How can I help him breath better?

[red98vett]

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[LuvMySissy]

Hi Raquel - how sweet of your husband to get everything ready for Cheuy. I'm sure you will be relieved to get him home and be able to cuddle him. I hope and pray that he will recover fully and whatever is going on with his liver is just because of the meds.

Please keep us posted on how Cheuy (and you) are doing. May the new year bring wonderful things for you.

[chuey]

Chuey's Home!!

Hello all!

Chuey is home and seems to be much better. He is breathing normally! I am so happy about that! He is a little loopy, prob from the oxygen chamber thing so I am keeping a close eye on him. Thanks for the heads up on that by the way! He stayed awake the whole ride home. At home he checked things out around him in his area, and then when he was satisfied, he walked into his little kennel, (door stays open), and he went to sleep. I will feed him in a while when he wakes up. Vet gave me meds to give him as listed above, but just once a day. They want to see him back in 5-7 days. Thank you all for your support and kind words, it really means a lot!

Question: How much do you guys feed your yorkie's? I feed Chuey 4-6 times a day and since he's only 1 lb. he eats maybe a total of teaspoon full of food each meal. He gets small snacks in between. Vet says this is enough, but just checking with the other experts as well!

Thanks again and please keep Chuey in your prayers!

Raquel

[lovmyyorkie]

Raquel,

I'm so glad he is much better that he was able to come home with you, yayy!

Oh yes they come home a little dizzy and I don't know why the vets office don't let us know these things but his home that's the best part.

Regarding his feeding if the vet said that is good for him and you see he is just fine with it, then keep it that way. I would not push him to eat more because he is little so he eats small amounts and his digestive system can only handle so much at one time. You over feed him at once then you'll run into a diff. Problem.

When you say he snacks in between what do you give him?

[LuvMySissy]

Yeah!! Glad to know Cheuy is home and seems better. I would think that if he is eating about a tsp 4-6 times a day that is a good amount. Is he on dry or soft food? Dry food should probably be left out for him an another option. Most of the premium dry foods indicate that a puppy under 5 lbs should be eating about 1/4 cup of food daily. The more premium the food, the less they need to eat (it is easy for them to eat too much). Make sure his snacks are things that are really good for him as well such as fruit or tiny pieces of cheddar cheese.

[Lorraine]

Glad he is home and doing so much better.
Keep dry food down all the time, Yorkie puppies have to be able to access food whenever they want to.
Keep feeding him as you are doing because he is so small you must be sure he is eating regularly.

[Juliealfies mum]

Glad your little guy is home, and on the mend!

[chuey]

Hello All!

Chuey is up and moving and sends his best! He can't believe he has so many friends out there praying for him to get better quick!

He is doing much better today! Still a little wobbily, but getting better by the hour. He is doing so well with his potty training! It just melts my heart that he remembers to go on the pads in his state! What a guy huh? He still has a little runny nose, but thats a good sign I take it cuz it means the yucky stuff is coming out right? He is playing with his toys a little here and there. And ohhhh, how he loves how his Papa did his new bed in his kennel. Heating pad and sheep skin nonetheless!! He is so comfy and just cuddles up in there like if he never wants to come out. I know he is so much more comfortable here than at that ugly hospital place! He "screamed" this morning when I gave him his shot, but the anger quickly passed.

His food intake is still really great. He eats Royal Kanin puppy and in between I give him so soft steak chunk dog treats. Forgot the brand because I threw out the conainer it came in and put it in real Tupperware. I will try the cheddar cheese and see if he likes it. He just loves his dry food, I mean he really loves it!!

Does anybody have a good dry treat to recommend? Please do. Thanks again for all your prayers. I know they are doing wonders for Chuey. I still have all of next week off from work to spend with him so I am going to try my hardest to nurse him back to health. He's a little stinky from the animal hospital but I will just use a baby wipe or something. No baths for him for a while! Thanks again and Happy New Year!

[Patti]

I am so glad to hear he is doing better. That is great you can spend the next week nursing him back to health.

[LuvMySissy]

Originally Posted by chuey

Hello All!

Chuey is up and moving and sends his best! He can't believe he has so many friends out there praying for him to get better quick!

He is doing much better today! Still a little wobbily, but getting better by the hour. He is doing so well with his potty training! It just melts my heart that he remembers to go on the pads in his state! What a guy huh? He still has a little runny nose, but thats a good sign I take it cuz it means the yucky stuff is coming out right? He is playing with his toys a little here and there. And ohhhh, how he loves how his Papa did his new bed in his kennel. Heating pad and sheep skin nonetheless!! He is so comfy and just cuddles up in there like if he never wants to come out. I know he is so much more comfortable here than at that ugly hospital place! He "screamed" this morning when I gave him his shot, but the anger quickly passed.

His food intake is still really great. He eats Royal Kanin puppy and in between I give him so soft steak chunk dog treats. Forgot the brand because I threw out the conainer it came in and put it in real Tupperware. I will try the cheddar cheese and see if he likes it. He just loves his dry food, I mean he really loves it!!

Does anybody have a good dry treat to recommend? Please do. Thanks again for all your prayers. I know they are doing wonders for Chuey. I still have all of next week off from work to spend with him so I am going to try my hardest to nurse him back to health. He's a little stinky from the animal hospital but I will just use a baby wipe or something. No baths for him for a while! Thanks again and Happy New Year!

We're so glad to hear that Cheuy is doing better. Even though he screams for his shots, at least he is home and comfortable.

We love the puppy treats by Old Mother Hubbard. They are really small bones (but we still broke them up into several pieces). Good ingredients and inexpensive. You probably will only find them at a store like PetSuppliesPlus, PetCo or PetsMart.

[Sweetums]

Oh my what a terrible time little Chuey has had! Thank heavens he is okay. I had no idea that Bordatella is not good for Yorkies. Our little pup (she's not a tiny) is 3&1/2 mos and weighs 3&1/2 lbs. She just had a Bordatella because we need to put her in daycare for a day next week and they all require it. I never knew it wasn't a good thing for them. Yikes! She threw up right after, and we took her back to the vet for Benedryl. No one said she could actually get sick from it. Then she sneezed quite a bit the first day, but it has gotten much better since then. Now only an occasional sneeze first thing in the morning. Her tummy is still a little iffy tho. Her elimination is somewhat unpredictable and before it, she was really regular. So I'm not so happy to hear that the Bordatella is the culprit. I'll probably never do it again. Don't know what we'll do if we have to leave her alone *sigh*

Hope you'll keep updating on Chuey.

[chuey]

Hello All!

I am glad to report that Chuey is doing much better and can't wait to bring the New Year in with a BANG! He is breathing pretty good and I only heard him sniffle/sneeze once today! It's such a relief! He is still wobbily but getting much, much better. I called the vet about this and he said its normal cuz he's still a little weak from the pneumonia. He asked about his appetite and I said, Chuey? Com'on, you know he isn't missing any meals! And that's a great sign the Dr. said! He is running and walking to his food as fast as he can! He still screams from the shots, but what can I expect right? Dr. said all blood work was normal. I am so happy for him! He is fighting so hard. He is sleeping a lot and is enjoying all the hugs and babying he's getting from mom and dad! But they're so cute we can't help but get mushy over them right? I would like him to be drinking more water, but we'll work on that.

Thanks again for all your help and I will keep you all posted regularly.

Baby Chuey, getting stronger.

[chuey]

Sweetums,
Weird, didn't see your post till after mine!

Ya, apperantly, the bord. vacc is not the greatest thing in the world for them at this age. I've heard diff things from diff yorkie owners. So do give it to them when they are young, some don't. In my case, we did not need to, but I didn't know any better. Thank god your Sweetums is doing better. I felt SOOOO bad after everything Chuey has gone through and I can't help but feel guilty about my ignorance. Poor kid. I don't know what you feed Sweetums, but Chuey loves the Royal Kanin puppy. He prefers it to the soft treats I give him in between meals sometimes! He is a really great pup!

Best of luck! Take care. And Sweetums will be 100% in no time!!

[chuey]

Hello All!

Chuey is doing much better! Sorry I haven't posted updates, but you know how the holidays go. Chuey has a follow-up appt today so I will definitely post an update after that. He's breathing great, but is still wobbily and weak. He gets better everyday though!

I'll let you know! Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers!

[LuvMySissy]

Originally Posted by chuey

Hello All!

Chuey is doing much better! Sorry I haven't posted updates, but you know how the holidays go. Chuey has a follow-up appt today so I will definitely post an update after that. He's breathing great, but is still wobbily and weak. He gets better everyday though!

I'll let you know! Thanks again for your thoughts and prayers!

Glad to hear that Chuey continues to make progress and his breathing is good again. Let's hope the wobbliness and weakness is just from having been sick.