Good glad she is ok ! Phew ! Can you post a picture of her ? Sheryl
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2013, at 6:54 PM, "leanneb65" <leanne...@gmail.com> wrote: > I do think she fell off his bed. Thankfully he has clothes all over the > floor. She has been super good all day. Back to normal. I think the stress > from not knowing where she was when she fell and from not being in her "bed" > did her in. She has been playful, funning around eating and drinking. No more > wobbles. I was gone for about 3 hours and came home and all she wanted was to > be held. She seems to get a runny snorty nose when she is left alone to long. > It goes away once she calms down. > I am off to get her some good kibble, some nutracal and a few toys. The > fingers have had enough..LOl... > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "Joan" <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > > > Do you think that she fell off of your son's bed? She may have caused her > > wobbliness and having difficulty keeping her head up. If you think she fell > > and is having those symptoms, i would take her to the vet to be checked out. > > At one time, the vet told me to give Dolly some Nutrical every time that > > she started to shake because they thought she had low blood sugar. After a > > couple of days, I was having a difficult time waking her up and I think it > > was because she really didn't have low blood sugar and it was putting her > > into the 'too much sugar' sleepiness. > > > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "leanneb65" <leannebkr@> wrote: > > > > > > So stress can cause the weak wobbly-ness? We do not have a crate for her > > > but I have a huge plastic rectangle tote (no lid). huous and shPee pad on > > > one end bed on the other. It sits next to my son's bed. Last night he put > > > the pup in his bed to calm her down but he fell asleep. When he woke up > > > she was off the bed and found her way to her portable carrier. When we > > > found her she was obviously shaken and was so strange ever since. She > > > pooped twice. Once normal, once slightly loose. She wouldnt eat anything > > > but I have her a teaspoon of water with a bit of sugar in it. She lapped > > > that up. She even seemed like she wouldnt hold her head up, a bit weak. > > > So she slept and slept and slept. I finally put her down to get some > > > stuff done. She went right to the pee pad and pottied. Then she followed > > > me all over so I put her in her box with food. She ate a little but > > > seemed more alert, playful, whining to get out, etc. She followed me all > > > over and even tried to jump up on the couch. She wanted to chew on my > > > finger but she has no real interest in toys right now. She is now > > > sleeping on my chest and she sounds at times, not all the time, like she > > > has a runny nose. We got her on Sunday and she had her first shot on > > > Saturday. > > > Am I being paranoid or is some of this normal? The food I have been > > > giving her is Pedigree Puppy canned. She keeps wanting to eat my other > > > dogs adult Purina One. I will go out later today and get her a better > > > quality food and some nutri-cal. I used to give that stuff to my ferrets > > > a long time ago. Any suggestions on a good kibble food for her, one that > > > does not require a small loan. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > It's a lot of stress for a new puppy to be away from mommy and her > > > > litter > > > > mates for the first couple of weeks. Yes chis are known for hypoglycemia > > > > due from stress. > > > > The best thing to give them is Nutra-Cal, it is loaded with electrolytes > > > > which they loose from the stress, which in turn lowers their sugar > > > > level. > > > > You can buy it anywhere, > > > > and just let her lick some off from the tube about 2-4 times a day for > > > > the > > > > first couple of days. It will also help to increase their appetite back > > > > to > > > > normal, and her sugar level. All the excitement may have her exhausted. > > > > Chi > > > > s do like to be with humans all the time, but if you think she is too > > > > clingy > > > > then it may be her way of saying she isn't feeling well, and wants you > > > > to > > > > make her feel better. Normally a young pup of 6-8 weeks should have 4 > > > > small > > > > meals per day until they are 10 weeks old, then reduce it to 3 small > > > > meals. > > > > If she is eating normally then you shouldn't have to worry about a low > > > > blood > > > > sugar level. > > > > > > > > Puppies should sleep a lot more then they are active until they pass > > > > that > > > > stage, just like babies do. If her nose is runny, then that could be > > > > from a > > > > list of causes. Did she > > > > recently have a shot? She may be having a side effect from the shot. I > > > > don > > > > t know where you got her from, but cold symptoms could also mean Parvo. > > > > If > > > > she starts to cough it could be Kennel cough. Or it could just be she > > > > needs > > > > to calm down and sleep and get over the new stress. > > > > > > > > If she seems worse with the runny nose, and won't eat at all by this > > > > evening > > > > gets diarrhea, then I would run her to the vet. > > > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > From: leanneb65 > > > > Date: 8/1/2013 11:56:32 AM > > > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com > > > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] More Chi questions > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > Well Im in here again with more questions. Up until this morning our new > > > > little chi has done well. Eating, drinking, playing, following me > > > > around and > > > > always wanting to be held. Today is a different story...almost like a > > > > diff > > > > dog..she is tired, sleeping ALL day not eating a whole lot and sounds > > > > like > > > > she has a runny nose. I have sucked her nose with a buld syringe. I am > > > > super > > > > nervous and afraid something is wrong all of a sudden. I have been > > > > reading > > > > about sugar, sugar water, honey, hypoglysemia, etc. It's all freaking > > > > me out > > > > I havent cleaned my house or done anything since getting this pup as > > > > she is > > > > sooooo clingy. > > > > Is this all normal behaviour? > > > > > > > > > > >
