Yorkshire terrier
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>However your mum might be one of those women who insist that the dog will >starve itself before it gives in, and will not listen to reason, in which >case you cannot say anything to convince her. Has the vet not tried to tell >her?
Self-starvation is possible, but it’s extremely rare. In spite of many years in veterinary practice, I only ever once saw a genuine case of this sort of starvation – in my mother’s chihuahua. My mother tried several times to wean her onto proper dog food, but had to stop when her weight dropped to 50% of normal (the same thing happened when the kennels we used tried it, so it wasn’t just some neurosis she was picking up off my mother). This was a unique case though, because the dog was a rescue that had suffered extreme abuse, some of the abuse being eating-related. On a good well-rounded diet which included carbs, veg, fruit and so on, as well as meat, she thrived and lived to the ripe old age of 17. That being said, of course most of the dogs that ’starve’ themselves are not in this situation and will indeed eat dog food when they’re really hungry. – ANDREA — Get PAID for the emails you already send and receive! ANDROMEDA – Internet Goddess Bloodaxe’s History Links: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5055/ The Loony Bin Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/
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I think your mother should bring the dog to see a veterinarian – could be pancreatitis or some other life threatening issue. Nancy
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> |Hello > My name is Karen > I would like to ask a question in relation to a Miniature Yorkshire Terrier. > My mother has a miniature yorkshire terrier called Lucy. Lucy is 3 1/2 > years old. Normally she is very sprightly, however, maybe once a week or > once a fortnight she tends to be sick four or five times a day. I say sick > in the sence of literally vomiting. After two or three days, she tends to > pick up and become her normal self. > Mum says that she will not, however, eat tined dog foods, whatever the > variety. She will also not eat any form of dried foods. > Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb. Mum > thinks that when she gives Lucy lamb, she tends to feel off the next day so > she is not going to give Lucy any more Lamb to see how she goes on. > Lucy, however, doesn’t really like fresh chicken, therefore mum is quickly > running out of options on how to feed her. > Can anybody help us? has any body experienced anything like this? Can > anybody give us any tips on what to feed Lucy or how to stop her from > feeling sick or even maybe, tell us what not to give her or even know the > cause? I would really appreicate some help. > One more question, has anybody found the solution on what they actually like > to eat or what can really upset them.
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Hi Karen, There might be too much fat in the meat. If Lucy sometimes has loose yellow/green stools she could have a problem with her pancreas. Alison
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> |Hello > My name is Karen > I would like to ask a question in relation to a Miniature Yorkshire Terrier. > My mother has a miniature yorkshire terrier called Lucy. Lucy is 3 1/2 > years old. Normally she is very sprightly, however, maybe once a week or > once a fortnight she tends to be sick four or five times a day. I say sick > in the sence of literally vomiting. After two or three days, she tends to > pick up and become her normal self. > Mum says that she will not, however, eat tined dog foods, whatever the > variety. She will also not eat any form of dried foods. > Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb. Mum > thinks that when she gives Lucy lamb, she tends to feel off the next day so > she is not going to give Lucy any more Lamb to see how she goes on. > Lucy, however, doesn’t really like fresh chicken, therefore mum is quickly > running out of options on how to feed her. > Can anybody help us? has any body experienced anything like this? Can > anybody give us any tips on what to feed Lucy or how to stop her from > feeling sick or even maybe, tell us what not to give her or even know the > cause? I would really appreicate some help. > One more question, has anybody found the solution on what they actually like > to eat or what can really upset them.
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She must be firm and get the dog onto a proper diet. If she won,t eat dry kibble she might try softening it with water first and add it to tinned cat or dog food. The dog will eventually eat when it realises it won,t get anything else. No dog will starve itself to death if there is food available. The poor dog won,t live long on the diet it is on and may even be suffering malnutrition right now. Dogs are not obligate carnivors, rather omnivors. However your mum might be one of those women who insist that the dog will starve itself before it gives in, and will not listen to reason, in which case you cannot say anything to convince her. Has the vet not tried to tell her? — – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > itcarroll.fsnet.co.uk> writes >Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb. > Meat alone is not a complete diet for a dog of any size. They’re > omnivores and need a variety of foods. Good off-the-shelf dog foods make > life easier by attempting to put everything in one. No law says you must > use complete dog foods – you can also do the research and put them on a > home-made diet which contains everything they need. They need fibre, > carbohydrates and sources of the various vitamins (vegetables, for > example). You’d soon get pretty sick on meat alone, and so will a dog. > By the way, chicken is very fatty unless you remove the skin, liver and > lamb can be fatty and rich, and ham is extremely salty. Eating that and > nothing else is not doing her much good at all. > By the way, there’s no such breed as the ‘Miniature Yorkshire Terrier’. > – ANDREA > — > Get PAID for the emails you already send and receive! > ANDROMEDA – Internet Goddess > Bloodaxe’s History Links: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5055/ > The Loony Bin Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/
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I had a Yorki who lived to be 21. I can tell you that like many dogs, these little guys need to be on a good, premium dog food (Lucky was on Eukanuba) and switching foods is the first way to upset their system. Also, they are senstive to many people foods ESPECIALY chicken that has ‘any’ fat on it. NO fat. Tell your mom to pick a food and stick with it. Even thought the dog acts like it rejecting it at first, in time (maybe even a day or two) I guarantee the dog will eat. It’s just holding out for tasty food right now, which is probably really, really hard on the stomach. If this doesn’t help tell Mom to call the vet and ask him/her to suggest something for the little dog. These dogs are VERY persistant and push when they want something. Lucky used to throw little ‘fits’ (sit and stare and growl and even bark) just to get his way with food. It’s a bad idea to start feeding them anything except maybe a bit of boiled chicken (A BIT) with reg. kibbles. good luck
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Is this dog treated for fleas? The vomiting could be related to flea sprays or other poison.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> |Hello > My name is Karen > I would like to ask a question in relation to a Miniature Yorkshire Terrier. > My mother has a miniature yorkshire terrier called Lucy. Lucy is 3 1/2 > years old. Normally she is very sprightly, however, maybe once a week or > once a fortnight she tends to be sick four or five times a day. I say sick > in the sence of literally vomiting. After two or three days, she tends to > pick up and become her normal self. > Mum says that she will not, however, eat tined dog foods, whatever the > variety. She will also not eat any form of dried foods. > Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb. Mum > thinks that when she gives Lucy lamb, she tends to feel off the next day so > she is not going to give Lucy any more Lamb to see how she goes on. > Lucy, however, doesn’t really like fresh chicken, therefore mum is quickly > running out of options on how to feed her. > Can anybody help us? has any body experienced anything like this? Can > anybody give us any tips on what to feed Lucy or how to stop her from > feeling sick or even maybe, tell us what not to give her or even know the > cause? I would really appreicate some help. > One more question, has anybody found the solution on what they actually like > to eat or what can really upset them.
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itcarroll.fsnet.co.uk> writes >Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb.
Meat alone is not a complete diet for a dog of any size. They’re omnivores and need a variety of foods. Good off-the-shelf dog foods make life easier by attempting to put everything in one. No law says you must use complete dog foods – you can also do the research and put them on a home-made diet which contains everything they need. They need fibre, carbohydrates and sources of the various vitamins (vegetables, for example). You’d soon get pretty sick on meat alone, and so will a dog. By the way, chicken is very fatty unless you remove the skin, liver and lamb can be fatty and rich, and ham is extremely salty. Eating that and nothing else is not doing her much good at all. By the way, there’s no such breed as the ‘Miniature Yorkshire Terrier’. – ANDREA — Get PAID for the emails you already send and receive! ANDROMEDA – Internet Goddess Bloodaxe’s History Links: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5055/ The Loony Bin Archive: http://loonies.net800.co.uk/
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|Hello My name is Karen I would like to ask a question in relation to a Miniature Yorkshire Terrier. My mother has a miniature yorkshire terrier called Lucy. Lucy is 3 1/2 years old. Normally she is very sprightly, however, maybe once a week or once a fortnight she tends to be sick four or five times a day. I say sick in the sence of literally vomiting. After two or three days, she tends to pick up and become her normal self. Mum says that she will not, however, eat tined dog foods, whatever the variety. She will also not eat any form of dried foods. Mum feeds Lucy on fresh chicken, fresh liver, fresh ham and fresh lamb. Mum thinks that when she gives Lucy lamb, she tends to feel off the next day so she is not going to give Lucy any more Lamb to see how she goes on. Lucy, however, doesn’t really like fresh chicken, therefore mum is quickly running out of options on how to feed her. Can anybody help us? has any body experienced anything like this? Can anybody give us any tips on what to feed Lucy or how to stop her from feeling sick or even maybe, tell us what not to give her or even know the cause? I would really appreicate some help. One more question, has anybody found the solution on what they actually like to eat or what can really upset them.
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