Hi Leanne,
I also have a little female born on 5 April that is now just one
pound, finally. She does have low blood sugar on occasion and goes limp
or staggers around. I have to keep her on a strict 3 hour feeding
schedule. I feed her Royal Canin puppy Mousse canned food and the
smallest kibble, puppy starter, dry food. She seems to prefer the dry
food when she eats, if she eats. sometimes I have to put the wet food
in her mouth to get her started. I have always given my tiny micro tea
cups puppy nutri cal until they are 2 lbs. I give them the nutrical
about 15 to 20 minutes before I feed them, I just put a bit on the end
of my little finger and place it on the roof of the puppy mouth.. It
gives them a little energy boost so they have the strength to eat. They
do eventually out grow this and start to eat well on their own but it
takes several months, up to 6 months sometimes.. I have been through
this several times over the past two years with the tiniest puppies.
Shirley
www.sunsetschihuahuas.ca
On 06/08/2013 11:23 PM, leanneb65 wrote:
Hello
I really do hate to be a bother. I do use the search link to find
answers when I'm freaking out.
What the heck is Molera and is it something to be worried about? Do I
need to wrap my pup in bubble wrap to protect her?
Also, how much nutri-cal is to much? My lil pup has been doing good
for the most part. I dont think she likes her food crushed up and
softened as she doesnt eat much. But I dont want her to choke again.
So I finally got some nutri-cal today. If she gets that will that
prevent her from eating her food? We left again today at 5pm and got
home at 915pm. I gave her a small taste of the nutri cal but also put
some fresh softened food in her crate and water too. When we got home
she was wide awake, she always shakes a lot when we first get home
assuming she is excited.
We noticed she didnt really eat any of her food so my son held her and
she ate about a half of a teaspoon full. Would that be enough? If she
isnt eating the food should I then give her the nutri cal?
Reading the tube it says to give her a 1/4 teaspoon daily per pound of
body weight daily. I thought it was for blood sugar emergencies.
Every night I come home and she is awake and we take her out of her
crate and she will run around with us but she doesnt seem to eat much.
And I loose a lot of sleep worrying about her and what will happen in
the morning. The food we have her on is Diamond Puppy. Is it possible
she just doesnt like her food all that much? Could it be the coccidia
or the tape worms? Am I just being paranoid?
I have resorted to taking my anxiety meds at night just to get some
sleep. I say a little prayer then say it is what it is and then go to
sleep.
Am I a nut or what? And I have read and reread over some of my posts
and what others say.
Leanne
