what can u tell me about my chihuahua to help me understand what going on with him?
I really dont know what im asking but ill explain. I bought a chihuahua on march 10th the people gave me a puppy pack which had a little heart worm pill in it kinda like his shot record and reg. application. i bought the type of food that they told me he had been eating. when i took him home he seemed fine he didnt eat much but he drank water and he was a little active. he chased my little girl through the house it was cute. well i went through papers and seen that his was born on jan. 18th 2009 and he had already had his 6 wks shots but there was no name written down as to who the vet was. next day he was a little less active and still not really eating, and i noticed he was having soft stool almost diareaha and spitting up like a newborn baby does so i tried to call the number for the lady i purchased him from and # disconected. on the 3rd day the 12th my little girl dropped him on the hard kitchen floor. omg i was so scared. he hit on his side and i held him a min. then put him down to make sure he was walking fine. a few hours passed and he still seemed fine but with the other prob. of not eating i said im bringing him to the local animal hospital. i went there and told them everything she said he has fleas which is making him anemic which i had made an apt to go to a vet on the 27th of march to get shots and to treat fleas and then she said his blood sugar low and never mentioned anything about him falling just stayed stuck on the fleas. they gave him a capstar checked his poo and gave him a cerenia injection which i did not understand most of what the lady was saying. she said to go to vet next day. so i bombed my house for fleas next day and took him to a vet he was still vomiting and soft stool. vet really didnt communicate with me much either but he check his poo again looked him over i gave him paperwork from the animal hospital gave him another cerenia injection and a droncit injection and some recovery rs food and told me to litterly force feed him with this dropper thing and gave him frontline plus. he said bring him back on 27th for other shots. im like confused really bc i dont know what wrong with my puppy and now he is constantly sleeping not walking around much or playing he finally drank water by himself today though he just dont seem right ya know. and he stoped vomiting until today he vomited clear liquid up a few times today. march 16th. which i know im gonna call vet tommorow and be like hey he still sick. but idk. can anyone help me and explain anything to me. i am so worried bc he just seem sad. his tale has not wagged since 1st day it stays between his legs. thanks.
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Yep- never leave the vet’s office without thoroughly understanding what’s wrong, what they’re doing about it & why.
Since you’ve been to two vets already & aren’t understanding what’s going on I’m going to say that you need to quit nodding your head (which implies you understand &/or agree) & start asking questions till you thoroughly understand. I
f your vet or his assistant is not patient enough to do this then try yet another vet.
The other thing I see with this question is that you seem to have trouble sorting out the important info from the rest.
Work on doing that, write down the things you want to tell & ask the vet then call the vet in the morning, tell them what’s going on & ask what they suggest.
Best wishes!
Its really hard to answer this question. Go back to your vet and be FIRM with them. Say you dont understand whats going on with him, or whats wrong with him or what they think will happen. Ask to speak to the manager if you have too. You are paying them, so they are working for you! It sounds unprofessional to me, you need answers
Have you been force feeding him? It is essential that a tiny dog like him gets food in. They quickly develop hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) which can be very dangerous and can lead to lethargy, confusion and eventually seizures. Make sure you’re getting food and water into him.
Fleas can cause anemia which can decrease his activity level and his appetite. Stress from that could definitely lead to vomiting and soft stool. The Capstar is amazing and should quickly kill off the adult fleas, the Frontline plus will prevent further infestations.
The Cerenia will prevent him from vomiting and should make him feel better and less nauseous. Hopefully treating his fleas, force feeding, and keeping him comfy will help him heal quickly. I would really doubt that dropping him is what caused this as you were seeing problems before he was dropped.
Good luck.
First of all, he’s sick. Second of all, he’s in trauma because he’s been taken away from all he’s known in his short little life.
The second will start to correct itself once he starts to feel better.
The most important thing right now is to get his health in order. Of course his little tail isn’t wagging — yours doesn’t either when you are not well. Fleas, anemia, vomiting and the meds are taking a toll on him right now. Just make him as comfortable as possible, hold him on your lap and speak sweet nothings in his little ears to let him know he’s loved and you want him to get well!!!
Your post is difficult to understand with no paragraphs. If you use paragraphs and a capital letter at the beginning of each paragraph it makes it easier to understand.
When you go back to the vet, ask specific questions and tell them in clear manner what the symptoms are, don’t just ramble on. Ask the questions you need answers to and if you don’t understand what you are being told then say so and they will explain in a way you do understand.
Please do not let your young child pick the puppy up and carry it around. She can sit on the floor and the pup will come up to her. It is too dangerous for the pup being picked up and carried by a young child, as you no doubt have discovered.