My Chihuahua Is Having Surgery! Much Needed Prayers!

Dear Jen, I will pray for your chihuahua. Please keep us posted on his progress.

I am sorry to hear of your Chihuahua's knee and teeth problems, JenAC1984. We have had a couple of teacup Chihuahua's and they are a lot of fun. We've also owned several Scottish Terriers, and other breeds. Once, one of my Scotties had to have emergency surgery during the night. The veterinarian didn't have an assistant, so I had to assist! It was scary watching him cut open my beloved friend. Fortunately, it saved his life! It is good to hear that the Veterinarian is working with you regarding payments for the surgery. I am sending positive thoughts your way. What is your Chihuahua's name? Peace.

I'll certainly say a prayer. I have had a couple of Chihuahuas, and one of them had a hip that would constantly come out of place. But it didn't bother him. My vet said it was genetic, and sometimes when it happened, it didn't cause pain to the dog in question. I was blessed that it wasn't something he needed surgery for. When I got my current chihuahua Annabelle fixed, she had to have a couple of teeth removed as well for the same reasons as yours.

I've sent up a prayer for you. I know the fear when something happens to a small dog like that. I've had it happen to chihuahua's before, and it's scary. Remember he may be small but he has a big heart, and he is courageous under all that.

I will pray for you baby boy because i feel what you felt. Just stay calm and think positive as if there were no problems and think that you chi will have a successful surgery. That's the best way you can do for your baby.

Oh I am terribly sorry to hear such news! As dog owner myself, I'd be feeling concern and extra anxious! It's a good news over the fees and I hope for a speedy recovery!

Well, I am truly sorry for your baby's sickness. I hope the surgery goes well. I also have dogs. Once I have Chow chow, I like her so much. It is the first Chow-chow breed I pet. One day, I and my family went home after going somewhere ( i forgot). And I saw my sweety Ivy was on the floor. Her legs were on a strange position, and there are saliva out of her mouth. I was blank, speechless, and lost. She was my favorite dogs but she's gone faster than others. Till now i can't forget her. I love her name Ivy... :)

Hello Jen. I know what it feels like to have your pet taken by the Vets to be operated on, as one day my West Highland Terrier started to limp while walking. We decided to bring him to the vets and they said he had a fractured toe, so he had to have it amputated :S I was glad to see him again, minus his completely shaved leg. I wish you the best of luck :)

We treat our pet like a family member to us,that makes us worry and sad when we know that they are suffering from pain or illness.I feel for what you feel since I had a bad experience on that too.I have a dog also a baby boy shihtzu, he suffered from eye infection before because somebody had accidentally poked him on the eye with scissors that caused the infection eventually,and because of that incident,he couldnt barely open his left eye and two days after that,I noticed a cloudiness on his eyes also that made me panic and was so desperately asking for help from his Veterinarian, not to mention the amount required which indeed big amount.So then medications were given and thank God that he recovered and cured after a week,prayers are powerful.From then on,I am more extra careful and cautious on my Dog.Dogs are like babies too,they cant express their feelings in words so observation and or monitoring them is highly required to somehow prevent these from happening, but on your Dog's case, this is not preventable since it comes from his genes and this is comes from the fact also that,Chihuahua is a breed Dog just like mine and that, it has always its advantage and dis-advantage which is sometimes we hardly know about but,the good thing was you noticed that stranged behavior from your Dog and you took action right away instead of ignoring it. I hope that your baby now is okay and completely recovered from the surgery made.