Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Good with dogs,
Spayed or Neutered,
Shots are up-to-date,
Story
**PLEASE READ TO THE END FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION.**
If you would like to adopt, please fill out an application at www.TexasChihuahuaRescue.org. The adoption fee is $400. All dogs are fully vetted, spayed/neutered, fully vaccinated, microchipped current on flea, tick, hw meds and dewormer.
Texas Chihuahua Rescue is based in Pleasanton, Texas. Additional photos and videos will be made available to approved adopters Texas adopters will be required to pick up their adopted dogs in Pleasanton.
It has been a long hard road for Xena warrior princess , but she is ready for the next chapter.
Xena is now available for adoption. Please read her bio in full as Xena has a life long medical condition and is not a hospice dog, she is only 2 years old, so please keep in mind you will be responsible for long term medical care and daily medication for hopefully a decade or more 💜 this is a BIG commitment and we will treat her applications as such.
Xena is 2 -2.5 years young and weighs just under 7 pounds. Her weight fluctuates between 6 and 7 . Xena has Lupus with outbreaks of pemphigus when she flares up. This is a rare diagnosis and took us and her amazing vet staff a while to figure out. She had to have quite a bit of testing and biopsies.
Currently she is on prednisone 2.5 mg daily and is doing really well. She has had no flare ups and is thriving. She has to stay on this daily forever, as soon as you try and go under this dosage she will flare again. Her pemphigus causes sores and pain, discomfort and because they tens to be in and around her mouth and throat, she ends up with a secondary infection then also needing antibiotics. Luckily the prednisone is inexpensive. It is a very tiny pill and she takes it very well in a little treat. Xena loves food as long as she is feeling well. Once her lupus was under control, she has had zero problems and has been doing amazingly well. This does not mean she is always going to do amazingly well or that she will never have another flareup although we truly hope that is the case we cannot guarantee anything of her long-term health or long-term outcomes .
Although the prednisone is very inexpensive, her care if she has a flareup is not . So she does need to go to an adopter who is financially capable of taking care of her long-term.
Now onto the fun stuff about Xena .
For one, she is a beautiful dog. She is very quirky and weird. You can tell she was extremely mistreated in the past or lived mostly outdoors in the past as she came to us acting like a feral little creature and not a dog. I believe now we are about 75% dog and 25% little creature. Her foster calls her the house elf. Xena bonds quickly to her person but is very shy and timid of newcomers. She loves hard. She has mild separation anxiety from her human. This is worse the first day or two in a new environment but she quickly calms down and acclimates to a new place and routine. She is pretty good at going on the per pads. She will go outdoors potty as well but I would not call her “house trained” if there is not a
pee pad down she will pee on the floor.
She has a funny walk, her spine has a mild curve to it and her front legs hyper extend
. She is not in pain, just a genetic mess.
She is mostly calm and quiet after the initial decompression time. She LOVES food which is good because sometimes it is hard to keep weight on her when she is not feeling well but the last couple months for her has been great.
No issues. She is good with other dogs her speed. Xena has an old soul. She can be a cranky at times with hyper big dogs or hyper puppies , then the little chihuahua comes out.
But she likes other dogs, especially older dogs and sweet dogs that lay with her and just kind of enjoy one another’s company without being intrusive. She is sweet with old chihuahuas and her foster has big dogs, and she is bossy with them haha. Once she bonds with you she is a cuddle bug . Adores being geld and kissed and sitting in your lap and wants to be your velcro dog, but this will take a day or two in some cases. She is funny , brings a lot of joy, love and admiration into your life. She is also a bit of a miracle because how she survived is beyond me. She was probably a day or two away from passing when we rescued her. She is a fighter for sure.
We are happy to talk to all potential adopters more about her journey and medical care
and silly disposition.
Apply www.texaschihuahua.org
