Everything Shih Tzu - Thread 9

[enilec]

^^ sis wag ka mag Play Pets. Mura pero hindi maganda. Para syang yung mga brandless na shampoo for humans na bagsak presyo-ganun yun quality. Di din ganun ka bango and worst of all, nakaka dry ng hair.

[sassy_gal18]

Hi lookin for advise / opinion.

May shihtzu kame. Ginalis sya. Hereditary nya yun nakuha. Tapos parang hindi gumagaling. Binibigyan sya ng vet ng shots for galis. Tapos sa face may sugat sya parang hindi din gumagaling. Lumalalim pa. Anyone please help me?

Saka pag ba kinakalbo yug mga shih tzu nadedepress sila? Yung akin kasi lagi nakahiga tapos parang nagtatago pa.

[monkeybusiness]

^ Hi. Sis parehas tayo last December 31 pinagroom namin ang baby namin. Siguro one inch long yung natirang fur nya. Parang lagi lang syang nakahiga. Di ko alam kung nadedepress ba sila o ano pero baka hindi lang sila sanay na ganun ang hair nila. Or siguro din stressed pa rin sila sa mga tunog ng firecrackers. Sobrang nakakaawa.

[Scubadoobidoo]

I dont think they get depressed. At least ours did not seem to be depressed when kinalbo namin last year. (as in mas maikli pa sa puppy cut) I think the galis is partly from dirty surroundings. When we got our s*** tzu puro galis kasi she was just kept outside in a cage and was not given baths regularly. When we got her twice a week ang bath time nya. After a month of that nawala ang galis. Oh and i avoid groomers as much as possible. We only bring our dog sa grooming once every 4 months and only at pet express. She is kept indoors the whole time and has a free run of the house. She sleeps in our room everynight and so far never na sya nag ka galis. I forgot the cream that was prescribed to us before by our vet pero just the same we did not use it much. More on regular baths lang talaga and kept her clean. I trained her to poop in the bathroom so she doesnt need to go to the garden to poop and pee.

Most likely sa firecrackers. Our s*** tzu sobrang stressed last december we ended up putting cotton buds in her ear on new years eve.

[babykat]

Yung panganay ko, nung kinalbo namin sya, di naman nadepress.  To think she has never had a haircut before.  If not dun sa hot spot nya, di namin sya gugupitan talaga.  Ok naman sya and masigla pa nga.  Siguro napreskohan.

Speaking of New year's firecrackers, nagkulong lang sa room yung dalawang alaga ko.  Yung panganay, nastress talaga kaya need sya ng hugs and pillows para mawala stress.  Tong bunso ko naman, aba, nagagalit at inaaway mga nagpapaputok.  Pati mga dumadaan na sasakyan na may sabit na lata para magingay.  Growl sya at bark at gusto pang lumabas para sumugod.

[GelaV]

anong magandang treats for puppies? =)

[enilec]

Try Trader Joe's, sis. Dito pinaka-naloloka si doggie among all the treats I tried http://www.brooklynbark.com/Portals/109548/images/Trader%20joe%20chicken%20jerky.jpg

[unwantedP]

kakapanganak lang ng 2 shihtzus ko. any recommended milk for them?

[sweetylicious143]

Is it normal ba hindi mag poop ang tzu ng 2-3days na? Then mahina pang kumain.pero masigla naman siya.

[missreese]

hello mga sis... yugn shih tzu ko nadeworm nung last oct 2013.. dapat balik niya nitong jan 7, 2014 kaso sa sobrang busy ko di ko na nadala.. tas ngayon nakita ko may maliliit na worm dun sa poop niya.. paano gagawin ko? kumakain pa naman niya.. masigla pa naman siya kaso nakakatakot lang din kasi...

[enilec]

^naku sis ipa deworm mo na agad yan! I think kung nakita mo na sa poop meron, it means madami na siya worms loob

[abuanddiego]

missreese, nacomplete naman nya yung first series, yung every 2 weeks deworming for 4 schedules? what are you feeding him? indoor or nilalabas nyo ba sya madalas? kasi kung nagawa nyo yung first series, at mostly indoor sila madalang sila mainfest ng worms, unless may nakain or madalas tumapak sa lupa.

you can do the deworming by yourself naman, measure your dog and buy an all-around dewormer. Usually for every 10kilos ang isang tablet, read the box carefully andun naman ang instructions. Formy tzus I give half-3/4 tablet, they weigh around 4-5.6kg.

tip: kibble-fed dogs get worms easily than those who eat homemade meals or are rawfed. so to avoid parasites, try to minimize processed dog food 

sweetylicious, baka kaya madalang magpoop kasi wala sya masyado kinakain? normal ba yan sa kanya? o sudden change sa bowel movements? what are you feeding him?

I've noticed that my shih tzu can skip a day without pooping pag naka-raw, he can consume 300-500grams of meat pero once a day lang magpoop, minsan every other day pa. so it means naabsorb ng katawan nya yung kinain nya. pag homemade meals naman once a day lang din sila magpoop, but he eats around 1-2cups of food. pero pag dogfood twice/day at medyo madami ang stool.

[so_bloo]

my dog is going crazy trying to bite her tail. di nya kasi abot at minsan umuungot na sha/parang whining na di nya abot buntot nya. tapos pag naaabot na nya, sobra nya kinakagat. pinaiklian namin sha ng hair and wala sha flea. i tried checking her tail, wala naman flea or anything except sa parang reddish skin from her biting.

everyday nya ginagawa. naaawa nako. since last month sha nagsimula

[abuanddiego]

^my shih tzu is also crazy about his tail sometimes nagsusugat na nga kakahuli sa buntot nya. wala rin syang parasites. mahilig din nya kagatin likod at singit nya kahit bagong ligo, nasabi ko to kay doc. sabi sakin baka sensitive lang talaga ang skin naks kutis mayaman lol kaya ganun sya.

i've researched and found out that biting and licking body parts can also mean na bored or OC sila, OC talaga? Yup as funny as it may sound, meron daw mga OC dogs, they can't stop licking or biting their parts, behavioral problem sya. What are you feeding her? try to avoid grains kasi ito usually ang cause ng allergies nila. Exercise and teach her some commands din para mapagod at matulog lagi para di na pagtripan ang buntot.

[missreese]

@abuanddiego - thanks sis.. di ko kasi alam weight ni furbaby ngayon e... pero feeling ko di nga siya tumataba.. kulang sa alaga, yung ang tutukan ko ngayon pano sya patabain.

bumili pa ba kayo ng timbangan to monitor yung weight ni furbaby nyo?
paano luto nyo para sa homecooked food ng shih nyo? di ko kasi alam anong pwede na niyang kainin kaya puro dog food lang kinakain niya.

[babykat]

Yun bunso ko, ever since nagkamens about two weeks ago, pag nagwiwiwi sya, naglalakad sya,yung para bang kinakalat nya yung wiwi nya.  Nagstart lang yun when she had a bit of her period.  And pansin ko kasi dun sa aspin dito, pag nagwiwi mga dogs ko, lalapit sya after at papatungan nya ng wiwi nya yung wiwi ni Chichi.

[GelaV]

Yey, nag-ggain na ng weight si Khaleesi. =)

Dec 23 - 1.2kg
Jan 6 - 1.4kg
Jan 19 - 1.8kg

[enilec]

May mga times din na nanu-notice ko yung dog ko na pinagtri tripan awayin yung buntot niya. Pero pansin ko she does it kapag bored na talaga or kulang sa exercise

[guamzintrusion19]

Oh I just remember a question, for those of you who've had litters, how do you manage the smell? Yung parang malangsang amoy after a few weeks? My baby whelped in my room. So okay naman and all, pero as the weeks go by and nagsisimula ng lumaki yung mga pups, medyo parang may malangsang amoy dun sa pen dahil sa poop and pee nung maliliit na furball. We open the windows naman, and regularly change their beddings. Dyaryo yung sapin nila so naglalagay lang kami ng marami and we remove the top portion hanggang dun sa malinis na part.
I'm thinking of cleaning the pen last week pero sabi nung breeder wag daw tanggalin yung mga puppies sa playpen nila kc baka mastress. Wag din daw gumamit ng sabon kung pupunasan yung pen kc delikado yun sa mga puppies. Any other options I have para medyo mafreshen up naman ang aking room? hehe
Saka pashare naman po kung ano yung mga don't sa paglilinis ng room kung nandun sa loob yung mgma puppies. Kc ngayon walis walis na lang muna ang ginagawa namin. Hindi muna minamop yung floor eh nagwoworry naman ako dun sa ibang babies ko  kc sa room din sila natutulog sa may sahig or minsan sa bed ko. Baka makuha nila yung alikabok sa floor kc hindi naman completely nawawala sa walis walis lang. Thank you po! 

[abuanddiego]

^sanayan lang and true love
may kakaiba talagang scent ang females once magheat at manganak sila, nawawala yung puppy scent, napapalitan ng malansa scent haha!

use baking soda or vinegar diluted with water, they are natural cleaners. you can also put a box of baking soda near them to neutralize the odor. Palitan nyo lagi beddings nila para di magstick yung wiwi and poop. Meron din ako nabili dating organic cleaner sa pet express, nutri science name nya. you can spray it sa cage, amoy citrus sya. You can also use vacuum cleaner pag gagamit ng baking soda. Tyaga lang talaga sis pag may puppies, worth it naman kasi napakacute at nakakagigil sila. di mo na maiisip yung baho at pagod pag naglalakad na yan hehe

missreese, we have a weighing scale na flat yung top, dun ko sila wineweigh hehe. or pwede rin sa bathroom scale, weight nyong 2 less your weight. re food visit ka sa dogfood thread sis, page 14 may mga napost akong pics dun. I usually give pork, chicken, eggs even the shell, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, a bit of rice, pasta or oats, parsley, lettuce, celery, bits of garlic pwede din liver, gizzard even fish pwede. Basta safe for dogs pwede mo ihalo. Iwas ka sa cooked bones and fats, bad yun sa kanila, meaty parts lagi mo ibigay.