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Re: Hobbs the Lab
As Jessegirl said, I would be careful with the dosage. Hobbs was only diagnosed a month ago, and in the first few months dogs are notoriously inconsistent. To err on the cautious side is much safer than relying on numbers from a week ago.
Both my diabetic pugs have produced insulin for a few months after diagnosis. This is a bit of a controversial subject, but many think that happens fairly often. I do know that both of mine (4 yrs apart) produced insulin, there is no other explanation for low numbers, and no insulin needed for days at a time shortly after diagnosis. The tricky part in all this is that there is no way to predict what they will do from day to day. You have to be a bit reactive, giving more some days, and some days less. It is not perfect science, but the normal body does exactly that, produces insulin only when needed.
My theory is that dogs that are diagnosed very soon are more likely to produce some insulin (honeymooning), than ones who were actually experiencing high glucose for a longer period of time and diagnosed late in the game.
I am sure others will have ideas on this, but my advice is to be careful, giving insulin when needed, but not worrying that the dose stays the same every day. Hobbs will eventually settle in to it, and once he stops honeymooning, it will seem very easy for you.
As Jessegirl said, I would be careful with the dosage. Hobbs was only diagnosed a month ago, and in the first few months dogs are notoriously inconsistent. To err on the cautious side is much safer than relying on numbers from a week ago.
Both my diabetic pugs have produced insulin for a few months after diagnosis. This is a bit of a controversial subject, but many think that happens fairly often. I do know that both of mine (4 yrs apart) produced insulin, there is no other explanation for low numbers, and no insulin needed for days at a time shortly after diagnosis. The tricky part in all this is that there is no way to predict what they will do from day to day. You have to be a bit reactive, giving more some days, and some days less. It is not perfect science, but the normal body does exactly that, produces insulin only when needed.
My theory is that dogs that are diagnosed very soon are more likely to produce some insulin (honeymooning), than ones who were actually experiencing high glucose for a longer period of time and diagnosed late in the game.
I am sure others will have ideas on this, but my advice is to be careful, giving insulin when needed, but not worrying that the dose stays the same every day. Hobbs will eventually settle in to it, and once he stops honeymooning, it will seem very easy for you.
Money is really tight, so I'm wondering if there is different insulin that is still affordable?
. She has no trouble finding her food bowl, and enjoys chasing a bounced ball. So, if blindness happens their life changes, but they learn to cope very quickly.
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