Welcome to the group!!! I just know you will love it here and learn a lot from all these wonderful people. I LOVE LC Chi's...they are my favorite little dog!!! I don't have one but I have two SCs...MOuse and Myrtle. My daughter had a LC named Wyatt...and he did go through the uglies with losing his coat. When it came back in it was beautiful!!
There is a great website... www.dogtorj.com that has so much info on feeding and spay/nueter issues. Much of what I believe about small breeds...well any breed for that matter comes from Dr Symes. He has a LOT of common sense advice about nutrition, spay/nueter, meds and treatments etc. I LOVE this Vet!!! Not only does he provide this awesome website but he will walk you through any situation. If I had something critical going on ...HE is who would see my dogs!!! He is a tremendous person and has a heart and the knowledge to be an amazing resource...have fun on his site...you will learn a LOT of stuff that many vets don't have any knowledge or experience with! We need pictures!!!!! We Love pictures!!! WELCOME!!! Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com ________________________________ From: Christy Sylvest <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, November 22, 2010 2:25:21 AM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds but not a toy breed Hi, Welcome to the group. I am not sure what your question is exactly, but yes many (I would say most) LH chis lose their baby coat ( called the uglies). That is completely normal and the coat should grow back in just fine, but may not be complete till around a year or so. Siblings can have slight differences in their coat. Some LH have an undercoat which will make them look much thicker, some have thin coats some have thick coats...it just varies. As long as their fur is growing back and they don't continue to have bald spots I am sure they are fine. Puppies also learn at different rates, much like children. Hopefully the boy will help his sister learn. Sounds like everything is going great and your babies have a lovely home. There are many wonderful and experienced owners on this group and they are a wealth of information so you have happened upon the right group. "Whether or not it is clear to you, the world is unfolding as it should." -Desiderata Christy Sylvest [email protected] > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:24:53 +0000 > Subject: [Chihuahuas] New LH Chihuahua Owner - Had several other breeds but > not >a toy breed > > Has anyone run into this, I have a brother and sister LH Chihuahua's. Both > are >good eaters, eat a blend of lamb-rice or chicken can with Trader Joe's >holistic >dry. The male is a chocolate sable; good weight [4 lbs] shorter legged, longer >torso, thicker body. The female is primarily white with minimal chocolate >spots; >seems to be on the thin [lanky] side, she is longer legged, shorter back and >weigh's in at [3 lbs]. Both are very active and neither seem ill [bright eyes, >good stools, no obvious skin or coat issues] in any way... I had been feeding >them 3x/day, they really only nibbled on lunch so I altered the feeding to be >2 >meals, which are now completely eaten, plus they get snacks [Trader Joe's >doggie >jerky and biscuits] for rewards. > > I lack experience with toy breeds and want to be sure I am not over-looking > any >issues. > > They are just 6 months old. The vet seems inexperienced with toy breeds. She >asked what they were and I explained LH Chihuahuas she said oh we don't see LH >much. When they were loosing their puppy coat initially they appeared >'moth-eaten'. The vet said she thought perhaps a skin issue may be the cause >and >I should watch the blotches of thin coat. > > I researched online and it appears some Chihuahua's lose their puppy coat in >that exact manner...both now have no more thin blotches and their coat >continues >to come in thicker and softer, his is better than hers but their coats are >very >different. Both are getting thicker feathering on legs, haunches, ears, chest >and neck. > > Training is going well, they now both can go through the night with no stool > in >the crate in the morning. He is about 95% trained, she is a bit behind him but >doing well. > > They will soon be going to vet to get their rabies vaccine. I want to be sure > I >am not going to over look any issues. > > Am I being overly cautious? Anyone ever run into a similar situation?? Any >suggestions to help my sweet little girl? > > > > ------------------------------------ > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! > Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
