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Dog Help (Diabetes)

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Wasn't a joke... if you do a search you'll see that I had to put down my dog who had late stage renal failure. The three sure signs of renal failure are...

Unquenchable thirst
Loss of bladder control
Foul smelling breath

The first two could be caused by diabetes but if his breath smells worse then normal you should have your vet check his urine to make sure his kidneys are functioning properly.
 
Wasn't a joke... if you do a search you'll see that I had to put down my dog who had late stage renal failure. The three sure signs of renal failure are...

Unquenchable thirst
Loss of bladder control
Foul smelling breath

The first two could be caused by diabetes but if his breath smells worse then normal you should have your vet check his urine to make sure his kidneys are functioning properly.

No sores. I think it's 100% chance that it's diabetes. We are monitoring his blood sugar and as of a half hour ago he was at 430.
 
I see that some of you said you checked your dogs blood sugar. Did any of you actually check it with a glucose meter? We have to use this thing that you press a button and it poke the dog with a needle so you can get a blood sample. The only thing is, is we are having trouble getting the blood. The needle pokes him, however because he has thick but loose skin, it doesn't draw blood because it doesn't enter his skin. Does anyone have a suggestion on a good place to give him needle poke?
 
Never having used one, and not sure how the dog would like it... but maybe the ear?

Certainly a concern would be finding a spot that you can draw blood, and also not hurt the dog. Even a sharp pinch would quickly teach the dog to RUN LIKE HELL everytime he saw anyone approach with the unit. I do remember the vet tell us that we could inject the insulin shot in the nape of the neck or I think she said in the inner lining of the mouth? We never tried it in her mouth, so I don't know if that is a sensitive spot or not.

The back of the neck was definately NOT sensitive... but we never drew blood there either... so that rules that out.

Wonder if down the leg above the paw but below the main leg joint... that is not a fatty area, and the skin is tight there.... again, I'd want to find a spot where the dog would hardly notice you were doing anything.
 
I emailed my mother again. The first thing she'll probably ask is have you changed the dog's diet? What type of food are you giving it?
 
Her reply:

"To respond from the last email. 430 is extremely high for blood glucose. He is not in
control at all!! That is why he is polydipsyia and polyuremia which is PD and PU which
is the excessive amount of water intake and excessive amount of urine output. How many
units do you give this dog? What is his weight? And, are you giving him the insulin on a
BID (twice a day) dose? As far as the blood tesing, are you using lancelettes to obtain the
blood? If you think you can, try drawing the blood from his front leg. Is he or she a "good"
dog to do this on? Someone holding the dog and holding off the vein is the key. It is
not too difficult to find the vein. You feel for the vein with your index finger. Just try feeling
for a vein on yourself with you hold a tourniquet or something to restrict the blood for just
a brief time. The vein does stick up and has a "bouncey" feel to it. There are other areas
to try to obtain blood from your dog. Let me know if you feel comforable trying. Where are
you administering the insulin on your dog? Did your vet pass on any client brochures for
you to read? How long has it been since you started? It may take awhile before he does
get regulated. What is the age of the dog? Please ask any more questions you might have."
 
What's the latest... is the blood sugar under control yet? Hopefully no news is good news.
 

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