Hypoglycemia is a low blood sugar. They will die if you don't do immediate action. An attack will look like they will shake, cannot stand, look at the gums and they will be white or grey. They can seizure.
You rub some syrup or nutrical on the gums for immediate sugar absorption and when they are able to swallow safely you can give them a little syrup mixed with a bit of water to drink or Nutrical is actually better. Once they can eat a bit, give some protein, cooked chicken, a little cheese something like that.
To avoid hypoglycemia especially in a particularly small pup, limit play time, make sure they are eating. Give a little nutrical before you go to bed so they have enough energy to be okay through the night. Also give nutrical before you go out if you are going to be away a few hours.
Make sure food and water is down for them all the time especially in a young puppy. The smaller and younger the puppy the greater the risk.
I do not sell any of my puppies less than 4 months old. If particularly small, I wait until they are at least 2 1/2 or 3 lbs. If they look like they will mature to no more than 3 lbs. I don't sell them at all. I keep them until I can have them spayed/neutered and then give them to a firend as long as it has no obvious health issues, otherwise I just keep it. |