Indy was diagnosed as diabetic on Saturday with a bg of 420. We've had her since she was 8 weeks old and she's now 6 1/2, so we're pretty familiar with her behavior and patterns. She ate the mix of wet and dry Glycobalance the vet sold us on Saturday night, but not even close to half a daily serving. Yesterday and today she has completely turned her nose up at nearly everything. Obviously, I've been unable to give her insulin.
She has been eating Beneful Incredibites since she was a puppy. Even mixing just a little Glycobalance with the Incredibites didn't tempt her. She's treat oriented and well house trained but I know the treats she was getting are not good for her diabetes. Once in a while now, we can give her a small plain milk bone but she's been turning her nose up at those. She's had too much table food during her life, and my mother living here for the past two years with her dog is not helping that I finally had to tell her Saturday, "absolutely no table food".
I've read that when dogs get hungry they'll eat, but how long does that take? I've left the food out for 30 minutes, then I pick it up. I know she's not used to having her meals regulated like that (we've always left her food out and she ate when she wanted) and she's used to getting much tastier treats throughout the day when she's good, but what do I do? I do have a call into the vet's office, but just found out that my vet isn't in today and the'll have someone call me back at "their earliest convenience". Who knows when that will be.
Over the past two days, I'm starting to see behavior changes. She's trembling a lot, not happy at all, her paws are very warm (but she didn't have a temp on Friday when she was tested) and instead of cuddling much, as she usually does, she's been spending a lot of time on the cool kitchen floor.
I don't know if any of the following is relevant but I've not had a chance to ask anyone and don't know... Indy is a grass eater. She always has been. She is picky and likes a particular type of grass (who knows what kind LOL) and doesn't eat much at any time and doesn't vomit it. Recently, we had our lawn treated for weeds. I suspect many of our neighbors do too, looking at their lawns. I looked up the chemical used and there's nothing about ingesting smaller doses. Am I grasping at straws to wonder if that's causing any of this?
I do have an AlphaTrak II ordered that is supposed to be here today and I'll be doing a glucose curve here at home rather than the vets. I have no idea right now what her numbers are... I can just say that her thirst and peeing are incredibly out of control.
One other question. The vets instructions say that she should have a "fasted glucose curve" done in 7-10 days. Doesn't fasting defeat the purpose of seeing how the food and insulin affect the blood glucose?
Any suggestions, especially on the food / treat issue?
She has been eating Beneful Incredibites since she was a puppy. Even mixing just a little Glycobalance with the Incredibites didn't tempt her. She's treat oriented and well house trained but I know the treats she was getting are not good for her diabetes. Once in a while now, we can give her a small plain milk bone but she's been turning her nose up at those. She's had too much table food during her life, and my mother living here for the past two years with her dog is not helping that I finally had to tell her Saturday, "absolutely no table food".
I've read that when dogs get hungry they'll eat, but how long does that take? I've left the food out for 30 minutes, then I pick it up. I know she's not used to having her meals regulated like that (we've always left her food out and she ate when she wanted) and she's used to getting much tastier treats throughout the day when she's good, but what do I do? I do have a call into the vet's office, but just found out that my vet isn't in today and the'll have someone call me back at "their earliest convenience". Who knows when that will be.
Over the past two days, I'm starting to see behavior changes. She's trembling a lot, not happy at all, her paws are very warm (but she didn't have a temp on Friday when she was tested) and instead of cuddling much, as she usually does, she's been spending a lot of time on the cool kitchen floor.
I don't know if any of the following is relevant but I've not had a chance to ask anyone and don't know... Indy is a grass eater. She always has been. She is picky and likes a particular type of grass (who knows what kind LOL) and doesn't eat much at any time and doesn't vomit it. Recently, we had our lawn treated for weeds. I suspect many of our neighbors do too, looking at their lawns. I looked up the chemical used and there's nothing about ingesting smaller doses. Am I grasping at straws to wonder if that's causing any of this?
I do have an AlphaTrak II ordered that is supposed to be here today and I'll be doing a glucose curve here at home rather than the vets. I have no idea right now what her numbers are... I can just say that her thirst and peeing are incredibly out of control.
One other question. The vets instructions say that she should have a "fasted glucose curve" done in 7-10 days. Doesn't fasting defeat the purpose of seeing how the food and insulin affect the blood glucose?
Any suggestions, especially on the food / treat issue?
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