Bathing with your Yorkie and my terrible accident. - YorkieTalk.com Forums

RIP_Teddy · 09-23-2007, 08:24 AM

I have bathed with our Yorkies for a while now, and I have always found it to be an easy way to bathe them while I am relaxing. We got a new puppy about a week ago, and he was a really cute one. He was a bit fat, at 3 and a half pounds at 9 weeks of age, but he was still cute. I think he had a "baby doll" face too.

I took him in the bath and let him swim around, and it was definitely cute. He was doing so well. I stepped away for a few seconds to get a towel before I got back in the bath, and when I returned he was sinking to the bottom. I took him out and was panicing! Blood came out of his mouth into the water. I put him on the ground and wondered what to do, when he started coming back to life. He laid there and was breathing rapidly for a while, and eventually got the power to get up and move around slowly. He started gagging and acting as if he needed to vomit something out, but nothing came out. I asked a few of my friends what I should do, and they assumed he had water in his lungs and I should go to vet. That's exactly what I did, and the vet said they did all they could for him and his prognosis was mixed.

Well, about an hour later, he died beside me on my bed. His breathing was obviously labored and was getting worse and worse. I just knew that he wasn't going to make it and it was just horrible. He started barking like 50 times in a row, and at the end his barks just tapered off and got weaker and weaker. He coughed up blood and that was it...I had lost my puppy because of a stupid drowning accident.

I feel horrible about this. I was wondering if any of you ever take baths with your Yorkies, or if you even let them in water in which they have to swim (like pools)??

lara2913 · 09-23-2007, 08:28 AM

I am so sorry for what happened to your little boy. What a tragic accident

I always shower my yorkies, if they swim I have a hand on them at all times.

LuvtheCooper · 09-23-2007, 08:31 AM

I am so terribly sorry for you loss!! What a tragic accident. Thank you for taking the time to warn others! Take care.

Ichabob · 09-23-2007, 08:41 AM

I am so sorry for your lost.

For My Coby · 09-23-2007, 08:43 AM

What an awful tragedy. I am so sorry for your loss and all the feelings that go along with any loss, let alone a tragic one. But your story will remind all of us to be careful. By sharing your painful story, your little guy's accident will prevent many more, I'm sure.

littlewhip · 09-23-2007, 08:43 AM

Iam so so sorry for your loss

how tragic for you all

daisy mae06 · 09-23-2007, 08:50 AM

OMG I am so very sorry for your loss. I have bathed with mine but have never left them. Thank you for sharing what happened. Maybe it will help others. So sorry about what happened.
Rest in Peace lil guy.

girdygirl · 09-23-2007, 08:58 AM

how deep was the water? 9 week old puppy is small to be swimming. Its like leaving an infant in the tub and walking away.

stedmansmommy · 09-23-2007, 09:12 AM

OMG. I don't even know what to say. I am SO SORRY.

I seriously hope no one here says anything rude to you about this - or tries to LECTURE you about the puppies age or anything - that would really be just WRONG

You made a mistake - an accident - and accidents happen EVERY DAY.

I can just tell by reading your post how awful you feel...and I certainly hope people here can respect that and leave the negative and lecturing comments OUT. They aren't needed here.

God Bless you and your little pup

This was just such an awful thing that happened and I truly am so very sorry

SANDYSAND · 09-23-2007, 09:18 AM

I am so sorry to hear your terrible & sad news

I do take baths with Koda but my eyes are on her at all time....I know it only takes a split second...Thanks for the warnings and my prayers are with you

Nikki+2 · 09-23-2007, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

OMG. I don't even know what to say. I am SO SORRY.

I seriously hope no one here says anything rude to you about this - or tries to LECTURE you about the puppies age or anything - that would really be just WRONG

You made a mistake - an accident - and accidents happen EVERY DAY.

I can just tell by reading your post how awful you feel...and I certainly hope people here can respect that and leave the negative and lecturing comments OUT. They aren't needed here.

God Bless you and your little pup

This was just such an awful thing that happened and I truly am so very sorry

This was an excellent post and bares repeating. I hope everyone reads this and thinks hard about what they want to post.

I am so so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing it with us as a reminder of how easily accidents can happen.

adorame · 09-23-2007, 09:37 AM

I am so sorry to hear this happened to you! Thank you for posting this as it can remind others of such dangers. Again I am so sorry for your loss!

RIP_Teddy · 09-23-2007, 09:52 AM

Thanks for the kind words everybody.

I thought it would be great to get another Yorkie, for companionship to both me and our older Yorkie. Maybe I'll get another one down the road, but for now I guess I need to back off of that. As of yesterday, we're actually fostering a dachsund here for a friend that needed somebody to take care of him for a few months so maybe he can be the friend our adult needs?

its stephyylove · 09-23-2007, 10:19 AM

I am sorry for your loss

ILUVSADIE · 09-23-2007, 10:30 AM

What a tragic accident! Don't beat yourself up over this, we all make mistakes and learn from them.

RIP Teddy.

09-23-2007, 08:24 AM	#1
RIP_Teddy BANNED! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 49	Bathing with your Yorkie and my terrible accident. I have bathed with our Yorkies for a while now, and I have always found it to be an easy way to bathe them while I am relaxing. We got a new puppy about a week ago, and he was a really cute one. He was a bit fat, at 3 and a half pounds at 9 weeks of age, but he was still cute. I think he had a "baby doll" face too. I took him in the bath and let him swim around, and it was definitely cute. He was doing so well. I stepped away for a few seconds to get a towel before I got back in the bath, and when I returned he was sinking to the bottom. I took him out and was panicing! Blood came out of his mouth into the water. I put him on the ground and wondered what to do, when he started coming back to life. He laid there and was breathing rapidly for a while, and eventually got the power to get up and move around slowly. He started gagging and acting as if he needed to vomit something out, but nothing came out. I asked a few of my friends what I should do, and they assumed he had water in his lungs and I should go to vet. That's exactly what I did, and the vet said they did all they could for him and his prognosis was mixed. Well, about an hour later, he died beside me on my bed. His breathing was obviously labored and was getting worse and worse. I just knew that he wasn't going to make it and it was just horrible. He started barking like 50 times in a row, and at the end his barks just tapered off and got weaker and weaker. He coughed up blood and that was it...I had lost my puppy because of a stupid drowning accident. I feel horrible about this. I was wondering if any of you ever take baths with your Yorkies, or if you even let them in water in which they have to swim (like pools)??

09-23-2007, 08:28 AM	#2
lara2913 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,920	I am so sorry for what happened to your little boy. What a tragic accident I always shower my yorkies, if they swim I have a hand on them at all times. __________________ Indy, Benjamin and Malachi There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face- Ben Williams

09-23-2007, 08:31 AM	#3
LuvtheCooper & LuvtheCarley too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wa State/Texas Posts: 1,625	I am so terribly sorry for you loss!! What a tragic accident. Thank you for taking the time to warn others! Take care. __________________ Delaina Cooper & Carley

09-23-2007, 08:43 AM	#5
For My Coby Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,139	What an awful tragedy. I am so sorry for your loss and all the feelings that go along with any loss, let alone a tragic one. But your story will remind all of us to be careful. By sharing your painful story, your little guy's accident will prevent many more, I'm sure. __________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08

09-23-2007, 08:43 AM	#6
littlewhip Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys Posts: 8,874	Iam so so sorry for your loss how tragic for you all __________________

09-23-2007, 08:41 AM	#4
Ichabob YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms Posts: 707	I am so sorry for your lost.

09-23-2007, 08:50 AM	#7
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	OMG I am so very sorry for your loss. I have bathed with mine but have never left them. Thank you for sharing what happened. Maybe it will help others. So sorry about what happened. Rest in Peace lil guy. __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

09-23-2007, 08:58 AM	#8
girdygirl YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 757	how deep was the water? 9 week old puppy is small to be swimming. Its like leaving an infant in the tub and walking away. __________________ PHYLLIS AND GIRDY love those 'S

09-23-2007, 09:12 AM	#9
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. I don't even know what to say. I am SO SORRY. I seriously hope no one here says anything rude to you about this - or tries to LECTURE you about the puppies age or anything - that would really be just WRONG You made a mistake - an accident - and accidents happen EVERY DAY. I can just tell by reading your post how awful you feel...and I certainly hope people here can respect that and leave the negative and lecturing comments OUT. They aren't needed here. God Bless you and your little pup This was just such an awful thing that happened and I truly am so very sorry __________________ Mommy Loves Stedman and Tatum! They have us wrapped around their little paws!

09-23-2007, 09:18 AM	#10
SANDYSAND Mommy Loves Koda & Kacy! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Home of the NY Yankees Posts: 6,500	I am so sorry to hear your terrible & sad news I do take baths with Koda but my eyes are on her at all time....I know it only takes a split second...Thanks for the warnings and my prayers are with you __________________ http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=3a2e8eedc3dc6290fbd72e&skin_id=1603&utm_s ource=otm&utm_medium=text_url Mommy Loves:Koda & Kacy. Smile Life is a GIFT First Lady of the SRC~ Koda Benji

09-23-2007, 09:37 AM	#12
adorame YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,312 Blog Entries: 1	I am so sorry to hear this happened to you! Thank you for posting this as it can remind others of such dangers. Again I am so sorry for your loss!

09-23-2007, 09:52 AM	#13
RIP_Teddy BANNED! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 49	Thanks for the kind words everybody. I thought it would be great to get another Yorkie, for companionship to both me and our older Yorkie. Maybe I'll get another one down the road, but for now I guess I need to back off of that. As of yesterday, we're actually fostering a dachsund here for a friend that needed somebody to take care of him for a few months so maybe he can be the friend our adult needs?

09-23-2007, 10:19 AM	#14
its stephyylove Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: the lovely massachusetts Posts: 402	I am sorry for your loss

09-23-2007, 10:30 AM	#15
ILUVSADIE Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 363	What a tragic accident! Don't beat yourself up over this, we all make mistakes and learn from them. RIP Teddy. __________________ Sadie's Mommy