Hi Alan! You are a very kind-hearted person for rescuing your little guy. My little girl was also a rescue (now 6 mo. old). She, too, relieves herself 4 to 5 times a day. Her stools are very normal-looking and she's been given a clean bill of health by my vet. Taste of the Wild is an excellent quality food. If he likes it and is growing and thriving on it, I would continue him on it rather than risk digestive upset by another change of diet. Sometimes I think my little girl just has to pee and poo more often than my big dogs because she's smaller and can't hold it as long...or maybe she's just still fairly young and will hold it longer as she gets older. Personally, I wouldn't worry about how often he goes as long as he's growing and healthy.
Best Wishes, Laura --- In [email protected], "Alan Stern" <homeruns@...> wrote: > > I just joined the group! > > Three months ago in my neighborhood I found a little guy foraging in the > middle of the street about to drag some roadkill to the curb. I could see > immediately that he looked underweight. I quickly made a u-turn, headed back > his way, parked my car, and eventually calmed him down enough while drawing > closer, finally picking him up, putting him in the car and quickly drove home. > > There he was given some food, which he scarfed down. He had no collar or > tags, no microchip when scanned. He was possibly dumped in our rural looking > locale, here in the northern section of Los Angeles. We could never locate an > owner so we decided to adopt him, named him Poco, got him neutered (our vet > estimates he's 12-18 months old) and he's part of our family now, joining our > two German Shepherds and three cats. He gets along famously with all of them! > > I have never had a dog quite that small before but what amazes me and what my > initial question is: Do all chihuahuas relieve themselves as frequently as > this dog does? Just today he's done a #2 five times! And today is not an > exception. Poco's being fed Taste of the Wild kibble twice a day but not that > much. His stools are normal in consistency and color. > > He seems to always want food and when he's outside he's often either nipping > at the dirt or finding something to eat out there. > > Thanks, > Alan > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
