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KristiC · 03-01-2005, 05:08 PM

How long has it been since this has happened and how old his he? I am no means a vet but keep your eye on him and if you notice anything abnormal then take him on.Lilli had a concusion when she was about 6 months and that was the most terrible time of my life!!!!!!! My Yorkies are my world I feel the same why with them that a I do my son I would do anything for them I dont care how much money it would take My Son and my Yorkies are my world.And I will tell you the truth I was a cat lover until I met the bred Yorkshire Terrier! And I rescue anything if I see it on the side of the road its mine! I have always been a animal lover of all kinds I dont care what it is If it needs a home i have got it one

kys24 · 03-01-2005, 05:31 PM

it happened on feb 11th so it's been almost a month.. and no signs of abnormal behavior. thank god. and what happneed to lilli when she had a concussion? what did you do to save her? im sorry to hear that but im glad everything turned out ok.

KristiC · 03-01-2005, 05:37 PM

When it first happened she stiffend up I thought I lost her! I was terrified and then she started to drool and went into shock! I rushed her to the ER vet and they gave her some med inflaming to her brain I had to watch her for a week to make sure she would be ok poor thing she was so upset she jump off the couch and hit her head just right and then I picked her up as soon as it happened ans she was stiff I freaked OUT! I thought I lost her! But she is fine know wouldnt even be able to tell anything happened to her!

Harbinger · 03-01-2005, 06:05 PM

I'm so glad she's fine now. If anything happened to my yorkie I don't know what I'd do.... To be safe though the emergency clinic and my vets phone # are right on the fridge just in case.....

Olivier · 03-09-2005, 01:13 PM

Sibelle was born with it , she is now 6 years old and weight 14 ounces . The hole is smaller and it never stop her . She loves her owner and her owner loves her .

This is not a question of good or bad breeders . Some are born with and some not . It is nature .

Emma's Dad · 03-10-2005, 10:13 AM

Emma has this exact same thing, she is 18 weeks now and I can feel it on her hard, it is like a small indent. I think it has shrunk a bit, at least relative to her size, and I was VERY protective at first when I heard about it, but she plays with other dogs, has hit her hard (sometimes hard) on tables, chairs, walls, nothing seems to phase her so I'm not too worried about it. The vet said the only way it would ever hurt her is if something pierced the skull at that exact point, and it would have to be a long sharp object, so realistically it's not a big worry, because if something like that was hitting her head anyway its bad no matter what!

Angelfish · 03-28-2005, 09:01 PM

Pixie has a soft spot too. The breeder put us through a pretty brutal screening before letting her go home with us. I wouldn't let the kids (the youngest is 7) even hold her for her first month home. I drive 40 minutes to the breeder's vet just because he knows her and her "special needs" During our last regular visit I asked if there were any surgical procedures, like a metal plate to protect her brain. He actually told my I was being overly cautious and it would take a freak accident for any brain damage to occur even if the hole never closes up. Something like a pencil being stabbed in just the right spot. Wouldn't you know, a week later she fell off the bed and knocked her head on the edge of her crate and it swelled all up. Crazy drive to his office and several buckets of worried tears later he gave her a Cortizone shot to bring down the swelling and antibiotics, and now she is right as rain. The accident had nothing to do with her soft spot, it was just a bruise really, but the vet said it is important with any head injuries for her to have antibiotics so any fluids do not travel into the brain area through the open soft spot, since an infection inside this area could be fatal. So now we don't overprotect her, but I have the vet's home number and permission to call just in case!

It does sound like a problem with just the little bitty pups though. Pixie is 4 months now an just finally made it to 1.5 pounds.

03-28-2005, 09:01 PM	#22
Angelfish Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sedalia, Missouri Posts: 26	Pixie has a soft spot too. The breeder put us through a pretty brutal screening before letting her go home with us. I wouldn't let the kids (the youngest is 7) even hold her for her first month home. I drive 40 minutes to the breeder's vet just because he knows her and her "special needs" During our last regular visit I asked if there were any surgical procedures, like a metal plate to protect her brain. He actually told my I was being overly cautious and it would take a freak accident for any brain damage to occur even if the hole never closes up. Something like a pencil being stabbed in just the right spot. Wouldn't you know, a week later she fell off the bed and knocked her head on the edge of her crate and it swelled all up. Crazy drive to his office and several buckets of worried tears later he gave her a Cortizone shot to bring down the swelling and antibiotics, and now she is right as rain. The accident had nothing to do with her soft spot, it was just a bruise really, but the vet said it is important with any head injuries for her to have antibiotics so any fluids do not travel into the brain area through the open soft spot, since an infection inside this area could be fatal. So now we don't overprotect her, but I have the vet's home number and permission to call just in case! It does sound like a problem with just the little bitty pups though. Pixie is 4 months now an just finally made it to 1.5 pounds. __________________ AngelFish

03-01-2005, 05:08 PM	#16
KristiC Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 669	How long has it been since this has happened and how old his he? I am no means a vet but keep your eye on him and if you notice anything abnormal then take him on.Lilli had a concusion when she was about 6 months and that was the most terrible time of my life!!!!!!! My Yorkies are my world I feel the same why with them that a I do my son I would do anything for them I dont care how much money it would take My Son and my Yorkies are my world.And I will tell you the truth I was a cat lover until I met the bred Yorkshire Terrier! And I rescue anything if I see it on the side of the road its mine! I have always been a animal lover of all kinds I dont care what it is If it needs a home i have got it one

03-01-2005, 05:31 PM	#17
kys24 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 52	it happened on feb 11th so it's been almost a month.. and no signs of abnormal behavior. thank god. and what happneed to lilli when she had a concussion? what did you do to save her? im sorry to hear that but im glad everything turned out ok.

03-01-2005, 05:37 PM	#18
KristiC Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 669	When it first happened she stiffend up I thought I lost her! I was terrified and then she started to drool and went into shock! I rushed her to the ER vet and they gave her some med inflaming to her brain I had to watch her for a week to make sure she would be ok poor thing she was so upset she jump off the couch and hit her head just right and then I picked her up as soon as it happened ans she was stiff I freaked OUT! I thought I lost her! But she is fine know wouldnt even be able to tell anything happened to her!

03-01-2005, 06:05 PM	#19
Harbinger Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 371	I'm so glad she's fine now. If anything happened to my yorkie I don't know what I'd do.... To be safe though the emergency clinic and my vets phone # are right on the fridge just in case.....

03-09-2005, 01:13 PM	#20
Olivier Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,999	Sibelle was born with it , she is now 6 years old and weight 14 ounces . The hole is smaller and it never stop her . She loves her owner and her owner loves her . This is not a question of good or bad breeders . Some are born with and some not . It is nature .

03-10-2005, 10:13 AM	#21
Emma's Dad Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22	Emma has this exact same thing, she is 18 weeks now and I can feel it on her hard, it is like a small indent. I think it has shrunk a bit, at least relative to her size, and I was VERY protective at first when I heard about it, but she plays with other dogs, has hit her hard (sometimes hard) on tables, chairs, walls, nothing seems to phase her so I'm not too worried about it. The vet said the only way it would ever hurt her is if something pierced the skull at that exact point, and it would have to be a long sharp object, so realistically it's not a big worry, because if something like that was hitting her head anyway its bad no matter what!