I do recommend free feeding any puppy who experiences sugar problems. Honey only if in an emergancy and nothing else is available although I do put it in my veggie glob along with whole eggs and yogurt. If your puppy has had sugar problems then nutrical in the morning if you leave for a certain amount of time and leave food out all the time.
Jen-CA
ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a chi and a diabetic (insulin dependant) miniature Pinscher,
and I use Nutrience Hoilstic food for small breeds. It is fantastic
and the boys love it with a dollop of home-made stew on top.
A good idea for dogs who are diabetic or hypoglycemic is to feed them
a diet that is high in fibre, so they are fuller longer and it take
the body longer to use the food for energy.
I beleive that with dogs who are hypoglycemic it is a good idea to
have some food available to them throughout the day??? not sure about
that as with a diabetic dog, it is advised not to let them self feed.
I would not advise giving honey to a dog and especially not a puppy.
Honey can transmit botchalism (spelling) which can often prove lethal
for young animals.
--- In [email protected], Jen-CA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> You can also keep Karo syrup in their water at all times. I would
suggest a high quality food and Wal-Mart is not the place for that. I
would also suggest a high quality can food and a tablespoon morning
and night. It sounds like he has Coccidia and a severe case at that.
Honey is good, Nutrical is better. Always make sure they are eating,
if they do not like the food you offer, mix it with boiled chicken
then slowly remove the boiled chicken until all they are eating is the
kibble. These little ones CANNOT go without food. If they are not
eating, find something they will eat. Nutrical also stimulates them
to want to eat but do not give to much of it you can end up with the
runs with will dehydrate your pup.
>
> Good luck, let us know how it goes.
>
> Jen-CA
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> KAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm so sorry to hear about Sparky. It sounds like he may have
hypoglycimea, hopfully he wont have to have surgery. We're having
problems with our little girl "Tia" not eating enough and I constantly
worry about her going in to hypoglycimea. I give her a little NutraCal
once a day. If you don't have NutraCal on hand I've been told that you
can give them a dab of honey everyday. Please keep us posted on
Sparky's progress. Kat nicksbedwarmer wrote: My 12-week-old
Chihuahua, Sparky, is at the emergency vet clinic
> tonight. We just got him Tuesday night, late, and he threw up in the
> car going home. Then, he threw up the next morning before going to
> my vet for a checkup and a booster, since he was due. The vet said
> it was probably just nerves and getting adjusted to a new home.
> Fine. Yesterday, Friday, he ate nothing at all and only drank a
> small bit a couple of times. Today, Saturday (just to clariy as it's
> 1:10 a.m. as I type this so technically Sunday) he ate a teeny tiny
> amount and drank some but then, about 10:45 p.m., he was sleeping
> peacefully on my chest while I read a Chihuahua book I got at the
> library and then woke up making a lovely hurling noise and I ran to
> the pee pads to let him throw up there. He threw up brown stuff that
> had a slight odor around his mouth after. He collapsed after that
> and wouldn't move from the spot, was even stepping in his vomit. I
> picked him up and tried to get him to drink something. He wouldn't
> have it. He just looked at me so pathetically and I picked his limp
> little body up and put him back on my chest where he promptly went
> back to sleep. I made a mental note to call the vet's office
> Monday. Well, no sooner had I thought that, he started in again
> about 20 minutes later and same thing but this time he was a LOT
> limper and just wasn't at all the way I think a puppy, even a teeny
> tiny one, should be. I called the emergency clinic and they said to
> bring him in so we did. They did a test for Parvo as they said even
> though he had had parvo vaccine from the breeder that it could have
> been ineffective as some people let them get warm and it's not
> effective or something like that. Anyway, fine. That was negative.
> They took some blood and popped an IV in him and gave him some
> dextrose. He pepped up with that and they are keeping him until
> tomorrow evening, she said, so they can see if they can get him to
> eat and what he'll eat and run some more tests. She said he may have
> to be on a different diet than my two Shih Tzus. I have them
> switching right now from the Maxximum Choice stuff they sell at Wal-
> Mart to Bil Jac puppy food but he really doesn't seem to want
> anything to do with it much though he wolfed down a bowl of it the
> first day he was here. I'm just worried about him and hope he's okay
> and it is just a matter of finding a diet he will eat. She said his
> blood sugar was so low it didn't register so it was good I brought
> him in. Pray for my tiny baby everyone!! P.s. The vet assistant
asked if the other puppies acted okay and I
> had to admit that I only saw him and one other that was younger than
> him as we met the lady at a McDonald's. She lives on an army base
> and said that she "would hate for us to have to try to get on base."
> The vet assistant said that, in the future, that should serve as a
> big red flag if they won't let you come to their house as something
> is usually amiss..dirty conditions..all the pups are sick..whatever.
> I'm attached to this little guy though and I told them to do
> whatever. Guesstimate was about $365 and I'm hoping it stays around
> that and he doesn't have a blockage. He's so tiny I don't know if he
> could stand surgery.
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