Wow, apparently it's been 3 1/2 years since I've been on here!! Time flies! Jasmine has seemingly been doing very well, but this spring began rapidly losing her vision. She can no longer enjoy her favorite past time of playing ball because she has NO IDEA where it went.
I brought her to the vet for ear problems last week and we did a blood panel. Her BG came back at 401! She hasn't been drinking or urinating excessively, so I really had no idea. I did test for ketones a couple times since that day, and it fortunately was negative. I finally had enough available hours today to do a curve. Her numbers varied from around 500 to mid 300's at the lowest.
I did change her food to one she gobbles up and enjoys a few months ago (purina pro plan savor). She previously had been on Eukaneuba, but it was really getting to be a struggle to get her to eat. Maybe I should've been monitoring her numbers after the switch? Does this food perhaps have a higher sugar content? If her glucose has been this high for that long, would that be the cause of the rapid decline in her vision? Why didn't she tell me with thirst/urination? Did her body just get used to the high numbers? Can I possibly ask any more consecutive questions?
After doing the curve today, I increased her insulin from 17u to 18u tonight. So far, that made no difference. She is an almost 11 yr old (her bday is July 5) 63 pound Goldendoodle who was diagnosed at the age of 7 when she was a relatively young, very active and fit dog.
Any insights/advice would be greatly appreciated!
I brought her to the vet for ear problems last week and we did a blood panel. Her BG came back at 401! She hasn't been drinking or urinating excessively, so I really had no idea. I did test for ketones a couple times since that day, and it fortunately was negative. I finally had enough available hours today to do a curve. Her numbers varied from around 500 to mid 300's at the lowest.
I did change her food to one she gobbles up and enjoys a few months ago (purina pro plan savor). She previously had been on Eukaneuba, but it was really getting to be a struggle to get her to eat. Maybe I should've been monitoring her numbers after the switch? Does this food perhaps have a higher sugar content? If her glucose has been this high for that long, would that be the cause of the rapid decline in her vision? Why didn't she tell me with thirst/urination? Did her body just get used to the high numbers? Can I possibly ask any more consecutive questions?
After doing the curve today, I increased her insulin from 17u to 18u tonight. So far, that made no difference. She is an almost 11 yr old (her bday is July 5) 63 pound Goldendoodle who was diagnosed at the age of 7 when she was a relatively young, very active and fit dog.
Any insights/advice would be greatly appreciated!
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