Has your dog just been diagnosed with Diabetes or Pancreatitis? Wondering what to do? It’s not a death sentence, you can manage this condition, through a proper home diet and insulin – and it is not as hard as you would think!
About seven years back, Alex our Australian Terrier/Silky Terrier X suddenly became ill. We found her; lying outside on the cold pavement, in the middle of winter – panting heavily! We were unsure just why she appeared to be so hot, but we knew something was seriously wrong!
A rush to the Vet revealed high blood sugar and the diagnosis of Pancreatitis. But there was hope – Diabetes or Pancreatitis IS NOT terminal!
Initially we were told though that it would be very difficult to manage her condition, that medication would be expensive and that there was still the likelihood that we would lose her! The general attitude of the Vet was that we should just have her put down – to this day, we are amazed at how cold and uncaring they were!
We did not give up on Alex! We committed to a simple routine – monitor her meal sizes and very importantly – fat in her diet ( plus her blood sugar from time to time) and give her insulin injections twice daily.
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She survived another SEVEN YEARS (until 2009) – and we became quite experienced in managing this condition. Let me say, no matter what you are told – diabetes in dogs is not that hard to manage!
About the only difficulty we ever had, was once when we were out (with her) and very late getting home and therefore feeding her, her blood sugar dropped quite low. She started getting very lethargic and drowsy, we actually had to buy a piece of cake and feed her a bit, just to get her blood sugar levels up. But within 10-15 minutes, she was her usual self!
We attribute her long survival to a home made dog food diet; one that was low-fat and high protein – despite all of the doomy and gloomy predictions of our local vet at that time – she thrived!
You CAN, and WILL cope with canine diabetes, it’s very easy to do and your dog can have years added to its life! It will only take a few minutes and a few dollars per week, and you get to keep your dog.
You don’t have to lose your dog now – go ahead and try the simple combination of home made dog food and professional (but optimistic) veterinary care, I sincerely believe that you’ll be GLAD you did!
Steve
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