I baught some when I first got Tequila and it lasted me through Kylie and Ginger. I didnt give Tequila or Kylie as much as I did Ginger because Ginger was under a pound when I got her. I was sooooooooo worried about her because of her size so I made sure she got Nutra-Cal three to four times a day until I was sure she would eat 4 times a day. I just baught another tube and I give it to them as a treat, maybe 4 times a week. They only get a pea-sized portion. My family had two dogs before I got my first chi and the Papillon we had (Sammie) ended up getting really sick as a puppy. I had to take him to school with me b/c my family worked and I had to give him Nutra-Cal like 5 times a day because he didnt eat. Even with my force-feeding him and giving him Nutra-Cal he still went into hypoglycemic shock. I thought he was dying! It is the scariest thing to witness! The vet got his sugar levels up and got his temp. normal and did tons of blood tests...just to figure out his protein levels were extremely low...I had to start feeding him an egg a day (cooked) and after a week of getting eggs, AD, and nutra-cal he bounced right back.
So ever since then I have been super paranoid about hypoglycemic shock. It definately doesnt hurt them just as long as u dont give them too much. It has TONS of calories in it.
I have two pics of Sammie..the first is when he was really sick (sleeping with my family's first dog Bailey) You can just see how sick he was by looking at his face...poor boy! The second was taken on his first b-day..somethng we werent sure he was going to make it to. (and you thought chihuahua's had big ears...lol)