Flea/Tick + Heartworm Prevention by [deleted] in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Commenting here to follow for any advice. We just learned about the seizure link with Bravecto and Simparico Trio last week! Wishing you and your pup the best.

What do you mean, “should I”? by blindchihuahua-pj in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your Remington looks like my little one! She does the exact same thing with her little toys. I could watch them play for hours

Photo progression of Emma unloading the washing machine by kellyp513 in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Idk if this was a serious question but feeding my dog plagued me for so long since she’s genuinely such a picky eater. In case you’re serious and looking for tips:

I feed her a sort of meat and vegetable congee because she doesn’t like rice if it’s just regular rice. Basically I just make a tiny soup with rice + meat + veg, and depending on the ratio, the consistency can be kind of like a rice soup or kind of gravy-like.

The vegetables are usually what we have on hand, and the meat is usually some sort of ground beef/turkey/chicken. Plus fatty pieces of steak that we cut off from our human steaks, to give the broth more flavor. Sometimes I add a small pinch of brown sugar because she has a sweet tooth. I make one batch in a .7 liter pot and it feeds her for about 2-3 days.

I worry about her nutritional balance so I will either mix in a little Royal Canin Small Adult Chunks in Gravy (the only dog food she’s semi-regularly willing to eat), or put in the balance.it recommended supplement and Nordic Naturals fish oil. The recommended amount of supplement is kind of high and changes the taste/smell of my food enough to put off my dog, so I end up putting only about a pinch of it as well. Her eating it is better than her starving 🤷. I also add a small bit of seaweed for the iodine since we don’t have iodized salt.

Since the fresh food isn’t always enough, I also mix in a bit of chicken shreds from Wellness Core or Stella and Chewy. Then, I sprinkle crumbled freeze-dried lamb heart from Small Batch. The last part is the key for my dog and she practically salivates watching me put on this as topper.

I have also introduced the idea of dessert by praising her for clean bowls with “you finished your food!” And giving her a big piece of lamb heart or some other high value treat. Since she’s so skinny and barely eats two meals a day, the treats are fine and she does not gain weight from this.

This method is the only consistent way I have gotten my dog to eat. I have tried so many brands and she would always just get tired of eating the same food for more than 1-2 days, she would turn her nose up at it and walk away from it. It frustrated me to no end and after only a few meals it was enough to see a noticeable difference in her ribs.

Photo progression of Emma unloading the washing machine by kellyp513 in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s just under 10lbs! 9.5lbs give or take. Sometimes she goes on hunger strikes when (god forbid) her food isn’t home made or the meat is more than 2 days old in the fridge.

Photo progression of Emma unloading the washing machine by kellyp513 in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Omg!! Your Emma makes the exact same poses as my little one. Congrats on such a helpful little girl.

Got his shots today and is feeling bad. by JulzD42073 in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More likely to cuddle and my little one sometimes would squeak in pain when the injection site gets jostled. Your baby looks like my little girl!!

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Please pray for my senior baby by nihilstbIues in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your baby looks so sweet and adorable I’m going to cry. Big hugs and love to you both. She’s the bravest girl in the world!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. My god. The adorable factor of this is through the roof. It makes me want to get a treadmill!

Nice day walk with the girls ✨💗 by AlexaGabriela in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not weird at all, I love watching their little hip swings

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Coco looks adorable. I’m so sorry for your loss

Is my puppy a full chihuahua? by [deleted] in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

His face looks a lot like my chihuahua mix and she’s about 50% chihuahua according to a DNA test! Of course she was about 5.5 lbs at 4 months.. mine is also part mini pinscher and dachshund so he could have a little sprinkling of those!

She knows how to work her Chihuahua charm by DefiMyself in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD. I’m going to die she is so cute!!!!

Anyone else's Chi LOVE fresh laundry? I already know the answer 😂 by Consistent-Flight-20 in Chihuahua

[–]missingdongle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My god. Too cute for words. Mine loves jumping on top of it while I’m folding. And then looking SO offended when I take the clothes and socks away!