Sue, Thanks for the information. Do you mind telling me how much your Chi weighs to take that amount? My Sheba is 6 lbs. Thanks,
Debbie ________________________________ From: Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:55 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick Chi Maybe? Our Chihuahua does that occasionally when he feels nauseated. Our vet said I could give him a quarter of a Tum's Antacid. That usually helps him a lot. You could try that if you have some at home? Sue On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Debbie <[email protected]> wrote: > >Thank you so much for the advice 8-) Actually, she was doing it before she ate >the grass but that will help me knowing for hair balls to give them bread. My >dogs never are outside 8-( I wish I could let them out but where we are having >to live now there is no fencing and I have 2 that would run and my legs won't >let me catch them anymore. I do have a utility room that allows enough room >for their potty pads and they use them but it does cost a lot in buying potty >pads. >She has finally settled down now and was perched on a pillow on the couch when >I went back into the living room so whatever it was she seems to be doing o.k >now. >Thank You once again for your help, I was very worried about her and after >losing one I do not want to go through that pain again for a long time. >Debbie > > > >________________________________ > From: Nancy <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:48 PM > >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick Chi Maybe? > > > >I would not give her any over the counter meds unless you knew they were OK >for dogs and had an appropriate dosage from a vet. > > >If it seems that she might have a hair or piece of lint or grass in her >throat, you might try giving her a little bread. My pups eat grass all the >time - they even search for specific kinds. If a blade gets caught in their >throat and causes a tickle, I give them a bite of bread. Mine love bread and >gobble it right down. It might be worth a try. > > >Nancy, Pepper, Rascal & Rocky > > >________________________________ > From: fooshia <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:39 PM >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Sick Chi Maybe? > > > >Hi Everyone, has been sometime since I last posted and have been in grievance >since I lost my oldest Chi to diabetes on April 15th at 11:50 pm, he would >have been 13 years old on May 24. Although people have told me I should >remember he is not suffering and going through the daily shot routine I found >myself feeling that I could have done more 8-( He struggled with diabetes for >many years even with the prescription dog food from this vet it just seemed >that weekend he was ready to give up. I sure do miss him especially when it >came to his routine of feeding and giving his shots and looking over at places >he used to lay and he would not be there. >I have 2 1/2 Chi's now that I love also and they need me to, so I have to >carry on with them but I will never forget my Mickey we had him since he was 8 >weeks old and so tiny. The reason I say 2 1/2 is that I have 2 (brother and >sister) that are 3 years old and we rescued a 1/2 Chi 1/2 Jack Russel that was >2 years when we got her and she is going on 5 years now. >I'm sorry, I got into talking about my big boy passing and really was wanting >some advice on what is happening to my baby girl Chi tonight. >She was lying on the couch with me and she started licking my legs profusely >and then she got out from under the sheet that was over us and she was >continuously swallowing non stop, then she got down she is now licking >everything the carpet the kitchen floor, boxes, table legs. I had heard that >sometimes when dogs get sick they eat on grass in order to throw up what is >bothering their stomach. So, I went out and got various grasses (no danger of >anything on it because we do not use pestasides in our yard, and I run them >through water to wash off any dust that might be on them) she ate them like >she was starved to death I have never seen her eat that fast. The other 2 dogs >smelled of them but just walked away. I have not given her any more even >though she seemed to love it because I do not want to overdo things with her. >After she ate them she just continued to go back to licking everything. I was >just wondering if anyone in the group have ever seen a Chi do this. >I have no way to get her to our vet or the ER my vision is not good and I have >no car have not driven in about 3 years. I do not live in a big city with pay >rides and have no family or friends here yet, so I really hope someone can get >back to me about her, I'm getting really afraid that something is very wrong! >She is now coughing and still licking. Should I crate her to keep her from >licking the floors and everything? That in itself worries me she will get hair >off the floor. >Thanks To Anyone who can help me understand what is going on with her. >Debbie From Tennessee > > > > > >
