Pancreatitis: How It Disrupts Your Dog’s Body When the vet told me that Lucy had severe acute pancreatitis and diabetes there were a few questions that immediately went through my mind. How did she ge
Cool Tips for a Safe and Happy Summer with Your Dog(Post)Cool Tips for a Safe and Happy Summer with Your Dog Summer is here and so far in Southern California it has been a hot one! Luckily it has cooled off a bit this week so the dogs and humans have gotte
Learn the Fundamentals for Your Diabetic Dog: Part 2(Post)Today we continue chatting about how to build our confidence when it comes to Canine Diabetes. Last time we covered the fear of hypoglycemic events, high numbers and how to feel competent enough t
Learn(Page)Learn About Pet Diabetes LEARNING ABOUT PET DIABETES: PETTEST STYLE We're thrilled to offer a NEW resource to Customers, Veterinarians, and anyone interested in learning more about Canine and...
Fiber: Why It’s So Important in Our Diabetic Dog’s Diet(Post)When Lucy was first diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatitis I immediately switched her to a prescription food that was high in fiber and low in fat. Some of the prescription diets that vets recommend
What Are We So Afraid of With Our Diabetic Dogs?(Post)What Are We So Afraid of With Our Diabetic Dogs? Well that is an endless list in the beginning. What was I afraid of in the beginning? Let’s see, I was afraid of giving shots, I was afraid that I w
How Do I Safely Exercise My Diabetic Dog?(Post)How Do I Safely Exercise My Diabetic Dog? A big thank you to Paul for suggesting this topic for today! As we have chatted about before, exercise is one of the “staples” of Canine Diabetes manage
Diagnostics Part 1: Blood Work(Post)Diagnostics Part 1: Blood Work Looking at our pets’ diagnostic results can be confusing. What do they represent and what could these results mean? I never really looked at diagnostic results unt
It’s the DDO-U’s 5th Birthday!(Post)It’s the DDO-U’s 5th Birthday! The Diabetic Dog Owners University (DDO-U) just turned five years old! When Alicia and I created the course in Google Classrooms and then in Thinkific we never imagine
More Supplies for your Diabetic Dog(Post)More Supplies for Your Diabetic Dog We covered what I consider to be the “mandatory” basics in the last post. In this post we will cover the rest of the “what you should probably have o
Pro Tips: Canine Diabetes Edition Pt. 1(Post)Pro Tips: Canine Diabetes Edition Pt. 1 Today I want to share some pro tips from people that have been successfully managing their dog’s diabetes well for years! Some of these seem like no brainer
The Blog Library for Diabetic Dogs(Post)The Blog Library for Diabetic Dogs PetTest has an extensive library of blogs dedicated to diabetic dogs and today we are updating the blog library. You can peruse through this library and see that j