first and foremost the pups should not have been purchased prior to 8 weeks of age, in washington state its against the law to sell a pup before 8 weeks. the weight gain is excessive and i would be overly concerned about worms for one. the agressiveness is also not a good sign at that young of an age. the pup could be in extreme discomfort and that would/could lead to agression. the pup could/would be on the defensive if in fear of being hurt. i would also be overly concerned about how the pups been treated while at the breeders home. have you taken these pups to the vet to get a complete vet check? blood work should be performed. feeding that 7 ozs of formula with in weeks time is way too much. i would be concerned about the iron intake and high amount of protien as well as calcium.
----- Original Message ----- From: address2000 To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 11:31 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] New puppy being aggressive Could it be that the excess formula is throwing off the electrolites? Or maybe the small kids r hurting her when they pick her up so she doesn't want anyone to pick her up. But, for sure.....something isn;t right. Lisa wrote: > My niece and I just bought chihuahua puppies. They are 7 weeks old >today. We bought them a week ago. I bought a little boy, we named >Bailey. And she got a girl, and named her Misty. Her puppy(Misty) is >being very aggresive toward eveyone in the family. She growls and >try's to bite whenever she is touched or picked up. My puppy will >growl a little, but not as much as Misty. And now she is trying to >bite. Is this normal for a Chihuahua to be this aggressive? Will she >continue to be like this? She was the most out going a playful puppy >in the litter. They have small kids in the family and are >considering finding her a new home or seeing if the breeder will >take back the puppy. >Misty has also gained a pound in one week. She is much bigger than >her brother and they were the same size when we bought them. Is that >to much of a gain for a Chihuahua? She is almost 3 pounds. I think >they may be feeding her to much. They went through a half of a 14 oz. >can of 2nd step esbilac puppy weaning formula, the dry stuff, in one >week. They were mixing that in with her puppy chow and water. Way to >much. > >Thanks in Advance, > Lisa > > > > > > >" Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! >Join today! " >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
