This happened to Chico the first day that I had him because the breeder, who had at least six different types of dogs to choose from, (can we say puppy mill/backyard breeder, my only excuse is that I was uneducated at that time and I am very glad that I rescued my baby from this horrible man) sold him to me with hook worms. His blood sugar not only dropped but his potasium levels did too. He started having seizures and I rushed him to the ER and they saved him but the vet told me that he had the worms for a while because it takes a while for the potasium to drop that low. He has had one other hypglycimic fit since but luckily I knew what to do that time and I always keep honey around the house just in case.

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Mommy to
Faith Skye 9 years
and to my precious Chi Babies
Chico 4 years http://www.dogster.com/?190368
Nikolai 1 year http://www.dogster.com/?191219
And Our Little Stray Baby
Sweetheart Around 11 years According to the Vet

I think this is a good article. I wanted to bring it up again.

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bookmarked this page really good advice

Hi, I also have Papillons who go Hyperglyciemic within 48 hours of having their innoculations, with my last boys jabs i managed a bit of advance damage control, I made sure he had cooked Chicken (Loads) before and after the jabs, I also made sure he had as much food as i could get into him, it seems they are also prone to "Sugar" drops just like Chihuahuas are, especialy if they have a really mad run round, the vets said small but often is always the idea for food and with pups high protien is good too, just my little say lol but i am glad you broached the subject well done
Kind regards
debra

I am adding my thanks for this post!! I will pick some up tomorrow!!! Thank you! Susan

I'm no expert or anything, so I could be wrong, and I luckily haven't had to worry about this with my boy yet... but I remember reading many times that if you don't have any of the aforementioned products on hand, then you can use corn syrup in an emergency (buys some time to get to the vet). Seeing that corn syrup is the first ingredient in one of those products, this doesn't seem that far-fetched. I heard that you can rub it on their gums or roof of mouth in small amounts.

If this is wrong or there is a better alternative, please correct me! I just thought that I'd add this in case anyone had a problem.

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Just wondering if Honey will do the same job? I got some in a squeezy bottle the other day to have on hand.
Should i be giving a wee bit of this every day when i bring home my 8 week old pup next week?
I am also bringing home a 3 year old girl with her.
Am pretty sure they will both be stressed at the move.

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Also free feeding helps prevent low blood sugar episodes.
This helped Dahlia a lot in her baby days.
Terri make sure Darla gets her kibble and Daisy
doesnt hog it all!! I really look forward to their
homecoming next week too!!