I got a female chihuahua her name is Prissy...but shes 9months old and she weights right at 2 pounds...She has been the same size forever...he brothers and sisiters from the same litter are like 2 times her size...whats everyones opinon will she get any bigger or is she about as big as she will get?
2006-12-08 02:43:19 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I forgot to mention that she in not the runt of the litter...the runt is about 5 pounds now...
2006-12-08 02:52:21 · update #1
thats it she will stay the same ..
2006-12-08 02:45:37 · answer #1 · answered by jack jack 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chihuahua's get between 4 and 10 pounds. She should get a bit bigger. She may have been the runt of the litter.
2006-12-08 10:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by Alicia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to gauge how big your puppy will be as an adult, is to apply the following rule: at 4 months old, they're about half the size they'll be when they're adults. So, if your puppy was 1 lb at 4 months of age, then she'll be 2 lbs as an adult. If your puppy weighs 25 lbs. at 4 months old, she'll be approx. 50 lbs. as an adult. Of course, this is just a good guesstimate. You have to take into consideration those dogs who tend to gain weight and become a bit on the fat side, as well as those who remain slim and trim. It's hard to use the size of the siblings - genetics is so complex. It's the same as when you have 2 parents who's daughter has brown eyes. Obviously, she didn't get her brown eyes directly from her Mom or Dad, but one of the parents had a brown eye gene which was passed on to their daughter. If possible, trace the lineage of your puppy. This may hold some answers for you. If this isn't possible, I'd just take her to the vet to make sure she's healthy. If she's healthy, I wouldn't worry about her size.
2006-12-08 10:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by deelberger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will get bigger than she is now, but probably not so big as her siblings. It sounds to me like she is the runt of the litter.
While runts often have more health problems than other "normal" sized dogs, they often turn out smarter than average.
Enjoy your little chi. I have had a few of them and absolutely love these little dogs.
2006-12-08 10:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by Teufel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes dogs have litters where one ot two of the pups are much smaller than the others. This is normal and the dogs are usually healthy just small. Actually these "pocket pets" have become popular with the paris hilton types of the world and in the right petstore sell for much more than thier full size counterparts
2006-12-08 10:51:37 · answer #5 · answered by madman142y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No she will not. It goes back in the line and generations of the parents and grandparents. I used to raise chihuahuas for years and belive me out of a litter of pups you might get one or two that will be a color of way back great grandparents or the size of a tea cup and one will be real big.
It is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get. that is why some breeders only breed certain males with certain females.
2006-12-08 10:51:28 · answer #6 · answered by shortstack 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will probobly get a little bigger as time passes. My grandpa has all sorts of small dogs and they start out slow, but get bigger in time. Either that or she may just be the runt of the litter.
2006-12-08 10:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is very tiny. She will probably stay small. Most puppy's continue to grow up to a year but after six months growth slows down considerably. She may gain weight just from her diet at some point like our Chihuahua did. Ours started eating our larger breeds puppy chow and put on a pound or so.
2006-12-08 10:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she looks like she's in good physical condition at 9 mths, I wuold say that she probably will not get much, if any, bigger. If you have access to the information, see how much she weighed at about 4 months. The best way that I have found to determine adult weight is to take the weight at 4 months and double it.
Good luck! Sounds like you have an itty-bitty baby!
2006-12-08 10:46:19 · answer #9 · answered by Shannon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound,s like she won,t get a lot bigger,ma by she was the runt of the litter.
2006-12-08 10:47:47 · answer #10 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it matter? i took a kitten from my girlfriend and she didnt grow at all. Her siblings are normal size and she is still about the size of a 6-8 month old kitten. usually dogs and cats grow for the first 18 months of their life. She will probably hit another growth spell. however if she doesnt, i bet she will look like a puppy forever. wont that be cute.
2006-12-08 10:47:34 · answer #11 · answered by Kris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋