I don't know how/why I forgot to post this.....When Higgins was a baby, he developed the cough and foamy spitup thing, but when we took him to our favorite vet in Florida, he SHOWED me his swollen tonsils! Did you know that they get "tonsillitis" just like kids do??? I didn't even know Yorkies HAD tonsils!
So, be aware of the more serious possibilities, but don't panic, and get 'em to the vet to know for sure. Higgins tonsils cleared right up with the antibiotics he was taking for coccidiosis at the time.

More recently, I gave Higgins an almond to chomp on since I was eating a handful and he was begging. SCAREd THE HECK OUT OF ME! He is ALLERGIC to almonds! Started to close up his airway! Maybe they all are. Pogo loves 'em and has never had a problem, but now I don't give Higgins OR Pogo any nuts at all. I should have known better. As Dr. Phil would say "What was I thinking??!!!"

Yup, if you aren't sure if it's good to feed your Yorkie a certain food, DON'T DO IT! :)

About snorting, Yoda does that from time to time as well, but only a few snorts, nothing major. I really haven't heard too much about Yorkie snorting being a problem, but I haven't researched it too much, either...

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That's a great resource for Yorkies and health issues. Very well put together with tons of detail!

Thanks FastEddie, I try to cover everything that I can find that affects our little yorkies. I have one that is also a LiverShut survivor, and doing very well now.

Red98vett, Maddie does the snorting too. My vet said it is called reverse sneezing. If I pick her up and rub her nose she will quit or I take her out for fresh air. Rudy doesn't do it only Maddie.............Cindy

mmyorkies ... thanks again for link to your site! I discovered an interesting thing in the "health" part! CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS ... I had never heard that word until a few years ago! We were working in Chicago and my husband had been way out away from the city to meet with a landowner who had a dairy farm. His schedule was really hectic that day and he didn't have time for lunch so he just zipped through a "fast-food" place and grabbed a burger. Late that afternoon he suddenly became violently ill. He couldn't retain anything ... food, water ... nothing! This is really gross, but I didn't know that anyone could throw up or go diahrrea that many times ... he could hardly lay down before he had to run back to the bathroom! He was so sick that by the time I took him to the ER [about 6 AM] that he was dehydrated. This went on for days and the doctors took culture after culture and were so puzzled ... just couldn't tell me anything other than the fact that they couldn't find what was causing it! They just kept trying different medications trying to "hit" on one that worked! I was mortified ... I had never seen anyone this sick that didn't die!! As I was making arrangements to fly him home to a hospital in Birmingham [where I was familiar with doctors & reputation for success] the doctor called me ... very excited ... we know what it is!! He said they rarely see it in humans ... CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS!!! They knew immediately the correct antibiotic to treat it with ... and right away he responded and began to improve! Later, as we recounted to the doctor [for the bzillionth time] every single thing he had done prior to getting sick ... he had met with the dairy farmer & they shook hands when he left there ... then he had that burger!! The doctor said it HAD to have come from the farmer OR a food server that had not washed their hands!! :eek: We could never know which one gave him the germ since he never had a chance to wash his hands after touching the farmer's hand! From that day forward we are never without a bottle of waterless germicide ... we have it in every vehicle, bathroom, kitchen, etc.!! ;) I cannot imagine if one of our babies contracted this nasty bacteria how horrible it would be nor how long these tiny little guys could survive!! So, everyone, wash those hands and wash them often!!! Our only problem now is VERY dry skin!!! :D

I'm sorry that your husband experienced that. There are several health problems that can be transfered to humans from dogs, just as there are many problems that humans have that our animals now suffer with. There are so many health problems, but I try to research the ones that are the most common with our little furkids.

I was amazed when I read the lady's post about ringworm ... now CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS!! Can't wait to read the rest of the information on your site. Thanks again!

Are you by chance planning to show at Delaware Valley? I don't know if any of Ava's dogs will be there but Toto's Dad, Wyatt won something there last year!

Right now we only stay in the states surrounding Indiana. Both hubby and I work so we can't travel too far on the week-ends for shows. Wed have been in Ind, Mich, Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin. It is just too hard to travel long hours after the shows on Sundays.

Just wanted to add my thanks for your wonderful site, mmyorkies! It is very reassuring to have such good little dog expertise here at YorkieTalk! :D

Thanks, I know when I first got my first 2 yorkies I didn't know anything about them, and the places I found on the internet were not very warm to pet people. If you didn't show they didn't have time for you, so I started researching and I swore that I would build my site and have a list that would help pet owners, hobby breeders, and new show people if I could. It has taken a while, but it is building up and I have met many people that are friendly. There are so many more lists and forums now than when I first started looking. That was 6 years ago, and now I also show and breed.

Hi! Just found this site. My two yorkies both have this. My younger one, Zeb has had the condition since he was young and I took him to the vets panicking but he is fine and always wears an harness as this helps him. He only gets the coughing occasionally now.

My older one, Zack (Zeb's dad) started with it a couple of years ago - I had him checked over incase it was something else - he has had to wear an harness since as well.

I never realised it was a common thing among yorkies until the vet told me.