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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 Hypoglycemia is a serious medical condition and can lead to death if not treated promptly. Signs to look out for include confusion, dizziness, and loss of appetite. My breeder recommended checking their gums, which should be pinkish and not grey. Touch your finger to the gum and release it should return to its natural color immediately. If not, apply Karo Syrup or NutriCal to the roof of the mouth. Appling to the roof of the mouth allows the glucose to enter the bloodstream immediately.
Dina_Nichole, your vet probably is recommending NutriCal because Pia is so small. Since she eats so well, I would ask him why she needs it everyday and not just if she shows symptoms. I'm just one of those people who like to know WHY!!!
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Hi, thanks for the tips. I actually knew everything you said but its always nice to be given a reminder
I'll try to explain Pia's story so you understand what happened. Pia went in for a spay. She had all the pre-blood tests done ahead of time to make sure she was in good shape. She was perfect!! She had the spay done in the morning and I picked her up the same day around 5. I thought that was rather odd but she seemed fine. She also had some baby teeth pulled that never fell out. She was fine when she came home. However, in the morning she started throwing up and then the ugly D started. I called the vet immediately. I was told to give her until the next morning. That made me very nervous. The vet owned two yorkies of his own so I assumed he knew what he was talking about. (Big mistake) Regardless, I didn't wait and I took her to the vet just a couple hours later. They gave her a shot and some meds and sent her home. Pia was acting very strange and couldn't seem to sit still. I called the vet a few times to tell them what was going on and they said wait until the morning and see how she was acting. My main concern was her getting dehydrated but I was told that shot was enough to keep that from happening. Well, around 9 that evening Pia finally went under my bed and looked like she was trying to sleep. (she never goes under my bed but I let her alone for obvious reasons) I was happy and thought she was finally going to get the rest she needed. About 15 min later I went to check on her and she was lifeless. The closest vet was 30 min away. The place is a ER for animals. My fiance got us there in 12 min. Pia went into coma by the time we got there. About 20 min later I was told my Poor little girl was more then likely not going to make it and even if they could get her back she could have alot of brain damage. Her body temp was at 90 and they couldn't even get a sugar reading on her. When I told the ER vet my story of how I brought her home the same day of surgery and took her back in when they said to wait. I made the doctor sick. She just kept shaking her head. She didn't understand why they let a dog Pia's size leave the same day. She said Pia should have been left on the IV just to be safe. Then I was told they had a second chance to put her on an IV when they saw her condition but instead they gave her a shot and sent her home again. The ER vet was horrified by what the other vet did. She even told me straight out that she would back me up with anything I needed if I decided to get a lawyer. Then around 2 Am my little Pia lifted her head. By 6 Am things were looking good but she had alot of tests to go through to see if any organs were damaged. The ER operates with volunteer vets. They take turns coming in 1-2x a month. The lady we had was wonderful. She had her own office 10 minutes away from there and became Pia's new doctor. Unfortunately, the ER is only a night thing so Pia wasn't allowed to stay there. So Pia would be at the new vet during the day and then I would pick her up and she'd go back to the ER for the night. We did this for a week and she finally came home with a trachea tube still in place. They left it in just to be safe since all her other veins had collapsed. Anyways, if she was only put on an IV to begin with none of this would have happened. Back to the original topic about nutri-cal. I was told since Pia was so tiny it could never hurt her to be given a lick before bed and even in the mornings. My new vet knows she eats very well but still suggest I do this because of her size. What she went through was terrible so in my opinion giving her this little lick of nutri-cal is the best for her. Sorry this was so long. I just wanted to explain why I do give Pia it daily. I never want to risk seeing her like that again. Thanks for letting me share my story.
