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Well, against my own wishes we've gotten a new member of the family....A chihuahua...We've had it since the begining of August...Everythings been ok....Then recently he has started throwing up after eating, drinking, or getting excited....I guess the safest thing to do would be to see a Vet, but this thing has already landed me a few nice Vet bills already so I'd rather not go back again only to be told; "Try changing food brand".....Course for all I know it could be the food brand, or the treats she gives him, or something else he's eating off the floor. I know posting here is a long shot, but I figured it couldn't hurt...so anyone got any ideas? And I thought keeping an MG healthy was hard work /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/square.gif
 
Maybe it is eating too much food. How much and what are you feeding it? We give our two Springer Spaniels, male and female 2 1/2 cups of Adult Light Science Diet per day. Perfect for them. Your dog is small, maybe the tummy is bloating.

Paul
 
hummm....I really have no idea how much it eats....but I'll suggest that she cuts back on his intake.......just like leaning out the carbs /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

Thanks for the suggestion Paul.
 
BTW: The Dogs Name is "Tequila"....Maybe it's got a hangover? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
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BTW: The Dogs Name is "Tequila"....Maybe it's got a hangover? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

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Then perhaps it is a worm. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
This the reason I like cats. I've got an old Gray tom cat named Bear. He likes to sit in the seats and watch me work on "Molly". Very undemanding animal. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angel.gif
 
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We had a cat years ago....Hated cats since....left a nice surprise on the seat of my camaro about a week after I bought it brand new....Destroyed the interior of my AH 3000...Destroyed the interior of my (then) new house.....so far Tequila has been pretty well behaved....I'll try to reminf everyone to keep him from eating grass(although I've never seen him do so, he just likes to walk around sniffing it)
 
I'm a dog person, have had at least two or three around the house all my life. Many dogs have wheat allergies; I'd suggest a food without wheat or wheat by-products. We had one that could only eat lamb-based food. My second thought is that a Chihuahua is not an actual dog, but some alien species made to appear like a dog. Thirdly, cats are nice to visit (like my mother-n-law) but I wouldn't want to live with one.
 
Bear does carry his own weight. He is lightning death on any varmint that happens to wander onto the property and that includes the occasional snake. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
Hi make certain that the pup is not getting people food that may be spicy such as fast food fried chicken etc and monitor the type treats being used. Also cut food down and feed twice a day in small increments.Keep fresh water around but not ice cold. Do not switch from one food to another this gives them a bad stomach or diarrhea.Pick a name brand dry food from a "pet store" and use as indicated above. If a food change is required it must be phased in with the original over a reasonable lenght of time. You can not just jump from one brand to another.--Fwiw---Keoke

OH! go on line and learn all you can about that little fella.Also get pet insurance it will save you a bundle.Vet bills are as high as people bills.- /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif
 
My cat jumped up on the cars a few times when he was young, but I've trained him to not go near them. One word of caution though... When a cat jumps on your car, do NOT scare it off. A cat's first response to a fright is to get a good foot hold to prepare for fight or flight. A good foot hold means claws. Ask me how I learned this. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
 
I've got a dog also, she's a cocker spaniel that my wife and I inherited when my daughter got married. Good little dog, gets along with the cat. Funny thing is she does not like the MGB. She starts barking and running around in circles when I get in the car. Weird! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazyeyes.gif
 
Also make sure you're not feeding it real meat - little dogs can not digest the fat and can get pancreitus (sp?) and display the symptoms you're describing - same thing happened to my wife's Yorkie
 
Stay away from people food altogether except for cottage cheese. Think about how small that dogs stomach is, the size of a walnut.
 
I know he never eats people food(I tried once and got in trouble with SWMBO)But thats for all the recommendaions.....We got alot of learning to do. Today he has been fine, we cut the food back abit and haven't given him any treats...I think he may have just eaten something bad from the ground.
 
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That could be a source of Worms, bad news.

We feed our Lab a set amount of his dog food, twice a day plus a few dog treats for when he behaves well.

Otherwise we just let him sleep....

I've heard a contented dog can sleep 20 hours a day.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
make sure that you don't let it on any grass that has been sprayed (parks, your own lawn eg.)and if you do make sure his paws are washed otherwise they will lick them clean and you wouldn't want to poison the little rat yet (oops dog lol)
 
lol....he's only on my unsprayed lawn...
He DID get into the rat poison once....luckily he didn't injest any before my wife grabed the bag from him....But now we have a no rat poison rule /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

BTW: Tequila sleeps about 15 hours a day.....He's also become very protective of my wife....If me or the kids run towards her, or many any quick movements he gets pretty mean with us, I read chihuahua's can be very poessive.
 
That's true, I've seen one bail a German Shepherd in a corner just because he ran towards the owner of them both.
Tough little blighters,and will face up to anything. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Stuart. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
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