What I’m Thankful For Today’s blog is a personal one, I don’t get personal often, but I want to share the things that I am thankful for…after all Thanksgiving is coming up and I feel the holiday i
Functions of the Canine Kidneys(Post)Functions of the Canine Kidneys As you may or may not know we lost our beloved diabetic dog Lucy to kidney failure March 16, 2020 when she was almost 16 years old. When Lucy was diagnosed with diabete
Curve Day! How and Why We Need to Perform Blood Glucose Curves(Post)Curve Day! How and Why We Need to Perform Blood Glucose Curves You may have read my blog Managing Canine Diabetes on a Budget and learned of tips to help save money when caring for your diabetic dog.
Creative Financing With Less(Post)Creative Financing With Less Many of us have been impacted by the pandemic. Either we have become ill ourselves or been temporarily laid off due to limited capacity or outright closure
The Benefits of Pet Insurance(Post)The Benefits of Pet Insurance Did you know that if your diabetic pet is insured you can be reimbursed for diabetic supplies? Insulin, syringes and prescription food are covered…but did you know tha
For The Love Of Food II: The Raw Diet Overview(Post)For The Love Of Food II: The Raw Diet Overview Last week we ventured through the pet food labeling. Today, it is going to be all about the raw diet. Kitty is a carnivore. Their teeth ar
The Diabetes Arsenal(Post)The Diabetes Arsenal Your diabetic dog is urinating more often or drinking excessive amounts of water or is stumbling. And it’s Sunday so your vet is closed. What are you going to do?!?! If you
Addison’s Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)(Post)Addison’s Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism) Your dog has the following symptoms: lethargy, excessive drinking and urinating, weight loss, lack of appetite and hind end weakness. Being well versed in canin
Maltodextrin: Buyer Beware!(Post)Maltodextrin: Buyer Beware! I'm not a health freak, don't have health issues that require diet modification and never really paid much attention to reading ingredient labels until my dog Lucy beca
Blog Library for Diabetic Dogs(Post)Today we recap the blogs posted to date. We have built quite a library for your perusing pleasure. We will write once a week and that blog will likely be posted on Tuesdays. To that end, here is
Pee: All About It!(Post)Pee: All About It! Do you have questions about the color of your dog’s pee or wondering what you can do to see if your dog has ketones or a possible UTI? Well, urine luck…today we are going to talk ab
For The Love Of Food – What Is Going to Work for Your Kitty!(Post)For The Love Of Food - What Is Going to Work for Your Kitty! In a perfect world, pet food would have to live up to the same nutrient labeling as us humans. Why is this not a thing? First, and this