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Canine hypoglycemia

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Hypoglycemia refers to low blood sugar content; this disease can be seen in puppies and bitches, the main clinical manifestations are neurological symptoms. [etiology] transient hypoglycemia occurs in puppies before 3 months of age, which is caused by cold, hunger or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Hypoglycemia in bitches is often caused by excessive litter size, resulting in increased nutritional requirements and massive lactation after delivery. [symptoms] puppies with depressed spirit, unstable gait, facial muscle convulsions and paroxysmal spasms quickly fall into a coma and their blood sugar can be reduced to

Hypoglycemia refers to low blood sugar content; this disease can be seen in puppies and bitches, the main clinical manifestations are neurological symptoms.

[etiology]

Transient hypoglycemia occurs in puppies before the age of 3 months, which is caused by cold, hunger or gastrointestinal dysfunction. Hypoglycemia in bitches is often caused by excessive litter size, resulting in increased nutritional requirements and massive lactation after delivery.

[symptoms]

Puppies, depressed at the beginning of the disease, gait instability, facial muscle convulsions, paroxysmal spasms, quickly fall into a coma, blood sugar can drop to every 100 ml of 30mg. The female dog had muscle spasm, stiff gait, general ankylosis or intermittent spasm, the body temperature increased to 41-42 ℃, the respiration and heartbeat were accelerated, and the urine ketone body test was positive.

[treatment]

Intravenous injection of 10% glucose solution 2~5ml/kg body weight, can also be combined with subcutaneous injection of prednisone acetate 0.2ml/kg body weight. The bitches were injected intravenously with 20% glucose 1.5ml/kg body weight or 10% glucose solution 2.4ml/kg body weight and the same amount of Ringer's solution subcutaneously. Oral glucose 250ml/kg weight can also be taken at the same time.

 
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