Extremely SICK 12 week puppy (weighs 1.2 pounds)

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by yorkiesbygone

Feed her some ham. Alot of people will disagree with this.........but feed her some thin sliced ham. Baby pieces.
When she is wobbly, place your finger in sugar and put it in her mouth. Make it wet with water.

Originally Posted by ladyjane

MOST people will disagree...not a lot of people!!!! Ham is a leading cause of pancreatis in dogs.

Oh, dear lord! Don't feed her ham unless you want to add pancreatitis to her list of ailments!

[lillymae]

Originally Posted by yorkiesbygone

Feed her some ham. Alot of people will disagree with this.........but feed her some thin sliced ham. Baby pieces.
When she is wobbly, place your finger in sugar and put it in her mouth. Make it wet with water.

This is a JOKE right ! What are you trying to do , help her kill her dog. This pup already has enough problems and you should Never feed ham to your dog. If you really do this with your pups then you have dodged a bullet on several occasions. I can almost bet my next breath you will never find a VET that would tell you to do something so absurd.

[kpstoybox]

Originally Posted by bdb5853

You need to make sure you have something in her system at least every 2 hours. 4 hours is too long. She needs the nutrical to get her blood sugar up but then it will plummet back down again, so she needs a protein with it. This is VERY IMPORTANT. Once you get a pea sized glob of nutrical in her, give her a teaspoon of meat baby food. Beech Nut makes a beef, chicken, or turkey one that is great and is 100% meat. If you can't get that, you can do Gerbers but theirs has cornstarch in it. (It's OK, but 100% meat is better.)

This baby will need 24/7 supervision until she's at least 2 pounds. Once hypoglycemia starts, it's a very difficult cycle to beat. You want to keep the blood sugar STABLE, not have the ups and downs. That is what is causing the symptoms you are seeing with the glazed look, lethargy, etc. Once they get to that point, it's very hard to get the sugars up so PREVENTION IS KEY. Make sure she has something in her system every 2 hours and yes, that is round the clock. It doesn't have to be a LOT, she is tiny, but it has to be something until her body can start self regulating.

As for the parasites, follow your vets advice and recommendations but if she is having diarrhea, she will probably need to be hospitalized and on IV fluids.

These little ones can do downhill VERY QUICKLY. It will take a lot of diligence on your part to get her through this and hopefully you are up for the challenge. Keep us posted.

Wonderful post!!

The only thing to add is...if she doesn't take any food willingly (and most do not when they reach this point)...it must be syringed.

[manolos mom]

Just checking in to see how your baby is feeling.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by bdb5853

You need to make sure you have something in her system at least every 2 hours. 4 hours is too long. She needs the nutrical to get her blood sugar up but then it will plummet back down again, so she needs a protein with it. This is VERY IMPORTANT. Once you get a pea sized glob of nutrical in her, give her a teaspoon of meat baby food. Beech Nut makes a beef, chicken, or turkey one that is great and is 100% meat. If you can't get that, you can do Gerbers but theirs has cornstarch in it. (It's OK, but 100% meat is better.)

This baby will need 24/7 supervision until she's at least 2 pounds. Once hypoglycemia starts, it's a very difficult cycle to beat. You want to keep the blood sugar STABLE, not have the ups and downs. That is what is causing the symptoms you are seeing with the glazed look, lethargy, etc. Once they get to that point, it's very hard to get the sugars up so PREVENTION IS KEY. Make sure she has something in her system every 2 hours and yes, that is round the clock. It doesn't have to be a LOT, she is tiny, but it has to be something until her body can start self regulating.

As for the parasites, follow your vets advice and recommendations but if she is having diarrhea, she will probably need to be hospitalized and on IV fluids.

These little ones can do downhill VERY QUICKLY. It will take a lot of diligence on your part to get her through this and hopefully you are up for the challenge. Keep us posted.

I agree. Btw, does she like the Nutrical, will she lick it right off? If yes, this is good and makes it easy to give regularly. If she does not like it, another thing to get at the store is Karo Syrup (corn syrup). The point is to get sugar in her system (and keep sugar in her, at this point).

*Also* make sure you give her sugar and a little protein right before you go to sleep to provide sustenance for the night. And, give the sugar source right when you/she wakes up in morning, before she gets going.

Giardia is extremely tough on a puppies' system, it can do a terrible number on their small intestine. Unchecked, giardia is actually deadly in young puppies. You are doing a GREAT job and will get her through this !

Btw, what kind of food are you feeding and does she like it?

[xxmxaxrxyxx]

sorry that you and your bf are going through this...i would recommend getting at tube of nutrical for puppies...and if she isn't eating i would make sure to get some on your finger and rub into her gums....to prevent anymore hypoglycemia episodes...being as small as she is she needs to get food in her system...hope that helps

[TLC]

Children's Vanilla Pedisure (w/fiber)

Get it ASAP ~ and FORCE some in her with a syringe as often as you need.