How to deal with hypoglycemia in dogs:
1. If the dog has hypoglycemia caused by not eating, it is recommended that the owner slowly feeds the dog some content It is 50% glucose, which should relieve it in a while.
2. If the dog is picky about food and suffers from hypoglycemia due to insufficient energy intake, it is recommended that the owner change some of his favorite foods to the dog.
3. If the dog has hypoglycemia caused by vomiting or diarrhea, it is recommended that the owner first feeds the dog some glucose to relieve it, and then takes the dog to the pet hospital to see what the problem is. What causes it? After determining the cause, symptomatic treatment will be given.
Clinical symptoms of hypoglycemia in dogs:
1. The sick dog has general weakness, paroxysmal neurological symptoms, muscle spasms, motor ataxia, and often Causes blindness.
2. Puppies are depressed at the beginning of the disease, with unsteady gait, facial muscle twitching, and body spasms. They soon fall into a coma, and their blood sugar can drop to 30 mg per 100 milliliters.
3. The female dog has muscle spasms, general tonic or intermittent spasms, body temperature rises to 41 to 42 degrees, breathing and heartbeat accelerate, and urine ketone body test is positive.
4. The blood sugar level is reduced (less than 50 mg%) and the insulin concentration in the plasma is increased. However, due to hypoglycemia caused by causes other than islet cell tumor, the insulin cord concentration is normal or low. In addition, the glucose tolerance test has high diagnostic significance for this disease.
