hi my name is carol and we have 2 chis mother and son, my daughter also has a son of this mother... last night she called in a panic... he was not responding to his name, was unable to stand,,., called the vet and took him in..did bloodwork,, blood sugar was low 73 and pulse was also low 70..gave him an antibiotic shot and nutri cal... snet nutrical home to be given every 30 to 40 min.. this morning they took him in again for more bloodwork... also for a little history... this mother had 5 puppies... we lost 2 at 3 weeks.. both females and both very small... we took our female pup in at 6 months to be spayed and she died after the surgery... any help or thought would be appreciated.... can low blood sugar cause these problems... the vet says it is more dangerous than people think... he was born on 9/13/04

I don't have any helpful things to tell you, but I wanted to respond because I feel bad for you. How sad about your other pup that died after surgery! I wonder are chis just very fragile or is it just bad luck you had or this litter of puppies? I hope everything turns out ok!

Jennifer

Yes, I have over 28 years of experience with chis and yes low blood sugar can be a big problem. To avoid this add a couple of teaspoons of WHITE KARO SYRUP to their water. Chi's use up a lot of energy and sometimes will not eat enough to need their needs. I feed my ALL my dogs Iams or Eukanuba puppy food for their entire life. We hardly ever have blood sugar problems.

I know that the orignial post was an old one but thought this info might be helpful.

My darling Patty,she is a beautiful chihuahua. she is an one-year-old deer head chihuahua that i got from a reputable chihuahua breeder.this is my first chihuahua. when i first brought her home, i thought she was sick as she was so timid and shy. And I don't know how to deal with it.So I search on the internet and want to learn some basic chihuahua health knowledge. Share with you all the most helpful article I have read, which is posted in chihuahua.dormitory, symptoms and signs of a sick chihuahua: see a vet!

Hello Everyone Im New, Iv been browsing around this forum for a few hours as a guest. I found it very and it has helped out allot. I hope to hang around for abit and contribute.

Cheers.