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Re: Boarding a diabetic dog
I would talk to your vet's office and see if there are any techs willing to come to your house for you. I work in a dog boarding facility. We don't take diabetics (not for lack of experience with diabetes), because of the risk of them going low when no one's around. Being at a kennel is different from being home. Not all dogs will act the same way, especially if they're not used to it. Stress can cause some dogs to drop, and it makes some go higher. It depends on the dog. They also may not get the same amount or type of exercise, so their routine can be upset quite a bit. Our kennel is also not able to keep the 12 hour schedule normally done with insulin.
If a kennel is your only option and you do find one willing to take her, I would prebag her food in measured portions for each meal. Pack a few extra meals in case some thing happens to delay pick up. I would also probably either have them give her a carby snack before closing time, or reduce her insulin dose a little so that she runs a bit higher than normal. Make sure they know she needs to be fed and injected at the same time. Some places will feed dinner early, then give meds close to closing. They need to know her dinner needs to be given with her insulin and as close to 12 hours apart from her breakfast and morning injection as possible.
Originally posted by Madisonh
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My dog is 13 years old and is a diabetic and we are going on vacation. We are nervous about leaving her with someone in case her sugar get low at night , forget to give her insulin ect. But we aren't sure about boarding her because she is old and she would like to be at home and most are not open all through the night it's just dogs at the place. What did you end up doing with your dog and how did it go? Thx I would really appreciate it if you could help thx again!
If a kennel is your only option and you do find one willing to take her, I would prebag her food in measured portions for each meal. Pack a few extra meals in case some thing happens to delay pick up. I would also probably either have them give her a carby snack before closing time, or reduce her insulin dose a little so that she runs a bit higher than normal. Make sure they know she needs to be fed and injected at the same time. Some places will feed dinner early, then give meds close to closing. They need to know her dinner needs to be given with her insulin and as close to 12 hours apart from her breakfast and morning injection as possible.
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