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Originally Posted by SDphotoGrl99 my breeder said to put maple surup on a spoon and give it to Daisy if her blood sugar gets low. What signs do I look for? When I got home last night she was playful for abut 45 min then fell asleep then got up again an hour later for 45 min and I gave her a little honey (the breeder also said that was ok) and then she fell asleep right after that for about 7 hours. Is this normal?
she is 6 and a half weeks |
With her being that young, i would be offering very wet food 5 times a day. puppies are like babies they sleep a lot and not letting them go too long without food and not letting them get overly tired will prevent hypoglycemia. i would purchase some nutrical or nutristat and give it to her 2 or 3 times a day - it has more than just sugar in it and would probably be good since she is so young. if you notice it causing diarrhea, reduce it to once a day.
out of 5 Yorkies all about 4 pounds at maturity, only 1 had hypoglycemia. she actually had seizures and would just fall over and act drunk.
here's an article about hypoglycemia that gives the symptoms
http://www.peteducation.com/article....&articleid=877