Hypoglycemia: Definition: Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar . Physiology: Glucose is the main source of energy for the body and the only source of energy for the brain. When most of the glucose in the blood is used up, the body responds by releasing glucose from the liver and by breaking down fatty acids and other energy sources. If no more stored glucose is available, the brain runs out of energy and can even be damaged beyond repair. Causes: “Puppy Hypoglycemia” is seen in toy breed dogs less than 5 months of age. These dogs have more brain mass per body weight compared to other breeds and therefore need more glucose for brain function. A puppy that is not eating well is more prone to GOING "down". THIS IS PREVENTABLE ,ADD SUGAR TO THE WATER FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS , JUST A TOUCH, iF YOU ARE GOING OUT FEED YOUR PUP TURKEY OR MEATS BEFORE YOU LEAVE MAKE SURE HIS LITTLE FUEL TANK IS FULL, Signs: Weakness, loss of mental alertness, wobbliness, muscle twitching, seizures, and death. Treatment: If the puppy is not eating well a little honey or corn syrup can be added to his food to help alleviate any drop in his blood sugar. Intravenous dextrose (a sugar) is needed for treatment of most severe cases. If the dog is having a seizure at home, the owner can try rubbing corn syrup on the gums while transporting to the hospital. Large amounts should not be fed unless the dog can swallow. Once seizures are controlled, blood work and other diagnostic tests should be performed to determine the cause of the problem.bEWARE SOME VETS UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS HAVE MISTAKENLY MISDIAGNOSED THIS CONDITION AS A NEUEROLOGICAL DISORDER,AND HAD THE WELL MEANING FAMILY EUTHANISE A PUP WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE IF GIVEN TIME AND SUGAR .hEARD A VERY SAD STORY ONCE OF LOVING NEW OWNER ,WHO LIVED IN CANANDA, HAD PURCHASED A WELL LOOKING PUP .. SHE SENT ME PHOTOS,HE WAS A BLACK ONE SHE THOUGHT HER PUP WAS NOT HUNGRY AS IT DIDNT EAT, HE HAD BEEN SHIPPED FROM THE WESTERN US,A FAIRLY REPUTABLE BREEDER , ANYWAY SHORTLY AFTER THE PUP HAD THE CLASIC HYPOGLYCEMIA SYMPTOMS, LETHARGY REFUSAL OF FOOD. SEEMINGLY DEPRESSED,THE VET DECIDED THE DOG WAS HAVING NUEOLOGIACL TROUBLE AND TOLD HER TO EUTHANIZE THE PUP SO AS NOT TO MAKE IT SUFFER, i AM CONVINCED IT WAS HYPOGLYCEMIC AS i AM AN EXPERT AND SHE SENT PHOTOS TO ME OF A PUP WHO WAS not HYDROCEPHALIC . i HAVE HEARD THIS FROM OTHERS, tHANKFULLY WITH GOOD INFORMATION I HAVE NEVER LOST ONE OF MY PUPS THAT I HAVE SOLD THIS WAY.AS I AM CAREFUL TO INFORM THE NEW OWNERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FREQUENT FEEDING AND SUGAR AND I WILL NOT SELL A HYDROCEPHALIC PUP . Parvo: Definition: A very common and very serious viral disease in dogs. The virus is officially known as Parvovirus. The disease caused by this virus is commonly referred to as "Parvo". Physiology: Parvovirus affects puppies much more frequently than it affects adult dogs. The virus likes to grow in rapidly dividing cells. The intestinal lining has the biggest concentration of rapidly dividing cells in a puppy's body. The virus attacks and kills these cells, causing diarrhea (often bloody), depression and suppression of white blood cells -- which come from another group of rapidly dividing cells. In very young puppies it can infect the heart muscle and lead to "sudden" death. Causes: Canine parvovirus is carried by dogs. Adult dogs may be infected carriers without showing any clinical signs. Dogs with the typical diarrhea that parvovirus causes shed the virus as well. It can last a long time in the environment, perhaps as long as 9 months or longer. Generally, it takes 7-10 days from the time of exposure for dogs and puppies to start showing symptoms and to test positive for parvo. Parvo is highly contagious to unprotected dogs. It is recommended that puppies receive a preventative shot at 6, 9, 12, and 15 weeks of age. Even puppies who have been vaccinated on a regular basis are not protected until they are 18 weeks old. Parvovirus can remain infectious in ground contaminated with fecal material for five months or more if conditions are favorable. Extremely hardy, most disinfectants cannot kill the virus, however chlorine bleach is the most effective and inexpensive agent that works, and is commonly used by veterinarians. The ease with which infection with Parvo can occur in any unvaccinated dog must be stressed. The virus is extremely hardy in the environment. Withstanding wide temperature fluctuations and most cleaning agents. Parvo can be brought home to your dog on shoes, hands and even car tires. It can live for many months outside the animal. Any areas that are thought to be contaminated with parvo should be thoroughly washed with chlorine bleach diluted 1 ounce per quart of water. Dogs and puppies can contract parvo even if they never leave their yards. Parvo virus, despite what you might hear, is NOT an airborne virus, however a single particle carried on clothing fur shoes, pet hair paws , in Saliva or dried saliva urine or feces CAN INFECT YOUR HOME It is in the ground where a seemingly healthy dog has urinated or defecated for up to 5 months through ice and snow, and lives through washing unless at least 1 PART BLEACH TO 30 PART WATER ARE USED, T IS NOT KILLED BY AMMONIA OR HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS, iT IS A HORRIBLY RESILIANT AND DEADLY VIRUS, SPREAD BY PEOPLE ON CLOTHING AND SHOES , fOUND IN PETSTORES AS ALMOST EVERY PETSTORE CARRIES PUPPY MILL PUPS WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE GOOD CARE AND REGULAR VACCINES REQUIRED TO KEEP THIS DISEASE AT BAY, AS THEY SIMPLY ARE TOO MUCH TROUBLE AND COST TOO MUCH FOR THESES CARELESS BREEDERS TO USE, OR ELSE THEY SIMPLY HAVE NOT CARED ENOUGH TO BE INFORMED, . It is excreted in the feces of infected dogs, and if someone -- human, dog, bird, etc. -- steps in (or otherwise comes in contact with) the excrement, the possibility for contamination is great. Some people speculate that birds invading a dog's food dish can deposit the parvovirus there. If you think you may have come in contact with parvovirus, a strong solution of bleach and water does kill the virus, so you can wash your shoes and clothes, even your hands with it, to reduce the risk of infecting your dog. Rest assured that parvovirus is specific to dogs alone and cannot be transmitted to humans or other pets. Signs: When dogs and puppies contract parvo, they often have diarrhea - usually bloody foul-smelling, vomiting and lethargy. Symptoms usually begin with a high fever, depression, and loss of appetite. In many cases, dehydration, shock, and death follow VERY RAPIDLY , THE LINING OF THE PUPS INTESTINE IS RAPIDLY SHED, TOXINS CAUSED BY THE VIRUS AND THOSE LIVING NATURALLY IN THE INTESTINE, ARE NOW INTRODUCED TO THE BLOODSTREAM BY WAY OF THE NOW RAW INTESTINAL LINING, IT IS VERY PAINFUL tHE PUPS CRY AND VOMIT, AND LOOSE WEIGHT RAPIDLY EVEN WITH SUPORTIVE CARE THE CHANCES ARE ALMOST ZERO THE PUP WILL SURVIVE ,tHISE WHO DO ARE OFTEN STUNTED AND LEFT WITH SERIOUS COMLICATIONS AND ORGAN DAMAGE, , iT IS HEARTBREAKING TO SEE, iT IS RELENTLESS,. Treatment: The best form of treatment is prevention. DO NOT TAKE YOUR PUPPY OUT OF YOUR HOME WHERE IT CAN INFECT OR BE INFECTED UNTIL IT HAS HAD ALL OF IT'S PUPPY SHOTS! By isolating your puppy you may be saving it's life! Without intense treatmentAND MOST OFTEN TIMES EVEN WITH IT , the puppy will die of dehydration AND TOXICITY . Treatment generally consists of IV or subcutaneous fluids and antibiotics. There is no cure for Parvo. Veterinarians can only treat the symptoms aggressively, and try to keep the dog alive by preventing dehydration and loss of proteins. Because there is no cure for any virus, treatment for parvo is mostly that of supporting the different systems in the body during the course of the disease. This includes giving fluids, regulating electrolyte levels, controlling body temperature and in severe cases giving blood transfusions when necessary. Parvo strikes fast and without mercy.IT DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE, IT WILL KILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOW PUP FROM THE CLEANEST MOST EXPENSIVE HOME, iT WILL KILL ANY PUP WHO IS EXPOSED AND HAS NOT BEEN VACCINATED THERE ARE TWO VERY DISTINCT STRAINS OF PARVO SIMPLY TYPE A AND TYPE B , MOST VACCINES COVER ONLY 1 STRAIN, IF YOUR PUP IS EXPOSED TO THE OTHER STRAIN IT CAN STILL CATCH PARVO, tHERE IS A PRODUCT .. A VACCINE CALLED NEOPAR IT CAN BE GIVEN AND THERE ARE SIMILAR VIRUSES SUCH AS CARONA YOUR PUPS WILL HAVE MORE PROTECTION AGAINST AFTER USING NEOPAR, aT 6-8 WEEKS WE THEN RECOMMEND THE USE OF A 5-6 IN ONE CONTAINING CARONA SAFELY IN SMALL DOSES STARTING AT 3 WEEKS . , FOR EXAMPLE, MY OWN PUPS ARE GIVEN 1/4 CC AT 21 DAYS AT 31 DAYS THEY ARE GIVEN 1/2 CC INTRAMUSCULARLY, AND THEAT 6 WEEKS THE PUPS HAVE A FULL CC .by DOING THIS WE COVER THE SMALL WINDOW OF TIME WHEN A DAMS IMMUNITY WEARS OFF THE PUPS AND ITS OWN IMMUNE SYSTEM TAKES OVER, NEOPAR IS VERY SAFE IT IS A MODIFIED FORM OF THE VIRUS , AND TEACHES THE PUPS BODY HOW TO FIGHT THE DISEASE, i HAVE HAD ONLY A FEW SLIGHT ALLERGIC REACTIONS iE; SWOLLEN LIPS FACEES , THAT RESPONDED IMMEDIATLY AND COMPLETLY TO BENEDRYL PEDIATRIC 1/8 TAB FOR MOST CHIS, NEOPAR GIVES TWENTY FIVE TIMES STRONGER IMMUNITY THAN ANY OTHER VACCINES LIKE 5 IN 1 S OR 6 IN ONES , i HAVE USED IT A FEW YEARS NOW AND AM CONFIDENT IT IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, i HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TERRIBLE KILLER OF PUPS, i HAVE SEEN PUPS DIE FROM IT .THESE IMAGES HAVE LASTED IN MY MIND OVER A QUARTER CENTURY,AND WIL BE WITH ME ALWAYS, i HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH NUMEROUS VETS AND AUTHORITIES ON THE DISEASE AND i AM VERY CERTAIN, PREVENTION IS THE oNLY WAY TO BE SAFE, EVEN WITH A CAREFUL VACCINATION SCHEDULE SUCH AS THE ONE i USE IN MY BREEDING PROGRAM. I ASK MY CLIENTS TO STAY FAR AWAY FROM PETSTORES ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CARRY PUPS.TRUST ME WHEN I SAY NO CONSCIENCIOUS BREEDER WILL SELL A PUP TO A PETSTORE, NO BREEDER WILL SELL THEIR BEST PUPS TO A PETSTORE, tHESE SAME BREEDERS WILL NOT SPEND THE EXTRA TWENY FIVE DOLLARS TO VACCINATE WITH NEAPOAR OR SIMILAR PRODUCT. bE CAREFUL AT VET VISITS, HAVE THEM STERILIZE TABLES AND WASH HANDS dO NOT BE ASHAMED IT SHOULD BE DONE ANYWAY AND ANY GOOD VET WIL HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR ASKING,bE WARY OF YOUNG INEXPERIENCED VET TECKS WHO DO NOT WASH THEIR HANDS AND OR HOLD THE PUPS AGAINST AN INFECTED LAB COAT, i HAVE SEEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN, bE CAREFUL PROTECT YOUR VERY IMPORTANT LITTLE FRIEND, . bE INFORMED BE AWARE. MOST IMPORTANLTY BE VERY CAREFUL. THIS VIRUS IN IN YOUR TOWN, IT IS IN YOUR VETS OFFICE ALMOST SURELY , REMEMBER IT LIVES 5 MONTHS OFF THE DOG,THROUGH ICE AND SNOW, aS LONG AS PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE IT IS HERE TO STAY, SO PLEASE IF YOU PURCHASE A PUP FROM ME OR ANYWHERE ELSE, BE CAREFUL, DO NOT PUT YOUR PUP ON GRASS WHERE OTHERS HAVE SOILED, EVEN MONTHS BEFORE,aDULT DOGS CAN CARRY PARVO IF THEY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED SIMPLY BY SNIFFING WHERE ANOTHER DOG HAS MADE,tHIS ADULT DOG WILL GIVE OFF THE VIRUS,WILL LOOK WONDERFULLY HEALTHY , WILL PLAY AND GIVE OFF (SHED )THE VIRUS FOR WEEKS . AVOID PUPPY SCHOOLS AND PARKS AND PLACES WHERE OTHER DOGS HAVE WALKED, UNTILL YOUR PUP IS AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OF AGE AND HAS BEEN VERY CAREFULY VACINATED FOR THIS REASON ANY BREEDER WHO ALLOWS PEOPLE INTO THE NURSERY AREA OF THEIR HOME OR KENNEL IS ILL INFORMED AND RISKING THE LIVES OF THEIR PUPS,FOR THIS REASON BECAUSE I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT MY PUPS AND THE LOVING FAMILIES WHO TAKE THEM HOME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WE OLD TIME BREDERS REFER TO AS "LOOKERS". lOOKERS ARE PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT PUPS RECREATIONALLY. WE FELT FOR A TIME LIKE A PUPPY AMUSEMENT PARK AND WORRIED TERRIBLY AFTER ,bECAUSE SOME PEOPLE FEEL THAT A GOOD BREEDER HAS TO SHOW ALL.... wE ARE GUILTED INTO EXPOSING OUR PUPS ,hOWEVER, I NO LONGER FEEL THAT WAY,AND THEREFORE WE WERE NOT AT THE MERCY OF LOOKERS, BELIEVE ME THEY ARE OUT THERE, tHOSE WHO SPEND THE DAY TRAVELING FROM ONE BREEDER KENNEL OR PETSTORE TO ANOTHER, TOUCHING ..HOLDING AND POSSIBLY INADVERTANTLY INFECTING ALL THEY COME INTO CONTACT WITH AND WIL SAY ANYTHING AND ROL THEIR EYES IF YOU SHOW CONCERN iVE BEEN TOLD AFTER SPENDING TIME THAT THEY WERE ONLY LOOKING, NO INTENTION TO BUY , MAYBE THINKIN OF NEXT YEAR, ETC , NOT SERIOUS AT ALL ,JUST SPENDING THE AFTERNOON LOOKING AT PUPS , SOME IVE MET WHO HAVE STATED THEY HAVENT BEEN PUPPY SHOPPIN ONLY TO SLIP UP AND LET ME KNOW THEY HAVE BEEN HANDLING OTHER PUPS,OR BLURT OUT THINGS LIKE .. "THE PUPS WE SAW THIS MORNING LOOKED SICK" OTHERS HAVE SPENT HOURS OF MY TIME TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AFTER PURCHASING ONE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND OF COURSE THERE ARE THE INEVITABLE PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY LET THE KIDS RUN THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THE VERY RARE ONES WHO LOOK TO STEAL , fOR ALL THESE REASONS ESPECIALLY PARVO, i HAVE CHANGED MY POLICIES, AND sHOW PUPS IN THE AREA OF MY HOME FARTHEST FROM MY NURSERY, AND IF I SUSPECT A LOOKER I BLEACH AND AIR THE ROOM OUT AFTER AND I STRICTLY DO NOT ALLOW TOUCHING OF MY PUPS WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED PROPERLY AND THOSE WHO ARE HANDLED AND NOT TAKEN ARE DISINFECTED PRIOR TO RETURN TO THE NURSERY AREA,,ANY NEW CARING OWNER ,WILL UNDERSTAND OUR PRECAUTIONS, AND POLICIES, iT IS DONE FOR THE GOOD AND SAFETY OF ALL INVOLVED,wE HAVE NEVER SOLD A CHIHUAHUA PUP WHO HAS GONE HOME AND DIED OF A DISEASE EVER, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL TO INSURE THIS. CHRIS WE TAKE THIS JOB VERY SERIOUSLY TO PROTECT OUR PUPS , OUR CLIENTS AND OUR OWN HEARTS, YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED WITH A PUP WHO STARTED ITS LIFE WITH US, AND WE HAVE MANY TESTIMONIALS TO THAT .