>From my personal experience, I think that anyone who has a dog of any size >should always have Nutri-Cal or VitaCal on hand. It's a must for small dogs. >You can get it at Pet stores, but I buy VitaCal from Drs. Foster and Smiths >web site. Same thing as Nutr-Cal, just cheaper. It is a vitamin, mineral and >calorie supplement that is like a pastey maple syrup. It is fantastic for dogs >who are ill or recovering and even if they just aren't eating right. It is >very easy to get them to eat and they seem to really like it. I have had many >occassions where I was so glad that I had it on hand. A neighbor had a puppy >that they were trying to save from Parvo, I gave them a tube and it really >helped nourish the pup. Happily he survived the ordeal. I have used it after >spaying or nuetering, when they just don't feel up to par. I give it to Libby, >my little Chi, when I don't feel that she's eating enough and also to Scooter >when she isn't eating as well as I like, because she's 15 years old, she is >missing some teeth and even though she gets wet food, sometimes she doesn't >seem interested. My sister-in-law used it when her older Bishon had a tooth >pulled and understandably didn't want to eat. I first started keeping it on >hand when we got Pop, our little poodle boy, because I had heard about small >dogs often having problems with low blood sugar. I swear by it and will never >be without it. Joy B in Missouri (Oooh, that rhymes) ----- Original Message ----- From: B.C. Rose To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:44 PM Subject: **Possible_Spam** Re: [Chihuahuas] Help~ Belle is sick!!
Her sugar might be low....that has happen to my Mliey a couple of times
... I give her a little bit of yogurt and that helps...she is back to normal in
less than 30 mins. I would take her to the vet and have a blood test done as
soon as possible to see if she has low blood sugar.
Liz
Isabelle and Miley's Mommy
--- On Sat, 8/16/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Chihuahuas] Help~ Belle is sick!!
To: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:35 PM
My 1 year old female chi Belle started shaking constantly this
evening; she also feels warm, What should I do??? I am worried!!
SHEILA
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