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02-07-2011, 03:44 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calfiornia
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| Hypoglycemic at 2 yrs old??? Ok…so having a recurrent problem that no one can confirm. I need your help. Oliver is a 2 ½ year old Yorkie in pretty good health. He fluctuates between 6 and 6 ½ lbs. He is a picky eater and it’s been a hard problem to overcome. If he goes without eating/drinking for several hours he has only what I can describe as a “hypoglycemic” attack. This is what happens….he starts to wander, his ears are level, he looks at you and starts to shake, he gets up to walk around and starts to drag his rear legs, he finds a dark spot and lays down…or he finds a dark place like a corner or under a table so that you can’t reach him. Now with experience, I have learned how to deal with these attacks. I almost always have boiled chicken, honey and a spray bottle full of water ready and little by little I can coax him out of this daze. I have discussed this with the vet on a number of occasions, but because his glucose levels are fine (although never taken at the onset of an attack), and the fact that they want me to video these episodes (which I was finally able to do last night), I can’t seem to get anyone to confirm what he’s experiencing. Let me backtrack – he had what we think was a very minor seizure at about a year old (daze, non responsive, drooling, wetting the bed…etc). We went to a neurologist who performed an acid bile test and it came out negative. Shortly thereafter he began experiencing these “hypoglycemic” episodes, but they are almost always a result of not eating/drinking. He’s at work with me all day long, so I can tell when he eats. The last several months I have mixed bland chicken/white rice with his meals so that he is more prone to eat regularly and avoid these attacks. However, the vet would prefer that I weed him off the chicken/rice so that he can get into a routine of eating regular dog food. I have tried endlessly and yet sometimes I just can’t get him to eat…and by now I have a good sense of when to expect an attack. Yesterday he ate reluctantly at 10am. He ignored his food at 7pm and napped. We went to bed at 10pm and at 1am he was wandering on my bed and I quickly sprang into action. This is exhausting – and trying to get him to eat is exhausting. But the interesting part was that about 2 weeks ago we were in the doggie ER for a completely unrelated reason (diarrhea/vomiting). When I mentioned these “attacks” to the attending vet, she mentioned that it’s not really possible for a 2 year old Yorkie to experience “hypoglecimic” attacks and that there must be some other underlying reason. Can anyone shed some personal experience…. |
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02-07-2011, 06:13 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York
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| I'm sorry that Oliver is having a problem. My Sammy had seizures and when I took him to the vet, my regular vet was not there so I saw another one. She told me that Sammy was "dreaming". I was thinking to myself, dreaming - my behind!! So I took the video camera and got video of Sammy "dreaming" and showed it to my regular vet who confirmed it was a seizure. She did all kinds of blood work, etc. and put him on phenobarbital and then pheno and KBR and he hasn't had a seizure in 8 years. So it is a very good idea to show the vet the video - that way the vet can see what is happening. I wish you all the very best and I hope you find a solution. |
02-07-2011, 07:00 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
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| Have you had allergy tests done? Allergies can cause seizures and seizure like symptoms. |
02-08-2011, 07:02 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hmmmm...with this low of an appetite and not having firm answers and the vet sort of at a loss...that's when I'd head to an Internist. They can be incredibly skilled at Dx this sort of thing.
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02-08-2011, 08:09 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| A seizure can make the blood glucose drop drastically. Have you ever checked his blood glucose during one of his episodes? That would be the best way to determine if he truly is hypoglycemic. Lady is diabetic and I check her blood sugar all the time. The new meters require such a tiny drop of blood it is very easy. I just stick her at the base of her tail. You can get a free Freestyle meter from the company: https://www.myfreestyle.com/freestyl...e-program.html |
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