I would try her with some boiled chicken, scrambled eggs, or baby food beef or chicken (like gerber for human babies). Sometimes with puppies their bellies are squished and they arent so hungry. Chicken, eggs, and/or baby food are very enticing and sometimes they will eat more of that. You could also try satin balls...there is a recipe on the home page in the files if you can't find it I can email you a copy. they usually love those and they will help put weight on. You can feed satin balls till they smell like pancakes. It is really good for adding needed weight. Hope everything turns out well.
"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, 31 Jan 2011 03:17:27 +0000 > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Foster Chihuahua help > > I could use some help! I was given a chihuahua to foster 5 days ago. Here's > the background------first,I have had larger breed dogs all my life, > bulldogs,rhodesian ridgeback/boxer mix, never a small one. This little one > was rescued from an elderly lady who had a houseful of chi's, interbreeding > etc, who was unable to care for them any longer. She was in shelter for > probably at least 5 days,know absolutely nothing about this little girl other > than the circumstance above and that she is pregnant. The vet estimates she > is around one year old and 1 month preggers.The shelter was sure she was bred > with another chi, thank God! Heres the tough part. She is very malnourished. > She weighed 3.3 lbs when taken to vet. He said she was healthy except for bad > tartar problem and being so underweight--no worms,heartworm,respiratory probs > etc. Her belly is huge. She is skin and bone and huge belly. I am having a > rough time getting her to eat. Vet recommended puppy chow and pedigree > wet-little champions. Well she won't eat on her own. I actually have to hand > feed her, and she won;t touch dry food,i even put in blender and made it into > a fine meal,tried with broth, everyway. She hardly touches the pedigree wet > unless i hand feed her tiny specks of it. I have cooked liver, ground > turkey,ground beef,ribeye, and she will eat about a teaspoon worth at a time > if its fed to her by hand and wont touch any grains, I made some brown rice, > tried sticking a single grain in with her meat, no go. She does like yogurt > and vanilla ice cream, give her about a teaspoon or two a day, all she will > eat. I have been feeding her about a teasp. or two every couple of hours. > Besides her eating problem she is very skittish. She has finally warmed up > some, but is fearful of anything new. She doesn't know how to play, she stays > in her doggie bed most all of the time, but is very sweet, no snapping or > barking. Vet gave us vitatabs liquid vitamins,supposed to give 2 cc's twice > daily. I am lucky to get 2 cc's for the whole day,put a tiny amount in the > food i am feeding her each time. I am scared to death that she won't make it > through this pregnancy. At this point I am not concerned so much with the > baby/s I just want her to make it through. Its been a long time since we've > whelped any pups, and this one is an extremely precarious one. I guess What I > need to know is what is the ideal amount of food she should be eating? I > don't know if she is eating enough.I offer it to her often every hour or two, > but not sure. She is just so malnourished,you can see her whole skeleton. I > am on pins and needles here trying to bring this tiny girl through. Any help > on feeding tips/help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > > > ------------------------------------ > > We are now on Facebook! Join today! > > http://www.facebook.com/groups/chihuahuasclubYahoo! Groups Links > > >
