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Why is my chihuahua crying, not eating, and biting other dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 2 months old | 55 lbs

My chihuahua crys alot and is not eating or drinking water and keeps biting and jumping on my other dog. What do I do?

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Answered By Elva Ma DVM

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Published on December 12th, 2017

Cub is such a cutie! I'm sorry to hear he is not feeling himself. If he is crying and has a poor appetite, I worry that he is in pain somewhere. His behavior toward your other dog may be his way of showing stress. I would definitely recommend that he be assessed by your family vet soon. I hope this helps, and your little pooch is feeling better soon!

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    Answered By Robin Burdine, DVM

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    Hi and welcome to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I am sorry that Cub is not feeling well! There are, unfortunately, a lot of potential causes for why Cub is acting the way he is. If your other dog is an unspayed female and he is an unneutered male he could be jumping on her and biting at her because he senses her hormones. Also, in this regard if your other dog is an unneutered dog and Cub senses an unspayed female in the vicinity of your house he may be becoming possessive and that is what is causing his biting and they certainly do not usually eat when they feel this way as well. The other possibilities are medical, ie intestinal parasites, gastroenteritis (upset stomach), etc. As well as something as "simple" as stress can set off behavior of not eating and redirected aggression towards housemates. I would suggest trying to eliminate some of these causes. The next step would be to offer a bland diet, ie boiled, skinless chicken breast and white rice to try and encourage eating as well. Another option is even chicken or turkey baby food. If Cub is still not eating and redirecting his aggression I would take him to your local veterinarian for an evaluation and diagnostics. Good luck!

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