You have to keep her blood sugar up or she won't want to eat. I have heard that Nutri-cal actually makes the hypoglycemia worse. Little male I have was about the same size of yours when he was having problems. He is a very active puppy and burns up a lot of calories. Here is what I did for him when he was younger:
7 a.m. - 1/2 dropper full of Pet Tinic, 1 teaspoon plain canned pumpkin mixed with a teaspoon of baby food sweet potatoes and turkey with a few drops of Karo syrup added to that. Put it on your finger and put it in her mouth if she will not lick it off your finger. She will not eat all of it but get her to eat as much as possible. Leave her dry food out so she can eat it when ever she wants, my baby liked it ground up so that is what I left out for him.
Through the day you have to watch her very closely. Watch her gums.
noon - karo syrup and water (my boy loved taking it out of a dropper)
5 p.m. - repeat 7 a.m. instructions
9:30 p.m. repeat 7 a.m. instructions
I did the above for about 3 or 4 months. About 1 month ago I bought some K9 BlueLite electrolyte solution from Revival Animal Health and started adding a little of that to his drinking water. He is now 6 months old and he is eating dry food and gaining weight but I still give him the special feedings at 7 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
I hope you can get your little girl eating on her own. I know how stressful it is. I would recommend taking her to the vets and get some blood work done so you can rule out liver shunt. |