No i can't say I did. God bless you Brutus,Sissy and Claudia Today,be patient.God knows your needs.Hi knows what's best for your life.
----- Original Message ---- From: wbdreams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:14:03 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Double teeth First of all, I have to say that I'm convinced that I have one of the best dog vets in the state. Just my opinion, but.... I spoke to Doc Ralph on the phone about Libby's teeth and he did say that they will more than likely need to be pulled, but because of her small size, and the fact that she has been loosing some of her other baby teeth in a normal manner, he would like to give her a month or two before doing it. There is a possibility of the two rows of teeth affecting her bite, but the baby teeth will not cause actual damage to the adult teeth. We will spay her at the same time since she will have to be anestitized. But in the mean time, we will be having some pre-surgical blood work done. Now here is the intersting part (Doc Ralph never talks down to anyone, but always gives you a full education on your situation) (and I won't get this exactly right, but the general idea is good food for thought): Tiny dogs, often called teacups, pocket pups, etc, are sometimes small because of a "shunt" that bypasses the liver. Therefore, they aren't properly processing their nutrients. You may notice them throwing up more. They will do a fasting blood test and then give her about a teaspoon of oil, then I think they wait about 1/2 hour and do another blood test. They compare the 2 and that will tell them if it is going through the liver or around it. OK, so now that I probably have everyone confused, this is about as much of the "lesson" as I could remember and absorb :) I thought it was interesting and worth checking into further. Has anyone heard of this? What are your thoughts about it? Like I said, Doc Ralph is fantastic and not a quack. I know he absolutely has the dogs best intrest at heart. I drive over 50 miles one way to get to him. There are plenty of other vets much closer, but none that I would take my dogs to for more than a nail clipping. Joy B
