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Old 12-07-2010, 09:39 AM   #1
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I just got my yorkie named Chloe on Sunday. I can't get her to eat her food at all. She seems so sad and she's so skinny. I need help on what to feed her. She is also puppy pad trained but won't go on the puppy pad at my apartment. This is my first yorkie ever so I feel lost.
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Let me add that she's 3 years old and got spayed 3 weeks ago. She had a C-section 4 weeks ago cuz the pups were too big for her. They were 2 weeks early and none of them made it. They all died. Could that have something to do with it?

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I am so sorry your little Chloe is feeling depressed. I don't know as much on this subject as some of our expert breeders. You may want to post this in the Breeders Talk section. I would think that after such a traumatic experience she would naturally feel depressed and confused. I hope you get some suggestions and that she's feeling better soon.

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Old 12-07-2010, 09:52 AM   #4
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ok.. how do I go there? Where can I find it?
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I'm not sure about the breeding situation (that is so sad!) but her 'sadness' may just be a transitional thing. You've only had her for a few days, correct? I brought my Levi home when he was almost 2 years old, and it took awhile for him to feel completely settled in and comfortable...even though I had met him several times previously and had even kept him overnight before bringing him home permanently. He seemed playful and happy enough, but we did have some transitional issues the first few weeks, mainly refusal to eat and potty issues.

To entice him to eat when I first got him, I would mix in wet food with his kibble. He's never refused wet food, but would often completely ignore his kibble, no matter how hard I tried to get him to eat. This worked pretty well for us. He'd usually eat the wet food, then decide to eat the kibble. Even if he only ate the wet food, I felt better because I knew he was at least eating something.

He also came to me with potty issues, and it took us awhile to get into a routine. His first family hadn't trained him well, he was doing pretty well with pottying outside with his foster family, but had a lot of accidents the first couple of weeks I had him. Once we got into a regular routine, the accidents almost completely stopped. It is a little different because I was outdoor training him, but just be consistent with the pad training and I'm sure she will pick it up.

Don't give up! It may just take her some time to settle in and feel comfortable and at home. I'm glad you could give this little girl a new home.
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Well she's not playful at all. She's so scared of everything... every little movement that I make, she freaks out.
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Poor little angel has been through so much. She may be timid for a long time depending on where she came from.
Just give her everything she needs and give her space. Don't push yourself on her...in time she will figure out that you are there for her.
Sometimes they will not eat for even 3 or 4 days, but usually they will eat after they settle in. Provide a high quality dog food and always have a bowl of water on hand for her. I feed my pups Castor and Pollux Ultramix which can be found at Petsmart....there are many good dog foods available.
Good luck and keep us posted on her progress!
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Hang in there. I got my first Yorkie in June when he was 5 months old. Even though his history was not sad like your little Chloe's, he was pretty timid for the first 2 or 3 weeks. I was worried that he would never be secure.
It's hard when a dog doesn't give you "feedback" or even seems so sad. Also, don't be surprised if she makes progress and then regresses from time to time. She's been through a trauma. Once she feels safe again, you will have an amazingly devoted little compaion.
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How long do you think it should take? I'm scared she may never come out of it.
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Try feeding her little bits by hand too. I'm no expert, but I bet with consistent cuddles and reassurance of safety that Chloe will start to warm up to you soon enough. Just don't get too worried or discouraged.
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I would make some plain chicken and see if she'll eat bits of that by hand. You could try drizzling a little warm chicken broth over her kibble with the little bits of chicken in it. Also, get some Nurti-Cal and give her a little each day she doesn't eat. Just give her time to learn that she can trust you and nothing is going to hurt her. Did the Vet give you pain meds? Maybe she still has some pain.
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How long do you think it should take? I'm scared she may never come out of it.

Where did you get her? Was it directly from the breeder or from a rescue? Do you know what kind of environment she was in?
If she was in a puppy mill, then the length of time for her to respond will be longer than if she were in a home being bred where she got human attention.
I have two yorkies who came from a bad situation about three years ago. They did bond with me fairly quickly, but they are both still very timid around other people.
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lady jane... she was from a breeder but the leash that they had her on smelt like dog poop and was raggedy looking. She met me at walmart and wouldn't invite me to her house witch I thought was weird, like if she was trying to hide there living condition. But the lady said she was a happy dog and very playful and that she used the puppy pad but she is nothing like that with me.
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I took her to the vet today and the vet. He gave her some vitamins to use for a week that will make her have an appetite. I had been treating her like a foster child that got taken away from her family by constantly holding her but I must realize that dogs are canines and not humans. I tried what one posted about just leaving her alone and let her come around on her own. Yesterday I did that and she started eating. Altho it was cat food I didn't care because she was atleast eating. She seems happier when she sees me and likes to be around me, but still not all the time. She so far doesn't like my son or cats. She was raised around other yorkies and the breeder told me it could just be that she's lonely from not having any other dogs.
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