Baby Teacup Chihuahua sick – retching, listless, sleepy after shots and flea treatment
There is no such thing as a “teacup Chihuahua”, but I’m leaving that phrase in the title because that’s how I get all my views. This so-called “teacup” turned out to be HUGE and FAT as an adult dog, so don’t believe the nonsense about “teacups”. They are just runts, but they could easily grow up to be normal sized. —————- This is my 9 week old female Chihuahua. She’s only 1 pound and 2 oz and I bought her one week ago. I took her to the vet on 05/20 and she was diagnosed as having parasites and worms. The vet gave her a LOT of medicines and treatments. Here is the rundown of all the different meds. The vet gave her a shot of Pyrantel Pamoate for pinworms. The invoice says “Qty 2 – Pyrantel Pamoate (Strongid). He also gave her a partially used bottle of Albon 5% oral medication for parasites, which I was to continue giving to her until it ran out. She has taken the medicine for 5 days now. I’ve read online that 5 days is the normal length of treatment so I am not giving her any more of it. I read online that you are supposed to shake the Albon very well before using it. The vet did not tell me that. He also didn’t bother to tell me about any side effects that could occur, although there are several. He also gave me a small tube of Advantage Dog flea treatment (ointment) that I was instructed to rub between her shoulder blades. The tube says that it is for dogs under 10 lbs. I asked him if I should use the whole tube considering she is only 1 lb. He said yes …
August 27th, 2010 at 1:51 am
Dogs do not get pinworms. Pyrantel Pamoate is used to treat roundworms and hookworms in dogs. Pryantel Pamoate is used to treat pinworms in humans. The dog should also recieve a second dose of pryantel pamoate 1-3 weeks after first treatment. The albon is an antibiotic used to eliminate coccidia (intestinal parasite.) The advantage is safe for dogs and the greasy spot will be eventually absorbed. Pesticides used in the yard are much different than the advantage.
dont let the dog eat grass!
September 7th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
@7heather
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I do not know what you are arguing about but I am 15 and I have a tea cup Chihuahua. Yes I know there’s no such thing as a teacup chihuahua but we are giving him to someone. It’s my Aunt Judith and she is a vet (used to be). Don’t think I am being mean ’cause my mum and dad are rlly good at breeding chihuahua.We didn’t want to sell the runt and say he was a teacup to fool peaple into buying one so do u think i’m bad for doing that? Is it right to give it too her?
October 8th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
@shannonm75 I deleted that asshole’s (odin422) comments and blocked him from posting again. You win the argument.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:13 pm
what acute baby if my chihuahua puppy would get sick i would die D; i love him too much.
why did you find her a new home why couldnt she stay with you?
October 14th, 2010 at 4:40 am
My chihuahua is 5lbs full grown, last year at a whole 2.3 lbs she got fleas…. Dawn dish soap will strip the fleas and you can bath your pup once a week with it. Or try using Rose scented bath crystals. Both work and are totally safe. My dog is EXTREMLY chemically sensitive. She still has to have a Benedryl and steroid shot just to get her yearly vaccinations.
Worms, just .25 to half a cigarette will get rid of most. Doggie will poop like crazy though for a day or two. Sounds wierd, but safe.
October 14th, 2010 at 4:45 am
My chihuahua got fleas when she was a pup and dawn dish soap will strip the fleas and ticks off without hurting the pup. Or try using rose scented bath crystals to soak it in. Safe for them and totally affective. Mine is 1.5 yrs now and I still use it along with frontline now that she’s 5lbs.
Vets usually don’t account for little weight, they go off of treatment of a 20 lb dog, not ones so little.
October 25th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
HAHA HE SNEEZES SO CUTE I SNEEZE LOUD I FAIL LOL
November 15th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
@rockgirlxxx1 Yes, you’re an EPIC FAILURE, rockgirlxxx1. Loud sneezes startle me, so please stop sneezing loudly. lol JK
November 29th, 2010 at 12:48 am
AHWWW
January 30th, 2011 at 6:12 am
WOW, no she was so sick because you bought BYB bred crap. She was bred for clearly money ONLY and not health or genetics.
February 21st, 2011 at 1:42 am
@boddahveryape Oh, I think I understand what you’re saying. You mean Little Nibbles was bred kinda the same way human kids are bred, which is mainly for stupid, selfish reasons like “Who will take care of me in my old age?” or “I need a personal slave that I can boss around and beat when I’m mad.” Is that what you meant?
It turned out that Nibbles wasn’t a teacup at all. She is the most obese adult chihuahua I’ve ever seen. It’s ridiculous honestly. (She was raised by another family.)
February 21st, 2011 at 1:46 am
@0unconscious0 Because I’m a cold-hearted biaytch and I got tired of the hassle of having a dog so I sold her to my sister-in-law’s brother and his family. They had two other chihuahuas already, so she loved her new home, but she got sooooo fat and huge living with them. It’s amazing how fat she got. I’m pretty sure she could win an award for being SO TINY and growing up to be SO FAT!
February 21st, 2011 at 1:49 am
@ClupenguinFanclub You should sell her. Whoever adopts her will love her more and take care of her better if they had to pay for her. It’s like when your parents GIVE you a car, you don’t care much about keeping it clean and nice, but if you have to PAY for the car yourself then you take better care of it because of the money you spent on it. Humans put more value on things they pay good money for. Don’t feel guilty. It’s not like you’re taking the pup to the pound to die.
March 8th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
NEVER BUY A TEACUP CHIHUAHUA! The breeders don’t feed them enouth and when they are sold they get sugarwater so they have more spunk so the buyer wont know the puppy is sick. Also its not healthy for a dog to be that tiny. the brains are to bigfor the head so they have headaches all the time. they have waterheads, not fully develloped organs, die before the age of 4 years becouse of health issues. Teacups don’t exist. only for puppy mill breeders. normal breeders wont sell a tiny pup like that.
April 12th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
There is no such thing as a “teacup.” “Teacups” are just a “designer dog” term for runt. BTW, there is no real link between autism and vaccinations (as alluded to in your info section). The researcher who made that claim admitted to unethical research practicies and is being prosecuted for his crime
Glad to hear the chi felt better
April 12th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
There are exactly ZERO links between vaccinations and autism…but if you learned information from more places than online, you would know that. Seriously, take that part out of your info section, as you’re just spreading ignorant urban legends. The researcher who came up with that hypothesis is now being prosecuted because he skewed his research (he only used seven subjects in his experiment) and he lied in his results. Stop propagating lies.
May 25th, 2011 at 12:29 am
@7heather load of f*cking bollocks…. I wanted a dog FREE to a good home because I have many animals and love them all, yet I got them all FREE (well, the cats anyway). You might be some selfish person who couldnt be arsed (this is according to your comment) to look after a dog so sold it to family, or cant be arsed to look after something thats given to you..but that doesnt mean other people will mistreat and animal or not love it just because its free..God help your age. You sound 14yrs old
August 23rd, 2011 at 12:46 am
@chatte99 Thanks for reminding me that the autism stuff was in there. I took it out. I’ve heard the updated research about it and I agree with you. Of course, you had to go out of your way to act like a jerk about it (“Stop propagating lies.”), but whatever, I guess you could have acted much more. So many YouTubers don’t have even a shred of common decency. It’s like they’ve been locked away their entire lives and never learned how to get along with people. Anyway, thanks for your comment.
August 23rd, 2011 at 12:53 am
@lordnhoj Thank you for your comment. I clarified that “teacups” are runts in the description. It was something I had added to my other video a long time ago but apparently forgot to add to this one. And I removed the part about autism since I also heard the updated news about it several months ago, but I forgot that I had mentioned that on this video, so thanks for letting me know.
August 23rd, 2011 at 1:02 am
@Demonickitten666 So terribly sorry to have offended you. I’ve seen people with “many animals” on a show called Animal Hoarders and every one of those people truly believe they are doing what’s best for their pets, but they’re in complete denial about the fact that they are mistreating and neglecting their pets. Most of them are sick, and the houses are disgusting. Now I’m sure that YOU aren’t like that, but the truth is you wouldn’t be able to admit it if you were. None of the hoarders can.
August 23rd, 2011 at 1:03 am
@SiobhanCohen Thanks for your comment. I removed the remark about autism.
August 23rd, 2011 at 1:05 am
@SheWolfDanielle Speaking of flea treatments from Walmart… I heard that Frontline’s patent expired and now they are selling the same active ingredient under the name Pet Armor Plus at where else but WALMART! It’s only like $10, compared to the $50 treatments under the Frontline brand name. I’m glad that racket finally ended. Drug companies are so greedy and selfish.
August 23rd, 2011 at 4:48 pm
@7heather Funny that your youtube name is 7HEATHER because my neighbour of that name called the RSPCA thinking that I have 2 many pets and dont look after them even though she’s never seen them.
Funny. The RSPCA found nothing wrong. The cages are spotless, trays cleaned. Fed, watered etc regulary… perfectly happy pets. Some people dont know how to look after pets. It has NOTHING to do with the amount of pets making u a bad owner, only the time and money you have available for them.
October 19th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
@Demonickitten666 That’s cool “DemonicKitten” (lol). I hope everything works out well for you and your pets. It’s really concerning when someone has a lot of animals. A big reason that it’s a problem is that spaying and neutering is expensive so most animal hoarders can’t afford to do it for all of their pets. The pets end up breeding out of control and that’s a big reason why so many animals have to be killed every day at the pound. It’s the EXCESS of animals that create a problem.
October 19th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
@Demonickitten666 And btw, I’m not the same Heather as your neighbor. I wouldn’t live next to an animal hoarder (or “rescuer” or whatever.) Too many animals in one place is dirty, smelly, and loud. Not at YOUR HOUSE, I’m sure, but just everyone else’s home where there are more pets than normal (to the point where someone calls the RSPCA on them). Even just 3 or 4 pets in a home is something I can’t tolerate. If I WAS your neighbor though I’d report you. Animal hoarders should live on a farm.