Hi everyone. My name is Tamra and I have the sweetest little 11 week old baby I got one week ago. He is around 1-1.5 pounds. He has been great all week however this morning I awoke to what appeared to be a dying puppy. He scared us so bad. He could not lick his nutrical so I forced waffle syrup (all I had) in his mouth with a syringe. I have been so careful with my baby but this morning I made a mistake I think. He woke up at 4 am this morning like every morning to go to the bathroom. He was playful and I gave him a lick of nutrical because I am paranoid. Usually we get up at 6:30 for breakfast but this morning I overslept because when I woke up at 8am he was in a diabetic coma. He always has food and water in his crate but I guess he was too weak to eat it. Could this small amount of time have caused this? Is this my fault? What can I do to stop this from ever happening again. It was terrible. I really thought he was dead. Another thing that is bothering me is I called the vet who met me at the office and I think he thought I was overreacting. He did not even examine my puppy. (My puppy was a little better when we got there-at least his eyes were open). This vet told me my puppy wasn't "wired right" because he was too small for his age. He really upset me because he did not try to do anything for him. Not wired right....what the heck does he want me to do....let him die? If anyone has any advice on what to do to prevent this....please help me. I love this little guy to pieces! I cannot lose him. Thank you! Tamra
Another question? When we got home I gave him some wet dog food that he has never had before just so he would eat. He is playful....actually bouncing off the walls from all the sugar
but still not himself. Does it take a while for him to recover from such a terrible event? Should I let him eat anything just so he will eat... like his treats....wet dog food...nutrical....etc. or should I just wait for him to want to eat?