UMary Allen
Ama-chis akhuliswe ngokuzibophezela, okungenani amasentimitha angu-20 ubude futhi anesisindo esingaphansi kwekhilogremu eyodwa nengxenye ngokuvamile aqinile futhi anempilo. Kwesinye isikhathi baphathwa “izifo zezinja ezincane” ezijwayelekile njengokugxuma kwe-kneecap noma ulwelwesi. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-Chis kuthiwa nazo zivame ukuba nesifo sikashukela nesifo senhliziyo. Umnikazi kufanele ahlole amehlo namazinyo omngane wakhe omncane njalo. Ebusika uthengela lo mngane onemilenze emine ijazi lenja ukuze “inja” ingagodoli ngaphandle lapho amazinga okushisa engaphansi kukaziro. Ehlobo uqinisekisa ukuthi ukuhamba akunzima kakhulu ku-30°C. Nokho, ngokuvamile, i-Chihuahua ingakwazi ukubhekana nezimo ezishintshayo kahle uma iyi-Chi enezici ezivamile zohlobo.
Kodwa-ke, ama-Chihuahuas ama-mini noma ama-teacup Chihuahuas nawo aphoqelelwa ekuphileni "abalimi" abangenangqondo. Umdlwane onjalo ungazalwa nge-60 kuya ku-80 amagremu. Lezi zilwane ezincane zinezinkinga eziningi zempilo futhi azinaso isikhathi sokuphila esihle, esingaba iminyaka engu-18 ku-Chi yendabuko. Kodwa-ke, akuwona wonke ama-mini avela ekuzalweni kokuhlushwa. Uma i-bitch yesisindo esivamile ibelethe udoti omkhulu, kungase kube khona i-Chis eyodwa noma ezimbili ezincane kakhulu phakathi kwazo.
#1 Ingabe ama-Chihuahuas Athambekele Ezifo?
Azisekho futhi zingabi ngaphansi kunezinye izinhlobo zezinja ezincane. I-mini Chihuahuas (izinhlobo zokuhlushwa) zodwa zithinteka kakhulu kuzo zonke izifo ezibangelwa izilinganiso ezingezona ezemvelo kanye nemiphumela yazo eyingozi empilweni.
#2 Ukwehluka kwezinwele ezimfishane kulula kakhulu ukunakekela.
Kwanele kuye uma umnikazi egijima ibhulashi elithambile emzimbeni ngezikhathi ezithile futhi ekhipha izinwele ezixekethile. Ukunakekelwa kokuhluka kwezinwele ezinde kuyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu, kodwa kuphela ngesikhathi sokushintsha kwejazi. Nalapha futhi, umnikazi wenja angasebenza ngebhulashi elithambile noma ngekama.
#3 Amehlo, izindlebe namazinyo kufanele kuhlolwe njalo.
Amehlo avame ukudabuka ngezinye izikhathi. Kulo mongo, umnikazi wezinja kufanele aqinisekise ukuthi akukho mzimba wangaphandle ongene esweni. I-Chi kufanele igezwe nje kancane. Isikhumba nejazi kungabhulashwa kuhlanzeke ukuze isikhumba singacasulwa ngamashampoos.