What is hypoglycemia?
This condition can be common in toy breeds, especially Chihuahuas and the smaller Chihuahuas ar more prone to have this condition. This can occur after heavy actiity. The pet will become lethargic and sleep unusual lengths. Will also appear weak. Pet Supply houses and stores sell particular products that reverse the effects of hypoglycemia. You can also ask your Vet what he/she recommends. A lot of people and owners use Karo Syrup or Honey applied to the gums. This shoud give the Chihuahua energy within 30-60 minutes. You should consult a Vet should you think your pet could be subject to this condition.
Hypoglycemia literally means “low blood sugar level”. Normally a complex hormonal process provides the body with a nearly constant blood glucose concentration. When the balance of hormones becomes disturbed a situation of high blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia = diabetes) or too low blood glucose levels may occur. In case of a too low blood glucose level or rapid or high changing blood glucose levels a variety of symptoms may be experienced. This phenomena is called the “hypoglycemia syndrome”. With most hypoglycemics, symptoms can be successfully suppressed or controlled by following a diet. However, a number of diets has been proposed for hypoglycemia. Everyone is different, therefore, you should focus on the things that work for you. Please check out the Section 4 about diets. Several types of chronic hypoglycemia exist, reactive hypoglycemia and fasting hypoglycemia being the most common.
Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar. Teacups are known for having hypoglycemia. Please read our section dedicated to this problem if you are interested in purchasing a teacup, so you are educated on how to handle and care for this breed. Teacups tend to use up their energy storage quickly, which can lead to low blood sugar. If this happens, they become very weak, can lose consciousness, and sometimes have seizures. It is very important that you feed your puppy properly and often enough to keep this from happening. In cases where it does happen, it usually does so because the puppy is not eating enough or being fed properly. As long as your puppy is healthy, you shouldn’t see any hypoglycemic problems.
A. Hypoglycemia is the condition of “low blood sugar”. It is not a disease. Small puppies may use up all the energy reserves they have at which time they may “crash”. You can tell because the dog becomes very lethargic, the gums tend to be a greyish white, the eyes may be closed or have a “glazed over” look. It is important that your small puppy eat frequently, that he’s kept warm and allowed to nap often. The sleep period, during the day, should last no more than 30 minutes. If the dog’s “nap” seems to drag on for hours, check him for hypoglycemia. To prevent the condition we recommend you give the little guy a small glob (about the size of a pencil eraser) of honey or corn syrup to restore the sugar reserves. If you find the dog is hypoglycemic, again a little honey mashed onto his tongue where it will melt should bring him around in a few minutes. As he comes around give him some more. If he has not come back to normal within an hour or so then take him to a vet immediately so they
