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fat teacup My teacup looks like she's going to "blow up", specially after she drinks water. Is that normal? It scares me!! How much am I supposed to let her eat? |
ok first of all welcome to YT!!!! and i know this may come as pretty shocking but there's no such thing as a teacup yorkie. if you go onto search and type in teacup it will give you a lot of information. i'm not sure what it could be with her looking like she's going to "blow up". i'm sure someone on here can figure it out, good luck! and congrats on your new baby! |
do you have any pictures??? She probably won't blow up :) haha...but Stacisnyder05's dog Cosmo.....literally looked like he was going to blow up when she first got him :) ...maybe your pup is just a healthy eater!!!!! GRACIE LOVES COSMO!!! |
Let me start off by saying,,,,, Welcome to YT! How small is your furbaby? When I fist got my Gus he was a tiny little chunkie thing only 1.4 lb. But as he grew he got very skinny. I never seen him blow up after eatting or drinking. One time when grandma came to visit, she fed him a bit too much table food and he got sick,,, but he didn't get bloaded or anything. What do you feed her, and how much do you feed her? |
Welcome to YT. First of all there is no such thing as a teacup yorkie, like Megan said. How old is your pup and how much she weighs? Also what are you feeding her? Gucci is 1 yr old and she weighs 4.8lbs. I free feed her canidae dry kibble and water. Sometimes i give her natural balance meat rolls. So far she is ok. Exactly what you mean "she is going to blow up". |
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when I first got chloe she was really tiny, she was 8 oz at 12 weeks. Well she would bloat after every meal. It was the strangest thing, because she would actually have a completely round body. But I let her eat as much as she wanted because I really wanted her to gain some weight being that small and also to help prevent hypoglycemia. WHen thay are hyper little puppies they need all the food and protien they can get :p. Welcome to Yorkie TAlk! :) |
Welcome to YorkieTalk, lmuller! Hi, how old and how heavy is she now? She probably will NOT blow up or anything bad. Make sure she does get her water and do feed her too. Did the breeder tell you anything about what foods to feed her and how much? As far as teacups are concerned, it's generally a marketing term, as the breed standard calls for a full-grown Yorkie to be four to seven pounds. Here is our Frequently Asked Questions page, which details the teacup defintion: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6016 Please everyone remember that we are here to educate, please be gentle to our new YorkieTalk members that are new to the breed. We wouldn't want anyone to feel uncomfortable here when asking a question. Lots of new Yorkie parents just need some guidance and we welcome them with open arms, as this is what this community is all about! :) |
A warm welcome to yorkietalk :) dianne and prudence :) |
hi andWELCOME to YT if your baby is tiny maybe shes eating or drinking to much or maybe its just her, love to see some pics of your baby . wendy and rosie :rose: :yorkiesar |
Hi and welcome to Yt. |
How old is she ? You will have to lower the quantity of water she drink . As for food , you should free feed her . |
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my chi one time had so much to eat she was in pain she could not move. now i have to moniter all her meals. it's so sad to see her crying asking for food. but i have to do what's best for her. if you think your yorkie look like it's going to blow up you might want to call the vet and ask if she she should be looked at. better be safe then sorry. |
Hi & welcome to YT! :) Our Toto is small and overweight by 2.3 lbs.! Our vet is constantly scolding me and doesn't want her to weigh over 3 lbs. because of her tiny frame! We have had her on a diet since last December and she hasn't lost an ounce. :( We follow the vet's directions but she is a little "couch potato" and doesn't get a lot of exercise. She was 2 yrs. in July and only eats 1/8 c. of the canned Nutro weight formula in the morning and another 1/8 c. at her evening meal. I leave her about a tablespoon of dry kibble [Yorkie 28] down and she usually don't even eat that every day! In between meals she gets tiny treats for going to her wee wee pad, etc. If I were you, I would get my vet to check that little one over and suggest a feeding regimen based on the weight and age. Again, welcome and we are looking forward to hearing all about your baby! ;) |
Hi and welcome! This site is a wealth of great info. Glad you are here. |
hi, and welcome to yorkie talk,my name is gina and my pups name is lexi. you will learn so much here and you will love it...please dont hesitate asking any questions you might have..lexi seemed like she used to blow up too after a meal..her stomach get so round...it still does at 5 months... |
Welcome to YT. I would suggest that you try to feed your sweetie small amounts very often and see if that helps. Maybe some BeneBac on her food for a few days. Or maybe, just keep on doing what you are doing. My point is, that sometimes things don't change no matter what we do because they are normal. Ask your vet if you need to watch her foor intake. IF HER WATER INTAKE IS EXCESSIVE and she pees a lot, there are tests that your vet might want to run. Give her smoochies from Rini's cuties. |
Welcome to YT! I hope you come back and post again. I think you just used the term Teacup to mean she was smaller than normal. I also have a coupl e of "teacup" yorkies. :) as do many others on this forum. This is a common usage of the term and I bet she is adorable. I would love to see if you could post some pictures. Welcome again. |
Imuller, I really hope you post back and that I didn't offended you in anyway regarding the term "Teacup". It wasn't my intention. I hope you little one is doing ok. I will love to see pics of your little furbaby. Rini, gave you very good advise. Please keep us posted. |
Hi and welcome to YT. I notice you are from NJ where abouts? Maybe we could meet up one day. |
thank you!! Hello everyone, i'm back :) I haven't had time to post but I really appreciate all the replies :thumbup: I wasn't offended by anyone, you guys were awesome, but yes, I used the term "teacup" just to mean she's smaller than usually yorkies are, I mean, she's 2 months old and I can fit her in the palm of my hand, unlike my other yorkie, they're not from the same litter but they're the same age, and he's double her size. Anyway, I'm happy I had a chance to talk to a friend's aunt who's a vet. She told me that there's nothing wrong with her, since she's so small It's easy to get bloated, but she's very healthy and that, as some of you said (thank you), I sould just keep free feeding her as I was doing. :animal36 ps: sneri13 I'm in Delran, what about you? |
Your little one is adorable. Too cute. Im so happy that she is a healthy little girl and there is nothing wrong with her. |
your pup is adorable So glad you were able to speak with a vet; when it comes to these very little ones, you can never be too careful. When you have a minute take a couple pieces of dry food and put it in water and you can see how much larger it gets...it really does bloat their little belly. I agree with Adm. they need plenty of water. Good Luck with your new little adorable pup and ask any question !!! Will we try to help. I reread and I don't want you to think the dry food is not good for them, it is. There are threads you might read later on quality foods ( I don't know if you said what you are feeding) If you decide to change later, it should be done in a very gradual way over a 7 day period. Mostly old food 1st day and a little more new and a little less old each day. |
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