Something is dreadfully wrong! Help!

[Dione1684]

Please, please take her to as many vets as it takes to figure this out. I don't think you should put her down unless you get an accurate diagnosis and it's something that is untreatable. Don't let them tell you to put her down because they can't figure it out. Has she been tested for lyme disease? Lyme disease, if left untreated can cause lots of aches and pains. She definitely needs to see another vet and soon. Also, she probably needs fluids. As much as licking on ice cubes can help, it's not enough to stave off dehydration. You, as her mother, are obviously very worried! I would be flipping out as well. The best thing to do for her is to take her to as many vets as it takes. Maybe try an emergency center. I agree with getting her neck and brain looked at. Good luck and I really hope everything turns out okay.

[red98vett]

I don't have any good advise but am sending you prayers you find out what's wrong and all the best to you

[erika1948]

The first thing I thought of was lyme disease. I wish all the best for your little baby.

[Mybabe4me]

Hi there I would like to say welcome to this great group. A bunch a great yorkie mom's and dad's are here and give great help.
When did Daisy start showing signs of these problems??? Was it right after you got her or was it after you moved??
I am going to do a little research for you and see what I can come up with. I have a special needs pup myself and his is a neck problem. He has AAI(Atlantoaxial Instability) this is a defect with the vertabra in the neck. It can be aquired congenitally or by injury like being kicked or hit by a car. It takes a xray of the neck to see it and the vet really has to know what they are looking for becuase it goes undiagnosed and misdiagnosed very often. I know for experiance I had both happen to me. Unfortanately my little guy broke his neck becuase of vet screw ups. So now he can not walk. But I am going to check more into this for you and see if there is a possiblity it could be this. It might be something you might want to ask you doctor about.
If you would like more info on this please do not hestiate to Pm me. I will answer any question you have. I will pm you later on with more info.
Give Daisy a gentle belly rub from us. And a big hug to you for what you are going through. I know it is tough.

[bcbrooklyn]

Wow...what a great group of Yorkie lovers! Thank you all so much for your responses and comments and advice. I took Daisy after about a month of this to her Vet who could not find anything wrong. He did a complete blood count and said she had normal levels of everything, including her white blood cell count which means there is no infection. He said she might have "false pregnancy" issues since it all started right after she went out of heat. In fact he is the one that said his own Yorkie had similar symptoms during a falst prenancy. But after 3 days and no improvement with her I took her to the Animal Emergency Hospital. They took xrays (which the vet didn't do) and did a thorough exam but didn't find anything specific to diagnose. They said that they noticed she had a couple of areas in her upper spine that seemed sensitive because she yelped when they prodded her there. But the xrays show nothing remarkable. So after that visit they just said to baby her, no stairs, hand feed her, help her up and down from furniture for a few weeks and hopefully she'll improve. Well she hasn't...she hasn't gotten worse but she still has all the same original symptoms. When I give her her medicine I put her on the kitchen counter and the entire time she is looking down low. She doesn't seem to have worse pain when her head is lifted for the meds so I just don't know. But I think I will make another appointment for a 3rd opinion tomorrow. What is weird about it all is that there are times that she does come out of this little shell she is in and I'll see a little tail wag here and there. It's usually when I am talking "puppy talk" to her and loving her with my voice. That gets her tail wagging a little bit...so we want our little happy go lucky Daisy back. Some of you mentioned that she might be experiencing problems from old injuries from the elderly lady that owned them since puppyhood. I would think that any injuries she may have had would have reared it's ugly head a lot sooner than this. We were told by the neice that had them after she died that the lady had a cane and she would use her feet and her cane to shove the dogs out of the way or if they peed she was known to kick them "across the room". I cried and cried for them when I first brought them home. Someone should have had her arrested long ago for that kind of abuse. Both of these dogs would cower and hide in corners and I thought I might have to dogs that were just unhappy pups for the rest of their lives. But I brought them out of that shell pretty quick...when I first brought them home I had to hunt them down in the house in the morning to take them outside. And within a week when I would call their names they would come wagging tails and jumping up on my legs and with their happy faces on. But there has to be some of those emotions still buried within them. I won't even yell at them if one of them has an accident...we don't yell...and they know anyway and it's usually not their fault anyway...I usually have been gone too long. My girls are good little girls and so loyal...I just can't stand this and in fact this morning...poor baby is shaking so bad and she's got that left paw up...I'm going to head out the animal hospital on the other side of town and see if they can figure this out. I'll report later today. Thanks again for all your advice and caring love for my Daisy!

[Yorkieluv]

bcbrooklyn, I am praying for Daisy.

[ARCHIE]

I feel so sorry for you in not getting answers that would help you
make Daisy feel better! I hope the new doc can give you some clear
answers as to what might be causing her to act like this.
You mentioned you and she just moved in with your daughter.
Do you think that depression from the move might be playing into this condition. Daisy came out of her shell when you first got her and got comfortable in her surroundings now the move. I wonder if anything can
be connected since nothing else seems to be working.
Prayer's coming for both of you.

[teffiemoore]

You know reading how some ppl can abuse these little angels can bring tears and anger faster in me than anything else..I just feel for these babies,they are so dependent on us for most everything and the trust they have. To think of them being kicked across the room for potty accidents..mine would have a permanant spot on the "the other side of the room" if thats how I handled it....So glad you have little Daisy and her buddy now! I'm sure she is thankful for you. Please do keep us posted on her visit today...

[bcbrooklyn]

Well after another 3 hours in the animal hospital and yet still no diagnosis...hopefully tomorrow we'll have an answer. Today he poked and prodded her and really pissed her off because she showed teeth and nipped at him, especially as he was pressing on her lower back. He took her neck and moved her head in every direction without her yelping so it must be lower. He said that Yorkie's bone structures are extremely sensitive to breaks if a little kid is playing rough or just anything that can cause those little tiny bones to fracture. He said the only way they can really tell is to do a CAT scan or MRI and those get really expensive, in the thousands. He said we could start with xray studies and have their licensed radiologists look at them tomorrow. That is the minimum they can start with and already that's about a $700 more than I have. If I can round up the $$ tomorrow I guess I'll start there. Does anyone know of any charitable organizations that donate this kind of care? I am actually a orthopaedic patient myself on SS Disability myself from a fall down a flight of stairs 6 years ago..so I have spine issues myself requiring a double fusion one of these day. A stroke kept me from my surgery about a year ago so now that I've gone a year clean of any stroke symptoms I will likely be up for the fusion this summer. Nevertheless the expenditures for a very sick dog like this are not in line with my own finances. I need to find help. Any suggestions or direction towards vet care charitable organizations might help. Thank you all so much.

[psvidesigner]

I wish I could help. It is devastating to know that we have no control over them when they get sick. I pray everything goes well and you little baby bounces back to good health soon.

[Sweetums]

This is from "I Took My Louie To The Vet This Morning":

" I have been hand-feeding him chicken and he is eating some pumpkin mixed with yorgurt but he wont eat unless I hand it to him. He isnt drinking and goes and stands somewhere and just stands there forever. He doesnt come out of the cage in the morning when I open it to let him out. He just lays there. When I came home this morning to get him to take him to the vet he was upstairs in my closet in the dark laying on my shoes. He is usually so happy and active that I dont know what has gotten in to him."

"My husband picked Louie up from the vet and I just talked to him and he said Louie seems alot better. He was eating his dog food as we spoke. The fluids and the steroid shot must have him feeling alot better. I hope he keeps feeling okay after the shot wears off."

"Thanks everyone! Louie is back to his sweet self again. The prednisone did the trick. He is back to being my Brazilian clown. Thanks for the good thoughts. It is scary when you can see they don't feel well and you can't figure out what is wrong with them and they cant tell you."

Does this sound like Daisy's problem maybe? Can you get the vet to at least try a steroid shot and see if the symptoms abate? If the symptoms went away, then you'd know for sure it's her back, and possibly it might clear up with a shot of steroid.

P.S. I'd be willing to donate to the vet, and perhaps others might do the same in order to cover your vet bill.

[windsor'smom]

www.wrappedinkindness.com

Found this in another post and thought it might help. Best of luck, hope you find some relief for your little angel.

[Yorkiedaze]

I always say.......hold a big garage sale and have a clear jar on the table for donations, with picture and reason. Ask all your neighbors to add to the garage sale and you will sell things for them for 25% of all the sales. You will be surprised at the amount of money you can make. Also make up cup cakes, cookies and such and put a big pot of coffee out. Sell the goodies and let the coffee be free. People LOVE that kind of thing.
Good luck with your baby.

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

i hope she gets better...keep us updated...and sorry i couldn't be of any help on her symptoms..