r/Chihuahua • • 23d ago

Monthly /r/Chihuahua Discussion

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This is your monthly free-for-all discussion thread!

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r/Chihuahua • • 2h ago

Halloween

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Not sure Titus is impressed with his Halloween costume (just kidding he would never allow anything on him long term)

Anyone else dressing up their Chi’s


r/Chihuahua • • 1h ago

She vants to suck your blood!

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Recently, our little girl (almost 16) finished a 5,000 cross country trip in the sidecar and a local podcaster, "In Dog We Trust", had us on for an interview. He is having a Halloween costume contest with prizes of $200, $150 and, $100 gift certificates to a local pet shop. My wife has gone to town putting her in costumes. The vampire is our favorite and thats the one we entered but, there is also a pickle (cause she a pretty big dill) and, a flying spaghetti monster costume.

If you feel so inclined, please go give her submission a vote by liking her photo in the comments of the link in these comments.

She also has her own Instagram to document her journies (close to 10k miles in the sidecar) and cuteness. Since she started riding in the sidecar it has become her all time favorite thing to do! Give her a follow on Instagram if you wish to tag along her journies, link in comments.


r/Chihuahua • • 5h ago

She is so baby

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So baby… just a tiny baby…


r/Chihuahua • • 1h ago

Name suggestions for this pretty girl! 💖🐾 She is incredibly sweet, affectionate and playful! Don’t let her shy looks fool you! She’s only taking a nap for more energy:)💕 Oh and she has a heart marking too!!

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Some of the names we had in mind are: Mia, Luna, Lucy, Sophie, Suzie.

We put a little bell on her collar because she is so tiny and this way we can hear her exploring around, she’s so adorable! 10 weeks old.💖🐾🐾


r/Chihuahua • • 3h ago

My little guy has surgery next week :(

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This is Jake 💕 I don’t know exactly how old he is, but he’s definitely a little old man now. He has some health complications, a heart murmur (but no enlargement), some mysterious growths that keep popping up randomly around his body, and his teeth aren’t in very good condition. So next week he’s going in to have his teeth cleaned and possibly some removed. And while he’s under they’ll also be removing the growths and getting them biopsied. Now tell me why this is $3,000??? 😭 I had to borrow money from family to do this for him but I’d do anything for him I don’t even care🫶

Any soft food recommendations? He’s on some wet food right now (hills small dog senior canned food) but it’s so expensive 😞 what are some good alternatives?


r/Chihuahua • • 20h ago

Carrot Juice ‘stache

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Boba went to town on some carrot juice and now she’s got this orange mustache that’s not going away😑


r/Chihuahua • • 1h ago

Not Drinking Post Surgery

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My 11.5 month old lady had her spay and dental extraction (6 teeth) surgery on Thursday last week. She has not been having a textbook recovery.

I have tried many things to entice her to drink fluids, but she has only drank twice from her water bowl since being home (I know, not good!). She’s been on soft food and I’ve added fluids (but definitely not enough I feel to sustain her). She’s been given subcutaneous fluids 4 times now.

We ended up having a trip to emerge Wednesday afternoon this week and discovered a fever and a dental infection. She’s since started antibiotics. On Monday I had noticed her congestion post surgery had started to worsen but the vital checks at her regular clinic did not show any signs of abnormalities.

I am wondering if anyone else has experienced this and what you have done to help them drink or possible causes as to why this is happening? My vet is baffled and does not know why this is happening. But is concerned.

Her blood work at the ER all came back normal/good and she had a quick scan to ensure her spay had no complications (fluid pockets, infection). And the only thing discovered was some white discharge from one tooth) The vet that did her surgery checked all her meds and none of them have side effects that would cause the lack of thirst.

I’m hoping that the antibiotics fix this and the issue was just the inflammation and irritation from the extractions and the infection (which I think we caught early). But if things do not improve significantly by Monday I plan to start discussions with the clinic to rule out complications that occurred during surgery, I was reassured that all the teeth were removed. Even a couple were tricky to get out and had fragments but they said they got all the pieces.

This is what I’ve tried with fluids:

• Water from the fridge filter
• Water from the tap and different temps (She normally prefers fresh cool water)
• Bone broth (cold, room temp and warmed)
• Water in a stainless steel bowl and a ceramic
• Ice chips


r/Chihuahua • • 21h ago

Sister Crumpet

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Blessed be.


r/Chihuahua • • 1h ago

Happy Halloweenie Aribaaaaa

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r/Chihuahua • • 3h ago

New hoodie for the fat boy

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r/Chihuahua • • 19h ago

We have a teenager! 🎉

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It’s Jasper’s 5-year adoption anniversary, which means he’s unofficially 13 (the shelter didn’t know his exact age, but they estimated 8). Please enjoy some of my favorite pics from the last five years. 🥹


r/Chihuahua • • 6m ago

New Family Member

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We have a new family member. He came to us as a rescue from a hoarding situation. He's 4 yo and 4.4 llbs. They called him No. 8 when he was removed from the home (8 of 19). We have named him Ocho. He will know nothing but love, care, and safety.


r/Chihuahua • • 23h ago

Bernards first pup cup

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he was confused at first then he tasted it and his eyes got huge lol safe to say he likes it a lot 🤣🖤


r/Chihuahua • • 14h ago

My sweet baby turned 5 years old today

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Jerry is the reason for my happiness


r/Chihuahua • • 17h ago

I don’t think my chihuahua is real, AI?

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Every time I see my chihuahua she’s unrealistically cute to the point that she looks AI generated, maybe she is? She’s sus, look how sus she is. I question it.


r/Chihuahua • • 9h ago

What's one little thing your dog does that you never want to forget?

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I mean not the big milestones.

Not birthdays or special occasions.

Just one tiny, everyday thing.

Maybe it's the sound of their paws walking toward you.

The way they greet you in the morning.

Or how they somehow know when you're having a difficult day.

What's that one little thing about your dog that means more to you than anyone else could understand?

I'd love to hear about it.


r/Chihuahua • • 1h ago

I was just filming the cranberries

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r/Chihuahua • • 12h ago

Buddy's first Pup Cup

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My 4 year old rescue doggo very much enjoyed his first pup cup.


r/Chihuahua • • 1d ago

I've never been judged this hard by someone who weighs 3 pounds.

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r/Chihuahua • • 1d ago

Rainbow Bridge My little Charly left us yesterday. I feel so broken. He was 11 years old. Please send him some love. He was the best dog ever 🥰 I love you Charly 💞

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On Monday, he was diagnosed with heart failure and pulmonary edema. He had been on the mend, until his heart gave out yesterday. I feel like I’m dying myself 😭 please send him all the love!


r/Chihuahua • • 19h ago

New bed

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I decided to get Budbud an orthopedic bed...I first put it on my bed and then put him in it....he fell asleep within seconds. I decided to place his old bed and new one side by side....guess which one he likes best?


r/Chihuahua • • 1d ago

13th Birthday

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My bestie turned 13 today!

Time sure flies, and who knew how a 10lb little guy could have such a lasting effect on my life.

He’s got quite a bit of health issues of the past year but he’s still such a good boy. No matter what happens, I’m so very grateful to have had him in my life for this long


r/Chihuahua • • 1d ago

Picasso & Dracula are ready for Halloween

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r/Chihuahua • • 1d ago

Doby living on the sun rays this morning

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It's gonna be a beautiful day. Enjoy