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Originally Posted by Amazing Yorkies  I would stop the karo syrup as soon as you get the Nutri-Cal which I hope is very soon! Sugar (Karo) gives him the quick spike in sugar but they need protein to keep it up. The Nutri-Cal gives a more stable form of sugar. I would give him a dime sized dose of Nutri-Cal 2-3 times daily as a preventative on the roof of his mouth, if he doesn't lick it off your finger.
Since some of my 8 week old puppies don't even have good teeth yet, I grind my puppy kibble to allow them to lick at the food all the while Mom is teaching them to eat. It may be that Mom didn't have the time to teach your baby to eat kibble. You can also mix a little milk replacement to the ground food for a mush on a saucer. I don't start weaning until 10-12 weeks, so this little guy lost important teaching time with his Mom.
You will have to keep a very close eye on him, it is a very dangerous time for him.
Good luck and let us know how he's doing. |
Karo syrup is corn syrup, it's fast acting sugar that gets to the blood stream immediately, Nutri-Cal is the EXACT same type of sugar which is corn syrup. Nuti-cal has a few vitamins thrown in and oil, but they do nothing to help with low blood sugar or to even stablize blood sugar. There's really very little difference between the products, the Nutri-cal is more convenient to carry and it "sounds" better, but I don't think it's has anything in it that helps stablize blood sugar, that's where you need protein.
Tiffanybrooke, it's good that you are giving him protein after you give the Karo, or Nutical, it's said that protein should be given within 20 minutes or you get another episode of low blood sugar. Remember, too much Nutrical or Karo, can bring about an attack of low blood sugar, so you really need to be careful how you use it. Sugar produces an increase in insulin, and too much insulin, can produce low blood sugar, so that's where the protein is useful, it takes longer to digest and turn to sugar.