by Karenza
(uk)
Ready for a walk
I rescued a little elderly female yorkie last month from the RSPCA.
She had been used only for breeding and had even recently given birth at 10 years old. she was in a bad way and was left tied somewhere apparently.
She was spayed by the RSPCA mid July and had mammary lumps removed and given Advocate. She has a heart murmur, deaf one ear, and cataracts forming. she is the most loving sad looking little dog i have ever seen and she has stolen my heart.
However she wolfs down her food and then every 5 days or so is doubled p in pain, lying on cold floors in feotal position, and eating grass etc.
Her poos are bloody and black at these episodes. I starve her for a dy or so then start again with bland foods. I have tried everything from fresh chicken and mince, to rice , eggs, Hills sensitivity, Royal Canin, Naturelite etc etc.
My daughter thinks she has an obstruction from the operation. Her tummy goes into a tight bend where they operated and the stitches are hard lumps.
She is licking and biting all the time on her abdomen and the skin there is red and with black patches.
I have spent a fortune at the vets (same one who did op). She had been on a drip for gastroenteritis, lots dif antibiotics and a special shampoo was 28.
I am demented about all fo this and exhausted.
Can anyone help who are yorkshire terrier experts? Many thanks
Change vet
I hope you go to a different vet for a different opinion. It sounds like your current vet isn’t doing a good job.
Good desicion
Good decision on rescuing a older dog because they are never the first to be picked it’s always a puppy who is young and energetic and can have many long years to live with them were as a older dog is probably only gonna live a few more years(or so they think they could live 5 more years or more) you did a good deed and something good will probably happen I hope she gets better!!!!!
Many good wishes are sent your way!!!
P.S. Sent from me
Yorkie mom
Elderly Yorkie
I agree with the comment to find a vet that specializes in small animals. I too rescued a 10 year old yorkie female from a rescue. she has no teeth from being mistreated and bred to much. She was always sick.
What I found was feeding her soft food appx 1.5- 2 oz three times a day. I do cook a lot of her food, such as boiled/broiled chicken, rice, hambuger, cottage cheese and vegs such as peas and carrots. My baby has now gained a little wt. and is no longer throwing up and acting as if she is in pain.
The one food that I found that is prepared is little cesars pate food for seniors, this does not seem to make her ill.
You may also need to see if she has worms. Worms were found in my dog and after treatment her weight seemed to stabilize.
She is now a happy little dog, but it took nearly 2 years to get her healthy.
I do not regret the time it took. She is a wonderful friend.
10 year old yorkie rescue followup
Thankyou all so much for your comments.. I am taking her to a different vet next week. She is still the same although I have tried everything. she had a poorly bout yesterday and hasn’t eaten anything (rice and fresh cooked chicken) for a couple days. Her breath is very bad and she is licking her lips and retching and gulping. this has gone on for months on and off.
The vet gave me steroids for her which did nothing. I am going to insist on an x ray (as could be an obstruction or complication forom her recent spaying). she is very restless and unhappy all of the time poor thing. She was wormed at the rescue centre in July, not sure whether to do it again when she is this poorly? She is only happy when out walking but coughs and retches whenever she pulls on the harness. I will keep you posted.
Hi just to say, my beautiful dog died during a coughing fit in my arms in November 2014. I was heartbroken and she is now buried in my garden. She never really did get better, despite seeing many different vets and trying different treatments. Her cough became worse over the years and was diagnosed with collapsing trachea syndrome. One vet said he thought she was older than ten when I rescued her. She was on steroids ( low dose) for a couple years to stop the coughing but gained weight and became sluggish. It was such a shame that the rescue insisted on speeying her at sych an elderly age, she never really recovered and Im sure it damaged her internally. Not sure whether I would rescue an elderly dog again, as to see them suffer is horrible.