There is no money in breeding Chihuahuas. A lot of breeders are selling puppies for $200 and less. Even when you show and have champion sired pups you are lucky to get $350 to $400. This is called the "heartache breed", sometimes puppies are hard to raise and alot of times you loose puppies cause they are to tiny.Then ther are the c-sections, plus vet checks for puppies, shots, worming ect., ect. Anita I think I'll take Anita's advice
David Rubin No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however a lot of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. In a message dated 8/7/2011 11:53:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Ours were super easy lol. They did it all themselves. Both of my girls did fine during delivery and had no problems. There can be problems with the pups tho depending on how many she has or genetics etc. Chi pups get hypoglycemic very easily. Usually around the time when mom starts weaning. Keep some nutrical on hand. Both girls had 6 pups each time. We lost a couple of Trixies pups. I think because she was so small and they prob didn't develop properly. We didn't lose any of Izzies pups but we had one with a liver shunt and he is doing great. Hopefully this will continue with the low protein food and meds. The surgery is extremely expensive. The runt of the litter has all kinds of probs. Her skull is soft which could develop into hydrocephalus but so far it hasn't. Her bottom jaw is too short and she has no teeth in the front do her tongue hangs out a little. She has an umbilical hernia which is very common and her tail was broken in the womb. Despite all that she eats like a pig and plays until she drops. She is extremely active and so is the one with the liver shunt. Izzie did have a false pregnancy her first heat and I didn't even know she was bred this time until she started getting fat. Her hormones being off could have had something to do with the probs the pups have. We are not having any more puppies. Having to keep these last 2 has put me up to six and if I get anymore I will be the crazy chihuahua lady in the neighborhood lol I hope I didn't scare you. Chihuahua puppies are the sweetest thing in the world and it is such a blessing. All of ours have gone to family members or friends so I get updates and pictures. If you decide to breed you might talk to your vet and ask if she is built to have pups. Some have lots of probs having pups but mine didn't at all. Good luck and please send pics `’•.¸*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*¸.•’´ (♥) Crystal (♥) ¸.•’´*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*`’•.¸ On Aug 7, 2011, at 10:20 PM, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: I just bought my fertile, two year old, Lolly-Pup, and I'm trying to decide whether to breed her or sterilize her. How hard is Chihuahua breeding? What do I need to know? David Rubin No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however a lot of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
