Yes...and maybe some cottage cheese too Wagging Tails in the Dog Park! Deanna and the Dog Park Gang: Nugget, Shuai Li, Mable, Mouse, Myrtle, Madison, Caleb and Maxine >From the mountains of CA
http://swlf.lilyslim.com/v3T7m8.png?h9j6wId9 On Jan 30, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Christy Sylvest <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > >
