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the puppy i was supposed to buy got hypoglycemia as some may know, the rest of the upus are gealthy. he is 8 weeks old. i was wondering if the breeder says the pup is ealthy again should i buy him?

He is very young still and many have sugar episodes early on but grow to be healthy, happy Yorkies.

Id not take/adopt the pup until he/she is old enough to leave. Of course 8 weeks is way too young right now (in my opinion)... There are so many other factors to consider besides just one hypoglycemia episode that weigh into your adoption of this baby.

I hope with you doing all your research and having good communication with the breeder you will find yourself making the right choice regarding this fur baby.

Most breeders give you up to 72 hours to get the dog to the vet after you purchase to check for any immediate health problems.

I would strongly sugggest not taking the dog before 12 weeks of age. They are just too small before then, any responsible breeder would suggest the same.

Hope this helps.

''My breeder had two litters for sale at the same time. When I went to pick up my baby, I saw this beautiful little puppy just lying in the floor and she was giving him Nutrical. I said, "is he sold'? She said, "Oh no, he has hypoglycemia and I won't let him go. Then when he was 14 or 15 weeks old and over the episodes, she sold him. i would hope that you or anyone else would keep Nutrical and give it as a precaution to these babies. I do mine. I five it to him first thing in the morning bause he doesn't eat at night and sometimes doesn't eat until about nine a.m. i give it at night for the same reason. he has never had an episode.

most breeders recommend 12 weeks, especially for small Toy breeds. Hypoglecemia is common. I wouldn't be to concerned. It might happen again when you bring him home. If the pup I am buying (will be picking him up in January) had this attack, I would not change my mind and pick another. But I would wait a few more weeks and have nutrical and that syrup waiting....someone can tell you the names of the stuff you need. I forget. I will be getting it soon.

Hypoglycemia is somethign that all yorkies are susceptible to their entire lives, some more than ohters. They are tiny dogs so there is not much reserve and they need to eat every 4 hours or so.

That said, a puppy who has had one episode should not be adopted out until he is past the "dangerous time in his development". This will be different for every pup. I got one at 1o weeks who got coccidia at 11 weeks and then developed low blood sugar because his tummy hurt and he wouldn't eat. He was on an IV on Christmas Eve and then we had to syringe feed him for a week every two hours and the vet had given up on him. Our breeder helped us thorugh it nd he is alive and healthy today at 3 lbs and one year old.

This incident was so hard on me that when I bought Ava, I refused to take her until she was 11 weeks becasue she was so little. In hindsight, however, Ava was a much sturdier puppy that Buddha and she would have been fine. I am a strong believer in leaving the puppy where someone who has experinced this before and knows waht to do...that is not always a vet because they give too easily in my opinion in some instances. it i a scary thing and takes alot out of a person. This is one of the experiences that taught me that I could never be a breeder.

I would say you should still get the puppy but let her keep him until he is 12-16 weeks old.

I was very surprised to learn that despite the prevalence of hypoglycemia some breeders who have never experienced the problem don't keep Nutical on hand at all times. I found this fact alarming, but we live and learn I guess.

Cali has 2 episodes of hypoglycemia within the first 2 weeks I had her. I have had Yorkies before and knew what to do, but it still didn't stop her from having it. She was so tiny and the breeder let her go at 9 weeks because her 2 littermates were bigger and she wanted them all to go at the same time! I would not get one until they were at least 12 weeks old now. You have to make sure they are eating even during the night at first. That was my mistake I never had such a tiny one and she slept all night as did I and I woke up to her in a full hypoglycemic state.