The chihuahua – quite whimsical breed, and its genetic feature is predisposition to gastritis. But at the correct leaving and feeding, knowing the reasons of appearance of a disease and excepting them, this trouble can be avoided.
The chihuahua is the most tiny breed of dog. These kids were cultivated in the period of the Middle Ages and strongly influenced formation of many other dwarfish breeds. The chihuahua differs in courage, activity, sociability and quite good health. Perhaps, the only weak point at this breed – digestive system.
When the favourite pet for the unclear reasons refuses food, pulls back pads, has problems with a chair, first of all the owner should address the veterinarian. The most frequent diagnosis – gastritis.
There are several causes of an illness.
The wrong diet leads to irritation mucous a stomach. What suits the person is most often contraindicated to the pet. The aspiration to treat the favourite with "a sweet piece" from the table quickly leads to problems with digestion.
The wrong selection of a dry feed and also its low-quality structure can also provoke appearance of gastritis. To pick up the right brand and a dosage of a forage, it is better to consult to experienced breeders of a chihuahua.
Natural unbalanced vitamins the way of feeding causes violation of a fermentirovaniye, so, too conducts to problems of digestive system. In this case fertilizing by vitamins is obligatory.
There are some more less common causes – for example, poisoning with stale products or a foreign matter in a stomach. These doggies are playful and to swallow a detail of a small toy for them not a problem. And to the owner then – to cope with more than serious consequences.
The competent veterinarian as there is a big risk of emergence of a chronic form has to appoint treatment of a disease. It is not necessary to try to apply "human" methods and drugs to a sick doggie at all. Food during exacerbation of a disease has to be strict, and the diet should be discussed with the experienced veterinarian too.
Treatment begins with the hungry diet lasting day. Further it is possible to enter the processed rice porridge on low-fat meat broth. Input of meat products is allowed in a week, it is the best of all to begin with chicken. If the diet of the pet consists of a dry feed, it is necessary to pick up together with the veterinarian a forage from a special medical ruler. As a rule, time of the use of such forages lasts from 2 weeks to 1 month.
After removal of symptoms it is important to watch a diet of a chihuahua. Not to provoke repeated emergence of signs, it is necessary to carry out in due time expulsion of helminths, to impart an animal, to limit treats from a table, to watch carefully structure and quality of a diet.