Do you know wher ei could buy some cute male chiahuahua clothing..

THE VET TOLD ME TO BUY SOME TO GO FOR WALKS BECAUSE CHIHUAHUAS ARE VERY SENSIBLE!!! AND THEY CAN EASY GET FROSEBITS
***Frostbites

My mom thinks of rats as the giant, red eyed, sewer monsters that they are portrayed as on TV. My brother and his girlfriend have a pet rat, that she has never seen, and I fell in love with him. I had to give my dog to my grandma when my mom remarried because her new husband didn't like her, he thought she was too spoiled and that dogs aren't supposed to be in the house, even if they are tiny pom/chihuahua mixes and would have to battle mutant sized raccoons. I want a pet, something I can hang out with, take care of, and love. I've gotten kind of lonely since my brother moved out, I only have a temperamental 8 year old sister that wants nothing to do with me. I have done a lot of research on pet rats and how to take care of them, prices on supplies, about 140$, and found a rat rescue in my town that offers 10$ adoptions. I'm a 15 year old girl, old enough, and responsible enough to take care of a pet. I always took good care of my dog, cleaning up after her, grooming her, and feeding her. My mom wouldn’t even have to see the rat, expect for the occasional visit to the vet. I have 70$, enough to pay for half of the supplies. What are some ways I can try to convince her I am responsible enough, and that rats aren’t the nasty little creatures that they are represented as?
I've been mentioning to my mom that I love my brother's pet rat and would love to have one, but I haven't actually asked about it.
And any info you could supply will be very helpful.
I understand, I don't think you're being mean at all. I was planning on getting two.

Would two males be ok in a cage together? Or should I get two females.
So I barely bring up the topic and my mom yells at me. She wouldn't even listen to me and laughed when I brought up the subject of having to get rid of my dog. She doesn't seem to comprehend how much it breaks my heart to only get to see my dog once or twice a month at most, and then to have her look at me with her big eyes and have to leave her again. I just want something to love, I'd be happy with just about anything, but rats seem best for my lifestyle.

I'm will ask my vet about this when I call too, curious as to what others' experience is.

*5 lb. Chihuahua foster dog
*rescued from large shelter
*4 years old
*female (spayed of course)
*previous history unknown (was found with a tag that said "For Barbara's 50th Birthday -- guess Barbara didn't like the gft)

She does the sneezy, snorty thing alot, like many many times a day. Most prominent in the morning.

The rescue's vet said it was "reverse sneezing" I call it "inverted sneezing" (Shih Tzus do it also)

From my experience with Shih Tzus, I learned how to stop a sneezing "fit" with my fingers on the nostrils. I haven't tried that with this one because the sneezing doesn't last very long, short bursts but very frequent.

If you've dealt with this before and know of a cause, prevention or cure", please let me know.

I hope I've got the term right -- if not, gitemgang will let me know big time =D
gtx_guitar_man, that is a good link, thank you.
kassy, yes she does lick her paws -- good thinking. We have a vet appt today, I will mention it to the vet. Thank you, I wouldn't have thought of mentioning this had you not answered.
hmmmm....I'll try to remember to ask my vet if there is a link between reverse sneezing and the rabies vax. I don't see a correlation, but then again I'm not a vet.

If anything, I would think the intranasal Bordetella vax could contribute to this condition (I always request the intramuscular Bordetella vax for short-muzzled fosters)

I am feel really guilty about getting a new dog. I mean REALLY guilty.

My boyfriend and I have a dog together. it's really his dog, but we are together everyday, and the dog goes everywhere, and so it's basically our dog. He's a chihuahua mix, and the sweetest guy. We rescued him from a woman's house who didnt care about him, and had 10 kids running around and scaring him constantly. I've worked on him a lot and he is more socialized now, but still had typical chihuahua traits.

The other part of the back story. I have worked at a vet since I was 15 now. My first summer there, a woman brought in Chinese Cresteds and I fell in love. I have wanted one ever since.

Well I just got one two days ago. He just turned a year old, he was supposed to be a show dog but it didnt work. he is a "hairy" hairless. He is super sweet, but he doesn't play. He only plays with my cat, or my boyfriend's dog. I know I can get him to play, but I am not sure how? if I try to play with him, he gets scared. And he doesnt understand what chew bones, balls, rope toys, sqeaky toys.. nothing are. he just gives me a funny face. so in the morning or when I get home from work, he is all hyper and happy, and I dont know what to do! All I can do it pet him. It's wierd. He also doesn't make any noise at all.

So anyways, I brought him home two days ago. The second my boyfriend got here with his dog, I wanted to cry. I feel like I am replacing my boyfriend's dog. I feel horrible. I have been crying all these days. I have a week where I can take him back and have my money back. But the thought of taking him back makes me want to cry too. I realize it's only been a few days, but the guilt isnt getting any better. I just feel so torn. My boyfriend's dog doesnt seem that mad so far, but I love how needy he is of me.
I am starting to think maybe I got a mistake getting my own dog at all. I am also starting to think, as much as I love Chinese Cresteds, maybe I should have just found a Chihuahua, because I love all the expressions, the vocals, the needy part of the behavior. =/

I just don't know what to do. I dont want to keep a dog that I will feel I always treat second best when my other dog is around.
This happened before when my parents divorced, we had a dog at my mom's, and the dog from my childhood lived with my dad. Whenever that dog came to stay with us for a weekend if my dad had to go somewhere, I almost ignored my other dog.

I just don't know what to do!
I forgot to add, the Crested is the sweetest dog. He is playful with other dogs and himself some. And he is super sweet. He's a great dog, I do like him.
I paritally feel like I am so guilty I am putting up a wall between me and him.

Ok FIRST things FIRST... I am NOT a BREEDER and this was not planned by me I rescued La-La from some neglecting people that were getting evicted, they left her outside for 3days no food no water nothing OH and 17 degrees out side!!! My husband went to do the eviction and found out what was going on with her and by law we had to leave her their for 24hrs for her crappy owners to have one more chance to get her(we left food and water) well of coarse no shows so we took her in not knowing she was with puppies. 2 days later the owners came looking for her and they were oh so worried (yeah right) cause she was pregnant and they did want to "wast the puppies" anyways found out she was preg. which made her conditions with them even worse!! Any way they had already rightfully lost her by law but that's another story! We took her to the vet and she was preggers...Fast forward 4 weeks... Tonight at 6:24 she had her first pup and at 7:29 she had her last =] all seem healthy they will be going to the vet in a couple days but in the mean time is there anything I CAN or NEED to be doing? I have been on the net for the past 3 weeks researching, I just want to make sure I am not missing anything I starting giving mom egg And yogurt in her food heard it was good for her? She liked it! Thanks for any suggestions

How long is she supposed to be bleeding for?
She had some minor complications where the vet had to assist in the delivery, but her blood is still red and she gave birth 3 days ago.
Just so you all know, I rescued the her and found out later that she was pregnant, she is being fixed in 6 weeks! I belive in breeding should be left to the Breeders!
She is having some light to med spotting.

My mom bathes her long haired toy chihuahua all the time, and recently the receptionist at the vet told her she should be getting a bath a maximum of once a month. Mom doesn't think this is right and bathes her once a day or once every two days so that the dog will smell nice and not 'like a dog'. (This is her first indoor pet and she's absolutely in love with her). However, she does use Johnson's baby shampoo and not a pet shampoo to bathe her, figuring that it's gentle enough for newborn humans so the dog should not suffer any ill effects?

She wants to hear thoughts from other long haired toy chihuahua owners, if possible. Thank you.

I have a female chihuahua that will be having puppies in a couple weeks. She is small, under 4lbs. The vet doesn't forsee any complications but I have heard that chis can be difficult sometimes. Anyhow I have never had experience with any breed having puppies. I'm looking for tips and things I should have ready.

I adopted a little dog from a Rescue Shelter, and love him dearly! The people at the shelter said he was Chihuahua-Mix, maybe Pomeranian. But when I looked it up online, he looks JUST like a long haired chihuahua! I took him to the Vet for a checkup and asked them what breed they thought he was. They said, "Looks like long-haired Chihuahua to me!" and that you don't often find purebreds in a Shelter, plus he's 8 pds, a little bigger than the usual Chi. I'm not looking to breed him (he's neutered) but wouldn't mind showing him. My Dad shows his dogs, and I think it would be fun. What kind of Shows could I put him in if I don't have proof he's a purebred? (I love him just the same, so please no smart remarks!) Just curious!

After doing much reading I have found my new dog has many heath issues. He is a rescue dog and is on clavamox for his skin injuries. He has been coughing, which may be tracheal issues He had what looked like a seizure his first day here (vet said no, cause he didn't fall over). Today he is not eating, not sure if it's from the antibiotics. Also today he is squinting one of his eyes, won't keep it open for very long and has been sleeping all day.
I love him already and would still like to adopt him, is it worth it? any advise? Good dog health plans? And any ideas on the eye problem. He has lived with me about 4 days and is 6 lbs.