get so angry at breeders like that who are so uncaring toward their little ones!! Any good breeder with a conscience would treat their puppies as if they were their own children. I'd be concerned too, about receiving a second pup from her. Does she have any type of health guarantee?

I'm in full agreement and think that if there were any way to get your money back, that would be the route I would take. If not, make sure you take your new pup to the vet ASAP to have him/her fully examined.

So sorry you had to go through this. I hope that your next experience is a happier one!

Thank you again everyone for everything and all the kind words. By the way all your dogs are beautiful...its amazing how wonderful the yorkie is and how much love they bring to our lives. I can only hope that these people will do the right thing. Thank you again. My fiance and I went to church today and prayed that God brings little Bbear together with my Chips that passed 2yrs ago. Chips will definitely show him the ropes...and they're both kissers!

Oh Maggie- we are so sorry for your loss. Sometimes there are just no answers only more questions. I do hope the new puppy will help ease you through and be much healthier and you can bond and have fun. I look forward to hearing about your new little one. Little man will surely be watching over you all.

Maggie, I know how you feel and the pain in your heart as I lost one of my kids at 10 months of age. She was being spayed and died under anesthesia-so unexpectedly. I breed and I have not one good word to say about so-called breeders who send puppies too fragile to buyers. This is a sad experience that we all have heard so much about.
I would try to find out if there is a lemon law in he state where he was bred OR in your state. I agree that I, too, would be leery of another puppy from that breeder. there are sites on line where you can register the name of the breeder and check to see if anybody else had the same problem with them and how it was resolved. The pic of your boy looks familiar.....was he on Puppyfind? If so, there is a site to read and post about problems with scams and such.

so sorry sweetie for your loss,, prayers are with you...

I am so sorry to hear about you little one. Have you discussed with the breeder about giving you a refund, if it is possible I'm sure you'd have no trouble finding a breeder in the area that you can go yourself to pick up. Its so sad that there are breeders out there that only care about the money not the welfare of the puppies.