My mother has a new baby chihuahua that won't hardly eat anything. At least not any thing twice in a row. Then she has to feed him honey because he will just fall over because his blood sugar is so low. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to do about this little fella?

Chihuahua puppies are sold too early and often have low blood sugar.They need Nutrical vitamin gel to help them stay stable but you MUST feed them right after you give it to them.You can get this at Petsmart or Wallmart.They need lots of high quality protein food.Corn based dry food is NOT good for them! Eukanuba PETIT RACE (means small kibble) is good but you MUST add soft dog food(Ceasar puppy) or chicken and rice at least 2 times a day until they are old enough to have level sugar.The low sugar drops can KILL them very fast.Get a chihuahua book to help teach how to care for the baby.Also they MUST be kept warm or their stomach cannot DIGEST the food.Add warm fuzzy blankets and remember the floor is usually 10 degrees colder than you are.Sweaters are good!

I am a chihuahua breeder and I have to say I have never seen this. Is the puppy from a dog you have? Did you buy it? You really shouldn't buy a pup until they are 8 weeks old. I have had friends that have had to go buy the pet bottles and feed them the bottles of pet milk. It also needs lots of vitamins. Let me know how it goes.

I don't believe that the toy breeds should be sold prior to 10 weeks of age, preferably 12 weeks. They have special needs and are sold way too young by people that shouldn't be raising dogs in the first place. The faster they can push their puppies out the door, the more profit, because they have less money into the animal.

What does the vet say about the puppy? Let us know.

Basset_Lover