Dogs with intestinal pain do a play bow/stretch and hold it for several seconds
to try and relieve pain.
Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas
Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan
WWW.minpinrescue.org
Peggy & The Girls <phr...@optimum.net> wrote:
>Robin, Why did you ask if she did the bow thing? Gigi does the bow thing and
>then crawls when she wants attention if I pass her by, or she will do that
>if I say it is time to go wee wee. I thought that was just a submissive
>behavior common to chis?
>
>In any event I would take her to the Vet and have her checked out to make
>sure she didn't eat some that she should not have and it may be
>blocking her digestion. My sisters shih-tzu was having digestion problems
>as you described and when they xrayed her, she was loaded with
>calcium stones and had to have an emergency operation and is on a special
>diet and doing well. She had been having those same symptoms for almost a
>year. If they didn't operate she wouldn't be here today. So you never know
>and a check up is always a good idea.
>
>Peggy
>
>
>
>
>-------Original Message-------
>
>From: Robin Gordils
>Date: 5/20/2013 3:19:33 PM
>To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick chi
>
>
>Royal Canin is not a good food, corn is the first ingredient. There is no
>one top food but a holistic vet or pet store can steer you to several
>choices. Tight abdomen is usually gas and rumbling can be from being empty
>to upset, sounds like she gets colicky, does she play bow/stretch then too?
>There are lots of easier on the tummy flavors such as salmon and sweet
>potato and salmon and oatmeal etc. What treats either doggy or people does
>she get? Sometimes a food, activity and med diary helps. Does she get
>heartworm or flea meds before her tummy upsets? Does she visit the pet store
>and get a cookie? Does the water guy drop by and feed her a snack? Do you
>use a cleaner to wash something at the same time or spray for roaches, fleas
>or spiders?
>
>
>Robin, the Dobe Axel CGC, TT, the German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, the Chihuahuas
>Alice CGC and Monte, the MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan
>
>WWW.minpinrescue.org
>
>
>Gail <windysho...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>My chi is extremely healthy for her ten years, but she has stomach problems
>at least once a month. I make her a mix of chicken and wellness food lately,
>but even that is making her sick. When she is very hungry she enjoys royal
>canine dry
>which doesn't seem to make her sick, but she only eats it if she is very
>hungry. She seems to prefer all chicken, but that doesn't seem balanced.
>Her symptoms are a very tight abdomen with loud gurgling noises and lsome
>vomiting.
>
>When I rescued her she had parvovirus virus. I wonder what is, he easiest
>and highest quality to feed my girl.
>
>Any advice please?
>
>
>
>
