And be especially careful with the gatoraid...really high in sodium...I would avoid using gatoraid in a small chi...
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 11:50 PM, "Peggy & The Girls" <[email protected]> wrote: > Joan, Pedialyte & Gatoraid is good, but my Vet warned not to give to much, > because of the high sugar content. That's why they came out with NutriCal for > dogs and cats. When I had my maltese's they were very prone to hypoglycemia > and even that Vet had told me not to use the Pedialyte or Gatoraid because it > can jump their sugar level too high and too quickly, which would cause even > more problems. > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Joan Croft > Date: 1/31/2011 2:28:05 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Foster Chihuahua help > > > Wow…. > > Sometimes when Dolly won’t eat, I put a little NutriCal on my finger and then > after she eats that, I leave her in her area and about 5 – 10 minutes later > she will eat her food. > > Yogurt and ice cream is probably good for her being pregnant. > > I think that once she becomes accustomed to her new surroundings and the love > that you give her, she will begin to eat. Do you know what she was being fed > in her old home? It seems like it may not have been dog food. > > As far as the vitatabs liquid…buy a little syri nge – or your vet can give > you one. Then instead of putting it on her food, put it to her mouth on the > side where there are no molars. Push it in just a little at a time. That’s > how my chis get their liquid meds. > > Dolly is my picky eater…she loves the Royal Canin Chihuahua food, but > sometimes when she is sick, she won’t eat and after about 18 hours of no > eating, I mix some canned dog food with some pedialyte. Dolly likes the > fruit flavored best. That will not only get some nourishment in her but also > some electrolytes for dehydration that she might have. > > Good luck, > > Please keep us posted. > > &n bsp; > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of marlybar5167 > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 7:17 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 absolutel y 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 touc h 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 o f 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! > > > >
