Lyme Disease and Your Diabetic Dog May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. So let’s be aware of what to look for, prevention, and treatment. Lyme is transmitted by ticks so knowing where ticks live wi
Diabetic Essentials Shopping List(Post)Diabetic Essentials Shopping List When our dogs are first diagnosed with diabetes, we are usually a bit shocked. Most of us have never had a diabetic pet, and many of us have never had to deal wi
Essential Fatty Acids for Dogs(Post)Essential Fatty Acids for Dogs I know that many of you with diabetic dogs are a bit nervous to add essential fatty acids to diet since our dogs are prone to or have had pancreatitis; I was nervous
Keeping Up With Kitty While You Are Down(Post)Keeping Up With Kitty While You Are Down Along with the holidays, parties, shopping, and fun gatherings comes colder weather which brings on the yearly round of viruses. The flu shots can help, but
Syringes for Beginners(Post)Let me just say that until recently, I was not clear what the numbers on the cover of the syringe box meant. I just took my picture into Walmart and said, “I need a box of these syringes please.” So,
The Holiday Hogs(Post)The Holiday Hogs Thanksgiving is next week already! If you are the hosting household, there will be lots of opportunities for diabetic kitty to get into trouble. Cats are the best thieves in the
Supplements for Diabetic Dogs: Part 1(Post)Supplements for Diabetic Dogs: Part 1 In our quest to help our diabetic dogs be as healthy as possible, many members in our group Diabetic Dog Owners ask about supplements for a multitude of
Naysayers and Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Naysayers and Your Diabetic Dog Today is the last entry for our “how do I live with this disease” series. I want to give a big shout out to Angelique for giving me the idea for this series. We
Come and Get It! Feeding Your Diabetic Dog(Post)Come and Get It! Feeding Your Diabetic Dog Before diabetes all three of my dogs were free fed and I never took fat, complex carbs or fiber intake into consideration. The only things I was concerne
How to do a Curve on my Diabetic Dog (and Why)(Post)How To Do a Curve on My Diabetic Dog (And Why) We curve our pups to see how insulin and food are working together. In the very beginning, you will curve a fair amount (as much as once a week) unti
Supplements for Diabetic Dogs: Part 2(Post)Supplements for Diabetic Dogs: Part 2 Supplements for Diabetic Dogs Part 2 Last week my blog Supplements for Diabetic Dogs Part 1 was about supplements for eye health, Methyl-B12 for
A Case Study in Allergies(Post)A Case Study in Allergies We chatted not long ago about allergies in our Diabetic Dogs. The case study that I am going to share with you is about a sweet little girl named Ellie Jewel. She is n