Okay I bought this taco dog (chiuauw) i dont know how to spell it. Anywho I bought her from a breeder about a wk. ago. Shes adorable anywho shes eating very little from what I see. She may be eating at night and me not know about it but Ive been giving her an appitite suppliment to up her appitite and down to the point since ive got her shes done nothing but sleep and maybe play a total of 3 hrs. a day. She eats little. Shes only like 7 or 8 wks. What should I do. I cant aford to take her to the vet for 2 weeks when her next shot is due.
2006-11-14 09:47:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
shes really active when shes awake.. Plays for a while till wore out and then crashes shes also hard headed
2006-11-14 09:50:09 · update #1
She isnt the runt. I seen the runt.
2006-11-14 10:00:01 · update #2
Chihuahua puppis will only eat a few pieces of kibble at that age..Depending on what her size is, you can put a little warm water over 3-5 pieces of kibble. and offer this amount 4 times per day..
You can also offer her puppy formula to drink warm, as well as water..I used to breed Chihuahuas..
2006-11-14 09:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's good that she is playful. Some things that discourage a dog from eating is if their teeth are too small and the kibble is too big or if you are making a mush, if it sits out too long a puppy might not want to eat it. Some dog foods have a very small kibble for puppies, like Royal Canin. OR you can get an other quality puppy food and mix it with some canned. If you add any liquid, you might want to get some Esbilac or Just Born to mix into it. These are puppy formulas for nursing puppies. Though your dog is not nursing, she really was a bit young to be weaned, especially for a tiny breed.
You didn't mention how much she is actually eating and since she is a tiny breed she may be eating more than you realize. Little puppies can go down pretty quickly if they are not getting what they need. You may want to get some "Just Born" and bottle feed her (if she doesn't seem to be lapping it from a bowl) a few times just to be sure she is getting enough until you can get her in for a Vet check.
2006-11-14 18:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's normal for dogs not to want to eat when they are in a new environment due to anxiety. I got a Jack Russell puppy a year ago and he did exactly the same thing. I had him for almost two weeks before he settled in and started eating properly, now he eats everything in sight. Try and give her a bit of chicken mince, that's what the vet told me to do when I had the problem.
2006-11-14 18:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by QueenofSummertime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, first of all how about only putting out a little bit of food at a time and telling everyone else in the house that YOU need to be the only one that feeds her --until you figure out this problem
and about the other part of your question the sleeping............she's a PUPPY, just like a NEWBORN baby.....they sleep alot.........that's what they do!
2006-11-15 08:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its Chihuahua my chihuahua did the same thing they sleep all the time and eat very litlle and drink very little but leave food out all the time bcuz they do endup eating. Everything is ok with her.
2006-11-14 17:51:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its normal i had one of those taco dogs too and she was lazy and didnt eat after when she got older she started eating more and she was a very bitchy dog...we sadly ended up giving her away...good luck ask the breeder about it
2006-11-14 17:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by gigi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is very normal for that age she will soon be eating and playing more she is still little so think of her as a newborn baby good luck
2006-11-14 17:50:01 · answer #7 · answered by Waynes Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have been sold the runt
but runts make lovely pets
2006-11-14 17:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by crunchymonkey 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋