Unfortunately, I don't know a lot about her background. Right now she's not in great shape. Her teeth are pretty bad. She's still rather dirty - I need to get some proper dog shampoo. She needs to put on weight. And of course, we're dealing with the illness.
Her nipples are huge - there's some suspicion that she was used in breeding or was accidentally bred. But...overall, she seems a remarkably well behaved little girl. We'll see if she's still an angel when she's feeling better. --- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > 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 don't 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 didn't 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 > ------------------------------------ We are now on Facebook! Join today! http://www.facebook.com/groups/chihuahuasclubYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
