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Pankcake Syrup??? Watson finally made it to his new home today! He is absolutely adorable and already extremely playful. He's pottied outside 3 times already :) I think he is smitten with my daughter! He already seems comfortable! The hole in my heart from losing my 10 yr old boxer feels like it's already healing just have our new little baby in the house! Enough bragging, lol, on to what I was originally posting about... He has an appointment with his new doctor next week. I already have alot of questions for him! But the breeder today told me to put a little bit of pancake syrup on his breakfast for his blood sugar. I thought that was ... a little odd. Surely there is something else out there I could use instead of all that sugar. I have read that hypoglycemia is very very common in Yorkies. Im sure the vet will recommend something but I was hoping yall might have some suggestions and insight as well :) |
I would only suggest using pancake syrup in an emergency- I used it once- at the airport and pancake syrup was the only thing I could get my hands on. Otherwise I would suggest Karo syrup or nutrical. However, if your pup is healthy and eating normally, you shouldn't need to add anything to their food. |
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Congratulations on you pup. Enjoy! :) |
Hi. I got my puppy in August and I was told to feed him 3 times a day, mixing pancake syrup with his food, also! And I thought it was very odd, I had never heard of anyone mixing pancake syrup in their dog's food :rolleyes: But anyway, he is my first puppy so I figured I should really go by everything I'm told. So, for the first couple days, I gave him the food with syrup. He would take a couple bites, but he didn't seem too interested in it at all. I was concerned that he wasn't eating enough. So, I decided to try the food without the syrup...and sure enough, he ate the whole bowl! I did that for the next couple days until his first Vet appointment, where I double checked with the Vet about leaving out the pancake syrup. She told me that the syrup is not needed at all and to only use it in case of emergency. He's now 8 months old and perfectly healthy. :D |
I don't know why so many breeders tell you to give syrup or nutrical, when you first get home? Apple's breeder said the same thing, and after reading up on it, I found that giving it, when not needed, could actually cause issues...I always kept in on hand, in case of a hypogycemic attack, but never had to use it, w/either of my two pups...I have used it, sparingly (like 1/8 tsp. a few times a day), during an illness, when they wouldn't eat...Even then, you have to be careful not to overdo it...Like others have said, use it, only, if you suspect hypoglycemia...If the pup is eating well, you'll probably not have to use it...congrats on the new baby! |
I am lucky with my yorkies, they have never had a hypoglycemic attack. Where I bought my pups no one even told me about hypoglycemic in yorkies I only read it about after I got my 3rd one. |
When we first got Remy (he is now 2 1/2) we had eating issues and I used a a bit of corn syrup on my finger to encourage him to eat. Never mixed it into his actual food tho. I did have nutrical, he actually seemed to hate the stuff, he would sniff at it would not even try to lick it, and would run away. So, corn syrup was my breeder's suggestion. It did work, and I then progressed to hand feeding his food until he would eat on his own. Something like greek yogurt may be a better option if you have to actually mix something into the food as an enticement. |
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