So sad rescues are turning away the pregnant ones. I can think of all kinds of things that could happen to them having been turned away. I'm glad I'm able to care for 2. Wish it were more.
\ \ /\ Alice ( ) [email protected] .( ). Sent from my iPad mini > On Jul 20, 2013, at 9:27 PM, GinbarMinPins <[email protected]> wrote: > > So sorry to read of this. Out of the hundreds of toy breeds I myself and my > friends rescued only one had trachea issues and my vet said it is usually > trama more then a defective gene. I know a BC who has one from damage from a > chain collar. My toy breeds get walked on harnesses and my larger dogs on > pinches unless at a show then a fur saver that would be less severe then a > reg chain. Adopting an older pup or adult would lessen any medical problems. > And the rescues here are turning away pregnant bitches and entire litters of > purebred Chis. > > > > Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC and > Monte CGC, MinPins HoneyB, Brutus, and IMPS foster Jordan > > www.minpinrescue.org > > www.chi-rescue.com > > Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida > > > -------- Original message -------- > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Collapsing Trachea > From: Gregory <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > CC: > > > > > We were devastated last week when we had to put our 10 year old female chi, > Maya, down. She started caughing a couple of years ago and the vets told us > that it was a collapsing trachea issue that would get worse over time. > > The caughing got worse 3 months ago and the vets gave us medication that > helped for a little while. Unfortunately, last week our beloved Maya took a > turn for the worst and Sunday she crossed over the rainbow bridge. > > We will be looking for another chi in the future and will contact several > breeders. I was not familiar with this problem when we got her and the other > generations of chis that the breeder had ranged in age from 3 to 13 and none > had this issue. Are there anything that we should look for next time when we > go to view puppies to possibly avoid this problem again or is it something > that just happens. My wife and I are still heart sick. Greg > >
