New Baby Please Help

[LilYorkieMomma]

I just brought my baby girl home last night. She will be 12 weeks tomorrow. She weighs 1 1/2 pounds. I have 48 hours to take her to the vet to get checked out. Please tell me what I should have the vet test her for to make sure she is completely healthy. I do have a one year genetic guarantee as well but I want to find out as much as I can now. FYI, If she matures to 4 pounds she will bred to a 2 lb male. They both have long histories of tinies. If that helps for testing, etc.

Thank you

[Wylie's Mom]

First, WELCOME to YT!! You will find so much support here! If you truly want to learn about Yorkies and LOVE the breed, then you've found the right place. Glad you're here.

As far as your question, what concerns me is I see "the cart before the horse". In other words - you're thinking about breeding - which is INCREDIBLY difficult, complicated, and risky. But, it doesn't appear that you're familiar with owning a puppy, in general, yet - since you're not sure what to ask a vet, in terms of what defines a health check. So, on that front, I'd encourage you to head to the breeding section and check out what even the most experienced breeders go through with birthing litters, bc it can be heartbreaking and eyeopening.

For the check, the vet should know what to do for a new puppy wellness check - but he/she should do a full physical - including vitals. At this point, checking knees for LP won't likely show much - blood work wouldn't likely show much either (unless something is wrong already, or a suspicion), so that's kind of up to you. But, it is a very good idea to get her checked over for any obvious red flags.

[Duncansmom]

There are so many more people on here waay more experienced than I am, so Im not much help there. I just wanted to say Hi and welcome and congrats on your new baby! Im sure you will find all the info you need and so much more!

have fun

[LilYorkieMomma]

Thank you for the welcome. I am very familiar with raising dogs. This is just my first yorkie. I do know what a well puppy check includes, when to give shots, about hypoglycemia and so on. My question was more aimed at blood work, etc. I can't remember at what age they can be tested for liver shunt, etc. I was looking more for breed specific info and making sure a tiny is healthy. Checking sugar levels, etc.

Thanks again.

[jeanietoo]

If she's only 1 1/2 lbs at 12 weeks she will not likely be large enough to breed unless you're willing to sacrifice her life for a litter of pups. I bred yrokies for 17 years and I'd never consider breeding one this tiny

[LuvmyYorkies2]

Just wanted to say welcome to YT. You're doing the right thing by joining and asking questions. There are a lot of experienced breeders here so please ask away and they will give you the advice/answers you need. Please be careful with your baby..sounds like she's going to be tiny. Right now, she needs all the attention focused on her! Good Luck

[ChantalB]

If she's only 1 1/2 lbs at 12 weeks she will not likely be large enough to breed unless you're willing to sacrifice her life for a litter of pups. I bred yrokies for 17 years and I'd never consider breeding one this tiny

I will have to agree with Jeanietoo. 1 1/2 lbs at 12 weeks.. She will likely grow to 3-3 1/2 lbs. The change of c-section will be extremely hight if you breed her!!! Even with a 2 lbs male.. It wouldn't be risking the life of your little baby if I was you.

I am also a breeder so I know.. We all want these tiny tiny "teacup"puppies!

But I would NEVER breed a female of less than 4 lbs and personally my smallest female right now is 5.3 lbs.

[Pettysmith]

In answer to your question about bloodwork, etc. I would let your vet decide. He is the guy with the experience and education to help you make a decision. I have worked in a vets office for 11 years and we recommend it to our new owners especially before surgery. I wish more of them would have it done and I hope soon we can actually require it before any anesthesia. When I got both of my yorkies we done a full panel when I got first brought them in. One of the arguments of doing it early is it can give your vet a baseline of what the puppy' s normal values are in case something happens down the road.

[LilYorkieMomma]

Thank you for answering my question Pettysmith. I did take her today and we discussed doing it in a few weeks. We didn't want her to get too stressed out. She is still adjusting to home.

As far as breeding her, he wasn't concerned at all about me breeding her. He said breeding her at four pounds would be fine. I have researched her lines and she is not a runt she comes from small dogs. Her "mate" comes from small dogs. I wasn't asking for opinions on whether or not I should breed her. That is between her vet and myself and mother nature. The reason I am going to have all of the testing done is so if there are any problems she does not pass them on and I will have her spayed. Please give me some credit.

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

welcome to YT and let your vet decide on what needs to be check to guarantee she is healthy...being 1.5lbs at 12 weeks most likely she won't reach 4 lbs unless she is currently malnorished or something...i would do plenty of research before thinking about breeding...hope that helps!

[RawfedYorkieLuv]

Just as an FYI to the subject, my Gia was 1.5 pounds at 12 weeks when she first came home to me and she didn't appear skinny to me or the Vet. Now at almost 14 months old, she's now a whopping 5.5 pounds (not over weight). Her breeder didn't think she would even reach 4 pounds fully grown (I don't breed)

I guess what I'm saying is that there's a chance of getting beyond that 3 pound mark.....

Nadia