napanutt
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No experience with doggie diabetes but glad that little turkey will be around a while longer. :thumbup:
My parents have a Lhasa Apso with diabetes.
Oh wow - no experience with diabetes, but I would assume once you get her dialed in, she will be be back to feeling good :thumbup:
No big deal. My parents dog has diabetes. She gets an insulin shot after each meal. After a little bit of time you will figure out just how many units of insulin the dog will need. Too much is just as bad as too little. My parents bought a little glucose meter and slowly figured it out. She got this when she was six. She is now 12. Been a great dog. The diabetes will cause blindness like in my parents dog. But seeing that your dog is older I don't think you'll have to worry much about that. Once you get the dog the insulin they need. It's like getting a new dog back! She will do great!
So after a week of twice a day insulin shots doggie seems better. Wife took her in today. Her blood sugar was down to 320ish from over 500. Need to up the dose a bit.
She seems to be a little more spry but the doc told the wife dogs are likes us. Everything starts to hurt when you get old.
What dog food are you feeding?Treats,snacks,etc?
Just an update. Took her to the groomer today for the first time since her issues. She was a bit nervous but sure looks and smells a lot better.
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She's still blind as a bat but hears and smells things just fine. Certainly living the good life around here.
Enjoy her every minute and spoil her like crazy!
Oh we do. We boil a whole chicken every week just so we can have the chicken to mix with her regular food to make sure she eats. It works.
In Molly's final days, she was enjoying Costco roasted chicken, ground beef and rice. When she didn't want any of that, we knew....
I know how tough this is from experiance and I'm so sorry you're going throughWe're not there yet but know it's not too far away. I certainly (as does my wife who doesn't post or lurk) appreciate your concern and thoughts Mel.
Thank you.
Planning on watching the Rescue Dog show tonight.
Update. Old blind brown Heidi dog doing better than expected in spite of her condition looking all festive for Thanksgiving. [emoji3]
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Watching right now.:thumbup: Or until Gracie sees what's on TV. She freaks out when other dogs are on TV.
Great to hear Heidi is doing well!:thumbup: Gracie and Heidi are about the same age.