What is hypoglycemia?
Hypoglycemia is most often seen in puppies of toy and small breeds and is caused by low blood sugar often brought on by stress situations such as visits to the vets or over exercise. Some of the symptoms may include weakness, confusion, wobbly gait and seizure-like episodes. They can often be avoided by feeding a susceptible dog frequent small meals. During an episode sometimes a water and glucose solution such as Nutri-Cal will help, though in severe cases intravenous glucose may be necessary. This can become life threatening if not taken care of immediately. I always give a tube of Nutri-cal, a vitamin with sugar supplement, in every puppy packet when I a place a pet puppy with a new owner.
