Initially you may see a decrease in energy, drooling, «star - gazing» where your ferret will just stare into space, hind limb weakness like a drunken walk, and as a worst case scenario,
hypoglycemic seizures or death.
I'm very glad that baby saw us instead of a judgmental lactivist who would give ineffective suggestions and let the baby continue on a downward spiral towards dehydration and
hypoglycemic seizures.
Not exact matches
«Dogs can detect when a
seizure is coming on, when a person is
hypoglycemic, and they can detect cancer and fear, so there's certainly scents they can pick up on.»
The symptoms can progress to include
seizures and
hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) coma.
Dogs seem to seek out something to lean on during
hypoglycemic episodes and they often retain consciousness but exhibit signs similar to a
seizure.
In an older dog, if the
seizure has clearly been tied to a
hypoglycemic episode you should ask your veterinarian why the dog's metabolism set it up for this.
Crashing means that the body thought that there was so much glucose to «pick up» and use, that it picked up too much, and now the patient becomes dangerously
hypoglycemic, which causes decreased energy, uncoordinated movements, and even
seizures.