as she had so many troubles getting vagas,s tummy back to normal she is being sensible and taking the advice given to her to take it easy on trying the pup out on new foods , this is better than what was happenng before with many different foods allowing poor vagas to have the runs , and yes carrot doesnt fully digest when eaten this way but she was advised to try it as a type of soother for her gums cold from the fridge as i did when our daisy was a pup , it doesnt really matter that most of it will pass through undigested although some of it will , its giving the dog something other than awfull hide chews or doggy treats full of crap to satisfy the chewing urge . i think carrot and apples are a good place to start if she wants to pure it at some point for more of a nutritional reason then that can be done too .

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thanks andrea, at least someone knows what they are on about when it comes to this subject.

AND yes i was following up on some very good advice that was given to me by andrea, by giving vegas 1/2 a carrot to try after her tummy got better. one different food souce at a time, shes only young and got over her upset.

the carrot is going down very well with vegas, at first she just chewed the carrot up and then decided she liked it and now enjoys eating it.
vegas get the carrot to sooth her gums and help her teeth.

since being given the carrot she has not been as snappy with me and my partner and is chewing on our fingers and toes less, now that she is getting something she likes. she still likes to chew our fingers and toes but not as much.

i did notice that not all the carrot had digested properly, i thought this was abnormal but now i know this is normal! one less worry for me now.

i will maybe try her with a piece of apple next week and see how she goes with that!

vegas had her first vaccination yesturday and was wormed again with milbemax from the vet. she was pretty tired last night and only got up once this morning at 3am for a wee and went back to bed for another 3 hours!

Glad to be of help lol , sometimes you feel as though you cant do right for doing wrong , but glad to see your being more sensible with her food , bet you cant wait to get her out and about on the lead for a walk to show her off , just remember to introduce her to everything so nothing fases her as she gets bigger , Pears too ,nice when they are hard and smashing and messy when they are soft just get rid of the pips .

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Hi andrea,
yeah i cant wait to get her out and about, just to drain some of her energy more than anything, only 3 more weeks to go!

she has been out with us in the car and she enjoys that, she just sits for a few mins then goes to sleep most of the time. we even took her for a walk to the shop with me carrying her, to get her used to the noises and sights and other people. she loved that, she was very alert and was looking round and she was very interested in everything. we havent let her out in the garden yet, but she is itching to get out there and explore. taking precautions with this little girl, shes so precious!

shes getting bigger by the minute and has about doubled in size over the past 2 weeks. bought her a new lead and collar yesturday to get her used to them before she ventures out into the world with us.

nothing seems to faze her and she confronts everything she doesnt know and hasnt seen before, shes very comical!

You can let her in your garden , as long as its secure and it has no stray dogs going in it. and you can soscialise her with other dogs as long as its in someones house and the other dog has had its boosters. its only advisable not to let her on the floor outside on the street or park so she comes into contact with non vaccinated animals .

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i havent let her in the garden yet because another dog could easily jump over the fence, so until i have had the fence redone i dont really want her going out there yet, but will hopefully have it done soon!

vegas has met my partners mums dog chee who is vaccinated and she just run after him, growled and barked at him. he got scared and hid under the table, she followed and nipped his ear, he growled at her and jumped on the sofa away from her.

when shes fully vaccinated i am going to take her to some puppy classes to help socialise her with other dogs, so hopefully these will help her be more of a follower, i know this will take time and i know she will test us along the way, but just got to do our best with her! And when shes vaccinated i am going to be taking her to the beach everyday for walks and fun, there are always dogs on there too so im sure she will meet them as well!

how cool wish we lived near the sea , were a bit land locked here in brum lol , were taking the girls with us on holiday in august to wales cant wait to sea them on the beach.

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yeah, it great only a few mins down the road!

cant wait to get her on there, shes gagging to get out and about, we try take her out with us when were not busy because we have to carry her around with us!

will keep you all posted

My dogs love carrots! if they so much as here me starting to chop anything they appear at my feet lol. And I agree with Andrea nice to give them something to crunch on other than biscuits or chews. Straight from the fridge must be refreshing in this warm weather.

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Maya and Sandy

A Lhasa is a big dog in a little body! xxx

yeah she loves them, keeps her gums soothed too!