Heartbreaking yorkie in Los Angeles Animal Control

[msjagg]

What a wonderful thing you and your hubby have done for Ella. I'm soo glad she's settling in. She's such a sweet little girl. I feel sorry for everything she's gone through, But, I truly believe your Maggie was watching and led you to Ella because she knew you two had loved and protected her for all those years!! Let us know what your Vet says and Blessings to you both for giving her a wonderful home and people who will love her... Blesssings to you all, Baron's Mom

[llcornell]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

I wonder if she would like to be carried in a sling bag? Bogey loves his and it really is comforting. Since she is only 7 lbs she is just a little peanut and if she likes to be held in a blanket I just know she will love a sling. You can keep her close and comfort her but still be albe to move around.Amazon.com: pet sling carrier

Bogey was a total wild man when I first brought him home but settled in like it was a nest and will stay in there forever if I let him.

Your husband is wonderful to help you like he did. Nothing bothers me quite as much as when men call little dogs rats or act indifferent to them. When my husband loves up my three he can melt my heart. Now that is a MAN. IMHO

I think she probably would like a sling. I cant buy it right now but I will see how things go. She is so independant I was suprised at how much she liked the blanket.
Thanks you again you have really helped me through this. If not for you last night I would have lost it completely.

[llcornell]

Originally Posted by dwerten

she may have submissive urination as my demi has that but only when she gets scared or we approach her too quick. It could be that due to her age so the diapers will work - she looks cute in them

Its pretty constant. My husband had a submissive urinater and it was different. Ella kinda urinates and leaks at the same time and all the time. She will only walk a couple of steps then squat and she will just keep walking for several more leaking. She also poo's a little here and there. I hope the vet has an answer to all that.

[llcornell]

Originally Posted by dwerten

can you measure her neck and the ecollar you have for me as if i have a longer one i will send it to you - it is brand new and bought for emergency and i have a blow up one if you think that might work better - let me know the fabric one is stiff - it looks like this so may not be long enough but let me know

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OMG!! THANK YOU!! So kind of you to offer I will PM tomorrow after we leave the vet. Im hoping she is close to being done with it all together but if not then I really could use your help. Can you send me a PM so it will be easier for me if I need to contact you tomorrow?

[llcornell]

Originally Posted by dwerten

No it is dee dee from yorkie fantasy - she does great work and i just bought an ecollar just in case as a back up so thought this might help this little one -- what is she eating as maybe her eyes have allergies and the rubbing has lead to trauma maybe -- i would give her fish and sweet potato by natural balance as that is a good non-allergic food just to be safe.

Im giving her moist fish and sweet potato by wellness?

[megansmomma]

I wonder if there are any on YT for sale cheap? I'm going to take a look and see. Like I told you before that is what we are all here for to help one another.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

You all are FULL of great ideas!!
I just love threads like this one!

I thought you were going to say we were full of ourselves!

It is nice to see a great support thread!

[DvlshAngel985]

How did the vet visit go?

[jrsygal37]

What is a sling and where can you get it. I can help with cost on some of what you need for her. It's wonderful that you opened your home and hear to her. Not many would have. By what you said it seems that she was probably used in a mill type operation. The fact she was debarked etc. tells me that she was probably in a breeding situation with lots of dogs. When she was of no more use to these animals they just tossed her on the street. I know financially it is hard for everyone right now, but I will help you $$ wise if I can with whatever she needs. I'm not always on YT so feel free to email me jrsygal37@aol.com. Elaine

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by jrsygal37

What is a sling and where can you get it. I can help with cost on some of what you need for her. It's wonderful that you opened your home and hear to her. Not many would have. By what you said it seems that she was probably used in a mill type operation. The fact she was debarked etc. tells me that she was probably in a breeding situation with lots of dogs. When she was of no more use to these animals they just tossed her on the street. I know financially it is hard for everyone right now, but I will help you $$ wise if I can with whatever she needs. I'm not always on YT so feel free to email me jrsygal37@aol.com. Elaine

There is a link in my post for amazon.com The sling that I have is actually pretty inexpensive, I think I paid less than $25 for mine but really did the trick. It's just a carrier but it kind of snuggles them and it sounded like Ella likes to snuggle and it makes her feel safe.

I agree about being a mill dog. Man would I like to debark just ONE of these a$$ holes

I can on to see if there was an update. It's making me a little worried we haven't heard anything yet.

[llcornell]

Little Ella did great at the vet. She is blind and has an infection in her only eye. So we have antibiotic drops for that. She is deaf. This is probably the reason adjustment was so difficult in a new enviroment. The vet believes she is younger than 15 she wrote 12-15 but because of the severe dental disease and extreme neglect she appears older. She has kennel cough. She is debarked. She has some cardiac issues. She had her urine tested and shows alot of blood but she's in heat so they may not mean much. They didnt see any sign of stones in her urine but that dosent mean she dosent have them. Poor little thing had a rectal and vaginal exam everything there looked good. So the bad news is the vet believes she is either diabetic, has kidney disease and a bladder infection or all of the listed. She dosent think she is incontinant. So she gave me antibiotics which she felt she should have been taking anyway because of the eye removal. She hopes the frequent peeing is just a bladder infection, so if she dosent get better from the antibiotics then she feels little Ella may not be healthy enough to live comfortably with any of the more serious problems.
I gave her a really good bath when we got home (which she absolutly hated) and fed her and she is out like a light. She hadnt had a bath and had that black oily stuff on her skin. She was really dirty. She dosent really have much body hair. Her back is so sparse. But she has normal leg hair? I forgot to ask the vet about this.
So she is doing alot better in the house she has found her favorite spot. Its a coffee table shelf. Weird!!!!! But she likes it. I kept trying to get her to lay somewhere else but she just keeps going back so I put a blanket there and she always ends up there. I need to resize the pic and Ill post it. I feel alot better with her being able to be with the rest of us instead of the bathroom all time. But we are going through diapers like you cant believe. I now know what a mom feels like with newborn. They just eat, sleep and pee. And keep you up all night

[llcornell]

The cone comes of on the 26th. Her infected eye bothers her more than the removed one. I have been trying no cone but she tries to rub it on things. Hopefully the drops will help that.

[DvlshAngel985]

Glad to hear she is doing well. I was worried because you hadn't posted an update on her.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by llcornell

Little Ella did great at the vet. She is blind and has an infection in her only eye. So we have antibiotic drops for that. She is deaf. This is probably the reason adjustment was so difficult in a new enviroment. The vet believes she is younger than 15 she wrote 12-15 but because of the severe dental disease and extreme neglect she appears older. She has kennel cough. She is debarked. She has some cardiac issues. She had her urine tested and shows alot of blood but she's in heat so they may not mean much. They didnt see any sign of stones in her urine but that dosent mean she dosent have them. Poor little thing had a rectal and vaginal exam everything there looked good. So the bad news is the vet believes she is either diabetic, has kidney disease and a bladder infection or all of the listed. She dosent think she is incontinent. So she gave me antibiotics which she felt she should have been taking anyway because of the eye removal. She hopes the frequent peeing is just a bladder infection, so if she dosent get better from the antibiotics then she feels little Ella may not be healthy enough to live comfortably with any of the more serious problems.
I gave her a really good bath when we got home (which she absolutly hated) and fed her and she is out like a light. She hadnt had a bath and had that black oily stuff on her skin. She was really dirty. She dosent really have much body hair. Her back is so sparse. But she has normal leg hair? I forgot to ask the vet about this.
So she is doing alot better in the house she has found her favorite spot. Its a coffee table shelf. Weird!!!!! But she likes it. I kept trying to get her to lay somewhere else but she just keeps going back so I put a blanket there and she always ends up there. I need to resize the pic and Ill post it. I feel alot better with her being able to be with the rest of us instead of the bathroom all time. But we are going through diapers like you cant believe. I now know what a mom feels like with newborn. They just eat, sleep and pee. And keep you up all night

She looks absolutely precious laying under your coffee table. At this point all that I can say is she should be treated like a queen and if she is calm and happy isn't that what all of this is about.

Poor little Ella has been through another rough day in our eyes but just imagine what her life was like just a short week ago. You are doing an awesome job taking care of her so far and it sounds like she is calm and starting to realize that she is safe and loved. I am sure she didn't like her bath, she probable has never been bathed.

Her health is obviously a concern but all you can do now is wait and see how she responds to the antibiotic . I'm sure her teeth are a mess and probably the cause of her kidney and cardiac problems. The lack of hair is probably a combination of poor nutrition and diabetes. Her hair will get better once both of these issues are addressed. It is sad to hear the vet says she might be too sick to have quality of life. Just continue to take one step at a time, crossing each challenge as it comes.

She already looks 1,000,000 times better than she did just a few short days ago and it is all because of YOU!

[AVERYxo]

oh my gosh.. i am JUST now seeing the update that you brought this precious lil girl home!! BLESS YOUR HEART!!! she is so lucky to have a great loving home with you!! xoxo.