Betty Almost Died! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

MommaLovesBette · 08-30-2007, 05:41 PM

Omg! It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo scary. I read the sticky about Dog CPR and choking, but I just forgot everything when it happened.

So I'm eating some dinner, like some Boston-market, homestyle food type of thing, and I had a little peice of rotissere chicken and Betty was begging so I decided to give her a little peice with no skin or anything. So, I give her a little peice and I go back to eating and Betty is standing next to me, and I look down at her to admire how cute she is and I notice her like, sticking her tongue out over and over, like she's clenching her throat trying to swallow. And she keep doing it and putting her head to the floor like she was getting ready to throw up but she wasn't. So I panick a little, because she has like, two teeth in her mouth and the four long vampire ones. So I pick her up, and I think abotu it EVERY day since reading the sticky, and I say, ``Betty, are you choking?`` and she is going crazy now, and I'm screaming and my sister yells like, ``what's going on?!`` and I go, ``Betty is choking!`` and she comes running and we are panicking, but I don't know what to do, I can't get online, sign on and everything. Everything just left my head. And she opens her mouth WIDE, like the peak of a yawn and is stuffing her front paws down her throat and shaking her head. So I stick my finger down her throat, and she's still struggling, and still stuffing her hands down her throat so I stick my finger down her throat again and I really can't feel anything, so I just try to push it down into her stomach, soI stick my finger REALLY far down her throat and she stops panicking and closes her mouth and I put her nose close to my lip and I can feel her breathing and then I put her down and she drinks a million gallons of water and now is playing like nothing happened.

So YTers, I SAY TO YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY THEN PRINT OUT THE STICKY! PRINT IT! BECAUSE YOU REALLY WON'T REMEMBER IT! AND DON'T GIVE YOUR BABY ANYTHING HARD WHEN THEY'RE LOSING THEIR BABY TEETH.

All betty has are her two front teeth and I thought it was soft enough for her.

Pictures of Betty the survivor:

ilovelouie · 08-30-2007, 05:45 PM

OMG hunny!

How scary!! Thank God you got back the presents of mind to do something...........I know I would have been panick stricken too.............Give her a big hug and a kiss from me will you.

paulapoo · 08-30-2007, 05:48 PM

I bet you were terrified~~ I'm sooo glad she's ok, she is such a cutie!

Hokule'a · 08-30-2007, 05:54 PM

Oh, how frightening! So glad your little Betty is okay

Doodlebug · 08-30-2007, 06:07 PM

I'm so glad she is ok. Thank God you knew what to do. I am going to print the CPR instructions and keep them handy. Thanks for the warning. Please give that little baby a big hug for me.

MrsWiseguy · 08-30-2007, 06:26 PM

Oh my, how frightening!! *big warm hug* I'm so glad that you were able to help her. You did a great job! Everyone panics when it's a real situation, but you handled yourself wonderfully. Good job!

Grannyb · 08-30-2007, 06:27 PM

Oh how scary.

I'm so glad that your furbaby is alright.

tiggerr36792 · 08-30-2007, 06:28 PM

Thank god shes okay!!! I know its scarey when they choke.

moosie's mom · 08-30-2007, 06:30 PM

How scary!! Good job Mom! I am glad everything is ok. I too will print out the information.

sweetheartsok · 08-30-2007, 06:31 PM

Awwww you poor thing. I'm so glad she is okay and that you managed to get whatever it was dislodged. That must have been terrifying but she is okay, you did good!!!

CO_yorkie_momma · 08-30-2007, 07:09 PM

How awlful and scary for you and Betty. I didnt even know there was a sticky on choking and have never read it. I will do that and print it out too. Than you for sharing this and hopefully it iwll save someone elses dogs life.

Scruffles4Ever · 08-30-2007, 07:18 PM

Betty is very fortunate and also lucky to have such a well-informed mommy who knew what to do and reacted quickly.

twalla · 08-30-2007, 07:22 PM

I am so glad Ms. Betty is ok now. I know it must have been very scary for you. Where is this sticky??? I need to print it.

Because Im telling you - I just pray I am able to hit #2 on the phone (speed dial for my vet) before I got into severe panic mode and pass out.

Big hugs to you and Ms. Betty!

SweetPea53 · 08-30-2007, 08:35 PM

OMG that is soooooooo scarry.....I am just so glad that you knew what to do and that she is alright.....I would still have her vet check her out...sometimes choking can cause swelling afterwards in the throat from the irritation...not only in humans but animals too....

stedmansmommy · 08-30-2007, 08:41 PM

OMG!!!! Your poor thing!! And POOR BETTY!! Goodness gracious, I am SO sorry that this happened to you guys! I can feel how scared you were just by reading your posts

But I can also tell that you love her soooo much and that you did everything right. Boy, this has got me scared now. I am definitely going to go print that sticky!

P.S. - Betty is sooooo DARLING! What a face!

08-30-2007, 05:41 PM	#1
MommaLovesBette Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 40	Betty Almost Died! Omg! It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo scary. I read the sticky about Dog CPR and choking, but I just forgot everything when it happened. So I'm eating some dinner, like some Boston-market, homestyle food type of thing, and I had a little peice of rotissere chicken and Betty was begging so I decided to give her a little peice with no skin or anything. So, I give her a little peice and I go back to eating and Betty is standing next to me, and I look down at her to admire how cute she is and I notice her like, sticking her tongue out over and over, like she's clenching her throat trying to swallow. And she keep doing it and putting her head to the floor like she was getting ready to throw up but she wasn't. So I panick a little, because she has like, two teeth in her mouth and the four long vampire ones. So I pick her up, and I think abotu it EVERY day since reading the sticky, and I say, ``Betty, are you choking?`` and she is going crazy now, and I'm screaming and my sister yells like, ``what's going on?!`` and I go, ``Betty is choking!`` and she comes running and we are panicking, but I don't know what to do, I can't get online, sign on and everything. Everything just left my head. And she opens her mouth WIDE, like the peak of a yawn and is stuffing her front paws down her throat and shaking her head. So I stick my finger down her throat, and she's still struggling, and still stuffing her hands down her throat so I stick my finger down her throat again and I really can't feel anything, so I just try to push it down into her stomach, soI stick my finger REALLY far down her throat and she stops panicking and closes her mouth and I put her nose close to my lip and I can feel her breathing and then I put her down and she drinks a million gallons of water and now is playing like nothing happened. So YTers, I SAY TO YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY THEN PRINT OUT THE STICKY! PRINT IT! BECAUSE YOU REALLY WON'T REMEMBER IT! AND DON'T GIVE YOUR BABY ANYTHING HARD WHEN THEY'RE LOSING THEIR BABY TEETH. All betty has are her two front teeth and I thought it was soft enough for her. Pictures of Betty the survivor: Attached Thumbnails

08-30-2007, 05:48 PM	#3
paulapoo Blessed by Otis & Ollie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Plainfield, Indiana Posts: 2,884	I bet you were terrified~~ I'm sooo glad she's ok, she is such a cutie! __________________ ~Paula~ proud mommy of ~Otis (yorkie) & Oliver (shih-poo)

08-30-2007, 05:54 PM	#4
Hokule'a Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 4,591	Oh, how frightening! So glad your little Betty is okay __________________ Eva and her keikis: Hokule'a, Kalani & Pi'ilani

08-30-2007, 06:07 PM	#5
Doodlebug ♥Love My Puppies!♥ Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 5,786	I'm so glad she is ok. Thank God you knew what to do. I am going to print the CPR instructions and keep them handy. Thanks for the warning. Please give that little baby a big hug for me. __________________ RIP My Sweet Darling Angel Daisy 08/09/03 - 10/02/15, RIP My Sweet Baby Boy Teddy Bear 02/01/04 - 02/11/16 Photos HERE

08-30-2007, 06:27 PM	#7
Grannyb YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 647	Oh how scary. I'm so glad that your furbaby is alright. __________________ Proud Mommy of Toto and Prissy

08-30-2007, 05:45 PM	#2
ilovelouie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: mass Posts: 1,762	OMG hunny! How scary!! Thank God you got back the presents of mind to do something...........I know I would have been panick stricken too.............Give her a big hug and a kiss from me will you. __________________ Our Photo Album is HERE http://www.dogster.com/?185528 http://www.dogster.com/?246319

08-30-2007, 06:26 PM	#6
MrsWiseguy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	Oh my, how frightening!! big warm hug I'm so glad that you were able to help her. You did a great job! Everyone panics when it's a real situation, but you handled yourself wonderfully. Good job!

08-30-2007, 06:28 PM	#8
tiggerr36792 BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 6,685 Blog Entries: 1	Thank god shes okay!!! I know its scarey when they choke.

08-30-2007, 06:30 PM	#9
moosie's mom And Mimi's too! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Coast of CA Posts: 4,086	How scary!! Good job Mom! I am glad everything is ok. I too will print out the information. __________________ Hugs and Yorkie Kisses from Linda, Moose and Mimi : The Moose is Loose: Moose wubs AprilLove

08-30-2007, 06:31 PM	#10
sweetheartsok YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 626	Awwww you poor thing. I'm so glad she is okay and that you managed to get whatever it was dislodged. That must have been terrifying but she is okay, you did good!!!

08-30-2007, 07:09 PM	#11
CO_yorkie_momma My Angels Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 2,260	How awlful and scary for you and Betty. I didnt even know there was a sticky on choking and have never read it. I will do that and print it out too. Than you for sharing this and hopefully it iwll save someone elses dogs life.

08-30-2007, 07:18 PM	#12
Scruffles4Ever No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 380	Betty is very fortunate and also lucky to have such a well-informed mommy who knew what to do and reacted quickly.

08-30-2007, 07:22 PM	#13
twalla I ♥ my Furheathens Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VAN ALSTYNE Posts: 8,226	I am so glad Ms. Betty is ok now. I know it must have been very scary for you. Where is this sticky??? I need to print it. Because Im telling you - I just pray I am able to hit #2 on the phone (speed dial for my vet) before I got into severe panic mode and pass out. Big hugs to you and Ms. Betty! __________________ Twalla & The Furheathens

08-30-2007, 08:35 PM	#14
SweetPea53 ~Izzie~ My Lil' Sweetie Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: So. California (Santa Clarita) Posts: 2,348	OMG that is soooooooo scarry.....I am just so glad that you knew what to do and that she is alright.....I would still have her vet check her out...sometimes choking can cause swelling afterwards in the throat from the irritation...not only in humans but animals too.... __________________ Don't Worry, Be Happy

08-30-2007, 08:41 PM	#15
stedmansmommy I Love My Lil' Punkin's Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Stedman and Tatum's World :) Posts: 15,331 Blog Entries: 5	OMG!!!! Your poor thing!! And POOR BETTY!! Goodness gracious, I am SO sorry that this happened to you guys! I can feel how scared you were just by reading your posts But I can also tell that you love her soooo much and that you did everything right. Boy, this has got me scared now. I am definitely going to go print that sticky! P.S. - Betty is sooooo DARLING! What a face! __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!