Care For Chihuahuas

If you haven’t noticed, there is a soft area on the top of your Chihuahua’s head which is called the Molera. The Molera is basically an area on the top of a Chihuahua’s head that is soft due to the cranium growth. What happens is that when they are born, the bones which compose the cranium (the frontal and the parietal) do not fuse together like they typically do in other breeds. This means there is a vulnerable spot between those two bone groups which are like the Chihuahua’s version of an Achilles Heal.

If you notice that your Chihuahua has a Molera, do not be alarmed. It’s very normal for their breed. In fact sometimes they fuse together as the dog ages. After about three years if it hasn’t fused together, it probably won’t. This isn’t a problem though. It merely means that you need to be careful that your cute little dog doesn’t take too many blows to the head!

As long as you are careful to prevent things from falling on your Chihuahua, she should be fine. The Chihuahua Molera has about a 50% chance of closing fully at some point in the dog’s life. If it makes you feel better, a Chihuahua Molera is typically a good way to determine how pure bred your Chihuahua is since it is a condition only seen in Chihuahuas. In fact it used to be a way of determining such in shows.