I can't afford insulin for my dog anymore :(

[farrwf]

Re: I can't afford insulin for my dog anymore

I'm hoping to learn more about that alternative insulin. Someday, at this rate.

Yo Flea, ... the "alternative" insulin, Novolin®, functions just as well as the Humulin® N you're using, at a small fraction of the Humulin® price. They're the 2 major players in the NPH insulin market:

• Humulin® N; produced by Eli Lilly & Company,
  
  and
  
  
• Novolin® N; produced by Novo Nordisk.

They are, for all intents and purposes, substitutes, equivalents, like Chevrolet® vs. Ford®, Coca Cola® vs Pepsi®, etc., etc..

The only real difference is in the price, if the Novolin purchase is made at a Wal-Mart pharmacy for $24.88, using their ReliOn® Novolin® N store brand. Otherwise You can spend $158.13 for the Humulin® N. Either will do the job.

[Raysaint]

Re: I can't afford insulin for my dog anymore

Flea, remember if you change food you'll probably have to regulate the dog again.
Have you advertised the dog to anyone, to see if someone would take him? Would he be comfortable with new owners?