*Mine do not have worms* *Ann * On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 3:43 AM, Mark Strassler <[email protected]>wrote:
> ** > > > Hello: > > #2 five times is allot. I am just guessing the little guy is moving out > all of the stuff he has been eating off the streets. I would look in the > stools to make sure there are no worms. You may want to take a sample to > the vet. Thanks for rescuing the little guy, I currently have three Chi's > and my daughters chi mix is also living with us currently. > > mark > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Alan Stern <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, December 11, 2011 11:44 PM > *Subject:* [Chihuahuas] My first post > > > I just joined the group! > > Three months ago in my neighborhood I found a little guy foraging in the > middle of the street about to drag some roadkill to the curb. I could see > immediately that he looked underweight. I quickly made a u-turn, headed > back his way, parked my car, and eventually calmed him down enough while > drawing closer, finally picking him up, putting him in the car and quickly > drove home. > > There he was given some food, which he scarfed down. He had no collar or > tags, no microchip when scanned. He was possibly dumped in our rural > looking locale, here in the northern section of Los Angeles. We could never > locate an owner so we decided to adopt him, named him Poco, got him > neutered (our vet estimates he's 12-18 months old) and he's part of our > family now, joining our two German Shepherds and three cats. He gets along > famously with all of them! > > I have never had a dog quite that small before but what amazes me and what > my initial question is: Do all chihuahuas relieve themselves as frequently > as this dog does? Just today he's done a #2 five times! And today is not an > exception. Poco's being fed Taste of the Wild kibble twice a day but not > that much. His stools are normal in consistency and color. > > He seems to always want food and when he's outside he's often either > nipping at the dirt or finding something to eat out there. > > Thanks, > Alan > > > > >
