Maltese Coton de Tulear Dog - Tucker

by Wendy
(Orlando, Fl)

I work for a pet store and once in awhile we will get a puppy that comes to us "stressed out" and they will not eat and become hypoglycemic. This is the story of our Maltese Coton de Tulear dog "Tucker".

Tucker came to us at 9 weeks of age and 2.4lbs. He became stressed out and would not eat and became very, very sick. He was going down hill very fast. His weight had dropped down to 1.9 lbs. I took him home Saturday so that I could monitor him and feed him every 2 hours. He was so weak that he could not stand up by himself. My boyfriend and I both got up with him for his feedings and potty trips every couple hours. He even sleeps in bed with us, sheets on and all.

After about 17 hrs of him coming home with me, we were noticing a huge improvement. He could stand up and even walk, still would not drink or eat without us forcing him. After 24 hours, walking, hopping around, drinking by himself but still not eating. Monday morning came and he barked and ran to my boyfriend and we knew that Tucker was ours to keep. Our Maltese Coton de Tulear mix has stole our hearts!

Today is Wednesday our brand new baby is still at 1.9 lbs but last night we had chicken breast for dinner and so did Tucker. That is an amazing feat! Tucker has been enjoying his new life. He follows us everywhere we go, he barks little tiny puppy barks to let us know he wants to play and has been going potty outside. He even had oatmeal for breakfast.

We spoil him rotten because he deserves it as his little life did not start out great but will be from here on out. He has a wonderful personality already and his puppy kisses are the best! Tucker now has a cold so we are working on that. Alot of TLC can go along way:)Keep our little man Tucker in your prayers and I will try and post pics of him as soon as possible. We LOVE our Cotonese!

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