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Name - Pita (not the animal group, not the bread, more the the "pain-in-the-you-know-what-I-mean) even though it is more of a joke because she's the dog that every groomer, vet and doggie daycare worker wants to steal from me
Breed - good question - she is a mix - I mean I can see german shepherd, lab, maybe a little pit mixed in for good measure - I wanted to do a DNA test on her just for my curiosity, but it really doesn't matter
Birth date or age - estimated DOB 1/7/05 but not sure as she was a stray
Weight - right now she is at 48 lbs - she was a high of 65 (chunky) and a low of 43 (skeleton) and she is starting to look much better
Date diagnosed with diabetes - 8/25/11
Type of insulin and how often given - Humalin-N - at this point 12 units/2xs
Diet - she is in the process of changing to Wellness Core Reduced Fat
Method of monitoring (home blood glucose testing, urine testing, clinical signs) - she just had her first curve on Friday but I want to do home glucose testing and am in the process of deciding on the actual meter.
Other medical issues - Pita was always the healthiest dog I ever dealt with until about three months ago. When she was a puppy and we rescued her at 10 weeks, she had 7 different internal parasites and giardia and we spent $1000 on her to get it all taken care of, but since then, it's been shots and wellness checks and no real issues.
She seems to be doing a lot better with the higher dose - the vet that originally diagnosed started her on 10 units but she was so fixated on having to do the tests herself at $189/ea and refused to work with us - she even seemed to have an issue with us doing "spot checks" at home - I guess preferring to get $57.00 to do it. I fired her.
My new vet is all about the dog and she is willing to work with me and help me learn how to do the testing at home, as long as I don't try to change the dosages myself. No problem there!
It's a learning curve, but I have to learn fast!
Name - Pita (not the animal group, not the bread, more the the "pain-in-the-you-know-what-I-mean) even though it is more of a joke because she's the dog that every groomer, vet and doggie daycare worker wants to steal from me
Breed - good question - she is a mix - I mean I can see german shepherd, lab, maybe a little pit mixed in for good measure - I wanted to do a DNA test on her just for my curiosity, but it really doesn't matter
Birth date or age - estimated DOB 1/7/05 but not sure as she was a stray
Weight - right now she is at 48 lbs - she was a high of 65 (chunky) and a low of 43 (skeleton) and she is starting to look much better
Date diagnosed with diabetes - 8/25/11
Type of insulin and how often given - Humalin-N - at this point 12 units/2xs
Diet - she is in the process of changing to Wellness Core Reduced Fat
Method of monitoring (home blood glucose testing, urine testing, clinical signs) - she just had her first curve on Friday but I want to do home glucose testing and am in the process of deciding on the actual meter.
Other medical issues - Pita was always the healthiest dog I ever dealt with until about three months ago. When she was a puppy and we rescued her at 10 weeks, she had 7 different internal parasites and giardia and we spent $1000 on her to get it all taken care of, but since then, it's been shots and wellness checks and no real issues.
She seems to be doing a lot better with the higher dose - the vet that originally diagnosed started her on 10 units but she was so fixated on having to do the tests herself at $189/ea and refused to work with us - she even seemed to have an issue with us doing "spot checks" at home - I guess preferring to get $57.00 to do it. I fired her.
My new vet is all about the dog and she is willing to work with me and help me learn how to do the testing at home, as long as I don't try to change the dosages myself. No problem there!
It's a learning curve, but I have to learn fast!
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