My Chi, Taylor, is spayed and is really large............15 pounds. He does have a big frame and is quite stocky. I give him weight control food and no people food snacks. He doesn't get a lot of exercise though. Which I wish I could change but I only have a patio and I am not well and can only walk a short distance. So I was hesitant to get a dog for this reason. But I did anyway. Of course now I wouldn't have it any other way.........no dog or my Taylor. Of course I think he is exceptional. lol I have had Chi's in the past and he is definitely one of a kind. Ok enough about me and Taylor.
Hugs, Linda and Taylor ________________________________ From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 7, 2011 3:32 PM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Snookie and the girls Dolly was spayed when she was 5 months old. I didn’t see any changes in her. She has always been a grazer, and on some days when she is stressed I just have to make sure she isn’t eating too much. Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Crystal Thirion Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 2:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Snookie and the girls Snookie is bouncing around today like she's a perfectly healthy dog. She's so hyper lol. Also, I got both of my big girls fixed today. No more pups for us. They are doing good but they don't want to take It easy so I am trying to lay down with them. I'm mainly worried about weight gain and depression. Trixie is fat already at 7.2 pounds and Izzie is just a HUGE chihuahua. She's 9 pounds but not fat. I am going to switch them to weight control food and try to limit it but with 6 chis and a whippet it's not easy. Have any of you guys experienced any hormonal issues after getting girls spayed? `’•.¸*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*¸.•’´ (♥) Crystal (♥) ¸.•’´*♫♪(✿◠‿◠)♫♪*`’•.¸ On Oct 6, 2011, at 10:18 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: >So glad she is feeling better than this morning. I find that when I give >Dolly pedialyte when she hasn’t been eating or drinking, it perks her up >within 30 minutes. Of course, sometimes I have to feed it to her with a >syringe. >Can you send some pictures of your little Snookie? >I am praying that she pulls through this episode and that you have many more >happy days with her…thriving on your love. > >Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > >From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >Of Crystal Thirion >Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 7:50 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Snookie > > >Well my little 5 month old chihuahua, Snookie woke up this morning and >wouldn't eat or drink anything. Usually she eats like a horse. All she wanted >to do was lay down and she was shivering. So I took her to the vet. He said he >didn't know how she was even alive. He confirmed that she does have >hydrocephalus and her skull is not developed. He said her bottom jaw also >didn't develop. She's way under size and weight, she's 1.8 pounds and her >teeth haven't come in except molars. He also said she has a hole in her heart >but wasn't sure how undeveloped it was. Her lungs are good tho. So she was >running a fever of 103.4 and he said it could be just an infection of some >sort or it could be the heart or hydrocephalus starting to >cause problems. He put her on antibiotics and said to give her pedialyte but >not to expect much because she wasn't going to be alive much longer probably. >He said you could spend $20,000 and she still might not make it. So I gave her >the meds and pedialyte and took a nap with her. As soon as we woke up she was >wanting to eat and drink and play. She is definitely a miracle baby. My little >freak of nature lol > >Crystal > >.
