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Pawbly | 9 years ago
My Chihuahua Mix Ate One Chocolate No Bake Cookie She’s 4 Years Old About 10-15…

My chihuahua mix ate one chocolate no bake cookie she’s 4 years old about 10-15 pounds and has shown no signs of illness so far it’s been about 3-4 hours since she ate it will she be fine.

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  1. Alice Maya

    I’m shore she will be fine but chocolate increases dogs hart beat so keep a close eye on her if she starts to show any signs call the vet right away

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Pawbly | 10 years ago
I Have A 10 Month Old Chihuahua That Was Recently Diagnosed With An Autoimmune Disease…

I have a 10 month old chihuahua that was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. I have a hard time getting her to eat, so I was wanting to try a vitamin or supplement. Any suggestions?

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  1. Jana

    Which autoimmune disease is it? What treatment is she on? What food are you offering?

  2. andrea Lee Roundfield

    When my pets, recently my kitty, have little to no desire for food e.g. prescribed food, we will try a highly favored broth (from chicken soup or the oil from tuna.

  3. tammy kleckner

    I am not sure but when it comes to bunnies I used critical care 

  4. Christina Chambreau

    Injectable Vitamin B by your veterinarian (and they can show you how to give it) is a safe and often effective appetite stimulant. 

    Wysong makes a supplement that often tempts animals to eat that is really a total food source with many vitamins and probiotics – PDG (Pre-Di-Gest) powder. 

    If you have a holistic pet store within driving range, visit them for healthy treats and vitamins.

    If you need to order on-line, try the Canine Plus by VetriScience (my site has the link). 

    The best way to get dogs to eat is to feed them real food.  You can try almost any people food, especially proteins like chicken, fish, beef, eggs, cottage cheese. Vegetables, cooked or raw, are good. For nutrition they need to be pureed in the blender, but as a treat they can be any size. right now do not worry about balance, just getting her started eating again. Begin to read articles (my site, Dr. Becker at Mercola, breeders who have fed raw for generations, Dr. hofve for a few) about feeding a fresh food diet (just as we eat a variety of fresh food, hopefully sustainably or organically raised) to improve health in general. 

    Since you did not tell us what type of autoimmune your pup has, there may be blisters in the mouth that are preventing eating, so then the above suggestions would be different. 

    Second, I
    strongly recommend finding an integrative veterinarian with whom to work. This
    is a person trained in many different approaches, including using conventional
    drugs only when absolutely needed. Working with one can increase the chance
    that your cherished companion can live a long and healthy life after recovering
    from this current problem (with holistic approaches most auto immune diseases can be completely resolved, but if not, there are dozens of ways to help her stay happy and fairly healthy). There are good ones and great ones, and a few
    homeopathic veterinarians will consult by phone or email. You can go to the web
    sites for each type of holistic practice and use their referral list to find
    one near to you. Many practitioners are members of only one or two of the
    organizations, so you do need to go to every site to find who is near you:


    1. Wide range of other treatments: http://www.AHVMA.org, American Holistic Veterinary
    Medical Association and http://www.civtedu.org.   
    2. Homeopathic veterinarians (these can often help you by phone if no other
    holistic practitioners are nearby that you like): http://www.theAVH.org and http://www.DrPitcairn.com.

    3. Chiropractic and Osteopathic – http://www.animalchiropractic.org;
    http://equineosteopathy.org/ (they
    treat dogs, too)
    4. TCVM (Acupuncture and Chinese medicine): http://www.IVAS.org,
    http://www.aava.org & http://www.TCVM.com

    5. Herbal
    http://www.VBMA.org

    Since you do not list your state, I cannot be more specific, but you can look at the links page on my site or email me for help. My article on selecting and working with a holistic veterinarian will help you choose one.