Welcome to the group. You should never let a puppy eat as much as they want.
Usually the puppy food will tell you how much on the side of the bag. I have 7
chihuahuas lol. My smallest, Snookie, is 8 months old and she is 1.8 lbs. She
is all messed up. She was the runt of the litter. She has a hole in her heart,
hydrocephalus, her bottom jaw isn't developed and her teeth are not all in. She
would eat all day if I let her. She sucks food up and hardly chews it. I feed
her 1/4 cup in the morning and another 1/4 in the afternoon. The rest get 1/2
cup every day. It also depends on what kind of food you give them. Cheap food
will make them more hungry because they aren't given enough protein. I feed
mine Blue Buffalo. You have to be careful not to let them gain too much weight
because of their tiny joints. You will get the hang of it. I did tons of
research when I got my first chi. I'm warning you now, chihuahuas are addicting
lol
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On Dec 28, 2011, at 7:08 PM, "Shelley" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, My name is Shelley and my husband just got me a Chihuahua for Christmas.
> His name is Gimli and he is 8 weeks old and weighs 1.75 pounds. I have had
> big dogs and don't feel confident about if I am raising Gimli correctly. I
> don't know how much to feed him. If I let him eat as long as he wants, his
> stomach gets really fat. He has been eating about 3 times a day. He is doing
> well with potty training, but he has to go about every hour or he has an
> accident. I also just ordered one of those crates that you can divide to the
> potty side and sleep side. Also, when do I start shots and do I need to tell
> the vet to do them differently than a bigger dog? I am in need of lots of
> advice! thanks!
> Shelley
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