TEA CUP CARE and SMALL TOY PUPS

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THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW AND REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR TINY PUP. YOUR PUP REQUIRES EXTRA CARE AND ATTENTION DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR SIZE PUPPIES. HYPOGLYCEMIA IS COMMON IN TEA CUP SIZE DOGS. THEY ARE LIKE PEOPLE WITH DIABETES. THEY PROCESS INSULIN REALLY FAST SO THEY NEED A SUGAR BOOST OF SOME SORT (DAILY) TO KEEP THEIR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS UP THEY USUALLY OUT GROW THIS AROUND 6 MONTHS OR SO. SOME PUPPIES DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AT ALL, BUT I LIKE TO DO THIS AS A PREVENTATIVE.

DURING DAILY FEEDINGS, IF THEY ARE EXTREMELY TINY, I WILL SOAK THEIR PUPPY FOOD IN WARM WATER FOR 20 MINUTES THEN TOP IN WITH WHITE KAYRO SYRUP, AND MIX WELL...OR WHEN THEY ARE OLDER AND YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM CHOKING, YOU CAN TOP THEIR DRY FOOD WITH THE SYRUP. THEY LOVE THIS!! SOME PUPS GET SPOILED TO THIS AND WON'T EAT FOOD WITHOUT SUGAR OR SYRUP ON TOP. YOU CAN DO THIS WITH EVERY FEEDING OR ONCE A DAY DEPENDING ON YOUR PUP. THEY MAY ACT LIKE A CHILD ON CANDYBUZ FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT LEVELS OFF. IF YOUR PUP PLAYS REALLY HARD FOR THE FIRST DAY YOU HAVE HIM, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER TO GIVE A BOOST AFTERWARDS OR ITS SUGAR COULD DROP.

SYMPTOMS OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR ARE BEING EXTREMELY LETHARGIC AND LIFELESS OR SEVERE SHAKING ALMOST LIKE A SEIZURE. IF THIS HAPPENS YOU NEED TO GET SUGAR IN THE PUP'S MOUTH IMMEDIATELY!! IT JAWS MAY LOCK, AND YOU HAVE TO FORCE IT'S MOUTH TO OPEN AND GIVE A SYRINGE OF SUGAR WATER IN THE BACK OF THE PUP'S THROAT AND FORCE THE PUP TO SWALLOW BY CLOSING IT'S MOUTH.

THESE PUPS ARE EXTREMELY DELICATE AND SOMETIMES HAVE AN OPENING ON TOP OF THEIR HEAD LIKE A BABY'S SOFT SPOT AND YOU HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY GENTLE WHEN TOUCHING IT'S HEAD. A HARD ENOUGH HIT COULD KILL THE PUP OR CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE.

IF YOUR PUP IS A CHIHUAHUA, I SUGGEST GETTING A HEATING PAD FOR THEM TO SLEEP ON. THESE PUPS LOVE TO BE WARM. SOME OF MY PUPS HAVE SWEATERS TO WEAR. NO WIRE CAGES. PUP'S FEET WILL FALL THROUGH AND THEY COULD BREAK A LEG.

IF YOU NOTICE YOUR PUP NOT EATING OR SEEMS DEPRESSED, PLEASE CALL ME. THESE PUPS CANNOT GO WITHOUT EATING OR IT'S SUGAR WILL DROP.
I HAVE SOME TRICKS TO GET THE PUP TO EAT, SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL. I WOULD MUCH RATHER YOU BE SAFE...THAN SORRY.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
615-451-2254

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