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HYPOGLYCEMIA
HYPOGLYCEMIA, LOW BLOOD SUGAR, IS A
DISORDER THAT OCCURS MAINLY IN SMALL BREED PUPPIES BETWEEN
SIX AND TWELVE WEEKS OF AGE. IT IS OFTEN PRECIPITATED BY
STRESS AND CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. IT MIGHT APPEAR
AFTER THE PUPPY HAS BEEN SHIPPED, GOES TO A NEW HOME,
MISSES A MEAL, CHILLS, BECOMES EXHAUSTED FROM PLAYING, HAS
BEEN OVERHANDLED, OR HAS A DIGESTIVE UPSET. THESE UPSETS
PLACE AN ADDED STRAIN ON IT'S ENERGY RESERVE AND BRING ON
THE SYMPTOMS.
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HYPOGLYCEMIA IS A REAL THREAT TO
THESE TINY PUPPIES, WATCH FOR YOUR PUPPY TO BECOME TIRED
OR DROOPY. THE FIRST SIGNS ARE THOSE OF LISTLESSNESS AND
DEPRESSION. THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY MUSCULAR WEAKNESS,
TREMORS, AND LATER CONVULSIONS, COMA AND EVEN DEATH. THE
PUPPY MAY APPEAR DEPRESSED OR MAY BE WEAK, WOBBLY AND
JERKY, OR THE PUPPY MAY BE FOUND IN A COMA.
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IF YOUR PUPPY HAS ANY SYMPOTOMS OF
HYPOGLYCEMIA YOU MUST ACT FAST. IF THE PUPPY IS AWAKE,
GIVE IT NUTRICAL OR KARO SYRUP BY MOUTH. YOU SHOULD SEE
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN THIRTY MINUTES. IF NO IMPROVEMENT,
THEN CALL YOUR VETERINARIAN AT ONCE.
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PREVENT HYPOGLYCEMIA FROM HAPPENING
BY ALLOWING ONLY TWENTY MINUTES OF PLAY AT A TIME,
FOLLOWED BY REST OR SLEEP. DO NOT ALLOW THE PUPPY TO
OVERTIRE OR BE OVER HANDLED AT FIRST. SUPERVISE CLOSELY
WITH CHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THE PUPPY IS GETTING ENOUGH
REST. KEEP PUPPY WARM, DON'T LET IT BECOME CHILLED. YOUR
PUPPY IS A HOUSE DOG AND SHOULD NOT BE LIVING
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PREVENT ATTACKS BY FEEDING A HIGH
QUALITY DIET. SEE THAT THE PUPPY IS EATING OFTEN. JUST
BECAUSE THE FOOD IS THERE DOESNT MEAN IT IS EATING IT.
KEEP DRY FOOD AND WATER AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. YOU CAN
GIVE 1/2 TEASPOON OF NUTRICAL OR KARO MORNING AND NIGHT
FOR THE FIRST WEEK TO HELP PREVENT THE LOW BLOOD SUGAR
THAT CAN COME WITH THE EXCITEMENT AND STRESS OF GOING TO A
NEW HOME.
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THE FEEDING SCHEDULE I KEEP FOR MOST
OF MY PUPS IS AS FOLLOWS (I SAY MOST BECAUSE SOME PUPS
PREFER SOMETHING ELSE)
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7AM CANNNED INNOVA
PUPPY
11AM BOILED
HAMBURGER
3PM BOILED
CHICKEN AN RICE
7PM
DANNON PLAIN YOGURT (NOT THE FAT FREE, YOU WANT
CALORIES!!)
10PM BOILED BURGER AND
RICE OR BEEF BABYFOOD
TASTE OF THE
WILD DRY FOOD AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES.
WATER AT ALL TIMES.ITS FINE TO GIVE
THE BABY TREATS...MY BABIES LoVE 1/2 OF THE SMALL POWDERED
DONUTS,1/2 PIECE OF CHEESE,CHEESECURLS,HONEYCOMBS,A 1/4
PIECE OF BREAD WITH PEANUT BUTTER,VANILLA PUDDING.
********IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO GIVE NUTRI-CAL 4 TIMES PER DAY FOR THE FIRST
FEW WEEKS!!!!!! YOU CAN PICK NUTRI-CAL UP AT ANY
PETSTORE,IT IS IN A TUBE LIKE TOOTHPASTE,YOU SIMPLY
SQUEEZE A LITTLE OUT OF THE TUBE AND THE BABY WILL LICK IT
RIGHT UP-THEY LOVE
IT!
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I ALSO MIX A FOOD SUPPLIMENT IN MY
BABIES FOOD. YOU CAN PURCHASE IT ONLINE AT
REVIVALANIMALHEALTH. COM IT IS CALLED WYSONG PDG
CANINE/FELINE FOOD SUPPLIMENT. 33% FAT, 33% PROTEIN. I'M
SURE YOU CAN PURCHASE IT ELSEWHERE BUT THIS IS WHERE I BUY
MY FURBABIES TOYS AND
SUPPLIES.
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This write-up is posted with permission from Tinalee
of “Allstar Poms” (http://www.allstarpoms.net/index.html)
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EBERDENE POMERANIANS