Re: Monty 10 y/o Black Lab
I'm not crazy about Caninsulin for large dogs because you have to inject such a large volume of liquid and the expense. So for big dogs NPH is a good choice.
That said, if you can afford it and if he's getting really great, basically perfect regulation on it, I wouldn't muck around with success if you don't have to.
If the regulation is less than lovely or if the cost of Caninsulin isn't sustainable long-term, then it certainly would be worth considering.
Among the things that makes NPH more affordable is that there are 2.5 times more units of insulin in a 10ml bottle of NPH than in the same size bottle of Caninsulin. So even if you pay the same amount per bottle, you get a lot more for the money.
I don't know if anyone is certain whether Vetsulin has an actual problem or whether it's the testing process that's the problem. And, likewise, no one seems to be able to say whether Caninsulin has the same problem as Vetsulin. What we do have is the FDA now monitoring pet foods and medications much more closely so an alert was issued here in the states and it was pulled from the market. It's been gone for a year and so far I don't hear even a rumbling about it's return. Instead, the Critical Need Program was shut down because recently a lot of the Vetsulin was found to be contaminated with bacteria... all very frustrating as there are some dogs who cannot use NPH.
Your NPH may be known as Isophane or Insulatard - it goes by different names in different parts of the world.
http://diabetesindogs.wikia.com/wiki/NPH
Natalie
I'm not crazy about Caninsulin for large dogs because you have to inject such a large volume of liquid and the expense. So for big dogs NPH is a good choice.
That said, if you can afford it and if he's getting really great, basically perfect regulation on it, I wouldn't muck around with success if you don't have to.
If the regulation is less than lovely or if the cost of Caninsulin isn't sustainable long-term, then it certainly would be worth considering.
Among the things that makes NPH more affordable is that there are 2.5 times more units of insulin in a 10ml bottle of NPH than in the same size bottle of Caninsulin. So even if you pay the same amount per bottle, you get a lot more for the money.
I don't know if anyone is certain whether Vetsulin has an actual problem or whether it's the testing process that's the problem. And, likewise, no one seems to be able to say whether Caninsulin has the same problem as Vetsulin. What we do have is the FDA now monitoring pet foods and medications much more closely so an alert was issued here in the states and it was pulled from the market. It's been gone for a year and so far I don't hear even a rumbling about it's return. Instead, the Critical Need Program was shut down because recently a lot of the Vetsulin was found to be contaminated with bacteria... all very frustrating as there are some dogs who cannot use NPH.
Your NPH may be known as Isophane or Insulatard - it goes by different names in different parts of the world.
http://diabetesindogs.wikia.com/wiki/NPH
Natalie
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