Is she all blue, or blue and something else? Desi’s litter mate brother was a blue, but he had the same marking as Desi (almost like Doberman markings). Desi has so much hair on his chest, and Dolly, who is blond, has very little on her chest and tummy compared to Desi.
Total Blues are very rare. But, I think that I also heard that if you have a pure blue or pure white that they have some health issues. I am glad that she has gained some weight. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dunwoody, Amanda Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Twiggy is off to the vet Well, the trip to the vet went OK. Twiggy had a complete blood work up and all of her levels came back just fine. The vet was originally concerned that maybe there was something wrong with her thyroid. That came back within normal limits. So, we just need to put some weight on (she’s lost 12 oz. since September). I’m mixing a higher calorie food with her dry kibble everyday when I feed her. It’s a science diet food carried by the vet. She’s to return in 2 weeks for a weight re-check. I also brought up concerns about Twiggy’s hair loss. She’s always had very thin hair on her back ever since I picked her up at the rescue. I thought by now the hair would grow back. It hasn’t so I mentioned this to the vet. She told me that Chis with Twiggy’s coloring have some type of hormone that makes their hair thinner in certain places. I had no idea that this was the case. Twiggy is what is known as a blue chi. Has anyone else heard of this? So, I’m putting fish oil in Twiggy’s food to help with her skin and hair. Twiggy had a complete dental in September where the vet cleaned her teeth when she was spayed and even pulled some of her teeth that were bad from her grinding them on the kennel wire she was in while at the puppy mill. If anything getting the teeth pulled made her feel so much better because she didn’t have all that rot in her mouth anymore. I could tell a huge difference in her eating habits after the teeth were pulled. It was like she couldn’t get enough of her food, whereas before she just didn’t take an interest in it. So, we’ll see how this works for her. She’s drinking water just fine and her bowels and bladder movements haven’t changed. She’s just tiny and skinny. I am curious to know if anyone has heard of the hair loss on blue chis?? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deanna Corey Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Twiggy is off to the vet Hi Amanda!! I hope you are able to find out what's up with little Twiggy!! May be time for a dental check too...I know for me if I don't ask my vet to check, it isn't something he just looks at on his own. Might be a good idea to ask for a dental if your vet is like mine! I know teeth issues can lead to grumpy, non - eating chis!!! Wagging Tails in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang: Nugget, Shuai Li, Mable, Mouse, Myrtle, Madison, Caleb and Maxine >From the mountains of CA http://swlf.lilyslim.com/v3T7m8.png?h9j6wId9 On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:16 PM, "Mare" <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Amanda Sending good thought,prayers and peace to Twiggy and yourself. Please let us know what you find out. Hugs,Mare -------Original Message------- From: Dunwoody, Amanda <mailto:[email protected]> Date: 2/3/2011 12:49:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Twiggy is off to the vet <image0011.jpg> Hello all, Even though I don’t post here often most of you know of Twiggy, my 5 year old Chi who is a puppy mill survivor. Over the last few days, I have noticed that she’s not as active as she usually is, seems a little more irritated with Jack, my younger Chi, and seems to be losing weight. She’s always been a tiny girl, but seems to be more obvious to me now. I used to say that she just carries all of her weight in the front, not on her back. But, I’m concerned about it. Please send good thoughts and prayers to Miss Twiggy girl. I’m sure everything is fine with her but I just need to make sure. Amanda Dunwoody, MSW Case Manager, Team 5 (Moberly Office) [email protected] Central Missouri Regional Office Phone: (660)269-9599 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. The designated recipients are prohibited from re-disclosing this information to any other party without authorization and are required to destroy the information after its stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited by federal or state law. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at (660) 269-9599, and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.
