I have a 8 year old yorkie I don't know what is going on have tried a couple things like change his diet. But he has been seeming to have very bad gas when he goes poop its diarreha sorry can't spell and he seems to be throwing up a lot. It has been going on for hmm maybe 2 months now. I have been telling my parents to take him to the vet but they say the vet are scamers. We have taking him before and they didn't know what was wrong with him cost us like 500 bucks and they didn't fix the problem or no what was wrong with him he just got better this happened last year now its back.we have lake we go to all summer and he was sick when we got back they said he ate an old bone that's why he was sick.but now he seems to be getting skinnier. Now when I pet him I can feel his ribs and his spine. He seems to be energic jumps around when I get home and still excited little guy. Today I noticed how skinny he was when my brother told me about his ribs I looked he also said he wasn't eating he ate little bit early of his food probbably mid day and didn't throw up. My mom just gave him straight meat it was a roast I think it was and he throw it all up with 5 minutes after. I finally convinced my mom tot ake him to the vet and she thinks they going to put him down:( I saw a show on heart warms and thought that's maybe what he got. But this thing grow up with me its true when they say mans best friend they always there for u. I've been very depressed before have no grampas they passed away when I was very young. My father always worked out of town rather saw him he wasn't even there for me to teach me how to skate but said he's working hard to give me a good life. I respect that. My grampa was a father figure to me because he was there when my dad wasn't. So he passed away and I got this dog I don't know how ill react to what's going to happen. What should I do.

Thanks for reading and all the help:(

Bless your heart! I have a dog myself (a dachshund) and although I am much older than you, it breaks my heart to see him in pain, and I boo-hoo like a baby when he is hurting. So I fully understand the agony you are feeling.

Dogs do have a way of helping to ease the hurt of relationships that aren't as good as they should be, or to help fill a hole of someone who died or is no longer in our lives for whatever reason.

Your mom may be right that the vet may need to "put him down", and if the vet cannot cure him, then that would be the kindest thing for your yorkie. It would be sad for him to continue to live like that, day in and day out.

On the other hand, I must tell you from my own experience with my dog, I sometimes can be so distraught over what is going on with him, that I cannot see the possibility of things turning out well. And it is my hope that when you do get him to a vet, the vet can determine what is wrong and will have a fix for him.

Also, have your mom ask the vet for positive alternatives instead of an expensive treatment. It could be that the vet is not aware that finances would be a problem for your family. Perhaps the vet will know of a service in your area that helps pet owners with expenses for expensive health needs.

I surely hope that things turn out well, and your sadness will turn to joy.

You need to take the dog to the vet. He is in pain and he is starving. He is suffering!

danielnoahsmommy doesn't seem to understand that taking the dog to a vet is exactly what Justice 231 wishes to do but she does not have the authority to do that since it is her parents' decision, not hers. To state that the dog is starving is also presumptuous as we don't know the full extent of the problem, and it makes Justice sound, however unintentional, at fault.

Justice, continue to encouarge your mom to take the dog to the vet. You mentioned that you thought that he might have heart worms, but I think heart worms would cause him to lose his energy---and you said he was energetic and would jump around when he sees you. I am not a vet, but it sounds like his problems are in his stomach, not his heart.

If he's sick after being at a lake, and the lake has areas of stagnant water, I'd be thinking giardia, myself That's an internal parasite, but not a worm, so it's harder to detect in stool samples.

Why does mom say that the vet thinks that the dog needs to be put down? That's not a decision that a vet makes lightly, so I get the feeling that something more may be going on.

She thinks he's just really sick and he is old and probably need to get put down that's her opion.but today he's been sleeping all day prettymuch.. before when hed get sick like last year he hid under the couch and wouldn't let us see him. He is laying right beside me as we speak I don't know my mom is taking him tomorrow I hope she doesn't lie and put him down or soemthing

Justice, I'm sorry about your dog. But what you must understand, when you have a dog it is your responsibility to take care of it. I know that you are young, but for the future when you are an adult.

I hope he recovers.

Justice, please don't take any note of danieloahsmommy as she is, in my humble but accurate opinion, a moron of the highest order.

I also trust that your mom will not lie to you about the dog's condition once she gets back from the vet. (Of course, that is a whole other issue!) Please let us know how it turns out tomorrow. I agree with an earlier post that vets do not make the decision lightly when suggesting to put a pet down. And to be frank with you, 8 years old for a dog is not old.

danielnoahsmommy... I'm 16 years old... how could I afford to take my dog to the vet I've been yellin at my rents tot ake him for the past 2 months this hole summer and they saying the vet is a scam.. believe me I won't take him if I could. I was even saving my money for an operation if he needed it my little brother and me were. He didng puke for 2 days my mom almost didn't take him today but I guess she had change of heart and took him thanks good. But anyway the vet said he has beavery fever and got some medicence so I'm very happy. He looks way better moving around and you can just tell he's better you know. I hope this works he's even got a toy in his mouth as we speak:D but he always takes off when we at the lake he thinks he's a hunting dog or seomthing and runs around in the bush so they think its bever fever like I said I hope they right and the good thing is it only cost 100 bucks:) thanks for the help

Justice-----I am so glad you reported back to let us know what is going on with your Yorkie. I, too, hope that the vet's diagnosis is correct and your little darling will continue to show improvement. (I'll have to look up "beaver fever" and see exactly what that is!)

As I said in my earlier post, you have shown an adult attitude in all this. You should be proud of yourself for being the responsible and caring pet owner that you are. Keep up the good work!

And, since I was curious, I went and looked up beaver fever (having never heard of it before!) only to find out it's another name for giardia. Which is good... giardia is hard to diagnose, but responds well to treatment. And there is a vaccine for it, which you may want to look into, since it's likely that your pup will keep getting infected if you keep going to the lake.