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Hypoglycemic Shock Do toy breeds ever grow out of their proclivity to Hypoglycemic shock? Is it worse when they are puppies? |
Most who have it as pups will grow out of it but I'd always be extra cautious and feed them several small meals. |
Its more common in pups and small yorkies |
Joey never had hypoglycemia. In fact, his breeder told me none of her dogs experienced this. I think if they are going to get it, it's usually when they are puppies because they need so many calories and their tummies are just so small. That's why many breeders recommend free feeding yorkies, until they are at least 6-8 months. Food should be available at all times. An active puppy can use all it's calorie reserves very quickly, so it's important to be aware of the signs, wobbly or weak, lethargic and/or white gums. You can rub light Karo syrup on their gums to correct this or use Nutri-cal . I would guess that the smaller puppies are more prone to this. |
Thanks. Bear never got it, but our Maltese gets it. I hold her and feed her every morning and night to make sure she eats and she gets lots of Nutrical. She has been a bit of a poor-does as they say. I cannot count on her eating quite enough every day just yet. Bear wasn’t a big eater until he got neutered – I’m not sure that there is an association though. Thanks for the advice everyone. |
I had put my 7 yr old yorkie on a diet and at the same time the opportunity came to get a new puppy and soon after we noticed the older one started having these weak episodes even collapsing. I started giving her mini marshmellows several times a day until her body adjusted and she was fine. |
Cali had it bad until she was 8 months old then she had no problem with it since. I did feed her every 3-4 hours day and night for several months |
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