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11-04-2010, 12:40 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pawling, NY, USA
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| Hypoglycemia - Are you a nervous owner? HELP I am researching Yorkies day and night! I cannot wait to purchase/adopt a Yorkshire Terrier. Recently, thanks to this wonderful site I was directed to Puppies for sale Yorkie Maltese Shihtzu Cavalier Havanese Pomeranian Chihuahua Breeders I have been reading a lot on Hypoglycemia and the severity and probability of a Yorkie suffering some this, which can sometimes lead to death. There was a section that I was unsure about reading, so I wanted to come straight to the source - THE ACTUAL experienced OWNERS and YORKIE LOVERS. Can you "overhold" a Yorkie? Is it detrimental to mix wet and dry food? Is there credibility to these statements? PLEASE Help. I want to know all the facts and your past experiences. Thank You for your time & all the amazing information you have all provided here. I love this! -Chelsea |
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11-04-2010, 05:47 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pawling, NY, USA
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| The article I was referring to..... " Hypoglycemia doesn't just come from, lack of food. It essentially does but there are other factors that make it worse & happen faster. ~Poor diet. This is easy, feed your puppy often and well. Know things like dont mix wet food and dry food together. Dry food when it gets wet starts to grow bacteria within 6 hours. Wet food should be refrigerated always and properly. Wet can food only belongs in a can when it is on the shelf un-opened. Once opened it should be refrigerated in a plastic container with a cover of some sort. Puppies need dry puppy food. Foods that move well through a puppy when its young and helps with all stages of change are chicken, brown rice, peas, carrots, Cottage cheese, Probiotic Yorgurt, eggs and well drained hamburger, Dry puppy food, wet food and clean water. Clean water means, the water bowl is dumped out on a daily basis, rinsed or washed and refilled. ~Over handling and not enough sleep or rest. What is over handling ? Taking the puppies too many places. Letting too many friends, neighbors handle the puppy, check out the new puppy. An older dog or puppy in the home playing witht he puppy for too long. Waking the puppy constantly. Important....8-14 week old puppies sleep 80% percent of their day. Going to the groomer and the vet all in the same day can lead to Hypoglycemia. Holding the puppy all the time and it doesnt get something to drink or eat when it comes to mind and the puppy is thinking about it. Puppies are impulsive. When the moment of thirst and hunger arrises, the oppurtunity should be there. If someone is always holding the puppy and not giving it enough floor time, it misses those moments it may have gotten a drink or eaten a few kibbles. Holding a puppy all the time keeps it awake too much too. All this can lead to Hypoglycemia. ~Young children, all children.... including teenagers and young adults. Are a puppy's worst nightmare. Go to our page called "Toy Breeds and Children". Enlighten yourself Spare your new puppy this stress and fear. ~Trips... Vet, Saloon. Is all neccesary and part of being a new puppy owner. It has to be done. But should be done with care and caution. Pay attention for signs of stress. New puppies dont belong in vehicles...only when neccesary. ~Other misc outings, Traing classes, social groups and car rides. Not neccesary, shouldnt be happening until the puppy is in its new home for atleast 4 weeks and has had all its shots and wormers completed and has made proper environmental adjustments. ~Playing too much or for too long. Amajor problem with Toy Breeds and new puppy owners. Puppies should only be allowed so many minutes to run and romp and play and then they should rest. They shouldnt be allowed to run loose everywhere in a home or yard like a crazed lunatic all over the place and trust me they will try to do it...... Its a puppy, like a kid, sometimes they dont know when to rest or that they have over exerted themselves. Puppies should be kept calm and have a secure place to nap, like a crate and only have a couple of rooms to explore and run about when in a new home. Puppies that play too much and are over exerted use more calories and food faster and will become Hypoglycemia fast, within one day or two. Playing too much for too long can cause vomiting which will lead to Hypoglycemia even faster. ~Change of food. Is tough but it has to happen and should be monitored with care and caution. When Toy Breed puppies miss a meal...it matters. This can lead to Hypoglycemia. ~Change of environment is taken very personally by a Toy Breed puppy. Why ? Well other sizes of dog breeds have mostly been bred for work ethic. Hunting, tracking, herding, guarding, sporting etc. Not the Toy Breed though, they have been bred for hundreds of years for nothing more than personal companionship. So they take their job very seriously, their job being to be attached to their family and provide companionship to their family. So at 8-10 weeks when they leave their human family and that includes their family of dogs, mom, dad, siblings....they dont make adjustments as fast as lets say other dog sizes, like Minature, Medium, Large and Giant breeds. Moving from one home to another for a Toy Breed puppy is very personal to them, its very upseting and can cause an array of issues immediately. Leading to Hypoglycemia. " |
11-05-2010, 04:53 AM | #3 |
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| There is some truth to this, but my goodness a new pup is supposed to be exciting. Here would be my condensed version: Feed very young pups often. Keep Nutrical on hand. Keep an ER vet number close. Let puppy sleep when they want to. Don't let him/her play for extended periods. No walking until two weeks after last puppy shots. Use caution when allowing anybody to handle your puppy. It's mostly just common sense. Relax and enjoy it.
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11-05-2010, 05:09 AM | #4 |
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| I would stay away from that site. They look like brokers. Ellie May offers good advice. Stick to YT for some information. We have a health section and in the "yorkies wanted" section, at the very top there is a list of questions a new owner should ask when searching for a breeder, warning signs of what to stay away from, etc.
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11-05-2010, 05:37 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks & Warning Thanks so much for the information. In case anyone is wondering, the site is puppies234.com I'm going to post about this website, they seem a little fishy. Very aggressive and rude, and the reviews I have read have been pretty negative. The perk to this website is the cost. $440 for a yorkie? That's a great deal! Especially in the Northeast. But with that comes a great risk. They are legitimate, however incredibly impatient, demanding and condesending. If anyone is interested in purchasing from this site I would recommend saving up the money to buy from a breeder for approx $1000. You get what you pay for. Thank you for the advice. |
11-05-2010, 06:53 AM | #6 |
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| Please don't buy a puppy from that website. They are brokers and most likely get their puppies from puppy mills and backyard breeders. Those puppies are poor examples of the breeds. Reputable breeders never let brokers sell their puppies! They care where their puppies go so they carefully screen potential homes themselves. Yorkie and other toy breed puppies are at the highest risk for hypoglycemia during the first three months. Yorkie puppies should not be sold until they are 12 weeks old (or older if they weight less than two pounds). Find a reputable breeder and get a healthy puppy. |
11-05-2010, 07:01 AM | #7 | |
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| Thanks for your concern! I was hesitant, and now I am sure and FURIOUS. It breaks my heart. No animals should be treated like that, not to mention humans! The woman who answers the phones is cold, rude, impatient and lacks any desire to answer questions. Quote:
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11-05-2010, 07:14 PM | #8 | |
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11-05-2010, 07:42 PM | #9 |
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| Looks more like @$400 for mutts. They are mixing anything at all. Some of the parents are mixes. There is only one pup on the two pages listed for Yorkies and Yorkie mixes that looks like a yorkie to me, and since the other pups looks so far off I would not be interested in that one either. I know that sounds heartless to the poor little cuties that still need homes regardless. But, when you give people like that a dime, you are contributing to the problem. You have to just close the page and walk away. If you feel moved to do something, donate to a rescue (where many of these dogs may wind up if they are lucky, mills if they are not) or send a donation to one of the groups fighting to close puppymills. There are no financial short cuts to owning a quality yorkie. No one who is raising these precious little ones can do it right and sell the pups for $400!!! You won't break even at that even with large litter. There are lots of quality breeders here on YT --- find one and feel secure, knowing you are buying from a conscientious breeder who puts her pups first.
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11-06-2010, 06:28 AM | #10 | |
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11-06-2010, 06:47 AM | #11 | |
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OP -- feel free to post and ask about any breeder you are considering. Chances are there will be someone who knows something about them. Even in my small town, I found another YT member had a sibling to my pup, Ben. So we both had shared experiences with the same breeder and knew a couple others in the area too. Getting first had info is important, going and seeing their set up is even more important. So many talk a good talk, even have fancy websites, then you find out they are running a small MILL! Best to see it first hand.
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