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Originally Posted by FlaLadee  Believe me, I learned this the hard way....and almost too late! In June my 10 month old baby, Toby, got very sick...throwing up, diahrrea, lethargic. I took him to the ER that night and they hydrated him and sent him home. Next day he was throwing up again and I took him to his vet.....they said he was okay and sent him home with Science Diet A/D canned food.......they said to force feed him and he would be okay. The first time I gave him that food, her gave it right back to me...three fold. I rushed him BACK to the ER, where he spent the next 36 hours. The ER vet was appalled that my vet had given me A/D food and not I/D....he said A/D food is WAY to rich for a sick puppy...Thankfully, Toby is okay now (turned out to be gastroenteritis). W had another "no eating" scare and I finally decided I would keep a can or two of I/D food on hand just in case.......because he always seems to do this on the weekend when I can't get to the vet! Just a suggestion, but if you have a puppy that tends to get sick....it may help keep them from getting hypoglycemic.....hope this helps. |
Well I have a pup VERY prone to hypo. He would fall over in seizures from low blood sugar levels. Hypo seizures/occurances are caused by many things....
Feeding a pup every 3-4 hours is very importanat they need the sugar in the system as a pups body is not capable of storing sugar to keep the blood sugar level regulated.
If they have been fed and STILL have hypo tendancies it can be another issue like coccidia, which takes the nutirents/sugars before it can get into the pups system causing low blood sugar. This can be found thru a fecal exam and even then coccidia can hide, it does not always "float" for a vet to be able to see therefore giving a false negative result. I tested my pup once a week for 3 weeks straight to make sure it was gone. Albon suspension drops are usually given but often requires nore than one round of it.
Also another quick fix when you see your baby becoming symptomatic, is Nutrical....I dont know what I would have done without it. Even after eating if my pups sugar was low, the food wasnt fast enough or quite enough to keep him from spiraling into seizure, I had to put Kayro syrup, or nutrical on his gums to get him to come around. The good news about hypo is they usually outgrow this by the time they are 14 weeks, but not always. Bella would become hypo after baths even as old as a year old. There are many many reasons why a pup would become hypo. Here is the list my vet said to watch/avoid.
Purchasing a pup before the age of 12-14 weeks (small breeds)
Stress caused by car rides, new environment, being caged, simple trip to the vet, or being cool/cold.
Not eating good nutricious food in many mini meals a day also wholesome treats between meals
Bacteria, parasites or worms robbing the pup/dog of the nutrients & sugars before they can enter the pups system.
Playing too hard without enough good rest
Hypo is scary and I think every Yorkie owner should know causes/symptoms of hypo BEFORE they purchase a pup. I also was almost too late and little did I know a simple dose of Nutrical/Kayro syrup would have helped him tremendously.
Good luck FlaLadee I hope your baby never gives you a scare like that again and thanks for sharing your story....every post about hypo may help a baby out!