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O My Gosh I was scared to death!! When I got up this morning my little Misha was in her little pen limp, listless, and seemed almost comatosed. When I picked her up her body was like a little beenie babies. Her eyes just rolled back. I ran and got the Nutri Cal. I have researched enough on this great site that I had some on hand. I even knew from reading on here that she was Hypoglocemic. I put some Nutri Cal on her lips and tried to get it into her mouth, but it wasn't helping. I yelled to my husband that I had to get her to the vet quick. The vet is about 10 miles away. As we were going to the vet she started to throw up. I ran into the vets office handed her to the receptionist and said she needs to see a Dr. NOW!! Well, they kept her all day. They said she is fine now. But I'm still scared. She is not playful or happy acting. Would this just make her tired but she would still be okay? What about eating? They told me to make sure she eats plenty, but she is not eating. We've been home about a little over an hour. I'm so scared it will happen again. |
Wow, that's great that you were able to get her to the vet so quickly. Do you have any wet food or anything that you could mix into her food to make sure that she eats? When Kona is picky, I mix a little bit of plain yogurt into her dry food. She'll at least eat some of it then. |
I'm glad she's doing better, and I hope this was a one time thing for her. Did the vet tell you what was wrong w/ her? |
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Yes, she was hypoglocemic. |
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Thanks for the tips on what to feed her. She doesn't really like the Lil Caesars but I will try the other things. How much should a little dog eat? She is 9 weeks old and weighs just over 1lb. |
Maybe give her Nutrical every 2-3 hours until she starts acting herself again? |
I'm so glad she is OK now! Please don't take this as rude, BUT I also read another thread about an 8 week old puppy at it's new home - why are these pups being allowed to leave so young? It was my understanding that the smaller breeds, yorkie, maltese, etc. were to be with their littermates until at least the age of 12 weeks. |
I would give her Nutri-cal 3-4 times a day, really put some on her tongue and gums, not really on the lips. If she ends up not wanting the nutri-cal, I added Karo to mine's water. He only had the one episode at 9 weeks old, but I made sure he ate every couple of hours, even a little bit, and drank plenty of water. Also, puppies that young need plenty of rest. They use up all their energy playing, another good reason why they should be left with their mothers until 10-12 weeks of age. |
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trixie--- This in no way could be your fault! She's lucky she has you to look after her! My problem would be with her breeder for releasing a pup so small before the age of 12 weeks. But that's water under the bridge.....for now she MUST eat and drink! It puts you in an awkward spot having to find something that she will eat readily and eat enough of! Try white meat chicken, small pieces maybe even mixed with some rice. If she doesn't eat enough you'll have to supplement with the Nutri-cal. Hugs to Misha.... |
Don't start to blame yourself, granted any research would have forewarned you about hypoglycema, but the breeder should have given you all kinds of information. The puppy really did need to stay with the mommy longer, time to grow and get stronger. It puts some stress on them leaving mom too early and then going to a strange place. Even being too cold or stressed can cause hypoglycemia. Just make sure the puppy is eating and drinking and be really watchful of this. |
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It really sounds like you're a good mommy, because you knew what to do. I'm sure eveyone will keep you and your baby in our prayers, I know I will. Don't worry too much, you will be doing the right things.:) |
She just ate 3 of the little gerber meat sticks. Everything else she turns her nose up to. Thanks for all the help. I have a three year old yorkie but this kind of thing never happened to us before. I'm actually thinking we let her play to hard. She growls and runs & acts like she is a German Shepard. We just think it is so cute. Maybe I shouldn't let her be so perky and playful. |
get anything down here to eat and often 4-5 meals a day if you have handy canned quality chicken noddle soup drain off the liquid and mash up the noddles and chicken into her dry puppy food (or all by itself) anything to make her eat. For peace of mind during the night online order or perhaps your local pet store "nutridrops" theyre far longer lasting than nutrical up to 6-8 hours. you little one is not consuming her food give her cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, lean hamburger, rice chicken mashed and baby food without pure gravy and or baby rice ceral so she will lick it. Cesars puppy works well with difficult eaters. She is far too young and tiny to be taken from her mom, you should really take her back to the breeder and request she keep her until she is at least 12weeks old or two pounds, for her sake and your peace of mind. I wish you luck!~ |
Just make sure she continues to eat and drink regularly. Little ones should be eating every 3 hours or so. Leaving dry food out for her all the time is great if she eats it. Keep using the NutriCal, too. Good thing you knew what to do and acted so quickly. I'm not trying to scare you, but a really young pup can die quickly with hypoglycemia. Many people add karo syrup to their water just to keep the blood sugar up. Keep an eye on her and keep us posted. |
Wow! She's lucky she has such a great mom who knew just what to do, and who is continuing to make sure she does the right thing! Good job. Everyone is giving you such great advice, I have nothing to add. Just give her a big hug! |
Okay, I did put Karo in her water. I do know they can die from this and that's why I was so scared. I really thought she was gonna die. I will continue with the Nutri Cal & get her to eat every 2 hours. Thanks for all the great advise. |
You could give her chicken or turkey baby food in a syringe (or yogurt)... until you feel she is eating her usual food on a regular basis. I did this with my Jasmine when I first got her.... (more for me, than her)... just so I knew she ate each day. Glad all turned out OK. :) |
Shylah worried the heck out of me when we first got her around a month or so ago. She wouldn't eat either. We never did go through hypoglycemia, but she lost weight from 1.9 to 1.7. I fed her cottage cheese with her food, then she got sick of that, we tried ceasers too. I felt like I was constantly pushing food down her mouth. My vet said they should eat about the amount of what their 2 front paws are put together. She finally weighed in at 2.0 lbs at 15 weeks. She is just a tiny thing with a bunch of energy! So sorry you had to go through that, but at least you learned something and she is alright! Good luck with your new little one? |
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