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Re: Chihuahua
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02/07/06 10:01 AM
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She sure looks like some watch dog. Looks like she is watching the inside of her eyelids.
Cute little thing.
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Re: Chihuahua
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02/07/06 10:15 AM
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Think I could fall asleep in that chair too! 
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02/07/06 02:04 PM
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Looks plenty comfey for sure! 
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02/08/06 03:53 PM
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Very cute pic. Are you sure she's not part feline?
I'm glad she is a very outgoing pup.
What I meant by saying that they can be timid, is that some owners don't get the little guys out and about and being pet by strangers as often as bigger dogs, so they have a tendency to become timid yappers or fear snappers just by lack of socialization. Little dogs tend to lead a more pampered and sheltered life, which is obviously what a lot of them were developed for...
Keep us updated with pics 
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02/08/06 05:03 PM
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Yeah, I understand Fred. I know a lot of very small dogs don't get a chance to socialize with either other dogs or people other than their owners. But this one goes with us to the nursing home at least 3 or 4 days a week where both staff and residents want to play with her. And she goes frequently with us to our daughter's home where she plays not only with our daughter and grandson, but their pair of Maltese. And our next door neighbors, young couple with a one year old daughter, have already volunteered (without us asking) to look after her if we ever need to go anywhere without her. So I think from the very start she'll be accustomed to other people and animals.
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02/19/06 04:24 PM
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She looks very sweet, Bird. Congratulations!
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The little scamp is a real corker, always underfoot so we have to watch carefully to not step on her. When we got her she weighed one pound 10 ounces and the second day we had her she discovered she could fit through the chain link fence. But in 3 weeks, she's gained one pound, and I think (hope?) she's too big to fit through the chain link now.
Housebreaking has gone very well. She very quickly learned that if she goes to the back door and looks back, someone will open it. When the sun's shining she wants to be outside anyway. But since the temperature hasn't gotten above the freeze mark the last two days, she takes care of business and comes running back in a hurry.
She's either sound asleep, as in that picture, or going full speed ahead, ready to play with anyone and everyone; human or animal.
Of course I go to the nursing home to see my mother every morning and now if I don't take her, everyone wants to know where she is 'cause they all want to play with her. The old ladies that are bed want her in bed with them and she just has a ball exploring.
This morning we got ready to go about 7 a.m. and couldn't find her. I thought she had followed my wife into the bathroom and my wife thought she was in the living room with me. We spent 15 minutes searching the house for her, under beds, chairs, and sofa and in every room. Twice we heard her whine but not long enough to trace the sound. My wife was rapidly going into panic mode. And then I remembered I had earlier gotten a coat out of the little closet by the front door and hung it on a chair by the door out to the garage. I hadn't seen her slip into that closet and she was calmly sitting just inside the door wondering when I was going to open it again.
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Re: Chihuahua
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02/19/06 07:01 PM
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Re: Chihuahua
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02/25/07 06:09 PM
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I see this thread is a year old. And I recently learned some new words. Our little Chihuahua occasionally runs around on 3 legs, holding the right rear foot off the ground. The vet says she has a "luxating patella". Now I'd never heard of such, but found on the Internet that apparently it's pretty common, and expensive, of course. I called three veterinary clinics for price estimates, and while they did vary considerably, I also learned that the same orthopedic vet does the job at all 3 clinics. He doesn't have his own place, and only does orthopedic surgeries by appointment at the different places.
So tomorrow morning, Dee goes for the surgery on the right hind leg, and I feel sorry for her. While it may be awhile, the vets tell me that when a dog needs that surgery on one hind leg, they usually need it on the other hind leg, also, in the near future. 
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Re: Chihuahua
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02/26/07 05:11 AM
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Surely hope she does well. It's always an anxious time when a member of the family needs medical attention.
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02/26/07 08:23 AM
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Our prayers that all goes well.
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02/26/07 08:29 AM
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Also hope it goes well!
My dog needed knee surgury on her right knee, and a year later almost to the day she messed up the left knee. Got a small discount on the second surgury. Why don't you see if you can negotiate a deal?
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02/26/07 08:50 AM
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Gary, I didn't think to ask about a discount if or when she needs the surgery on the other hind leg. The primary vet (not the specialist who will do the actual surgery) is a little blonde girl who looks like she should be in high school instead of out working for a living (another sign of old age, I guess) and her own Chihuahua has had the surgery on both hind legs.
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02/27/07 01:16 PM
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Think of it as getting the multiple car discount from Allstate!
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Gary, I'm just glad I don't have to do business with Allstate or Geico. Dee was one puny puppy yesterday evening and even this morning, but she's doing better all the time. I caught her with her eyes nearly closed in the attached picture.
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02/28/07 08:23 AM
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Bird, she's a Chihuahua. She can't be anything but puny, unless she's like my parents' Chihuahua. We used to call her the watermelon with legs. She's lost weight now; with liver problems. My folks will be devastated when she goes, and I'm afraid that may be soon.
Now Dee will have a good battle scar to show off to all the neighborhood dogs!
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02/28/07 09:43 AM
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Gary, I'm hoping Dee doesn't gain much, if any, more weight. She weighs 8 pounds now. And while she runs on 3 legs instead of 4, she acts like she's already recovered, and wants to run and play.
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02/28/07 01:53 PM
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Looks like a smaller version of my dog after her surgury. Mine's not a Chihuahua, but the surgury looks familar. We had some Morphine Sulfate for pain, but only used two doses. We did have to keep one of those Elisabethian Collars on her to keep her from licking and tearing at the stitches. Also needed to support her rear end some when she went out for about a week. Maybe that's not as big an issue with a smaller dog?
Hope she heals up really fast.
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Gary, we decided to go ahead and buy one of those collars ($10), just in case we needed it, but we haven't used it. The first evening (the day of the surgery), she was groggy and obviously hurting, didn't want anything to eat or drink and really didn't even want to take the pain pill (half a 25 mg Rimadyl), but we finally got her to take it. The next morning (yesterday) she still required some coaxing to get her to take that pill and the Cosequin DS pill. But by afternoon, she took her twice daily Rimadyl with no problem, then stood at the water bowl and drank longer than I've ever seen her drink. And today . . . she's acting like her old self, except for running around on 3 legs. If I open a door, she'll try to beat me through it. The vet said to give her these pain pills twice a day for 20 days, so I guess we'll do that, but she's not showing any signs of being in pain anymore. Everything I've read and been told is that the small dogs have a lot less trouble with this surgery than bigger dogs do, so it appears that's right.
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Bird, Glad it seems to be going as well as you describe. You need to post a video of her running around on three legs.
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Gary, I got myself a GIN-U-WINE digital camera a few years ago, but I still don't have a digital video camera and I even sold my VHS video equipment a few years ago.
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Re: Chihuahua
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Some of those GIN-U-WINE digital cameras can take a small piece of video.
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