ALL Teacup & some Tiny Toy Puppies need very special care.
Moving to a new home is a very traumatic time for any puppy! He/She has been taken away from the surroundings and family he/she has known so far.
EVERYTHING is now new!!
So it is very important that you try and make the first 1-2 weeks with your new puppy as calm of an experience as possible. It is an important time for the puppy to bond with you as it's new family and to get used to it's new environment.
PLEASE resist the urge to take your puppy on outings to friends or work.

Tips to help your new puppy to adjust to his new life:

- 1 -  Allow your puppy to have access to food and water at all times.
Especially Teacup puppies (adult weight under 4lbs)  and some  Tiny Toy puppies (adult weight 4-6 lbs) have a very small stomach and need to eat often. Due to their small size they can become hypoglycemic very easily, a condition that can cause your puppy to slip into a coma or even die.

*******   Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar
…. is a problem that affects many toy breeds, usually until they are about 6 months old. Hypoglycemia can occur to any healthy puppy and can be very scary. All owners of small dogs should be on the lookout for it!                       *******   Symptoms of hypoglycemia.                                                                Your puppy may exhibit one or more of these signs: The first sign that is usually seen, is vomiting clear liquid or bile. Some other signs are: acting listless, weak, tired, sometimes walking with an unsteady gait as if drunk, shakiness, falling over, stiffening up, laying on their side paddling with their feet and being unable to get up, and in very severe advanced cases, laying on their side and being totally unresponsive or comatose.
        If your puppy becomes hypoglycemic, it is very important that you  react IMMEDIATELY!!
If the puppy is not given some quick form of nutrition containing sugar, like Nutri-Stat, Pet Nutri Drops, honey, sugar or karo syrup to raise the blood sugar immediately, coma, brain damage and/or possibly death could result. If any of these symptoms occur, give the puppy a small dose of either nutri-cal, honey, sugar, glucose, karo syrup, pancake syrup or any sugar containing product that is handy. Time is of the essence, so reach for whatever is the closest at the moment. If the puppy is too weak to swallow, put it on your finger and rub it on the roof of his mouth. If necessary, pry his mouth open but make sure he gets it. HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!!

*******   The Best Preventative for this...                                                  is to have a tube of Nutri-Stat on hand (if you can not find it in your local pet store, we have it available for sale - see our website under ‘Boutique‘). It is an extremely good source of food and vitamins and puppies love the flavor. We give our puppies a little bit ( ¼ - ½ inch strip) of Nutri-Stat® in the morning and in the evening. 
Another extremely good product to have on hand is Pet nutri-drops (also available from us). It allows nutrients to bypass digestion and be absorbed directly into the bloodstream. It is necessary if a puppy is too unresponsive to swallow on his own. 
After being given something sweet, your puppy should show improvement and be more alert within 10-15 minutes. When your puppy feels a little better, give him/her a protein based meal (a good meat based dog food or all meat baby food to level out his blood sugar. 
- 2 -    Have a small enclosed area (playpen) to keep your T-cup confined in, when you are not playing with them. This should be a small area (about 2ft by 3ft) with enough room for their bed, food and water. I like to offer the puppy a small crate (I prefer the plastic crates and I take the door off) to sleep in. It gives the puppy a ’safe’ feeling, when they have an enclosed area. You may want to add a soft pillow or blanket for warmth. 
 Never   give your teacup puppy the run of the whole house until they are about 6 months old. With such a large space to run around in, it is too easy for them to tire and lose track of where their food is. This could lead to hypoglycemia.

- 3 -   Do Not let your T-cup out to play for longer than one hour at a time.  After they play, give them a small amount of Nutri-Stat or karo syrup and put them back in their play area so they can eat and rest. Please be careful not to over-tire your puppy especially in the first few weeks. A puppy will play until it drops. It may play so much that it is too tired to eat. Most very small puppies need as much as 20 hours of sleep a day. Be especially aware of the amount of time children play with the puppy. These are babies and must be treated as such.

- 4 -  Always make sure that you have a firm grip on your puppy at all times when it is off the ground.
Many fatalities or broken bones have been caused by a tiny dog wriggling out of an owners grasp, or jumping off a lap, couch, or bed, and breaking their neck, legs, or landing on their head.
Never ever leave your teacup unattended unless it is in it's playpen or a safe enclosure!  There are many places that such a tiny dog can manage to fit in, and disappear from, not to mention get stuck under! Also such innocent things as a book or telephone falling on them can break a bone or be deadly!

- 5 -    Always supervise small children    when around or handling a small puppy on a chair, bed, couch, or stairs unattended. Remember, a fall from as low as two feet high can be fatal to a small dog. The only safe way for a child to hold a small dog, is sitting on the floor with the puppy between their legs, or on their lap.


We hope that our thoughts were helpful and that you will have a wonderful, long and happy time with your new puppy. God bless you. Dallys Dogs