Thanks Sue Debbie
________________________________ From: Susanne Defoe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Sick Chi Maybe? They are around 8 pounds and I give them either a quarter Tums or a third of a pepto bismol tab. Sue On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Debbie <[email protected]> wrote: > >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 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > >
