[Chihuahuas] Re: Seizures in Chis

2006-10-17 Thread ladybell19552003
--- In Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com, "russelfan2006" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello!My name is Joy.I just joined the group.I recently bought a > Chi.His name is Nacho.He's about 12 weeks old now.He's the love of my > life.Last night he had a seizure.I ahve called my vet and he has an > app

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2006-10-17 Thread Patricia Hurteau
I have had great luck with the pee pads that I get at Wal-Mart, $6 something for 32 of them.  The are called OUT! Deluxe training pads. But don’t feel bad about keeping your babies in the kitchen, as long as they have water, a place to pee and a soft blanketed snuggly spot to sleep I am

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2006-10-17 Thread Marie
Housetraining your ...dog requires patience, humor, understanding, compassion and time. There's nothing dogs love more than pleasing their owners by doing the right thing. http://www.brandypup.com/Dogs/pottytraining.html http://www.msu.edu/~silvar/housebreak.htm http://www.thepetprofessor.com/ar

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2006-10-17 Thread Christina Nix
I bought a farret cage (4ft in diameter,…fairly cheap) and put a pee pad, crate, and bed in it. I leave Meeker in there somedays for 8 hours and she is fine. She is able to move around, go to the bathroom yet cannot get into anything that may hurt her or destroy anything. It has worked

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2006-10-17 Thread dlawn
This may not help, but I know I'd have the same problem if I left my chi for any length of time.  Tiffany is crate trained.  She is only in it a couple of hours a day when no one is home, but she's never peed inside of her crate.   Donna NJ   -- Original message -- From:

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2006-10-17 Thread Melody Pedersen
Get some puppy pads.  it will have a scent that will attract them to go on the pad.  My chi's are 'pad' trained, as well as outside trained.  It is nice especially when the weather is bad and they do not like to go out in the cold or rain.  Good luck. Melodychar_bronte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[Chihuahuas] Oh Dear...

2006-10-17 Thread char_bronte
Okay folks, so I have a problem. A disgusting problem, so maybe one of you can offer some advice. I have 2 Chihuahua's and I let them have free roam of my apartment while I'm at work. I'm usually gone from 9- 5, and I feel guilty locking them in the kitchen all day. The problem is-they urinate

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2006-10-17 Thread Anne
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Re: [Chihuahuas] Seizures in Chis/Joy

2006-10-17 Thread Joy Waugh
Thanks so much.I'll be sure to keep you posted.The information helps more than you know.Judith Zimmeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 2 weeks ago Bambi[ 12 yrs old] had her first seizure [that I know of] and had two a few hours apart and one early the next morning. I raced her to the vet that

Re: [Chihuahuas] Seizures in Chis/Joy

2006-10-17 Thread Joy Waugh
Thanks for the information.It helps me out a lot.I appreciate it.Judith Zimmeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Neither my poodle Jock[eplipsey all his life..died at 15}  nor by sweet Chi Bambi want to be touched when in seizure. I understand every nerve is alive and they are usually not aware

Re: [Chihuahuas] Seizures in Chis

2006-10-17 Thread Joy Waugh
Thank you so much.The info really helps.Lisa Barden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oh, that reminds me.  It's also good not to make too much of a deal about them after they come out of the seizure.  I went to a training on Epilepsy (for people) and they talked about how embarassing and conf