Maybe you said her name when she was eating, and when you said Pia she thought you meant to pee? LOL
Pills I use the pill pockets that you can buy at any pet store. They are very soft and can be squooshed together to hide the pill my two love them. It depends on the size of the pills, but I usually just need to use ½ for each pill (my two are each taking one pill twice a day). Someone posted not too long ago and not sure if it is this group that they had a pill shooter. I dont have one, and I did have to try to get a pill down Desi the other night after he spit out the one with the pill pocket I had to get the pill before Dolly ate the pill pocket from it. I remember my sister saying that when she had her dog with epilepsy the vet said to put the pill in the mouth, put her hand gently around her muzzle, lift the head up a little and gently blow into the nostrils. This somehow makes the pill go down. It didnt work for me the first few times, so then I held his head up and opened his mouth and then dropped the pill down the canyon of his inside mouth, then did the holding the muzzle and blowing in his nose..and voila it was gone down to his tummy. Rolling over and presenting her tummy is her telling you that you are the alpha and she does what you want. Dolly & Desi both love the vet. He is a very nice guy and handles them very gently and talks to them so nice. If Pia had a good vet before, then she probably is just used to the treatment. However, Pia must have been very socialized to be taking so well to you and the vet. I think you have a little winner there! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of freddyscribbles Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Vet update So Pia - since this seems to be her name now - is home after our vet visit. Although she's affectionately both Wheezy and Squeaker lately. Here's the run down - The vet is pretty sure it's a very bad case of kennel cough. She's also under nourished and dehydrated. She's now on 10 days of Primor - after today, 1/2 pill daily. This was the prescription provided by the shelter. And because there was some concern about the cough developing into pneumonia, she's also on 1/2 tablet of Clavanox twice a day. She also received 100mg subcutaneous fluids to help with the dehydration issue. And I was given a free tube of nutra-cal to help put weight back on her. At least she is eating and drinking. And she got through the night without having an accident. She gobbled down a sizable bowl of Innova mixed with yogurt, peas, and a little chopped up lamb meat trimmed of fat. And then she piddled on the floor - oh the indignities of having pills shoved down your throat. I really should have let her go before bringing her inside. Oh well. I've put a piddle pad down just in case. Hopefully she'll use that. So, fingers crossed this round of treatment combined with decent, healthy food and a home as opposed to a kennel will get this little girl back on track. She's one of the sweetest dogs I've met - hopefully it's not just illness related lethargy. She was an absolute angel for the vet. Oh, and a new thing - she rolled over and presented her belly to be rubbed this morning. So any time I think - oh bugger, what have I gotten myself into, I just have to remember what a sweety she is. -Autumn
