It's normal to have a little diarrhea with the introduction of a new food or stress . Don't worry so much just trest her like a regular puppy , only smaller ! : ) it's not as complex as it seems . She'll be fine .
Sheryl Sent from my iPhone On Aug 2, 2013, at 6:41 AM, SHIRLEY USHER <parr...@sunsetaviaries.ca> wrote: > Hi Group, > I would like to introduce myself. My name is Shirley and I live in Ottawa > Ontario Canada. I have lived with chi"s most of my life and now I enjoy > breeding them as well. Needless to say I live with a house full of these > delightful creatures. I always have a lap full, a bed full and a couch full. > I always tell my customers that chi's bond by scent. If your puppy is lonely > at night put an article of your worn clothing in the bed with it, a freshly > worn sock or shirt that has your scent on it. that will comfort the puppy > and it will feel close to you. If it just came from the breeder chances are > it is used to sleeping with siblings or the mother so this will be its first > night alone, I always put a stuffed toy in for them to cuddle to as well. > also puppies love heat so even in the summer I give them a little heating pad > so they can feel the warmth. I have a gas fireplace with a glass door on it. > Even on the hottest days there is one or two chi's leaning on the glass for > that bit of warmth from the pilot light when the fireplace has been turned > off. My website: www.sunsetschihuahuas.ca has good information on how to > care for your new puppy. > Shirley > > On 02/08/2013 1:11 AM, leanneb65 wrote: >> >> A little over a year ago we adopted a very small dog from a rescue sort >> organization. They gave me papers stating the dog was 8 weeks old and had >> its first shot. This dog was smaller than my Chihuhua/Rat Terrier mix. Three >> days later this dog could not hold her head up to drink. My husband said she >> would be dead in teh morning. My daughter fed her water through a medicine >> syringe every 30 minutes for 5 hours. A couple hours after she stopped I >> went in to check on the dog fearing the worse. She wss on her feet and >> wagging her tail. So cooked her some brown rice and mixed it with canned >> chicken...I spent the new 3-4 weeks nursing this dog to health. Turned out >> she had Coccidia..yuck...we got her the proper meds, vaccinations, etc...I >> tried a few different foods before settleing on Purina One..that has been >> the only one she could tolerate. I even gave her Blue >> Buffalo...too rich for her the vet said. >> She is now a very happy healthy 65 pound dog. There is no way that dog was 8 >> weeks old when we got it and be as big as she is now. Her crate training >> went great. We used a pet taxi for her and she still sleeps in it at night. >> Fast forward to tonight and I dont know what to do. This is the smallest dog >> I have ever had. I think its the "stressed out" stigma that has me freaked >> out. I dont want it to hurt her, make her sick or kill her... >> >> --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: >> > >> > Well considering that you gave her new food instead of giving it to her >> > mixed in with her old food, she probably is having an upset tummy. Pick up >> > a >> > can of pure pumpkin tomorrow, that should settle her tummy, and give her >> > 1/4 tsp twice a day, for 3 days. And then add just a small amount of the >> > new >> > food to her old food for a couple of days, then increase the new food again >> > for a couple of days until you wean her fully onto the new food. >> > >> > Guess you haven't had a puppy in a long time >> > >> > Peggy >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------Original Message------- >> > >> > From: leanneb65 >> > Date: 8/2/2013 12:39:52 AM >> > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Night time..Oy Vey >> > >> > >> > Oh snap. She got herself so worked up she pooped diarhea. Hadnt seen that >> > before. Now what! >> > >> > --- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "leanneb65" <leannebkr@> wrote: >> > > >> > > Okay. Here we are a few nights in and Baylee is really not liking being >> > alone at night. We had the issue last night with her and the previous >> > nights >> > she didnt hardly wine at all. >> > > Tonight I put her in my room with her in her box. I put a sheet over the >> > top of the box but left the corner open. She has been jumping and whining >> > and crying for over 30 minutes now. Is there ever a time I shoud just pick >> > her up? I do not want to spoil her but dont want her to stressed either. >> > > Or is it best to put her in a separate room where there are no occupants >> > trying to sleep? >> > > Need to figure this out before hubby gets home from being on the road. >> > > >> > > Thanks again!! >> > > >> > >> > >
