Hello all,
First, I have a 4 year old newfoundland, male, intact. Neither parent nor any siblings have diabetes. As a matter of fact my breeder has never had a newfoundland with diabetes that she knows of and has been breeding for over 45 years.
About 6 weeks ago I took him to the vet who gave him a CBC at my request to get some baselines as well as xrays for hips and knees. The results all came back good and within normal limits.
4 weeks ago it seemed he had difficulty urinating so I took him back into the vet with a suspicion of a urinary tract infection. They put him on an antibiotic and while he was there we did a blood sugar test. It was in the morning about 2 hours after he ate. The vet was shocked to see his blood sugar level at 284 especially when the CBC was in normal ranges just weeks before. We discussed diet, weight and he had me try hills diet WD for the next 10 days. When we went back he again was tested and the reading was 283. He then took blood and sent it in for a fructosomine test which came back high.
I am taking him back on Tuesday for another CBC, Fructosomine and to check the blood sugar except this time I am not going to feed him prior to the appointment. My dog does stress at the vet but I thought that would only raise the sugar level by 50 +/- points.
I am having real reservations about him having diabetes and wonder what other things could be going on that could cause his levels to be so elevated. Infection? Thyroid? Pancreatitis? ect......can anyone suggest some other tests to run before we just accept the fact that he is diabetic? I am going to suggest a round of testing to make sure it is not something else because many of the breeders I talked to said it is just not in their breed especially if it is not hereditary.
I've been feeding him "Wellness" brand prior to the hills diet and supplemented the kibble with the hard "loaf" type of dog food shredded over the top. I have found out that the loaf is high in sugar and have eliminated that.
Please help, I know there is alot of wisdom here.
Jim
First, I have a 4 year old newfoundland, male, intact. Neither parent nor any siblings have diabetes. As a matter of fact my breeder has never had a newfoundland with diabetes that she knows of and has been breeding for over 45 years.
About 6 weeks ago I took him to the vet who gave him a CBC at my request to get some baselines as well as xrays for hips and knees. The results all came back good and within normal limits.
4 weeks ago it seemed he had difficulty urinating so I took him back into the vet with a suspicion of a urinary tract infection. They put him on an antibiotic and while he was there we did a blood sugar test. It was in the morning about 2 hours after he ate. The vet was shocked to see his blood sugar level at 284 especially when the CBC was in normal ranges just weeks before. We discussed diet, weight and he had me try hills diet WD for the next 10 days. When we went back he again was tested and the reading was 283. He then took blood and sent it in for a fructosomine test which came back high.
I am taking him back on Tuesday for another CBC, Fructosomine and to check the blood sugar except this time I am not going to feed him prior to the appointment. My dog does stress at the vet but I thought that would only raise the sugar level by 50 +/- points.
I am having real reservations about him having diabetes and wonder what other things could be going on that could cause his levels to be so elevated. Infection? Thyroid? Pancreatitis? ect......can anyone suggest some other tests to run before we just accept the fact that he is diabetic? I am going to suggest a round of testing to make sure it is not something else because many of the breeders I talked to said it is just not in their breed especially if it is not hereditary.
I've been feeding him "Wellness" brand prior to the hills diet and supplemented the kibble with the hard "loaf" type of dog food shredded over the top. I have found out that the loaf is high in sugar and have eliminated that.
Please help, I know there is alot of wisdom here.
Jim
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