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Old 03-12-2009, 11:06 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by chattiesmom View Post
This was probably just an isolated incident. My vet has always stressed the importance of following Nutri-cal with food (the honey would have served the same purpose as Nutri-cal). The reason being the Nutri-cal/honey raises the blood sugar level quickly but is short in duration. If you don't follow with a slower burning food source (a few bites of regular food, bread, potato, etc) their blood sugar level will fall rapidly in about 20 minutes causing a second crash.

I would definately set the alarm and check on her every few hours tonight and watch her closesly tomorrow. If you have more incidents then a trip to the vet is in her near future
Very good advice

How old is she? How big? I'm glad she ate some tonight!
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