Juvenile Transient Hypoglycemia/ Low Blood Sugar in Papillons and Phalenes

Here are common signs of hypoglycemia:

Will not eat/loss of appetite, depression, listlessness
Trembling, shivering, disorientation
Extreme lethargy
Seizure ,muscular twitching, collapsing, muscle weakness
Incoordination

Always have a tube of "Nutri Cal" available for your Papillon. Teach him to lick a little of the stuff right of your
finger.( Most dogs like it)
But in an emergency: (if unconscious)
Squeeze some of it between his teeth and gums, and under the tongue.
Any kind of sugar (Karo Syrup)
Give him the sugary liquid with a syringe, or eye dropper in his cheek, if he can swallow.
If conscious:
Give him anything to eat he likes, from canned food, to cat food, or any snacks.

Keep him very warm with a heating pad, or other means and run to the vet.

You should see that your young Papillon puppy eats a
good quality, high protein, high energy diet puppy kibble
3-5 /day, pending in how much he likes to eat.

By picking the food up after a while you will establish a
good pattern of eating behavior.

If you crate- train your puppy, give him his food only in
the crate. He will love his place after a while and will use
it as a "retreat"

Transient Juvenile Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in Papillons ,Phalenes, and other Toy breeds is quite
common in puppies less than 3 months old. (5-16 weeks of age)

Puppies at that age have not fully developed their ability to regulate the concentration of blood glucose (a form of sugar)
in their systems .They also have a higher requirement for glucose than an adult dog.

Possible causes to become hypoglycemic:
Fasting
Low body temperature
Intestinal parasites: worms
A cold,
Infections
Low quality dog food
Not eating enough food, or too seldom, or changing the feed itself
Water/or lack of it
Changing owners, and any kind of Stress
can trigger a bout of Hypoglycemia.

The smaller the puppy the more predisposed he is to this type of hypoglycemia.
You may not see all symptoms so, close monitoring of your puppy and "knowledge of the signs of hypoglycemia and acting
upon is may mean the difference between life and death of your Papillon.

Hypoglycemia can permanently cause brain damage, if not death.

Hypoglycemia in Papillons & Phalenes