CAREGIVER CHECK-IN The holiday season, time change, winter, and 2020. Add to that list a newly diagnosed diabetic dog, problems with regulation, additional health issues, and life can be pretty s
Fructosamine Tests(Post)Fructosamine Tests After Lucy was diagnosed with diabetes and had healed from acute pancreatitis and a tooth extraction I started working on getting blood glucose down to a better range. The first
The Benefits of At-Home Pet Health Tests(Post)The Benefits of At-Home Pet Health Tests After Lucy was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and diabetes my goal was for her to live her best and healthiest life possible. Once she healed from pancreati
The Importance of Being “Alpha” With Your Diabetic Dog(Post)The Importance of Being "Alpha" With Your Diabetic Dog I’m sure that you have heard the phrase, “My smaller dog is the Alpha in my pack”, that may well be true, but what does it mean? According t
My Cat Ate What? (Post)My Cat Ate What? I am not just a weird cat lady. I am a weird dog lady too, and lately my most senior dog, Raven, started eating grass constantly and licking the metal on her cage at night. She
Transitioning Your Diabetic Dog’s Food(Post)Transitioning Your Diabetic Dog's Food We have talked several times about what to feed your pup, what we haven’t talked about is how to transition from the old food to the new food. Even for tho
Managing Canine Diabetes on a Budget(Post)Managing Canine Diabetes on a Budget Sticker shock! I am not talking about the price tag of a new car or a house or that favorite pair of spendy shoes, I’m talking about the estimate we are handed
Budgeting and Saving Money on Diabetic Kitty Care (Without Sacrificing Quality)(Post)Budgeting and Saving Money on Diabetic Kitty Care (Without Sacrificing Quality) I will be honest. I love all my fur babies and will do what is best for them, of course, but I am always going to
Let’s Talk Superfoods For Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Let's Talk Superfoods For Your Diabetic Dog This one in particular will almost guarantee that your pup will eat any meal that you add it to. Have you guessed yet? Bone Broth is the answer.
PetTest Products on the Horizon!(Post)PetTest Products on the Horizon! PETTEST PRODUCTS ON THE HORIZON! I am always excited when PetTest announces on their website that they have new products, and they have some great new prod
What Causes Insulin Resistance? (Post)What Causes Insulin Resistance? We know that our dog’s pancreas is no longer functioning properly because they are diabetic. And for some of us, while managing diabetes we can see from blood gluc
Dog Days of Summer(Post)Dog Days of Summer I was reading the other day and came across the term “dog days of summer” and while I have heard the term used, I didn’t know where it came from. I looked it up and it originate