After my first Pom puppy passed away two weeks after I got him, due to a portosystemic shunt, I went the extra mile to find a good, reputable pom breeder and ended up getting quite a small little fellow. The breeder told me that he was the smallest in his litter, probably only going to be three pounds when he's fully grown, and that in and of itself is a big concern for me.
Once already I've had to deal with low blood sugar in this puppy, and after that I was extremely, extremely careful. I've only had him for three days, and tonight he just suffered from a very strange attack.
I've been keeping honey -as suggested by the breeder, because it causes less diarrhea- in him at least three to four times a day and I've been leaving dry food out for him as well as the option to eat canned food every hour. I have also been giving him 1cc of Nutrical about three to four times a day, with the honey. Today he's been pretty tired... playing very little. We're taking him to the vet's probably tomorrow and I'll be calling the breeder tomorrow morning (it's a little too late to call right now...), depending on if they have a time slot to take us, but I thought it might be noteworthy to get some of your opinions... especially from experienced toy breed caregivers.
Anyway, just tonight he was sleeping on my lap for about an hour, and I decided to put him in his crate. Before I did that, I laid him on my lap and squirted 1cc of honey in his mouth... before I gave him the honey, he was walking around fine, but after I laid him on his back so that I could get it in him easier his limbs started to shake a little. And then he twisted into an odd position, with the side of his head laid flat on the ground and his belly in the air, crying and crying... I was petrified and laid him down on the floor, with him still crying, when suddenly he gave a sort of sighing whine and his entire body went limp and his bladder let loose right on the ground. He did that last night as well, but I thought it was because of low blood sugar... hypoglycemia. But during the second time he seemed fine one second and then terrible the next, and then after I got ANOTHER cc of honey in him he straightened up.
I'm getting very frustrated, and after the terrible trouble we've had with my last puppy who ended up dying of a congenital defect, I think I'll just give up altogether if I've ended up getting another puppy with some sort of defect... because I can't handle the stress of one sick puppy and then another, even though I love them dearly and would do anything for them.
So anyway, is this a seizure?? I'm terrified that he may be having seizures and just might have to live with that forever, and my father -who usually pays the vet bills because I am still trying to find a job- can't handle buying medication all the time for another sick puppy. I really would not prefer taking him back to the breeder... If this is seizures, will he... grow out of them? Or are they common in such tiny dogs?
Thanks!!
Once already I've had to deal with low blood sugar in this puppy, and after that I was extremely, extremely careful. I've only had him for three days, and tonight he just suffered from a very strange attack.
I've been keeping honey -as suggested by the breeder, because it causes less diarrhea- in him at least three to four times a day and I've been leaving dry food out for him as well as the option to eat canned food every hour. I have also been giving him 1cc of Nutrical about three to four times a day, with the honey. Today he's been pretty tired... playing very little. We're taking him to the vet's probably tomorrow and I'll be calling the breeder tomorrow morning (it's a little too late to call right now...), depending on if they have a time slot to take us, but I thought it might be noteworthy to get some of your opinions... especially from experienced toy breed caregivers.
Anyway, just tonight he was sleeping on my lap for about an hour, and I decided to put him in his crate. Before I did that, I laid him on my lap and squirted 1cc of honey in his mouth... before I gave him the honey, he was walking around fine, but after I laid him on his back so that I could get it in him easier his limbs started to shake a little. And then he twisted into an odd position, with the side of his head laid flat on the ground and his belly in the air, crying and crying... I was petrified and laid him down on the floor, with him still crying, when suddenly he gave a sort of sighing whine and his entire body went limp and his bladder let loose right on the ground. He did that last night as well, but I thought it was because of low blood sugar... hypoglycemia. But during the second time he seemed fine one second and then terrible the next, and then after I got ANOTHER cc of honey in him he straightened up.
I'm getting very frustrated, and after the terrible trouble we've had with my last puppy who ended up dying of a congenital defect, I think I'll just give up altogether if I've ended up getting another puppy with some sort of defect... because I can't handle the stress of one sick puppy and then another, even though I love them dearly and would do anything for them.
So anyway, is this a seizure?? I'm terrified that he may be having seizures and just might have to live with that forever, and my father -who usually pays the vet bills because I am still trying to find a job- can't handle buying medication all the time for another sick puppy. I really would not prefer taking him back to the breeder... If this is seizures, will he... grow out of them? Or are they common in such tiny dogs?
Thanks!!