Hi Rose, Wobbley Bear is so cute. well weight isn't Rider's problem he only weighs 3lb. 3 oz. and he doesn't wear a coller so nothing has touched his neck to irritate it. Going to take him to the vet to see what the problem is. Blanche and Rider
--- In [email protected], "meccarose" <meccarose@...> wrote: > > > Hi Blanche, > > Welcome to our group! > > I have a Chihuahua named Wobbly Bear and he is approx 9+ yrs old. > Our vet diagnosed him with collapsed trachea when he had an x-ray. He > said one thing making it worse is that he is too overweight and he must > stay on diet and no snacks. There isn't much we can do other than that > although he said if it gets worse there may be medication that could > help or surgery. I don't know what caused this. Wobbly is doing okay, > we handle him with care. He has a little trouble walking sometimes due > to his weight. He's a precious little boy with a great personality! > > [<br/><a href="http://oi32.tinypic.com/30kroec.jpg"; > target="_blank">View Raw Image</a>] > <http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=XAS1fUiO8rAUwOYXg2vJi4h4l5k2TGxc> > > ~Rose > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "blanchew" <grandsof6@> wrote: > > > > Hi my name is Blanche from Canada. I have a 6month old Chihuahua named > Rider. We have had him since he was 3 months old and we love him dearly. > > He loves to play games with our bird and the bird runs away from him. > Rider loves to play with him but he has never hurt him. > > I have a question I hope that someone can give me some information on. > I have read that these dogs can have tracheal collapse and the last few > week every so often, only at night,Rider will start to chock and when I > feel his throat it feels like it has fallen in on it's self or the rings > have collapsed and he is hacking and hacking and if I talk to him and > gently strock his throat then he stops and he goes back to sleep. It > might happen again that night or it might not. Has any one had this > happen to their puppy or dog. > > Blanche and Rider > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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/
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