We almost lost Sophie yesterday!
 

Oh my gosh..... we had a horrible scare yesterday. We kept little Sophie, and her doggie sister in their wire crate during the Christmas festivities yesterday. We didn't want them getting into the mass amounts of chocolate everywhere, or stepped on during all the excitement. Sophie seemed to be fine, and was napping alot, which I was happy about. The scare happened at about 4pm when I went to let the girls out to run around, and Sophie didn't wake up! She was limp and shaking and I figured that she was hypoglycemic. I put a bit of Karo syrup in her mouth and rushed her to the Emergency vet. They instantly hooked her up to an IV, drew blood, and began administering sugar water. I was so thankful that she made it to the vet alive. It took a good few hours to get her conscious again, and then they wanted to keep her for the night. I picked her up this morning and she seems back to her old self again. She is eating well. I have her eating canned puppy food, mixed with her kibble.... and if she doesn't eat, I sneak a bit of ground beef in to make it taste better. She is 5 1/2 mths. old and right at 2 lbs. I want her to gain weight..... another lb. or 2 would be great, but she hasn't been gaining. I didn't want to "spoil" her with canned food, but her kibble just isn't cutting it.... she eats human grade food with plenty of nutrients, but she must not be eating enough. Anyways, after the scare she gave us last night, I have decided to spoil her til the cows come home... this kid is eating canned food, ground beef, whatever it takes to get her fat and keep her CONSCIOUS! We feel very fortunate today.

Definately a close call, I'm glad shes back to her ole self today!

Oh wow! I'm so glad she's okay now.

How many times a day is she fed? Did the blood draw confirm low sugar? It does sound like hypoglycemia but since she's a Yorkie, I'd be concerned with liver problems.

OH MY! I am so glad that she is ok!!!! I bet you were scared out of your mind! Glad everything worked out!!!

Oh and WELCOME TO YT!!!!

I am glad to hear she is doing ok now! I also have a very petite girl, she is a year and a half and weighs 3lbs. I keep dry food down at all times and at night feed her wet food with a bit of dry mixed in. I keep nutrical in my cupboard and give that to her once in a while. I also feed her cooked vegies and small amounts of fruit. The vet says she is very healthy just tiny. I also watch her when she eats to make sure she does eat it; if she gets distracted and wanders off to play, Bailey will eat her food and Bailey does not need two dinners.:rolleyes: It also helps if I warm up her food, she eats it much better.

Am so glad to hear that Sophie is doing so much better.....These little ones are special.....I do not blame you...after a scare like that- I would spoil her like crazy too.....


Joyce

I "free" feed Sophie, so I just leave the kibble out all the time. I usually keep a really close eye on her to make sure that she's eating... but with the caos of Christmas, I just wasn't able to watch her close enough.

Oh my, I held my breath when I was reading you post, :eek: :eek: I am so glad she is alright,. :D the tiny's are such a worry, :( I have 2 4 pound yorkies and I do not want to ever get one smaller, both mine were not to be tines. One had parents that were 9 pounds bought as a pet only, so I took the smaller thinking I was going to get a 5-6 pound boy.:eek: then one of my own girls is 4 pounds, but does not seem as fragile as my boy. He has food when he wants it also.

Again, I am so happy for you that this was such a great ending.:)

pooh's mum

Where can you buy "nutrical"? I will definately keep this on hand. What types of fruits and veggies do you feed your girl? I would like to add some to Sophie's diet as well. Thanks so much for all of the responses!!

I agree. I just came across a shocking statistic from a study out of the University of Tennessee (Angel Fund). Yorkies are 36 times as likely to have liver shunts than all other breeds combined. The fact that she is so tiny and isn't gaining can also be a symptom of liver disease.


http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.shtml

Wow iam so glad she is ok, I am right there with ya, when my babies are showing signs of sickness, I usally keep can food on hand and let them have it, if needed:) hugs to you both.

Oh my gosh! Well, did they confirm it was indeed low blood sugar? I hope they tested her for liver shunt, if they're still not sure of a diagnosis.

Yes, I am getting really concerned, especially since she's free fed. She can eat when she is hungry, so it may not be hypo. I would do a bile acid test as soon as possible just to make sure.

The Vet performed some type of liver test and said that it came back normal. They said that to get her tested for liver shunt, I need to take her to our regular Vet. What are symptoms of liver shunt? She eats fine, she doesn't act dizzy after eating, she has never had diarrhea or vomited. She seems healthy, other than her episode yesterday.