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We do not ship our pups they must be picked up buy
the buyer at our home.
Once your puppy gets there with you, he/she will need to be in a playpen
or
something where he/she doesn't become over-exerted and his/her blood sugar
drop out. He/She will need to be kept
in a confined area for several months as
they are just so tiny and just a trip across the living room or kitchen floor
can or
will totally exhaust them and their energy level.....dropping drastically just that
fast.
Playing should be minimal for several months like maybe only three 15
minute
playtimes out of the playpen per day until they are older....
He/She will need nutri-cal or a bit of syrup daily before bedtime, this
keeps the
blood sugar up and helps with calories he/she may need that they didn't get
throughout the day.... I
will usually feed about 2 - 3 Tablespoons of soft dog
food as well.
He/She will need hard puppy EUKANUBA TINY BITE SIZE, Royal Canian
(Dry food), Purina Puppy Chow and
Puppy sm canned food with them daily along with fresh water that
has had
Corn Syrup added to it to keep the blood sugar level up.....
Having one of these tiny little ones is a lot of work and takes a lot
of time,
he/she will also not be able to be left alone until he/she is at least 6-9 months
old as once the blood sugar
level drops you have a matter of minutes before
brain damage occurs and a coma sets in....so being there with him/her is
VERY
IMPORTANT!!!
Once a puppy is down, you will need to first give him/her a 1 cc of
straight corn
syrup then wait 10 minutes and give another 1 cc.... Keep him/her in a towel
while he/she is down until
he/she comes around as their temperature drops
during this time also or place a plastic pop bottle with worm water in it
in the towel too.
After he/she is up and walking again, they will immediately want water
and lots
of it, BUT DON'T GIVE THEM ANY for at least 1 hour as that will dilute the
sugar and it will drop out again.
After he/she is up again, offer some canned
baby food. Chicken or Turkey (bland) is the best and then after he/she eats,
let
him/her rest.
Check on them every 2 hours at least to be sure they are ok.
Give the nutri-cal before bedtime to get him/her through the night...
IF ever you feel he/she is having an episode that warrants the vet's
assistance,
then PLEASE give the 1 cc karo on the way out the door, this could be the
difference of him LIVING and
DYING!!! Sometimes they are down so far that they
will need IV Fluids from your vet..But the karo is important to give
until a Vet can
be seen..
PLEASE DON'T BE AFRAID by what I have written, this is just
things
that you need to be informed of and prepared for in the
case of it happening. It doesn't happen in all the tiny ones but
is
better to be SAFE than sorry.
Hypoglycemia: This condition is caused by low blood sugar, It occurs mainly
in
Toy and small breeds such as Tea Cups puppies between 6 and 12 weeks of
age also in dams that are nursing. Often
it is precipitated by stress. The first
signs are weakness or depression lack or puppy will just sleep and not want to
eat.
This can occur if puppy has missed meals. This is followed by muscular
weakness, tremors (especially in the facial muscles)
and later, convulsions,
coma and death. This entire sequence is not always seen and puppy will
appear to be just tired
and sleep. The puppy may appear to be depressed, or
he may be weak wobbly and jerky or he may be found in a coma.
Hypoglycemia can occur without warning when a puppy is placed in a new
home,
or while being shipped. It might appear after a puppy misses a meal,
becomes chilled, becomes exhausted from too much playing,
or has a digestive
upset. Upsets place an added strain on the energy reserves of the liver and
bring on symptoms if
the puppy is susceptible. Puppies who are fed human
food rather than a quality puppy food are more likely to develop hypoglycemia.
Their
diet is deficient in certain ingredients needed to sustain the liver. Puppies
may also just forget to eat! It is important
to make sure your puppy is eating
three meat a day. Kibble or dry food and water should be placed where puppy
can get
to it's food at all times. Check to see if puppy has eaten it's food if
puppy has not eaten then you need to give puppy
his food by hand and make
sure puppy eats. Baby food is a good meal to give puppy so is chicken and
rice. If your puppy
does not want to eat seek medial attention immediately and
give Karo Syrup immediately to puppy.
Toy and small breeds of puppies have limited body energy reserves and
an
immature mechanism for breaking down large sugar complexes into smaller,
more useable, short chain sugars. They also
have a higher metabolic demand
for sugar. Puppies lack the feedback mechanism between the blood and the
liver. In the
puppy, when the blood glucose levels fall below a certain point the
liver will not start to increase conversion of food
to to useable blood sugar like
it would in an adult dog.
Hypoglycemia treatment is directed
at restoring blood levels of glucose. Begin
at once prolonged or repeated attacks can cause permanent damage to the
brain.
If the puppy is awake give him Karo Syrup, honey, or sugar in water by
mouth. He will begin to improve in 30 minutes. When
he is unconscious, he will
have to be given a Dextrose solution intravenously. It may be necessary to
treat for swelling
of the brain. A veterinarian should be called at once. Prevent
recurrent attacks by feeding high quality kibble diet, and
add to it syrup, sugar
or honey. See that the puppy eats and drinks regularly. Don't assume he is
eating and drinking
regularly. Food and water must be available at all times
Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia
Please print this part out to keep on hand,in case you
need
to help your puppy through a (Sugar Drop).
Chihuahuas are a hearty little breed, however they sometimes
require extra
care.
A toy breed can have a (Sugar Drop).
This is called Hypoglycemia.
This can be brought on by stress,or the missing
of a meal,
or too much play.
If your puppy seem's weak or non responsive, use a dropper
to give it some light
karo syrup, honey or sugar.
If you put it under the tongue it goes into the bloodstream
faster.
Nutrical, or Nutristat
is always good to have on hand
with these puppies.
This product can be bought at any pet superstore.
You can give
your pet a tiny amount, three times a day
to help increase their appetite.
You should purchase the following before
the arrival of your
new little one.
Keep a small syringe on hand, you will also want to make sure
you have these
items also.
Start with 3cc of karo syrup, after ten minutes offer your
puppy about a tablespoon of baby food.
If
the puppy want eat force just a little with the syringe,
wait about fifeteen minutes, offer it more food,
if it
still will not eat on its own, seek
medical attention for your puppy.
For the first week or so, don't fill up the food
bowl,
put only a small amount at a time.
This way you will be able to determine just how much food it is eating.
They
need to eat several times a day.
Low Blood Sugar
Please print this part out to keep on hand,in case you
need to help your
puppy through a (Sugar Drop).
Chihuahuas are a hearty little breed, however they sometimes
require extra care.
A
toy breed can have a (Sugar Drop).
This is called Hypoglycemia.
This can be brought on by stress,or the missing of a
meal,
or too much play.
If your puppy seem's weak or non responsive, use a dropper
to give it some light karo syrup,
honey or sugar.
If you put it under the tongue it goes into the bloodstream
faster.
Nutrical, or Nutristat is always
good to have on hand
with these puppies.
This product can be bought at any pet superstore.
You can give your pet
a tiny amount, three times a day
to help increase their appetite.
You should purchase the following before the arrival
of your
new little one.
Keep a small syringe on hand, you will also want to make sure
you have these items also.
Start
with 3cc of karo syrup, after ten minutes offer your
puppy about a tablespoon of baby food.
If the puppy want eat force
just a little with the syringe,
wait about fifeteen minutes, offer it more food,
if it still will not eat on its own,
seek
medical attention for your puppy.
For the first week or so, don't fill up the food bowl,
put only a small amount
at a time.
This way you will be able to determine just how much food it is eating.
They need to eat several times a
day.
T-CUP CHIHUAHUA MYTH
Many people often ask if we raise the "Tea Cup Chihuahua." We often
get Chihuahua babies that stay exceptionally small, but please pay special attention to the title CHIHUAHUA TEACUP MYTHS
found here.
The Chihuahua Club of America has done an excellent job of explaining
about this misconception. Chihuahuas are apart of the TOY BREED and are indeed the smallest toy breed in the world. Sometimes they
never exceed 2 to 3 pounds at adulthood, but be assured there is in no way, nor has there ever been a Chihuahua registered
as anything other than simply a Chihuahua, regardless of their weight. Any Chihuahua Breeder who will tell a perspective buyer
any other wise is unfortunately misleading them and buyers should be aware of this.
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The
Chihuahua Is A Chihuahua
The official "Chihuahua description"describes the Chihuahua as a small dog that comes in two
varieties or coat types. The difference in coat type (the Long Coat or the Smooth Coat) is the only official description used
to identify a difference within this breed. Our Standard does not categorize the Chihuahua by size.
For the purpose of showing and record keeping, the American
Kennel Club includes the Chihuahua (along with 19 other breeds)in the Toy Group. Therefore, irrespective of their weight or
physical stature, ALL Chihuahuas registered with A.K.C. are considered to be a toy breed of dog.
As with all living things,
there will be a size variance between individual dogs within this breed. Look within the human family - brothers and sisters
will differ in height and in weight, as well as other physical attributes. They are described as humans, male or female, and
there is seldom if ever a need to break the description down further. The same holds true in regard to the Chihuahua; they
are Chihuahua-Long Coat/Smooth Coat, Male/Female.
Breeding Your Merle Chihuahua
Merle Chihuahuas are some of the most beatiful chis out there today, and as a result, many people are now breeding
for this color to supply the demand.
If you are thinking about breeding merles, you need know that the merling pattern is a dominat gene, this means that
one parent MUST be merle for the pups to merle(There is what are known as a phantom merles, meaning that the puppy was a merle,
but the spots faded, but this only happens in fawn pups.) So don't buy a puppy from a breeder that tells you that because
the mother or father was a merle, that the puppy is carrying the merling gene and can have merle puppies. Dogs carry recessive
genes, like a black dog that can have chocolate pups. Merling is a dominate gene, therefore it must be seen in the dog for
the pups to have it.
Okay, so you got a merle and are ready to breed. NEVER NEVER NEVER breed two merles together!!! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!
The genetic mutations that result from this can range from blindess to pups being born with no eyes, hearing problems and
the double merle pups are almost always sterile. Being a merle breeder, it is best if you can breed your merle to darker colors,
such as black, blues, chocolates or lilacs. This keeps the colors very viberant, and reduces the chances of having phantom
merles.
Also, unless you are a very experienced breeder, do not breed a merle to a brindle, as this can sometimes make the
markings hard to tell if the offspring is a merle or a brindle.
If you decide to breed merles, check the pups at birth for the spots, and take pics to document them, this way you
can be sure to mark them correctly on their paperwork.
So would it be safe to breed a blue merle dog to a blue dog? You can safely breed a blue merle to a blue as long
as the nose leather of the merle dog is BLACK!! If the nose leather is blue you really have a dilute blue merle and you could
risk the skin problems as if you bred a blue to a blue.
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