Hypoglycemia Has anyones yorkie ever had hypoglycemia? If so, how do you take care of it? Does it require immediate vet attention? |
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. |
Hi, Lorrain Thanks for your advise, I got ahold of a vet last night and she told me to do what you just told me too. He is going to see her this mornig; after I did that last night he got a little better in a 1/2 hr. and is fine today. And yes he is a tiny, he is 1.4 at almost 4 months old. When will he not get and episode of Hypoglycemia. My vet said it should stop as he grows, but what age do you think that is? Thanks for the advise in advance. |
He very well could be subject to episodes the rest of his life depending on his mature size. He will soon be teething, losing baby teeth and second teeth coming in. that is very stressful on these dogs and one as tiny as yours is even more so, and often they will have bouts of not wanting to eat which will bring on hypoglycemia. Make sure he is eating, make sure he eats if you are gone any length of time during the day and especially before you go to bed. Hypoglycemia left untreated or unnoticed is lethal and fast like 10 15 minutes. |
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Oh wow he is tiny. Yes I would continue to give him nutrical every day and make sure he eats regularly. |
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We'll I'm going to log off now I need to take him to the vet right now. |
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About a week after we brought Joey home (he was 8 weeks, now he is 2 years) I woke up one morning earlier than normal and checked on Joey. He could barely lift his head. I called the emergency vet, they said to give him some nutri-cal or Karo. I did, but no difference within 10 minutes, so I called them and said we are on our way (I made a 25 minute drive in 15 minutes). I yelled at him three times, because I thought he had passed away, but when i yelled for him not to go to sleep, I would see a little movement. By the time I got him there, his blood sugar didn't even register. They put him on an IV and with minutes he was up and active. I left him there for the day, and he has been fine ever since. He is my baby of the four Yorkies I have. I will never forget that lifeless body I took to the Emerg. Vet. He is stilled spoiled after all this time, and it's because I love him so much and I almost lost him. |
Good luck Candy!! My thoughts and prayers are with you. |
Is a Puppy getting Hypoglycemia the same as a puppy dropping his or her blood sugar. Because Peaches shook so bad and could not really stand much after her shots.. and once when I let her swim.. My vet told me to give her ice cream and everytime she bounced back. She is 6 and half months and weighs 2.8 pounds??? :confused: |
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The first sign of hypoglycemia is the yorkshire terrier puppy slowing down and then acting listless. The puppy will then begin to tremble or shiver. This is a reaction caused as the brain is starved for glucose. More signs of an attack are a weakness, confusion, wobbly gait, frothing or drooling from the mouth - sometimes even a seizure and drain of blood from the head. His body will be limp, lifeless, and a check of the gums will show them to be pale, almost a grayish white in color rather than a healthy bright pink.. The body temperature will be subnormal. After a time, the puppy will become comatose and may even appear to be dead. The puppy can go into shock and, if not cared for properly and promptly, may even die. I had to start researching after mine had an episode, now I'm prepared for when it happens again, HOPEFULLY NOT. |
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Thanks for your support:D |
Thank you so much Candy for writing back. Wow... I am going to get some of that Nutrical just to have on hand... thats so scary Love to see pics of your lil one! :p |
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