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 ...
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Its Cause, Symptoms and How to Keep DKA at Bay(Post)Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Its Cause, Symptoms and How to Keep DKA at Bay It is common for a dog to be diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) when they are diagnosed with diabetes. Dogs have a ...
A Walk Down Memory Lane(Post)A Walk Down Memory Lane I have been feeling a bit nostalgic lately, my special boy Frank went over the rainbow bridge a couple of weeks ago and he is now with his girls Bella and Lucy. Thinking a ...
All About Blood Glucose Meters(Post)All About Blood Glucose Meters We have come a long way since the discovery of insulin in 1922 by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles H. Best. Blood glucose testing methods were archaic, complicated ...
Keto What?(Post)Keto What? I’m not talking about the diet many of the humans use to try to lose weight although the underlying theory does apply. The goal of the” keto” diet is to breakdown fat for energy and ...
Tips for New Diabetic Fur Parents(Post)Tips for New Diabetic Fur Parents Being told your dog is diabetic can be a very overwhelming diagnosis. We are told we must give injections, food may need to be changed, treats are a no-no. Typ ...
OH NO! High Blood Glucose Levels!(Post)OH NO! High Blood Glucose Levels! We all have these OH NO! moments with our diabetic dogs whether we are new to diabetes diagnosis or not. Even after treating Lucy for diabetes and pancreatiti ...
PetTest Supplements: SUPERior Products for Your Pet(Post)PetTest Supplements: SUPERior Products for Your Pet PetTest has a fabulous line of supplements for your pet whether they are diabetic or not! Every product has been carefully formulated to ensure th ...
You Want Me to Do What?!(Post)You Want Me to Do What? So often we give suggestions to new members in our Facebook group Diabetic Dog Owners and I am sure they look at our comments and think, “You want me to do what?” I was so ...
Desensitization for You and Kitty(Post)Desensitization for You and Kitty Desensitization entails getting Kitty “used to” being touched in different ways in order to reduce stress and struggle during blood glucose testing and ins ...
Steps for Managing Canine Diabetes(Post)Steps for Managing Canine Diabetes Some of you may know that I had a diabetic dog, Lucy. She was diagnosed with diabetes and acute pancreatitis in August 2015. I was quickly taught how to give in ...
The Importance of The Painless Lancing Device for Pets(Post)The Importance of The Painless Lancing Device for Pets Why is it so important to make sure that our diabetic dogs and cats are comfortable when we test blood glucose levels? Because we need to be ...