I just got a free tiny tecup yorkie puppy. his back legs dont move,
He has a vet visit Saturday.Does anyone have a clue what It might be?
Thanks and Merry Christmas,
now here her out she might have wanted to save this dog dint be so mean and she wants to help it and instead of let it die but the vets closed for the holidays so she has to wait and im so sorry i have no idea he could be a runt undersized and hes hind legs may not have developed correctly
i know ill get rated down idc im on her side
One of the many outcomes of a horribly bred dog… what else?
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"Free" and "Teacup" scream puppy mill to me. Likely a congenital defect or injury from some kind of trauma. He’s young so he may recover, but you also may end up having to make a hard call on Saturday: are you willing to live with a crippled dog for the next 14 years? Does he have a host of other congenital problems? Will he be suffering for his whole life?
Sorry to be a downer. Please do your research before getting a puppy.
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Used to work at a vet’s
who knows.. tiny undersized runts suffer a plethora of health issues.
The vet can better diagnose, odds are, if its something that can be treated- it will be very costly to treat. A well bred puppy from a reputable breeder would have been cheaper for you in the long run. "Free" puppies are never really free after all.
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Assuming you aren’t trolling and you were dense enough to take a free "teacup" dog let me ask you this do you REALLY think sudden paralysis is something that can wait til the WEEKEND?!
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where did u get the dog from?the last owner sadly could of been a dog abuser and its back legs could be broke
good luck
hopfully thats not the problem
d:)
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o im soo sorry… you can get it doggie wheels for the back legs and it would be able to walk … do some google ing
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now here her out she might have wanted to save this dog dint be so mean and she wants to help it and instead of let it die but the vets closed for the holidays so she has to wait and im so sorry i have no idea he could be a runt undersized and hes hind legs may not have developed correctly
i know ill get rated down idc im on her side
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Well, this is obviously why this dog is free. You already know I am gong to tell you that he is not a teacup, as there is no such thing. If you did get this dog, he is sick…could be any number of reasons that this dog is lame. So, if the Vet tells you that the bill is too high for you to properly care for this dog, PLEASE have with you the names of the YORKIE Rescue Leagues in your area, and tell them the story. The will most likely take your dog, Vet him and give him a life.
Merry Christmas…
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EDIT: BAILEE and JAMES….SO Sorry for your loss….Keep spreading the word…..Go into your school and give a speech and educate the students. I do the same thing in the schools….SO sorry…
Oh where to even BEGIN?
Did his back legs move when you brought him home? Or have they been immobile for as long as you’ve "known" him?
Did he fall? Break a hip? Did someone step on him? Did you do any research at all about "tiny teAcup yorkie puppies? Do you know that Yorkies are, by nature, already tiny? Do you know that they come in ONE freakin’ size? Do you know that "tiny teAcup yorkies" don’t actually exist?
Did you talk to the person who handed this non-existent dog over to you? Did they mention anything about the legs not moving? Did they give insight as to why?
…too many variables, as you can see.
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you need to get him into the vet before Saturday. and you need to leave now. the longer you wait, the more chance the damage will be permanent. i’m sorry. i know how scared and stressed you must be right now. this dog needs medical care now. use the internet to look up emergency vets in your area. your puppy is very sick.
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That why YOU get for getting a SCAM dog. A SICKLY runt with only days to live! DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! IF YOU WANT A HEALTHY PUPPY, DON’T FALL FOR THE TEACUP ACT!
What are people saying about "Teacup Dogs"?
My name is Bailee N. and I had no idea that teacup puppies were bad. I always thought they were fine because if they weren’t I didn’t think they would be allowed to sell them. Anyway, I bought a teacup Maltese this past Saturday and fell absolutely in love with it, but it died earlier today in the care of a vet. It had many of the problems you mentioned in the information about teacups. I had no idea and all of my friends didn’t know teacups were bad either.
I bought a teacup Maltese on Saturday April 4th she was an early graduation present from my parents and I got to pick her out. I was looking at puppies for hours when I saw this one. She was absolutely adorable, and I fell in love. She laid in my arms and fell asleep. She was really easy, but I thought it was just because of her personality and the fact that she was tired. I didn’t know it was because she was sick. She died two days later. This is what the vet wrote about Lily. — Lily is dehydrated, she is hypoglycemic, she has diarrea with blood. This pup is hypothermic Temp is 97.7 she weighs 10.5 ounces (.66 lbs). She has two intestinal parasites that are protozoal infection and not worms, she might have had round worms I saw part of a parasite egg that looks like a round worm egg, because her stool is so loose I cannot properly evaluate the stool for other parasites. She has an open fontanel (soft spot) on top of her head some of these pups with the will lead a normal life, some will develop hydrocephalus and epilepsy. She died at 11:35am on Monday April, 6. The vet also said that Lily would have been more likely to survive if she wasn’t so tiny, but her little body couldn’t handle the stress.
I would like to volunteer in any way and get the word out about how unhealthy it is to breed "teacups". If there are any opputunities I would love to know about them.
–Bailee N.
I bought a puppy from ——— Pups in S.D. The pup was 8-weeks old when we purchased it, but the breeder had us wait until the puppy was 12 weeks old to take her home, stating she wanted to give it it’s 3rd set of shots before releasing her. The puppy would not eat on her own and I had to hand feed it 4 times a day and give it Nutrical 4 times a day followed by water given with a syringe. It was like having a baby you had to breast feed. The puppy weighed 1 pound 2 ounces when I brought her home. The puppy was at 1 pound 5 ounces when she died 6 weeks later. The puppy’s ears were full of ear mites when I purchased her, so much so that the vet had to use a forceps to remove chunks of mites. I paid over $1,000.00 for this puppy. The puppy came with a 2 year warranty, but the warranty did not cover hypoglycemia. At the vet visit at 15 weeks old, I asked the vet (recommended by the breeder) how long I needed to continue with the Maxi-cal puppy food and Nutri-cal, at which time the vet stated that at her age she should not require either, I also spoke with my prior vet and she stated she suspected a "less than healthy puppy". I contacted the breeder on the puppy’s death and in conversation she stated she suspected that the puppy had hypoglycemia when she sold it to me and that was why she wanted me to feed it Maxi-cal puppy food and give it Nutri-cal 4 times a day. She then said she would replace the puppy which I was not interested in and later in conversation she stated she would refund the money and hung up on me. One week later she sent a certified letter stating she would neither refund the money nor replace the puppy since I did not have a "post" done at the time of death. We were heart broken at this puppy’s death. I would not buy another puppy titled "teacup" and I would definitely not buy from this breeder.
–James R.
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http://www.barkrescue.net/teacup.htm
The pupy was bred badly, did you see its brothers and sisters. And also the puppy was free what did you expect. You should take it back to the breeder immeadiately and tell her or him of this problem. To get a new puppy go to http://www.puppyfind.com
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its a puppy mill dog. the dogs legs dont work+cant breed+no money= worthless to the mill owner
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it’s a poorly-bred, sick, runt… what else?
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A poorly bred dog? Why do you think he was free!? Your dog needs to go to a vet now, not 2 days from now.
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