GENERAL INFORMATION:
Hypoglycemia tends to be a problem seen most often in toy breed puppies. Hypoglycemia is the medical term for LOW BLOOD SUGAR from post weaning to 2-6 months of age.
The most common form of hypoglycemia is called
TRANSIENT JUVENILE HYPOGLYCEMICS;
Transient because the symptoms can be reversed
by eating; "Juvenile" because it is seen in Young Individuals.
The most common form of hypoglycemia is called
TRANSIENT JUVENILE HYPOGLYCEMICS;
Transient because the symptoms can be reversed
by eating; "Juvenile" because it is seen in Young Individuals.
TREATMENT:
If your puppy shows sings of Hypoglycemia, give the puppy Nutir-Cal on your finger tip a dime size of
Nutri-Cal (purchased at pet stores or VET.), or white Karo syrup, or pancake syrup
(NOT THE LOW SUGAR OR SUGAR FREE,or HONEY), even peanut butter is good too. If there is NO IMPROVEMENT with in a few minutes give another dose and The condition: will usually increase being a problem by the time the puppy is around (15-weeks age).
As a preventive you can keep a small amount of syrup or honey in its drinking water. Just be careful not to over do it or you can cause diarrhea.
TAKE YOUR PUPPY TO A VETERINARIAN.
IF NOT PROMPTLY TREATED THIS CAN CAUSE AN UNNECESSARY DEATH.
Nutri-Cal (purchased at pet stores or VET.), or white Karo syrup, or pancake syrup
(NOT THE LOW SUGAR OR SUGAR FREE,or HONEY), even peanut butter is good too. If there is NO IMPROVEMENT with in a few minutes give another dose and The condition: will usually increase being a problem by the time the puppy is around (15-weeks age).
As a preventive you can keep a small amount of syrup or honey in its drinking water. Just be careful not to over do it or you can cause diarrhea.
TAKE YOUR PUPPY TO A VETERINARIAN.
IF NOT PROMPTLY TREATED THIS CAN CAUSE AN UNNECESSARY DEATH.
Hypoglycemia in Chihuahuas
What it is, why it happens and how to prevent and treat it!!
(Low Blood Sugar)
This is a central nervous system disorder caused by low sugar. It occurs mainly in Toy breeds between six and twelve weeks of age. Often it is precipitated by stress.
The first signs are those of listlessness and depression. They are followed by muscular weakness, tremors (especially in the facial muscles) and later convulsions, coma and death. The entire sequence is not always seen. The dog may appear to be depressed or may be weak, wobbly and jerky; or the puppy may be found in a coma.
Hypoglycemia can occur without warning when a puppy is placed in a new home, or while being shipped. It might appear after a puppy misses a meal, chills, becomes exhausted from too much playing or has a digestive upset. These upsets place an added strain on the energy reserves of the liver and bring on symptoms (if the dog is susceptible).
Puppies that are weaned on rice and hamburger are more likely to develop hypoglycemia. Their diet is deficient in certain ingredients needed to sustain the liver.
A similar condition occurs in adult hunting dogs when hunting. Care should be taken to feed these dogs before hunting and increase the protein in their diet.
Treatment is directed at restoring blood levels of glucose. Begin at once. Prolonged or repeated attacks can cause permanent damage to the brain. If a puppy is awake, give Karo syrup, honey or sugar in water by mouth. You should begin to see improvement in thirty minutes.
When unconscious, a puppy will have to be given a dextrose solution intravenously. It may be necessary to treat for swelling of the brain. A veterinarian should be called at once.
Prevent recurrent attacks by feeding a high-quality kibble diet and add to it sugar, syrup or honey. See that the puppy eats at least every eight hours and receives a daily vitamin.
Breeders should wean puppies on a balanced diet. Food supplements should not exceed 10 percent of the total ration. Owners of Toy puppies should not overtire them or allow them to chill.
A condition exists in which hypoglycemia is persistent of periodic. It is caused by an enzyme deficiency and is not responsive to treatment.
***Taken from the Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook by the Authors,
Delbert G. Carlson, D.V.M. and James M. Giffin, M.D.***
What it is, why it happens and how to prevent and treat it!!
(Low Blood Sugar)
This is a central nervous system disorder caused by low sugar. It occurs mainly in Toy breeds between six and twelve weeks of age. Often it is precipitated by stress.
The first signs are those of listlessness and depression. They are followed by muscular weakness, tremors (especially in the facial muscles) and later convulsions, coma and death. The entire sequence is not always seen. The dog may appear to be depressed or may be weak, wobbly and jerky; or the puppy may be found in a coma.
Hypoglycemia can occur without warning when a puppy is placed in a new home, or while being shipped. It might appear after a puppy misses a meal, chills, becomes exhausted from too much playing or has a digestive upset. These upsets place an added strain on the energy reserves of the liver and bring on symptoms (if the dog is susceptible).
Puppies that are weaned on rice and hamburger are more likely to develop hypoglycemia. Their diet is deficient in certain ingredients needed to sustain the liver.
A similar condition occurs in adult hunting dogs when hunting. Care should be taken to feed these dogs before hunting and increase the protein in their diet.
Treatment is directed at restoring blood levels of glucose. Begin at once. Prolonged or repeated attacks can cause permanent damage to the brain. If a puppy is awake, give Karo syrup, honey or sugar in water by mouth. You should begin to see improvement in thirty minutes.
When unconscious, a puppy will have to be given a dextrose solution intravenously. It may be necessary to treat for swelling of the brain. A veterinarian should be called at once.
Prevent recurrent attacks by feeding a high-quality kibble diet and add to it sugar, syrup or honey. See that the puppy eats at least every eight hours and receives a daily vitamin.
Breeders should wean puppies on a balanced diet. Food supplements should not exceed 10 percent of the total ration. Owners of Toy puppies should not overtire them or allow them to chill.
A condition exists in which hypoglycemia is persistent of periodic. It is caused by an enzyme deficiency and is not responsive to treatment.
***Taken from the Dog Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook by the Authors,
Delbert G. Carlson, D.V.M. and James M. Giffin, M.D.***
HYPOGLYCEMIA:
BACKGROUND ON BLOOD SUGAR:
Glucose is the " simple" sugar the body uses for " fuel" to run its VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. Table Sugar, or sucrose, is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose, and can be broken down rapidly after eating.
All sugars are carbohydrates,grains are also carbohydrates but are considered "complex" carbohydrates because they have many more components and take longer to be broken down. The body uses glucose as its primary energy sources, fatty acids, for example, which the body accesses by breaking down fat stores.
The brain how ever, is completely dependent upon glucose to function. If the glucose in the blood is lower than normal, the brain function is the first to show signs.
In dogs, these signs be seen as weakness, behavior change, confusion, wobbly gait, or even seizures.
In fact, in your dogs/puppies that have had what may appear to be an epileptic seizure, low blood sugar is generality ruled out before a diagnosis of epilepsy is made.
The liver is responsible for manufacturing glucose and for storing it in a usable form, for release into blood stream as needed.
Muscle Tissue stores some of the important materials used in this process. Therefore, a serious liver abnormality or insufficient muscle mass may make it difficult rot the body to keep its blood sugar properly regulated.
But most of all it is not good for PUPPIES or the PUPPIES LIVER.
I know I lost a puppy at the age of 4 mos. old, he weighed
1# 1/4 oz. We had a lot of vet bills and he still died.
His name is Peewee.
PLEASE FEED PUPPY'S ~ PUPPY FOOD ONLY~!!!!~
BACKGROUND ON BLOOD SUGAR:
Glucose is the " simple" sugar the body uses for " fuel" to run its VARIOUS FUNCTIONS. Table Sugar, or sucrose, is made up of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose, and can be broken down rapidly after eating.
All sugars are carbohydrates,grains are also carbohydrates but are considered "complex" carbohydrates because they have many more components and take longer to be broken down. The body uses glucose as its primary energy sources, fatty acids, for example, which the body accesses by breaking down fat stores.
The brain how ever, is completely dependent upon glucose to function. If the glucose in the blood is lower than normal, the brain function is the first to show signs.
In dogs, these signs be seen as weakness, behavior change, confusion, wobbly gait, or even seizures.
In fact, in your dogs/puppies that have had what may appear to be an epileptic seizure, low blood sugar is generality ruled out before a diagnosis of epilepsy is made.
The liver is responsible for manufacturing glucose and for storing it in a usable form, for release into blood stream as needed.
Muscle Tissue stores some of the important materials used in this process. Therefore, a serious liver abnormality or insufficient muscle mass may make it difficult rot the body to keep its blood sugar properly regulated.
But most of all it is not good for PUPPIES or the PUPPIES LIVER.
I know I lost a puppy at the age of 4 mos. old, he weighed
1# 1/4 oz. We had a lot of vet bills and he still died.
His name is Peewee.
PLEASE FEED PUPPY'S ~ PUPPY FOOD ONLY~!!!!~