Emergency call saves a Chihuahua puppy's life! | Sweetie Pie Pets
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That 3:30 AM phone call. I sit up with a start and immediately see who it’s from. It's from Vanessa and my first thought: Maria, one of the puppies from Russia was not doing well.
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Please remember, that little Chihuahuas are susceptible to low blood sugar and so when Vanessa said that Maria was stiff and unresponsive, we jumped into action.
Thank you, Vanessa, for your quick call - no matter what time it is. Your action saved her life.
This is also a reminder that little Chihuahuas are very susceptible to low blood sugar, known as Hypoglycemia. If you find your little Chihuahua is having trouble walking, or falls down, or is, worse yet, stiff and her jaw is clamped shut, chances are it's hypoglycemia.
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My first response is to give her a dollop of NutriCal, but the backup plan is Karo syrup. Either way, it's critical to get quick calories into her.
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I guess the big question here for me is WHY aren't the professionals, people that are supposed to be specialized and educated about this, do not seem to have a clue about this ? It's either ignorance or (and I really hope not) purposefully a way of taking advantage of worried puppy owners who just don't know how to handle this in order to make money. I mean, I've learned more here on your channel than by spending 4 nights at a pet hospital with vets.
This channel is saving a lot of lives that's for sure ! Thank you for sharing this with us :)
It’s a valid question which I’ve pondered often. I suppose there could be a little of both. There are some veterinarians who are just plain and simple untrustworthy, preying on people’s dedication to their pet and taking advantage by recommending the most aggressive tests and treatments just so they can line their pockets. Others might just be unfamiliar with tiny breeds which is just as upsetting. I’m extremely grateful for this platform where I can share my own experiences and help other sweetie pie families. I hope your precious girl is home from the hospital and maintaining her blood sugar ❤️
@@SweetiePiePets yes she is better than ever! Big appetite, so so happy to be home, I can tell. If I hadn't seen your video, i would probably have listened to the doctors and decided to put her down. But she is here with us and I'm extremely grateful to you for that ❤️
Keep up the beautiful work! :)
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What an informative video. I’ll make sure to have some of this on hand when I bring our little girl home on Saturday. Thank you for your guidance. 🐶
You're welcome! I'm so glad I could help 🤗 Good luck with the new pup 🐶❤️
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Thank you 🐶❤️
Yes my little puppy a little Yorky got very sick after its shots throwing up would not eat was getting very weak the next day and I gave him that and sure enough that got him back on his feet I had to give it to him again later on for him to eat and he finally started eating I do believe it saved his life
YAY!!!! I’m so glad he’s doing well and that you were prepared to treat him with nutrical. You’re a wonderful sweetie pie mama ❤️
Thank God they're saved luckily, I haven't been in that situation I love the baby you're holding, Kelly I'm happy for Vanessa too!!
Thank you Maria 😊
Absolutely love you girl I’m so glad you’re out there helping others everybody should know this when they get a new puppy I’m going to remind my daughter to let them know everyone needs to get that
I’m sure vets hate watching your videos because you’re saving everyone so much time and money
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Best video you have made. Thank you
I love your channel so much❤️💜💙😁
Bryella, Xoxo yay!!! Thank you so much. I love my viewers back 😘
Thank you for loving the pups so much. I’m so glad that little puppy was saved and that you knew what to do to help the little doggie.
I love you girl you’re absolutely rightThat’s exactly what helped me with my little puppy
You are such a great breeder a very loving caring breeder I am so glad I subscribe do you love watching your videos and how you help the new people that have their new puppy everybody needs to know is right it can save the puppies life🥰👍
Such cuties
LylianaCat 😍 thank you
Your welcome animal lover
That's marvelous news !!! So happy for Vanessa great work thanks too Kelly love you guys
I am too. Vanessa is such a sweetheart and she takes excellent care of sweetie pies ❤️
I love your videos you are like the dog counselor so informative I have a small dog a chihuahua has you already know and I love any tips that you can give me.. I'm learning so much videos keep posting I love it and Chico love it too
So glad you are enjoying my videos. Thanks for leaving your comment 😊
Too beautiful and oh so sweet
Willona McGinnis than you 😊
Great to know! Thank you!
Love your channel , hope all is well and god bless . My new fav dog channel
Thank you so much for your feedback ❤️
Thank you! I knew of Hypoglycemia from when my Papillion was a puppy, I was told to put a tiny bit of Honey on his food if he seemed a little out of sorts, but I didn't know of the Nutrical. (Of course this was almost 2 decades ago so maybe they didn't have it then.) I will pick some up for our puppy when we're ready to bring her home!
13DOUBLE TAP13 yes, absolutely! FYI, most pet stores sell the GNC brand version of Nutrical. The workers will tell you it’s the same thing as nutrical and while it may work the same, dogs HATE the taste of the GNC brand. If your pet store doesn’t sell the Tomlyn brand Nutrical, I recommend to order it online. All my dogs LOVE the flavor of that one and eat it willingly. I wish you the very best with your new baby ❤️
It's really frightening if this will happen to your sweetie pie coz it's awful thanks for this video, Kelly
You’re so welcome and thank you for watching and commenting ❤️
Such excellent information!! Thank you for your compassionate heart. 💕💕
Beth McHugh so glad to share helpful info. Thank you for watching ❤️
So glad they r ok❤️well done venessa! I'm terrible in bad situations I have a nervous laugh, my little boy burst his lip open when he fell in asda and I literally got so worried I kept like nervous giggling, I swear it's debilitating and I'm not someone you want around a bad situation 😂
Mellisa McN.x 😂 omg I feel bad to laugh but that’s so adorable. Hopefully your son understood why you were giggling. I think your nervous habit is adorable.
@@SweetiePiePets that's for saying that but it's not when ur granny dies! 😂! Also he has no idea I had to walk away and leave him with my mum lol xx
Mellisa McN.x awe 😞 sorry about your granny. Don’t beat yourself up too much. We women are our own worst critics. Hugs to you and your son and your mom 🤗
@@SweetiePiePets don't be sorry its now a awkwardly funny story that makes light of somethng bad lol 😂❤️ps love your channel its my fav!
My mom’s letting me get a chihuahua (after coming to the conclusion that they’d be the perfect match for me :D) soon, and I’ve been researching like crazy! I’m so glad I’ve found out about this, I wanna make sure I’m well prepared! Thank yOUUUU 🐶
You’re so welcome and good job on educating yourself and being prepared 👏🏻 congratulations on getting a sweetie pie.
My understanding is that dogs weighing less than 5 lbs., ought to have Karo syrup added to their water daily, which will alleviate much of this.
bart thomassen thomassen 🤔 that’s a thought. I never considered putting it in their water but I guess that’s one way of preventing a blood sugar crash. Is that what you do with your sweetie pie?
@@SweetiePiePets I have not because I don't have a tiny dog but have been educating myself for the last 6 months, because I want one. This method is one I read by those who breed and sale tiny dogs.
Your channel is literally lifesaving!! There's nothing else like it that's as informative of the breed, anywhere on the internet (I'm not even kidding I've looked everywhere)
Thank you so much Kelly! Your energy + positive attitude is always so uplifting, makes me a better furry baby momma myself as it's contagious!
Hi Lana, I truly appreciate your message. Thank you so much for the encouragement 🙏🏻 I am so grateful to know sweetie pies and their humans are benefiting from my videos ❤️
@@SweetiePiePets I truly pray that your channel continues to grow and grow
Very helpful, thank you! Can you use pancake syrup if you do not have Nutrical? And, what are substitutes for Nutrical?
Karo syrup works well. Honey can be used too. Pancake syrup would be an option but not my first choice. It’s very liquid so I would worry about them choking on it. The Nutrical and honey are both more viscous so they actively have to lick and swallow. Meanwhile, while it’s in their mouth, the sugar is being absorbed into their gums
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OMG! This was so scary to hear, I’m glad u told us in the beginning puppy was ok! I’ve heard u say on a lot of vidz about nutro cal! U def need to be a vet Dd
Nora matuszewski 🤗 thank you. Low blood sugar can be so scary.
We suppose to give our new puppy Nutri Cal twice a day everyday when they arrived to new home?
I recommend this for tiny babies, yes. If it’s a sturdy chihuahua who has no trouble with appetite then it’s not as much of an issue. But often the super tiny and fragile sweetie pies go through an adjustment period when they leave their mother and litter mates and often their appetite is suppressed making it much more likely they’ll get hypoglycemia. If you can keep a close watch on food intake and be certain the baby is eating a little bit every 2-3 hours then it’s a healthier way to maintain blood sugar. But if the baby just isn’t that interested in food, then nutrical is an awesome way to keep their blood sugar elevated until the baby starts eating well.
How much nutrical or Karo syrup should I add to my puppies water daily and how often? And an adult 🐕 dog as well 😊
I would not put Nutella or Karo syrup in their water. I only use it as needed in case they don’t eat enough and start to get low blood sugar. Ideally they should get plenty of calories from their food pass the karo syrup and NutriCal are literally just empty sugar calories to raise their blood sugar level in an emergency.
Hi I have a 10 week old minature dachshund who was diagnosed with hypoglycemia and giardia he is showing signs of low blood sugar and isn’t eating I’ve tried using the syrup and gel and it made a small difference but he is still not eating. We’ve already spent 3 days in the hospital and I’m not sure what else to do. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello, I’m sorry to hear about your baby. Giardia often effects their appetite so the goal is to keep her blood sugar stable while treating her for Giardia. Her appetite should come back once she’s rid of the parasite. You can temporarily keep her blood sugar stable with nothing more than Nutrical. Of course try hard to get her to eat actual food by feeding her extra scrumptious things such as canned dog food, finely chopped chicken, and whatever else you can think of to try. The hospital is a scary place for a sweetie pie and the added stress of being there without her family will not help her appetite. Hopefully she’ll be released soon and you can coax her to eat solid food. Baby talk helps too. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My 4 month doggy doesn't like any of the food we give him. Hardly eats and he's loosing a lot of weight. How do I fix that? I don't want him to get sick. 😟
His eyes are completely closed shut his making a little noise
my puppy had sort of an attack this last week, he’s half teacup chihuahua and half jack russel terrier. he had one this morning again where he sort of stiffs up, kind of cries, whimpers, his ears go back and he looks super scared, last week his attack also consistsed of almost seizure behavior just not so violent, after he got up and sort of had trouble getting his balance and then he was perfectly normal, do you think he’s suffering from hypoglycemia or should I take him to the vet to see if it has anything to do with epilepsy
I feed him wellness just for puppy,
How old is he? How long had he been with you? How often does he eat?
@@SweetiePiePets he’s been with me about 5 weeks, he eats about 2-3 times a day
@@SweetiePiePets sometimes he shivers out of nowhere and we try to keep the Temperature in our house above 70 degrees because we thought he was cold
@@SweetiePiePets also hes 13 weeks
Is it okay to give them that medicine every once in awhile even without their blood sugar getting low just to ensure that it won't
Yes you can give them a little bit of it if they aren’t eating enough to prevent Low blood sugar, but there is also such a thing as high blood sugar so we don’t want to give them very much unless it’s needed 👍🏻
I just got a chiweenie puppy and she has episodes that look neurological she jerks her head back and gets shaky. She's tiny maybe 4 pounds. Should I give her this product? Can I give it to her even if she's not having an episode? I feel like it is hypoglycemia because she kinda does get like that. I took get to the vet but they didn't tell me anything really
if she starts acting like that, you could try giving her a little bit of nutrical and see if she snaps out if it. If so, then it likely was from low blood sugar. Make sure she’s eating food every few hours because a tiny dog can’t go too long without calories before their blood sugar starts to dip.
@@SweetiePiePets i think we weren't feeding her enough. Do I need to give her nutrical everyday just to prevent it from happening?
if its still happening try free feeding
I am a firm believer in nutrical but my new pomchi has been having transition vocal stomach from mothers milk to blue baby blue wet puppy food so a vet tech advised me to give 1/2 -1/2 pumpkin purée to the wet pup food she is 7 weeks old so I only been giving her a tad of nutrical 2 x a day because I am concerned she may be getting too much sugar from the pumpkin purée maybe not any advice is welcomed and the vet tech also gave these tiny lil cookies to help her learn how to chew
Why does my 8 week chiauhau run back and fortheraticly smelling and sniffing crying and h÷ acts very nervous as if he was in drugs or something
Check to make sure that you've left nothing out that the dog can get into for instance drugs
My puppy is really bad I need help 😢😢😢
Can you explain the foster/ affiliate mom role please? Are the pups placed there temporarily until they are ready to go to their furever homes? Also, with hyperglycemia is due blood sugar being low if you don’t have the Karo syrup or Nutra cal is there anything else they can have?
Isha Wright Hello, and thanks for your questions. So my breeding program is focused on socialization. That is my number one goal. I want each puppy to be well-adjusted, happy and healthy and socialized properly by the time they go to the new home/family. In order to do this, each of the dogs In my breeding program need to have a good relationship with their family. This is impossible for most large breeding facilities which utilize kennels to house there are numerous breeding adults. Generally the puppies are born in the kennel and receive minimal handling before they are sold to pet stores or direct to families. In an effort to prevent neglecting any of our breeding adults or litters of puppies, I developed a completely different breeding program For my Chihuahuas. We have 25 adults in our breeding program and all of them are placed in loving homes. I called them our “affiliate breeders”. Basically they are foster families who house and give love to each of our breeding adults. When the mommies go into heat, the Affiliate Breeder and I worked together with my Veterinarian to breathe and birth the puppies. Generally the puppies go back-and-forth between my house and my affiliates house during the 8 to 10 weeks before they are adopted out. This helps them learn good social skills because each dog and puppy receives a lot of one on one attention and human interaction. Most of my affiliate readers have kids in the home which is extremely important to two hours so they learn to trust children. Once the puppies are weaned and of age they come to my house where buyers can either come and meet them face-to-face or using FaceTime or zoom or some other online platform. This we do to ensure all of our puppies have the best possible “childhood” which helps prepare them to become a wonderful addition to another family.
The Caro syrup and the NutriCal are both Simply sugar so I suppose if you didn’t have either one of those you could find some other sort of sugar substitute. Maybe even just regular sugar dissolved in water? The sole purpose is to get sugar into their bloodstream as quickly as possible. I hope that helps and answers your questions. Stay safe
Sweetie Pie Pets thank you so much, I have NutriCal in my Amazon basket. I really appreciate all of your videos, I am looking to pick up my Chi baby soon and while I have had many fur babies, this is my first Chi baby and I want to educate myself as much as I can so I can be the best fur mom I can be. This video really opened my eyes to making sure I pay lots of attention to my little guy. And give him lots of opportunities to be well socialized.
Isha Wright you’re so welcome. Congratulations on your new sweetie pie. I’m so excited for you and for your baby to have someone to love 😍 I sure hope you love your chihuahua as much as your other fur baby breeds. I’m so appreciative to hear you put so much effort into your research and education about chihuahuas. You’re going to be an excellent chihuahua mamma💕🤗
Does it happen to all puppies?
Girl Ka it can happen to any puppy but the smaller they are, the higher the risk for low blood sugar between meals. They need to eat every few hours.
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