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So I came home from OSU for the summer for work and I live with my parents. We noticed that our dog was losing alot of weight and was drinking a ton of water. A few days go by and he can't control his bladder and begins peeing all over the house. So my dad took him to the Vet and he informed us that he has Diabetes.
We began giving him insulin. He was supposed to get a check up once a week to check his blood sugar, but it costed $600 so we cannot afford it and began just giving him a steady dosage twice a day that was prescribed at his last checkup. It wasn't helping very much and my dad heard about an herbal supplement that may help so we stopped the insulin and gave him that.
That didn't help at all, so today we went to the Vet and got him insulin. I gave him his shot and he was with my dad and went into Diabetic Shock and almost died. He began foaming at the mouth and very unstable, it was a sad site to see.
I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced a dog with diabetes or if they have any ideas on what we could do? Any information is helpful and we would be very grateful.
We began giving him insulin. He was supposed to get a check up once a week to check his blood sugar, but it costed $600 so we cannot afford it and began just giving him a steady dosage twice a day that was prescribed at his last checkup. It wasn't helping very much and my dad heard about an herbal supplement that may help so we stopped the insulin and gave him that.
That didn't help at all, so today we went to the Vet and got him insulin. I gave him his shot and he was with my dad and went into Diabetic Shock and almost died. He began foaming at the mouth and very unstable, it was a sad site to see.
I was wondering if anyone has ever experienced a dog with diabetes or if they have any ideas on what we could do? Any information is helpful and we would be very grateful.