Dog owners should know that hypoglycemia is not only a disease unique to us humans, but in fact, when the blood glucose concentration of dogs is low to a certain degree, hypoglycemia can also occur. The reason for this is that there are four main causes of hypoglycemia in dogs. 1. Hypoglycemia occurs in puppies before the age of three, caused by hunger, cold or gastrointestinal disorders. 2. Hypoglycemia in female dogs is caused by excessive litters, increased nutritional needs and heavy lactation after delivery. 3. Dogs that have had a caesarean section are generally forced to undergo surgery after a long period of unsuccessful contractions due to difficult labor. Most of such dogs have gone through a long period of assisted labor and contractions, with great physical exertion and refueling due to the anorexia that often arises when entering the prenatal period, which eventually results in causing hypoglycemia. 4. Excessive insulin secretion, liver glucose storage and conversion disorders, hyperaldosteronism, pituitary insufficiency, and central nervous regulation disorders can cause hypoglycemia. The main clinical symptoms of animals suffering from hypoglycemia are neurological symptoms, generalized muscle spasm, cramps, unstable gait, ataxia, accelerated respiration and heartbeat, collapse, decreased body temperature, weakened reflexes or even temporary disappearance, coma and shock state. The whole body is weak and feeble, with paroxysmal neurological symptoms, muscle spasms, motor ataxia, often causing blindness. Treatment 1. first use 25% glucose solution 4.8 mg/kg body weight mixed with Ringer’s solution 20-40 mg/kg body weight, intravenous drip. 2. wait until symptoms are relieved and then change to oral glucose water until clinical symptoms disappear completely. 3. at the same time, actively treat the primary disease and strengthen feeding management. Preventive measures to prevent hypoglycemia mainly include: 1. strengthen nutrition for the sick dog, give high protein and high carbohydrate feed. 2. to increase the blood glucose concentration of the sick dog, use diazoxide or glucocorticoids. 3. pay attention to maintaining the normal body temperature of the affected dog and reduce stimulation. 4. during the period of pregnancy and lactation stage of the dog, the nutritional needs of the mother dog increase, and easy-to-digest and nutritious food should be provided, especially Small dogs that give birth to multiple litters at once should be provided with increased nutrition, food based on carbohydrates, as well as increased calcium and vitamin D to avoid hypoglycemia and low blood calcium. Note 1. If you are afraid that the puppy a meal is too much, you can take less food more meals. 2. less than 3 months of the dog, you can eat 4-6 meals a day, 3-6 months can eat 3-5 meals a day, after 6 months can eat 2-3 meals a day. 3. if the dog is too thin can eat more a meal a day, and pay attention to enhance nutrition. 4. nutrients can not be eaten as dog food. 5. have time to skate more dogs, the appropriate Exercise, help to enhance the dog’s physical fitness.
