I meant to block/ gate her off in an area with the carrier inside the area and left open, along with her water and you can feed her in there as well as with the puppy pads, so she can come an go as she pleases but still be confined to an area when no one can monitor her. They also sell large puppy playpens that do the same thing, and in some ways they are better then a crate because she is going to have to be confined when no one can monitor her up until she is 6-8 months old and she passes the chewing stage. Look into adjustable gate systems, or block off a bathroom, or laundry room, or part of the kitchen or a den that has tiled floors. Blocking her off will give her more room then a crate.
Peggy -------Original Message------- From: leanneb65 Date: 8/1/2013 9:20:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: More Chi questions Peggy Ther reverse sneeze...she sounds like that when we first get her up or take her out of her box. When she settles down there is no more ssneezy or runny looking nose. We are looking for a good crate for her. Eventually she may be able to jump out of her box. The carrier is a soft sided pet taxi and if we keep her in there she can get out. She has mastered the zippers so young. This coming Monday she will be 8 weeks old. She is a bundle of joy. No more wobbles after her long nap and some sugar water and food this morning. My son is 16 and did not mean to fall asleep with her in his bed but he has been practicing marching in the band at the high school all this week and he was tired. Normally we all just play with her on the carpet or my king size bed but she is watched up there heavily. I will post a pic as soon as I figure out how. Leanne --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@...> wrote: > > Whew, glad she is okay now. She could have had a mild concussion when she > fell, because wobbly a head is not normal and says something is wrong with > her brain. Best to keep her low until she is bigger and can make the jumps > up and down. JMO, but I don't think it is a good idea for a chi because of > there size, even at 6 pounds ,to sleep with kids. They can get accidently > kicked, or rolled onto. To say the least she is too small to be jumping that > height and can break a leg or fracture a disk in her back, or > hurt her soft spot on her head. Chi puppies are fragile and should be > handled as such. > > You can always gate off an area, and since it sounds like she likes her > carrier for her den, which is normal because chis like to be covered, leave > her carrier and her bed and > pads and water in there with some room to move around in. That is much > better then the basket. If you have a spare bathroom that would work too. > > Chis also get reverse sneezing when they are too excited, and can sound like > they have a runny nose and snort, with the sneezes, but just a runny nose > isn't normal. Either she is allergic to something, and most of the times it > is the food or treats, or she is sick, and only a Vet can tell the > difference. Beware, dogs, even puppies will mask a sickness, and act like > nothing is wrong. It is a dog's instinct to do so, so that they can ward off > predators. > > How old is she anyway? If she is still sucking on your fingers she sounds > like she is only 4-5 weeks old. They usually stop that around 5-6 weeks old. > I would really love to see a picture of her, she sounds like a little bundle > of joy. > > Peggy > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: leanneb65 > Date: 8/1/2013 6:54:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: More Chi questions > > > I do think she fell off his bed. Thankfully he has clothes all over the > floor. She has been super good all day. Back to normal. I think the stress > from not knowing where she was when she fell and from not being in her bed" > did her in. She has been playful, funning around eating and drinking. No > more wobbles. I was gone for about 3 hours and came home and all she wanted > was to be held. She seems to get a runny snorty nose when she is left alone > to long. It goes away once she calms down. > I am off to get her some good kibble, some nutracal and a few toys. The > fingers have had enough..LOl... > > --- In [email protected], "Joan" <joan_croft@> wrote: > > > > Do you think that she fell off of your son's bed? She may have caused her > wobbliness and having difficulty keeping her head up. If you think she fell > and is having those symptoms, i would take her to the vet to be checked out. > > At one time, the vet told me to give Dolly some Nutrical every time that > she started to shake because they thought she had low blood sugar. After a > couple of days, I was having a difficult time waking her up and I think it > was because she really didn't have low blood sugar and it was putting her > into the 'too much sugar' sleepiness. > > > > --- In [email protected], "leanneb65" <leannebkr@> wrote: > > > > > > So stress can cause the weak wobbly-ness? We do not have a crate for her > but I have a huge plastic rectangle tote (no lid). huous and shPee pad on > one end bed on the other. It sits next to my son's bed. Last night he put > the pup in his bed to calm her down but he fell asleep. When he woke up she > was off the bed and found her way to her portable carrier. When we found her > she was obviously shaken and was so strange ever since. She pooped twice. > Once normal, once slightly loose. She wouldnt eat anything but I have her a > teaspoon of water with a bit of sugar in it. She lapped that up. She even > seemed like she wouldnt hold her head up, a bit weak. So she slept and slept > and slept. I finally put her down to get some stuff done. She went right to > the pee pad and pottied. Then she followed me all over so I put her in her > box with food. She ate a little but seemed more alert, playful, whining to > get out, etc. She followed me all over and even tried to jump up on the > couch. She wanted to chew on my finger but she has no real interest in toys > right now. She is now sleeping on my chest and she sounds at times, not all > the time, like she has a runny nose. We got her on Sunday and she had her > first shot on Saturday. > > > Am I being paranoid or is some of this normal? The food I have been > giving her is Pedigree Puppy canned. She keeps wanting to eat my other dogs > adult Purina One. I will go out later today and get her a better quality > food and some nutri-cal. I used to give that stuff to my ferrets a long time > ago. Any suggestions on a good kibble food for her, one that does not > require a small loan. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Peggy & The Girls <phrpg5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > It's a lot of stress for a new puppy to be away from mommy and her > litter > > > > mates for the first couple of weeks. Yes chis are known for > hypoglycemia > > > > due from stress. > > > > The best thing to give them is Nutra-Cal, it is loaded with > electrolytes > > > > which they loose from the stress, which in turn lowers their sugar > level. > > > > You can buy it anywhere, > > > > and just let her lick some off from the tube about 2-4 times a day for > the > > > > first couple of days. It will also help to increase their appetite > back to > > > > normal, and her sugar level. All the excitement may have her exhausted > Chi > > > > s do like to be with humans all the time, but if you think she is too > clingy > > > > then it may be her way of saying she isn't feeling well, and wants you > to > > > > make her feel better. Normally a young pup of 6-8 weeks should have 4 > small > > > > meals per day until they are 10 weeks old, then reduce it to 3 small > meals. > > > > If she is eating normally then you shouldn't have to worry about a low > blood > > > > sugar level. > > > > > > > > Puppies should sleep a lot more then they are active until they pass > that > > > > stage, just like babies do. If her nose is runny, then that could be > from a > > > > list of causes. Did she > > > > recently have a shot? She may be having a side effect from the shot. I > don > > > > t know where you got her from, but cold symptoms could also mean Parvo > If > > > > she starts to cough it could be Kennel cough. Or it could just be she > needs > > > > to calm down and sleep and get over the new stress. > > > > > > > > If she seems worse with the runny nose, and won't eat at all by this > evening > > > > gets diarrhea, then I would run her to the vet. > > > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > > > > > From: leanneb65 > > > > Date: 8/1/2013 11:56:32 AM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] More Chi questions > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > Well Im in here again with more questions. Up until this morning our > new > > > > little chi has done well. Eating, drinking, playing, following me > around and > > > > always wanting to be held. Today is a different story...almost like a > diff > > > > dog..she is tired, sleeping ALL day not eating a whole lot and sounds > like > > > > she has a runny nose. I have sucked her nose with a buld syringe. I am > super > > > > nervous and afraid something is wrong all of a sudden. I have been > reading > > > > about sugar, sugar water, honey, hypoglysemia, etc. It's all freaking > me out > > > > I havent cleaned my house or done anything since getting this pup as > she is > > > > sooooo clingy. > > > > Is this all normal behaviour? > > > > > > > > > >
