I wanted to start a thread for those of us who have "special needs" chinnies to discuss them. if your chin a little different? maybe an ongoing health or behavior issue? discuss it here, and share some ideas and opinions of others who might know what you're going through.
i got this idea because i recently adopted 2 special needs chins and would love to have some conversations with others!
one of my chins is a tripod. the breeder told me that there was an injury at her birth, and she is missing her left front paw. I was concerned that she would be able to jump around her cage as well as a normal chin. she seems to be very cautious when i put a new ledge in, when she explores it. once she tries it a couple times, she seems alright. if i watch her closely when she's jumping around or stretching out, it seems like i can see like her shoulder bone moving where her missing paw should be. it makes me sad because it reminds me of what she's missing! who else has a tripod? do you do anything different for them, or set up their environment differently?
i also brought home a pair of brothers, one of which has a balance issue. the breeder had him FULLY checked out by a vet, no problems found. he flops over sometimes, wobbles a little when he walks, and can't jump like a normal chin. I tried to alter his cage by putting a lot of things on the floor of the cage, as well as tubes and ledges up higher for his "normal" brother to jump to. this little guy seems so curious, and jumps on his twig house (which is about as talk as he is). i'm thinking of adding a big ledge (like the level the FN comes with, altering it to make chin-proof) so he has more room to explore. i put lots of hanging toys at his level and a fleece tube right on the floor (which he LOVES!). any other suggestions?
i got this idea because i recently adopted 2 special needs chins and would love to have some conversations with others!
one of my chins is a tripod. the breeder told me that there was an injury at her birth, and she is missing her left front paw. I was concerned that she would be able to jump around her cage as well as a normal chin. she seems to be very cautious when i put a new ledge in, when she explores it. once she tries it a couple times, she seems alright. if i watch her closely when she's jumping around or stretching out, it seems like i can see like her shoulder bone moving where her missing paw should be. it makes me sad because it reminds me of what she's missing! who else has a tripod? do you do anything different for them, or set up their environment differently?
i also brought home a pair of brothers, one of which has a balance issue. the breeder had him FULLY checked out by a vet, no problems found. he flops over sometimes, wobbles a little when he walks, and can't jump like a normal chin. I tried to alter his cage by putting a lot of things on the floor of the cage, as well as tubes and ledges up higher for his "normal" brother to jump to. this little guy seems so curious, and jumps on his twig house (which is about as talk as he is). i'm thinking of adding a big ledge (like the level the FN comes with, altering it to make chin-proof) so he has more room to explore. i put lots of hanging toys at his level and a fleece tube right on the floor (which he LOVES!). any other suggestions?
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