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quick question on nuri-cal sorry to bug you all but I have a quick question? a new puppy owner e-mailed me just a few minutes ago and gave me a update on my babies vet visit. her e-mail: Tootsie got an excellent bill of health from our vet. He also gave me nurti-cal which is a dietary gel supplement and told me to give her an inch at night before going to bed. He suspects that in her home you had food and water. Sleeping with me in my bed doesn't provide nourishment and he doesn't want to have problems with hypoglycemia. He said after six months, I could probably stop this depending on her weight at that time. He agrees with you that he doesn't do lepto in small dogs. Tootsie knows her name thanks to your help. She slept well last night on my pillow curled up in the curve of my neck. Right now she's chewing on my slippers as I type. We are having so much fun together! Thanks again, my response: we never had hypoglycemia in any of our pups or adults but its ok to be safe then sorry. (im a little concern about the inch part? usually just a little dap will do, if needed). I have a type 1 diabetic daughter it would be like giving her a drink of sugar before going to bed in case she bottoms out! as long as she's eating all her food all day long I really don't think there will be a problem but it's up to you and your vet! yes, we do keep food and water for her at all times! from my experience with a diabetic daughter for the last 15 years, to much sugar would do more damage as well as not enough. im worried this will have a effect in the development of the puppy. I want to tell her not to give tootsie nurti-cal if not needed. what do you guys think? have your vets ever said this? mine haven't! she's a retired school teacher and a very loving lady I know my baby has her a great loving home but im concerned! forgot to mention: Tootsie is 2 lbs. 11 oz. @ 13 weeks old |
My vet says if a dog is healthy, eating well and doesnt have signs of hypoglycemia they dont need nutrical |
She sounds big enough to not need nutrical to see her through the night. If she starts to loose weight during this transition time or seems shaky in the morning than maybe just a tad but an inch is alot of nutrical especially if it is nutrical puppy. I do not feed after bed time once my pups reach 12 weeks old and I've never had any problem. |
We also recommend Nutri-Cal to new puppy owners...(We send it home with pups)...We would not send home a pup that was having hypoglycemia problems but puppies are under a lot of stress when changing homes and often times do not get into a schedule for a couple of weeks...I agree with the vet that about an inch of Nutri-Cal before bed will make sure she keeps her sugar up during the night... Much better to be safe than to have a puppy bottom out and have a problem... |
thank you guys for your opinions! the lady who has giving little tootsie a home is a good loving person, I was just so confused why the vet would want her to give it to her every night, if there has been no problems from the get go! I have never had any of my pups or adults need it, I understand there is a first time and I can also understand to have it on hand if needed. just like my daughter we keep her jell on hand but do not use it until needed. if I was to use it on her every night to be safe before she gose to bed her sugar level would rise and cause problems needing a insulin shot to drop it to a safe level ASAP. higher levels of sugar has the same affect as low sugar in the long run. my understanding is high levels at any time has a long term affects -meaning it will take a few years to show damage. low sugar has a short term affect-meaning it will show damage earlier. im sorry if I'm out of line over this but I might be getting a little to personal about this since I have seen first hand the affects of high and low sugar levels with my daughter. I only want the best for tootsie. i just need to feel good about my answer to her. may I please forward (with your permission) your answers to her so she can decide for her self. thank you guys for being here for me!;) |
I've give about an inch of Nutrical every night to all my puppies from the time I brought them home to about 5 months...except Maddie, because I didn't know about it then. Maddie had hypoglycemia and I had so much trouble getting her to eat...I wish I would've known about Nutrical then. Ryder, Sophie, and Faith have NEVER had one sugar drop with me, and I contribute that to the Nutrical. I think it boosts them to eat and as a result keeps them healthy and with plenty of energy. Ryder was less than a lb when I brought him home at 14 weeks, Faith was a 1.5 lbs at 15 weeks, and Sophie was about 1.5 lbs at 12 weeks. |
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