Oklahoma Tiny Paw Chihuahua AKC Chihuahua Tiny Chihuahua Breeder

(Some important information about your New Puppy)

(Hypoglycemia)
Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, can be life threatening to a Chihuahua, and many other tiny
breeds. A Chihuahua has a tiny liver, so they can not store very much sugar, the tinier the
Chihuahua, the smaller the liver, so normally the extra tiny babies will take extra care &
attention. Please feed several time a day. If the blood sugar starts getting low, you may notice
your puppy not showing interest in food, being less active, stumbling around, and in later
stages may go into seizures and/or coma, and Die. It is important that you know what to do if
your Chihuahua goes into sugar shock. First of all, don’t panic, and rush your dog to the vet,
unless you feel absolutely necessary. The best way to treat sugar shock is to get some corn
syrup or nutria-cal and feed a small amount to the puppy. It is also important to get them on a
heating pad, because they can lose a lot of heat and this can make things worse.
To prevent this from ever happening, you can give your Chihuahua nutria-cal every day for a
few days. Several times a day. Please don’t take your new puppy out to your friends or pet
stores or around loud places until he or she is older and bigger. They need time to adjust to
their new home. Tiny Chihuahua puppies need lots of rest and make sure they have food and
water available at all times. Chihuahuas can be very picky when it comes to their food. If they
don’t seem to be eating try canned food or boiled chicken. They all seem to love that. Just
make sure they do eat something.

(Open Fontanel)
Many Chihuahuas, especially the larger apple-head types will have an open Font. ( AKA
Molera), which is on the top of their scull. Most will close to a very small size by adulthood, and
some will close completely. However, while your puppy is young it is very important to know that
any sudden hit to their head can cause sudden death. The Molera or open Font should not be
considered a flaw, as stated in the AKC standard. It is more common then not in show type
Chihuahuas. So please be careful. Your tiny Chihuahua can break his leg very easily if left on
high objects. They don’t realize how far down it is and will try to jump if you don’t keep your
hands on them.

(Luxating Patellas)
Patellar Luxation (loose knees) can sometimes be detected at a young age. Due to the
Chihuahuas petite size, this is another issue that is somewhat hard to totally stay away from in
the teenie tiny babies, because their bones are so little & fragile. However, slight luxation may
never cause your puppy any problems, but severe luxation can re quire surgery. Please don’t
let you puppy become over weight. This is very hard on their little knees and may cause
problems for him or her. You can read more about loose knees at www.offa.org.

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