[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Kate

My 3 1/2 yr. old Yorkie had a warm forehead and ears tonight. That is gone.

Now, it is 2:20A and I cannot get her to stop shaking.
I put her under the covers, and put my hand on top of her and she constantly shakes as if she has the chills.

I don't know if adult dogs can get hypoglycemic, but I did give her a small amount of Karo syrup. I doubt that it will hurt her, but was wondering if anyone can help.

Is it safe to give them a small amount of aspirin.

Thanks so much, this really has me concerned. I have had her for 10 mos. and she has been healthy.

Kate

I'm no expert, but there is a fairly new canine flu out there. You might google "canine flu" and see what you can find. There is no vaccine yet, but as a rule, it is not considered fatal. I'm skeptical because I don't think it's been found on the West Coast yet.

I'm not sure what else it could be. I think Karo syrup was a good idea. As for aspirin, our vet told us that baby aspirin was OK for a larger dog. We never asked about a Yorkie.

Good luck.

Edit: I did a search on this site for 'aspirin' and saw that at least one Yorkie owner had been directed by her vet to give her dog 1/2 of a baby aspirin.