by Louise Kirby | Nov 22, 2017 | Characteristics, First Aid, Health, Poisons, Safety, Senior Chihuahuas, shivering, Ticks and Fleas, vaccinations, Worms & Parasites
Why does my chihuahua shiver? It isn’t uncommon to see a chihuahua shivering. Some chihuahuas shiver all the time and others only occasionally. I don’t think I have ever seen Minnie shiver, but she is long haired and larger than average. Arlo does, if he...
by Louise Kirby | Nov 20, 2017 | Health, Lungworm, Ticks and Fleas, vaccinations, Worms & Parasites
The facts about lungworm Lungworm is on the rise in the UK and it is something that people need to be aware of as if left untreated it can be fatal for your dog. There are several species of worm that can migrate from the intestine to the lungs and windpipe. Sometimes...
by Louise Kirby | Nov 10, 2017 | Allergies, Health, Lungworm, Poisons, Ticks and Fleas, vaccinations, Worms & Parasites, Your puppy
How to avoid over vaccinating dogs? The development of vaccines has revolutionised the health of our dogs and our lives in general. Vaccinating dogs against distemper and parvovirus is an essential part of dog ownership and absolutely must be done as a puppy....
by Louise Kirby | Nov 6, 2017 | Behaviour, breeding, Health, spaying & neutering, Your puppy
Is routine spaying & neutering dogs wrong? You love your chihuahua and want to do the best for them. When you get your new chihuahua you get their shots and then have them spayed or neutered. But is routinely spaying & neutering dogs morally wrong and bad for...
by Louise Kirby | Oct 26, 2017 | Health, News
Breeding Tea-cup chihuahuas will be illegal Last Sunday I came across an article in the Sunday Times by Johnathan Leake. He was reporting on the new crackdown on the breeding of pets with ‘cute defects’. Or designer dogs and cats that have been bread encouraging...