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Originally Posted by Cyndi55  Cinders, hi, Thank you so much for checking on me & Dante, I am still not sure how to do a new thread I looked and couldn't figure it out.. Dante is doing wonderful, he was fine after giving him the tiny bit of sugar (forcing it into his tiny mouth) and then after a few minutes once he came around I spoon feed him, just like you did yours... he didn't like it but I wasn't taking any chances...I kept that up until he finally feed himself .. he slept next to me the entire night in his puppy playpen I kept food in there all night long and he ate that as well.. I am happy to say he is back to his old self being silly and wanting all my attention 
Today I went and bought the Kero syrup and the nutra cal to put in his food... its so hard potty training him as he won't use a pee pee pad, it was challenging last night he went all over his playpen so we had a mess in the morning... I am trying to figure all this out with him.. I feel like a new mommy... Thank you so very much for all your help and support.. I greatly appreciate all of it.
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Karo syrup and Nutri-Cal are basically the same thing, corn syrup, the Nutr-ical has a few vitamins mixed in, but it's the corn syrup that treats low blood sugar. Corn syrup gets into the blood stream fast, but you don't want to over use the corn syrup. The problem with low blood sugar is that they lose their appetite and rubbing a little corn syrup on their gums or the roof of their mouth will help get their appetite back, but they should be given protein within 20 minutes, or you'll actually get another attack of low blood sugar. Sugar makes the body produce insulin and too much insulin can cause an attack of low blood sugar. Protein releases sugars gradually so insulin is used gradually. There no reason to put corn syrup and nutrical into food, that not the way you should use it for a pup of this age. Joey's breeder recommended free feeding, that means having food available 24/7. Puppies have no fat reserves, and use energy supplies quickly, so having food available all the time helps prevent hypoglycemia. If your pup is having hypoglycemia often, please have your vet check him out, infections and parasites can cause hypoglycemia.