Question About Nutri Cal?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by ARB

The day after I brought my baby home I noticed something was just not right for an 8 week old puppy. I did some research (how I found this site) and read about the low blood sugar. Having never owned a yorkie before I of course did not have anything on hand. I gave her a small amount of kayro syrup (I babysit from home- always have that on hand) within 20 minutes she was a whole new dog and has been ever since. I talked to my groomer and my vet and they both said by doing this I saved her life. She did not come from the best home. Anyhow, on the snacks, mine hates carrots but will do everything but say her ABC's for a cheerio. People make fun of me cause I always have a pocket full. The great thing about this is since I babysit and have small kids all the time, snack for the dog, snack for the kid. All toddlers like cherrios! She gets green beans and bananas and fruit when we are home but I always have a stash of cereal somewhere close when we are not.

You’re exactly right, if they are experiencing low blood sugar, nutri-cal or corn syrup can be a life saver, it's important to be aware of the symptoms. . Most common clinical signs of hypoglycemia are drowsiness, shivering, collapsing, disorientation, seizures, listlessness, depression, muscle weakness and tremors. Also, I should add and older and bigger dogs can experience hypoglycemia if they have a fever or if they are fighting an infection. Sugarless gum that contains Xylitol cause a life threatening case of hypoglycemia, and should be rushed to an ER instead of treated at home.

Puppies and dogs can develop severe hypoglycemia after consuming sugar-free gum sweetened with the sugar-alcohol xylitol. In humans, xylitol has little to no effect on plasma insulin or glucose levels, but in dogs xylitol is a strong promoter of insulin release and can cause severe hypoglycemia with collapse and seizures. With the increased appearance of xylitol-sweetened products in the US, xylitol toxicosis in dogs may become more common.Hypoglycemia Symptoms and Treatment

I no longer will buy any products that have xylitol in them.

[Sandysbabies]

I keep Nutrical on hand but I would not give it everyday. With her being so young and small I would give her alittle snack before bedtime and I know when mine were babies that helped them to make it to breakfast without vomiting bile. Cherrios are a real favorite at our house. The baby carrots can give them diaraheria if you are not careful. I cut them in very small pieces and the apples too. Mine love greenbeans. I give them the canned greenbeans with not salt.

[southernbelle04]

Thanks guys! I am getting the hubby to pick up some Cheerios at the store today to see if she would like that for a treat at night before bed.

[CruiserCody]

Cailee was 2-1/2 pounds when I got her at 3-1/2 months. I bought Nutri-Cal to keep on hand just in case. Cailee has always been a good eater so I haven't felt that I needed it. She's now 6 months old and 4 pounds and I still haven't given her any Nutri-Cal. She's my little porker -- no problem getting her to eat.