Did you decided to have a Chihuahua puppy?
In this video we have some advice for you!
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My partner Patricia is a specialist in chihuahua dogs.
She lives with three of them at home and treat many of them in our clinic.
puppies in our clinic for so many we want to make a video explaining the
So we want to make a video explaining the care that chihuahua puppies should receive.
They're very tiny dogs and when they're young, they're very delicate
and need special care about which we want to talk.
Let's start by telling us what differentiates a chihuahua puppy from another puppies
and characteristics that define them.
First thing we have to know about the Chihuahua puppies is that
because of their size when they're small, when they're 2-3 months old,
they have very low weight.
About 500 - 600 grams.
So any disease that they have, affect them much more than a larger breed dog,
with more weight.
We have to be especially careful with hypoglycemia, low glucose level.
They're animals that are very active when they are puppies,
they play a lot and get exhausted.
After playing for a long time with their sibling or themselves,
their glucose level can drop.
It's very important to control meals of these puppies.
They have to eat every three or four hours.
If they don't eat,
it's necessary to supplement them with a little honey or condensed milk.
It's important that the chihuahua owners always have at home honey
chihuahua when they are puppies always have at home or honey or milk with
or condensed milk or jam. Something very sweet.
Symptoms of hypoglycemia are: they're very apatic, they stagger,
they only want to sleep and they are very peaceful.
It's quite frequent.
We also have to keep in mind that when they're so small
they almost don't have body fat.
It's very easy for them to cool off, and get hypothermic.
So when they're few weeks old, it's very important
that they have a box tucked with blankets or with a towel
or if it's winter near a radiator so that they don't be cold.
What frequent pathologies we have to take into account? I suppose diarrhea.
Vomiting and diarrhea are very severe for this dogs.
One vomit, one diarrhea and we have to go to the veterinarian, we can't wait.
They immediately dehydrate because they're very small.
Are heart problems frequent?
Not too much. Heart problems are not what we usually see the most,
although the vet will always check.
Do they have congenital problems?
I will say as the traumatologist: knees and patellas on their knees.
What other frequent congenital pathologies do you see in Chihuahuas?
There is something we call open fontanelle.
If we touch this part of the chihuahua's head, we can feel
that the skull bones are not yet ossified.
And there is a space that is very tender.
The meninges are exposed so any blow in this area
is going to cause us many problems.
The fontanel in other breeds of dogs usually closes at 3 or 4 months.
In Chihuahuas it can be open even when they're one year old.
Another disease that unfortunately we see a lot in Chihuahua is hydrocephalus.
There are two cavities that are inside the brain.
They fill with fluid and compress the brain which gives neurological signs.
Depending on the severity of the disease it has a better or worse prognosis.
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This perhaps is what mainly differentiates the Chihuahua from other puppies.
Keep in mind that they're very small dogs, very delicate
and therefore more delicate than other breeds.
Therefore at the slightest symptom of illness, that something is going wrong:
dog doesn't want to eat, has a diarrhea, is vomiting right away go to the vet.