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08-06-2007, 01:58 PM | #16 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| Yorkiedaze is right. If an adult Yorkie is having problems with low blood sugar, then there is an underlying cause. The cause could be something as simple as stress or nutritional deficiencies or it could be due to something more serious such as liver disease. You can give them nutri-cal but it will only cause a short term spike in their blood sugar. It will not fix the problem long term. You need to speak with your vet and find out what is causing the problem if it continues.
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08-06-2007, 02:13 PM | #17 |
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| The only time Conner had an episode of low blood sugar was when he vomited. He did not eat his kibble, and I was giving him water by a dropper because I did not want him to become dehydrated. He was a little lethargic. I keep cooked chicken in the freezer for him. When he is not feeling well, he will eat a couple of pieces of the chicken every half hour or so. I think the reason he was not feeling well is that I gave him a little bit of ice cream the night before. He does not tolerate dairy products well (yogurt, ice cream, cottage cheese). Now he gets no dairy.
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08-06-2007, 04:39 PM | #18 |
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| Winston has been having hypoglycemic seizures for well over a year, since he was 2 years old. Had the bile acid test, complete blood profile, thyroid test and blood count. Nothing wrong with any of those tests...he is not tiny, and he has always eaten very well. His vet wanted to run an Insulin/Glucose Ratio blood test...to check for an Insulinoma, a tumor of the pancreatic islet cells.She said he must be actually having a low blood sugar while doing this test...but yet she scheduled it...he went nearly 24 hours without eating but his sugar failed to go below 60...so no test was done. Meanwhile, I took him to a new vet...for a second opinion. She told me to start feeding him puppy food again...4 times daily. I was instructed to poke his ear to get a drop of blood to do a home glucose test, at the first sign of hypoglycemia...It has now been almost 6 weeks since, and no low blood sugars...If he proved to ALWAYS have low blood sugars during these episodes, she would then proceed with a liver biopsy for glycogen storage. If this was the culprit...then she would suggest a low dose of cortisone, which naturally increases glucose readings...in order to prevent them from occurring. If this fails...then there is a medication, I can't remember the name, that is given to make him diabetic, and I would then have to give insulin injections. But for now he is doing well...holding his weight around 7.8 to 8.0 pounds. He has honestly never skipped his meals...which is why I could never understand why his glucose would drop so dramatically. His original vet has documented low blood sugars, ranging from 20's to 40's which causes him to have seizures. So in closing, yes, full grown Yorkies can have low blood sugar, even if they eat well.
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08-06-2007, 05:01 PM | #19 |
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| Are you sure the low blood sugar caused the seizure and not vice versa? Low blood sugar does not cause seizures until it is severe. It is normal for a dog to have low blood sugar after a seizure. This is often cyclical in that a seizure lowers the blood sugar, which in turn, can cause more seizures. An adult Yorkie should not have a problem with low blood sugar for no reason.
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08-06-2007, 05:35 PM | #20 | |
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I am not saying it is normal for an adult, eating Yorkie to have low blood sugar...but it does happen. The first vet witnessed what he does, I was able to get him there while it was happening...she originally thought it was heat stroke...until I told her it was not hot in my house, we have air conditioning. They kept him in the hospital and pumped him full of IV glucose as his sugar levels were dangerously low, they then kept him to monitor him...to be sure he wouldn't have rebound low blood sugar's...when he was able to eat again on his own, and his glucose stayed normal...he was released. Either way...I must treat the hypoglycemia, or he could actually die from it. And NutriCal has always brought him out of seizures since then. So...Hypoglycemia or Epilepsy, which is it???
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08-06-2007, 07:07 PM | #21 |
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| Assuming that the seizures are being caused by hypoglycemia and not vice versa, then the real question is what is causing the hypoglycemia? Adult Yorkies do not have low blood sugar sufficient enough to cause seizures with no reason. Maybe this link can help. It addresses hypoglycemia in adult dogs that is not caused by epilepsy. I think that you are doing exactly what you should be but its important to find the underlying cause. http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/under...l#anchor700068
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08-06-2007, 07:33 PM | #22 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| I would truly love to know what is causing these episodes. He hasn't had one since June 23rd...and I pray that he never has one again, as they are frightening. The peculiar thing is, he acts totally normal before and after...a little bit tired after, but still normal. Thanks for the link, good information. The vet did try doing the test for insulin levels, but her lab told her his glucose HAS to be low to run it, and he hasn't had a low blood sugar since. The addison's or cushings disease has been ruled out, by both vets. So really I'm back at square one, just trying to prevent them from happening again. How exactly do they test for epilepsy...do they do EEG's on dogs? Just curious. Thanks for your input, and suggestions.
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