A lot of people aren't aware of this, but your cat, dog or horse (maybe others?) can become diabetic. My family has found this out the hard way. I have known for quite some time that animals are prone to diabetes, but I NEVER in a million years thought it would EVER happen to one of ours. But, it has. Our dog, Isis, is now taking two injections of insulin a day after she was rushed to the vet. Her blood glucose was 600+ when they first tested her and could have easily been higher as the vet's meter didn't register over that. We are very fortunate to still have our gentile angel with a heart of gold.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog! Canine diabetes - who knew!? We've got our little wiener dog, Jimbo, on a strict diet so hopefully he's okay :-)
OMG- your poor dog. You have no idea what a huge huge dog person I am. Please, please, give your pooch a big hug for me. It just makes me want to go get one and yet with a five year and being a single parent I think I might have to wait a bit.
Thanks :)
She is doing much better now. I'm told she goes and waits by the fridge when she hears the "equipment" being prepared and stands patiently when she gets her injections. She is absolutely the BEST dog alive, in my opinion! Pretty damn good for a free flea market puppy! :)
She's been living at my parents' house for the past year because she wasn't very happy in my new apartment. She's still my dog, but she's also the family's dog. I had her for 10 years before I had to send her to live there. Broke my heart, but it was better for her. :(
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