Hypoglycemia
 

What exactly are the symptoms of hypoglycemia? Bree was sick this weekend and being in a small town, I could not reach a vet until today. I still don't know what is wrong with her, but she is acting normal now.

I took this from another tread......
 

I hope it helps.......Hypoglycemia is a low blood sugar. They will die if you don't do immediate action. An attack will look like they will shake, cannot stand, look at the gums and they will be white or grey. They can seizure.
You rub some syrup or nutrical on the gums for immediate sugar absorption and when they are able to swallow safely you can give them a little syrup mixed with a bit of water to drink or Nutrical is actually better. Once they can eat a bit, give some protein, cooked chicken, a little cheese something like that.
To avoid hypoglycemia especially in a particularly small pup, limit play time, make sure they are eating. Give a little nutrical before you go to bed so they have enough energy to be okay through the night. Also give nutrical before you go out if you are going to be away a few hours.
Make sure food and water is down for them all the time especially in a young puppy. The smaller and younger the puppy the greater the risk.
I do not sell any of my puppies less than 4 months old. If particularly small, I wait until they are at least 2 1/2 or 3 lbs. If they look like they will mature to no more than 3 lbs. I don't sell them at all. I keep them until I can have them spayed/neutered and then give them to a firend as long as it has no obvious health issues, otherwise I just keep it.

i hope everything is ok....please update us

She couldn't walk straight, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth, and her heartbeat was very low. Does this sound like hypoglycemia to you? I have had her for 11 months now, and she has never had this problem before even though she only 3lbs. I brought her to work with me today, and she is acting normal.

Do you keep Nutri-cal on hand? Get some at the vet's if you don't. It could save her life. Good luck!

I just ordered Nutri-Stat and L-Carn. How often do I give her some?? I just can't believe that not once in the 11 months that I have had her this has happenned. I was so scared that I was going to lose her. My hubby was calm and collected. He made the phone calls for me (I was crying too hard to talk!)

I'm sure you were scared.

This will tell you about it:

Give 1 1/2 tsp per 10 lb body weight daily

http://www.jefferspet.com/ssc/produc...ID=0&pf_id=295

I'm not familiar with the other product.

I don't know for sure about that. Let me do some checking.

Bree,

Read these sites:

http://www.gopetsamerica.com/dog-hea...oglycemia.aspx


http://yorkshire-terrier.com/lacy/medical.htm#hyp

It might be a good idea to have a bile acid test done by your vet. Just so you know that it isn't her liver.

she wasn't shaking or anything, she just laid still and had her tongue stuck out, she hadn't eaten her moist food for the day yet, but she did have some dry food in her tummy... we also had our 4 month old Lab puppy out of his kennel and running around the house. I am pretty sure that this isn't because of him though. my friends chihuahua just shakes a lot when she has a hypoglycemic attack.. thats why I was questioning it.

I am so sorry......hope your baby never has those spells again.