Little Nibbles (baby Chihuahua) is sick.

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Little Nibbles (baby Chihuahua) is sick.

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My new puppy is sick. Here is a video that shows what she is doing. You only have to watch the first 20 seconds. For the full explanation of what all has gone on you can read the information below. Sorry, it's pretty long.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_TuZFy4Is

This is my 9 week old female Chihuahua. She is only 1 pound and 2 oz. 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. Looking back, I see that I should have used my own intuition. Obviously you don't need the same amount of medicine for a 1 lb puppy as you would need for a puppy 10 times her size. I'm angry that they would hurt her this way and not care.

I applied the flea treatment (poison) on 05/23. After I put the medicine on her, it left a nasty glob of greasiness on her coat, so I looked online to see how long I had to leave it before I could take it off. (Of course, I called the vet to ask them but they didn't answer and did not return my call, even though they were still open.) What I found online shocked me. Flea treatments are PESTICIDES and can be very harmful to dogs. If you apply a pesticide to your lawn (which I would urge you not to do) the bottle clearly tells you NOT to allow your pets or children to walk on the lawn for a certain length of time because the POISON can harm or kill them. So why then would a vet advise you to put a similar poison directly on your puppy's coat? Maybe because he only cares about money and not you or your puppy. It's a possibility.

If he cared about my tiny, adorable, 1 lb puppy, I doubt he would fill her with as many poisons as he could in such a short amount of time. (By the way, vaccinations for children are not any safer. Please research vaccinations+autism before vaccinating your child.)

I really don't think he cares at all about my puppy. She is only 1 pound and it doesn't seem like he is taking that into account when prescribing meds to her.

The same day (Friday) that I put the flea treatment on her, she ate some grass outside. That evening is when she started retching and she has continued doing this all weekend. It is now Monday and she has been sleeping a lot and is still retching some, although thankfully not nearly as much.

While reading the warnings about flea treatments, I also found many people who warned that you must be careful with choosing a veternarian because many of them are only interested in making money and they would rather fill your pet full of unneeded poisons and make a quick buck than to do what is best for your pet. I already knew that that was the case with human doctors, which I why I never go to them anymore, but I never suspected that the people that we trust to care for our pets might be the same way. The medical industry is such a sad, sorry place.

If you have any advice for me or you have seen this retching symptom before and know what I should do about it, please reply. I am wary of going back to the vet since I believe that may be what caused the sickness in the first place. I used to have dogs when I was a kid and we never took them to the vet and they did not get sick. I'm really starting to think that the vet CAUSES sickness instead of preventing it
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aww(((((((hugs to you and nibbles)))))) im sorry to hear that i know how difficult ti could be to have your puppy sick luna was born with dna defects
she has only like 7 or 8 teeth she has gotten her leg broken (she was just jumping ) her skull its not fully closed and it would never be . she is already 2 yrs old and i have to be xtra careful because if she gets hit in that soft spot she has on the top of her head . she will most probably die. she got red manch (i think thats how its called) which made her get little boils all over her skin and she will be miserable because they itched her too much. and it made her hair fall of . Luckly the vet that i went to he help me get her better we tried so many different things until she got better. she is way much better than she used to and her hair its growing back slowly . but i had spent a fortune on her most probably over 1000 usd and not counting the vaccines. she uses a oatmoal shampoo and i will never put a flea treatment on her. im starting to go green on that and i had dowloaded a few natural recipes.
the only advie i can give you its to ask around family and friends for recommendations on vets and then go check them out that would be the only way to get your baby better.
i hope everything goes better for nibbles . best wishes
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Thanks Luna. I'm sorry to hear about little Luna's health problems. I am concerned that I have probably bought into a breed that has many health issues.

I've already decided that the vet that I took her to is not the right vet for us. I'll have to call around and ask for referrals like you said. You can also read some reviews of vets online at InsiderPages.com. Several of my local vets are reviewed there (but not the one I took her to initially.)

The retching seems to be getting less and less, so hopefully she is getting better. I fed her some ground (cooked) turkey today instead of dog food since I've read bad things about dog food too. Seems like somebody has a problem with just about everything.

Thanks for your help and concern!

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there is a food called halo that its a holistic dog food made with the real thing and not like the others.( http://www.halopets.com/natural-dog-products.html ) i would really wish i could afforded but at the momment i cant . so im buying her one that its for her type of skin and its working so far. There was a time when Luna also was eating homemade food . she would eat meatloaf(but of course only wiht doggie approved ingredients) carrots and boiled chicken so many things unitl i changed her back to dry foos. and she eats lots of veggies. broccoli its her fav. ^_^
and yes chihuahas are a bit more propense to have health issues but they are just so lovely and every penny that i had spent on my baby Luna has been worth it . she pays me back wiht soo much love that i think that i still owe her ^_^
well i wish you the best with Nibbles i really hope she gets better
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Poor Chihuahua, 1 pound is just SO tiny.
Definitely ask around for vet recommendations - ask friends and neighbours. We use a homeopathic vet and have been very very happy with the level of care.

Isn't there a governing body for vets like there is doctors where you can phone and get advice and maybe even report this person who so obviously shouldn't be practicing?

I have a friend who's a vet - I will message her and ask her for advice.
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Thanks for your concern, Hedge and Luna. Little Nibbles seems to be doing better now. Her retching has turned into a cough and is not occurring nearly so much now. I did some energy healing on her the day I started this thread so hopefully that helped in some way, plus most illnesses pass if we give them time and rest. She has been sleeping a LOT lately.

The vets may be regulated in some way, but the products that the manufacturers market are not regulated. They can pretty much sell anything they want, I believe. That's what I read online. The vet was just following standard procedure, but that's the problem. They should really treat each patient individually instead of treating them all the same regardless of size, age, or condition.

Here is a cute picture of Nibbles that we took last night during the short time that she was awake. You can click the "img" link to see it full sized if you want.

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Today I shared an out-of-body experience with Nibbles, lol. It was cool. I "woke up" (false awakening) because I heard Nibbles scratching at my bedroom door and whining to get in. I thought that if I ignored her she would go back to sleep and I could go back to sleep too. A moment later, I heard her making noise so I looked over at the door and saw Little Nibbles coming UNDER the door. The crack under the door had magically opened up wide enough for her to come under. So here she was, in my bedroom, and I was now "awake" (or so I thought) so I took her outside, thinking she needed to go to the bathroom. She ran around and I chased after her, trying to get her to hurry so I could go back to sleep. She finally started coming toward me, but on the trip over she rolled around in a muddy puddle and got mud all over her. So now I'M the one running from her. She has now gotten larger and is threatening to get mud all over me.

All of a sudden, I become lucid. I realize that I'm dreaming and that my body is still asleep in bed. At that thought, I find myself in the bed again and now my soul is floating up out of my body. This has happened many times before and it's my usual method for getting out of body. I relax and just let my soul float away from my body (as opposed to trying to move away intentionally). After a short time of floating, I find that I am now outside (where I wanted to be) on the grass again (I had been visualizing the grass so I could come back to it) and then I took off flying into the air like Superman.

Many different things happened after that. Some of them were more dreamlike, even though I still knew that I was dreaming. Some were more like out-of-body stuff, but I couldn't remember it all when I awoke. It was definitely the best lucid dream/OBE I've had that I can recall. I stayed lucid for a long time. Nibbles didn't come with me as far as I know. She was only in the initial dream that made me become lucid. But I feel like we were probably dreaming together and that it may have been her dream body (astral body) that came into my room to be with me. (Thanks Nibbs!)

So I just thought I'd share that with you. I'll probably move or copy the lucid dreaming story over to the appropriate forum sometime.

Thanks for the advice, both of you. It is much appreciated! I'm glad Little Nibbles seems to be feeling better. I started feeding her ground (cooked) turkey instead of dog food. I hope that's okay. She seems to really like it.

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Hi ,

I'm sorry I didn't see this any sooner, but I'm glad to hear tiny Nibbles made it through all of it successfully. (I'm assuming, since there haven't been any posts to the contrary)...

Anyhow, if ever needed in the future, there is a great book I can refer you and any animal owner to who wants to look into the holistic approach for their pet's care: Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats (this is the older version that I have, located on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Pitcairns-Complet ... 154&sr=8-3
--He has also released a newer version that I don't have any experience with yet, that one's located here (also Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Pitcairns-Complet ... 157954973X).

My parents successfully raised three dogs using Dr. Pitcairn's reference book (and the advice of a good veterinarian as well); I've used his book for reference for my precious Maggie's health as well (but knowing when to reference the vet is very important- as is finding one that is trustworthy.)

On a side note, there's a great puppy food recipe in Dr. Pitcairn's book that I can look up as well and share here, for anyone with puppies (actually, he's got recipes for any age animal- he advocates fresh-made food.) Do beware though, the older book refers readers to some "exceptional" pet foods, if manufactured food is desired. I've had first hand experience with the company "Wysong" (which at the time he wrote this book, he highly recommended), and I can actually do quite the opposite. I had been feeding Maggie Wysong Anargen Lamb & Rice food for quite some time until I began to find "things" in the bags of food. First it was a stray feather sticking out of one of the pieces of kibble. Then another, and another. Of course, Anargen does not use any bird products in it's recipe, so this was an immediate red flag. I got to the point that I was inspecting each and every piece of kibble that entered her bowl for
"irregularities". I had direct contact with my supplier as well as the company themselves, and was never given a straight answer to my question of why are there feathers in a product that is made of lamb and rice??? (no bird) They replaced my entire box of kibble with that of a different lot and production number; I found a large piece of what appeared to be rubber or composition shingle in her food. Needless to say, Wysong does not have there stuff together any longer. Thankfully she never got sick. (Refer to the FDA's website for any animal food recalls as well-- I'm sure everyone remembers the Menu Foods recall and the many lost lives.)

Back to the main issue- , I'm sorry to hear that your puppy was suffering-- that's terrible. I hope she (he?) has grown into a healthy, fat little pup and is romping freely all around the plentiful, green grass. :28:

~BB~
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