I bought a twelve week old Chihuahua from this breeder Joyce Tate in Feb. 2011.in Augusta Arkansas. When I arrived to pick up my puppy she brought them out from her car and told me they both had a tiny runny nose from the cold but that they were both really healthy and from a long line of great chihuahaus. I drove back to Faytteville with my puppy and took her straight to the vets office. They were immediately concerned about that she might have hydrocephalus and gave me antibiotics for the runny nose. I tried to contact Joyce via email and phone and she had conveniently disappeared. She had assured me if I had any questions or problems to call her. I repeatedly tried to reach her.
Over the next six months the vets discovered she had a congenital breathing issue because her nasal passages were so tiny they didn't allow mucus to drain down her throat correctly. This gave her a condition where she would stop breathing, stand up and gasp for air and them momentarily pass out.
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