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| Puppy Tips to help you keep your new puppy healthy. |
HYPOGLYCEMIA IN TOY BREED PUPPIES
TOY BREED PUPPIES require extra supervision, warmth, supplemental hand feedings and they must stay with the
breeder longer than bigger pups do. A breeder of tiny puppies will be thinking of the them 24 hrs.a day, 7 days a
week and will plan his/her life around those puppies until the pups are old or big enough to go to their new homes.
HYPOGLYCEMIA or low blood sugar is a common problem with all toy breed puppies including the Chihuahua, Yorkie and
Pomeranians. Hypoglycemia is the medical term for low blood sugar, which is a condition in which there is a drastic,
sudden drop in the level of blood sugar in the puppy. In small breed puppies from post-weaning to 4 months of age,
the most common form of hypoglycemia is called Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia: "Transient" because the symptoms
can be reversed by eating. "Juvenile" because it is seen in young puppies. Veterinarians unfamiliar with toys often
mis-diagnose the condition as viral hepatitis or encephalitis. As a toy breed pet owner, it is important to recognize the
symptoms of hypoglycemia and know how to treat it. Hypoglycemia is easily treatable in the early stages, but fatal if
allowed to progress. Many puppies are lost needlessly to hypoglycemia because of ignorance on the part of their owner
or veterinarian.
VERY IMPORTANT.....Alot of times when a puppy is taken away from it's littermates and/or into a new environment
he/she can become stressed and not eat. If your puppy doesn't eat, buyers should SYRINGE feed their new pups 3 to
4 times a day, approximately 5 CC's per feeding....15 to 20 CC's total per day.... Baby food such as chicken, turkey
or lamb mixed with Karo syrup for the first 10 to 14 days after receiving their new pup and they will never have a
sick pup. (1CC of syrup per small jar of meat baby food). Draw the baby food up into the syringe and disperse into
the puppy's mouth. A little of creamy peanut butter on the roof of their mouths, a few times a day, works wonders as
well.
THE MOST IMPORTANT rule is to always have food and water available for your puppy at all times and be sure you
actually see them eating. If your pup won't eat the dry puppy food that I give to you at the time of pick up, then
cooked hamburger or chicken breast, cut up in tiny pieces or feed the puppy what you are eating. You can hand feed it
every 3-4 hours during the day if you are not sure whether it is eating at all with the mixture in yellow
above......from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed. A high quality food is a must. Tiny toys must
replenish their energy more frequently than larger puppies. Hypoglycemia, sometimes called sugar shock, low blood
sugar (as in a diabetic), is a condition where the blood sugar level drops to an extremely low level, usually due to lack
of food, or by using up all stored energy without it being replenished (playing/running for extended periods of time,
shivering out of nervousness or being chilled, stress, etc.) They can end up with hypoglycemia. Tiny puppies are prone
to this because they have such tiny digestive systems and can only store a little bit of food (energy) in their bodies at
one time. THEY MUST EAT!
IT IS ALWAYS easier to PREVENT hypoglycemia than treat it...always make sure your tiny puppy is eating every 3-4
hours, even if only a small amount and even if you have to hand feed. Just having food available is not always good
enough. Nutra-Cal (a low volume paste vitamin/mineral supplement for show, working, or dogs under stress) is highly
recommended to feed 1-3 pea size globs 3-5 times a day....especially first thing in the morning and last thing before
bedtime. If your puppy is handled a lot by other people or has a rousing/energetic time of play then give some
Nutra-Cal at playtime. When your puppy matures he or she may not need Nutra-Cal and should be able to go 3-5 hrs.
without eating if they are not having an active day. Keep it with you at all times.
SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA, your puppy may exhibit one or more of these signs. The gums of a normal puppy will
be bright reddish/pink just like human gums....gums that are pale in places or light pink means the blood sugar levels
are dropping. If the gums are white...your pup needs quick attention to avoid a hypoglycemic coma. If they are white
I recommend Karo syrup or waffle syrup on the tongue 1 CC every 15 min. until the gums return to the normal pink
color(3 CC's max in the first hour). Another sign that is usually seen is vomiting on an empty stomach (clear liquid or
bile) or saliva (foamy at the mouth). If your pup has not eaten in awhile give it food, syrup or sugar water
immediately. Other signs are acting listless, walking unsteady, shakiness, falling over and in extreme cases laying on
their side and unresponsive. This is extreme and you must pry their mouth open and give Karo corn syrup, honey,
sugar water or Nutra-Cal to raise the blood sugar quickly or coma and death will result. After giving the syrup you
should see improvement and the pup should be alert in about 10 min. if not, repeat and give more syrup. If you see no
signs of improvement and appears comatose rush to the nearest veterinarian office for glucose by injection or I.V. to
save it's life.
PREVENTING LOW BLOOD SUGAR IS THE BEST TREATMENT! Monitor gum color, body temperature (puppies under
2 pounds cannot properly maintain the correct temperature and frequently get chilled, especially if they haven't had
enough to eat. Feel the ears, if the ears are warm the puppy is warm, if cold, then the puppy is cold. If you are not
sure put your finger in it's mouth, it should be very warm, almost hot. If it isn't warm the pup with a towel or blanket
out of the clothes dryer or a heating pad.
TINY PUPPIES are best suited for someone who is home all day or can keep their pup with them the majority of the
time making sure he or she is eating and kept warm. Tiny puppies are not recommended for homes with small children
or for families with large animals.
TOY BREED PUPPIES require extra supervision, warmth, supplemental hand feedings and they must stay with the
breeder longer than bigger pups do. A breeder of tiny puppies will be thinking of the them 24 hrs.a day, 7 days a
week and will plan his/her life around those puppies until the pups are old or big enough to go to their new homes.
HYPOGLYCEMIA or low blood sugar is a common problem with all toy breed puppies including the Chihuahua, Yorkie and
Pomeranians. Hypoglycemia is the medical term for low blood sugar, which is a condition in which there is a drastic,
sudden drop in the level of blood sugar in the puppy. In small breed puppies from post-weaning to 4 months of age,
the most common form of hypoglycemia is called Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia: "Transient" because the symptoms
can be reversed by eating. "Juvenile" because it is seen in young puppies. Veterinarians unfamiliar with toys often
mis-diagnose the condition as viral hepatitis or encephalitis. As a toy breed pet owner, it is important to recognize the
symptoms of hypoglycemia and know how to treat it. Hypoglycemia is easily treatable in the early stages, but fatal if
allowed to progress. Many puppies are lost needlessly to hypoglycemia because of ignorance on the part of their owner
or veterinarian.
VERY IMPORTANT.....Alot of times when a puppy is taken away from it's littermates and/or into a new environment
he/she can become stressed and not eat. If your puppy doesn't eat, buyers should SYRINGE feed their new pups 3 to
4 times a day, approximately 5 CC's per feeding....15 to 20 CC's total per day.... Baby food such as chicken, turkey
or lamb mixed with Karo syrup for the first 10 to 14 days after receiving their new pup and they will never have a
sick pup. (1CC of syrup per small jar of meat baby food). Draw the baby food up into the syringe and disperse into
the puppy's mouth. A little of creamy peanut butter on the roof of their mouths, a few times a day, works wonders as
well.
THE MOST IMPORTANT rule is to always have food and water available for your puppy at all times and be sure you
actually see them eating. If your pup won't eat the dry puppy food that I give to you at the time of pick up, then
cooked hamburger or chicken breast, cut up in tiny pieces or feed the puppy what you are eating. You can hand feed it
every 3-4 hours during the day if you are not sure whether it is eating at all with the mixture in yellow
above......from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed. A high quality food is a must. Tiny toys must
replenish their energy more frequently than larger puppies. Hypoglycemia, sometimes called sugar shock, low blood
sugar (as in a diabetic), is a condition where the blood sugar level drops to an extremely low level, usually due to lack
of food, or by using up all stored energy without it being replenished (playing/running for extended periods of time,
shivering out of nervousness or being chilled, stress, etc.) They can end up with hypoglycemia. Tiny puppies are prone
to this because they have such tiny digestive systems and can only store a little bit of food (energy) in their bodies at
one time. THEY MUST EAT!
IT IS ALWAYS easier to PREVENT hypoglycemia than treat it...always make sure your tiny puppy is eating every 3-4
hours, even if only a small amount and even if you have to hand feed. Just having food available is not always good
enough. Nutra-Cal (a low volume paste vitamin/mineral supplement for show, working, or dogs under stress) is highly
recommended to feed 1-3 pea size globs 3-5 times a day....especially first thing in the morning and last thing before
bedtime. If your puppy is handled a lot by other people or has a rousing/energetic time of play then give some
Nutra-Cal at playtime. When your puppy matures he or she may not need Nutra-Cal and should be able to go 3-5 hrs.
without eating if they are not having an active day. Keep it with you at all times.
SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA, your puppy may exhibit one or more of these signs. The gums of a normal puppy will
be bright reddish/pink just like human gums....gums that are pale in places or light pink means the blood sugar levels
are dropping. If the gums are white...your pup needs quick attention to avoid a hypoglycemic coma. If they are white
I recommend Karo syrup or waffle syrup on the tongue 1 CC every 15 min. until the gums return to the normal pink
color(3 CC's max in the first hour). Another sign that is usually seen is vomiting on an empty stomach (clear liquid or
bile) or saliva (foamy at the mouth). If your pup has not eaten in awhile give it food, syrup or sugar water
immediately. Other signs are acting listless, walking unsteady, shakiness, falling over and in extreme cases laying on
their side and unresponsive. This is extreme and you must pry their mouth open and give Karo corn syrup, honey,
sugar water or Nutra-Cal to raise the blood sugar quickly or coma and death will result. After giving the syrup you
should see improvement and the pup should be alert in about 10 min. if not, repeat and give more syrup. If you see no
signs of improvement and appears comatose rush to the nearest veterinarian office for glucose by injection or I.V. to
save it's life.
PREVENTING LOW BLOOD SUGAR IS THE BEST TREATMENT! Monitor gum color, body temperature (puppies under
2 pounds cannot properly maintain the correct temperature and frequently get chilled, especially if they haven't had
enough to eat. Feel the ears, if the ears are warm the puppy is warm, if cold, then the puppy is cold. If you are not
sure put your finger in it's mouth, it should be very warm, almost hot. If it isn't warm the pup with a towel or blanket
out of the clothes dryer or a heating pad.
TINY PUPPIES are best suited for someone who is home all day or can keep their pup with them the majority of the
time making sure he or she is eating and kept warm. Tiny puppies are not recommended for homes with small children
or for families with large animals.
| There is NOTHING like a little puppy!!!! Taking home your new puppy is exciting yet it involves alot of preparations as well. Most of the puppies that I breed are toy breeds and they require care that some of the bigger puppies don't. ALL puppies are simular to "newborn" babies and should be treated as such. Don't immediately take them on long trips to show friends and families, don't allow them to be petted and handled by everyone that sees them, don't take them to parks and let them roam where every dog in the country has been. Take them home and let them adjust to their new home and family members.........allowing them to acclimate to a safe, clean place to rest. Below is information on hypoglycemia (or low blood sugar) that can be a common problem among the smaller puppies. They're not able to eat enough at one time to keep their blood sugar level stable so therefore, they need to "nibble" quite frequently and have access to fresh water and food at all times. Please read the information so that you can educate yourself if you are purchasing a tiny puppy. |