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Originally Posted by broodizt  Thanks all for the great tips. I am very grateful. This new puppy thing is a bit daunting as I haven't had a tiny one for quite a few years, so I've forgotten everything 
But thanks to you all, I'm starting to remember stuff 
Milo's appetite waxes and wanes. I keep getting different advice from everyone and therefore am quite confused. My breeder says to free feed, my daughter in law and Petsmart trainers says he'll never get trained if he is not on a feeding schedule. Put him in an XPen and put him on a schedule. Breeder says not to put him in the Xpen, as he would be much happier in a room with just a gate up I think my Vet also said to put him on a schedule. The trouble is that he doesn't always eat on a schedule, and i've resorted to feeding him baby chicken stix which he eats ravenously if I hold them and he can knaw them down while I hold them. He's not eating much of his kibble so my Vet is putting him on supplements for Vitamins and minerals, Calcifood, and Catalyn. I'm trying different things, but I keep changing things because they don't seem to work. This is a work in progress and the faster I find a solution that works for us, the faster we can get into a dependable routine. So here's hoping |
Sometimes people that do not have a lot of experience with toy size dogs want you to treat them the same as a bigger pup. Most other breeds don't have issues with hypoglycemia and yours also now has the added problem of Giardia. Baby him. He needs it. Don't worry about the potty training. If you can teach him what the potty pads are for you are doing great.
Many of us have trained our pups on puppy pads and later taught them to go outside. Really the puppy pads come in handy for when you have to be away from home for more than a couple of hours or when the weather is bad.
He is not going to have much control over his bladder for a few weeks so really you just need to keep him near the potty even when he is out playing because you just never know when a baby is going to have to go no matter when the last time he ate and drank was.
I don't know how small he is but since he has already had a hypoglycemic episode you need to make sure he eats on a regular basis. Check on him at night or if you think he is napping longer than usual. Getting rid of the Giardia can be a pain so you have your work cut out for you for right now.
Pups are supposed to eat at least 4 times a day. Sometimes with small pups that are particular about eating you have to give smaller meals more often. If he will eat your food then you have an advantage of being able to leave food out for him at all times but if he is a fussy eater then you will have to make sure he eats at regular intervals until he is older and free of the Giardia. Make sure you have his stool rechecked after he is off the medication and best of luck to you and your pups!
Hopefully he will get through this OK and he will be a happy healthy bouncing baby boy.