Andy is a 19 lb doxie almost 7 years old, dx with diabetes in Dec 07.
He started out on Vetsulin and after about 2 months we switched him to NPH.
Andy has never been regulated due to allergies and what I now understand is a lack of duration from his insulin. I read Chris's story with interest as he had the same issue. I do not have a schedule that would allow three shots a day so for now we plug along this way.
He might have better duration if we could ever get his allergies under control. Prior to diabetes his allergies were controlled with prednisone which probably led to the diabetes.
Currently I home cook for him, chicken breasts, veggies, barley and boiled eggs. He is currently taking 7U of N BID. This varies depending on the current state of his allergies. He has been as high as 8U and as low as 5U.
Recently his internist recommended a lung flush after x-rays of his lungs showed inflammation. The dx was bronchitis. To date we have not done this as the cost is prohibitive. I will do it as a last resort.
We just had his teeth cleaned and four teeth extracted. One was infected up through his sinuses. I had no idea his teeth were that bad. The guilt is overwhelming!
Now to my concern. Andy was sneezing and reverse sneezing so badly before he had his teeth cleaned that I honestly thought I would lose him. The Vet insisted that the teeth cleaning may make a difference, especially if there was infection. There was! For a week or two after the cleaning all seemed well and the sneezing and reverse sneezing all but stopped.
Now it has started again. Not with the same severity but still causing him to suffer. At times he seems like he is snorting trying to clear his stopped up nose. When sneezing he has a lot of mucous.
He is currently taking both an anti-fungal and an antibiotic.
I have a call into his Vet to see what the next step is. I just wonder if any of you have any information about this.
I home test his BG with an AlphaTrak.
He started out on Vetsulin and after about 2 months we switched him to NPH.
Andy has never been regulated due to allergies and what I now understand is a lack of duration from his insulin. I read Chris's story with interest as he had the same issue. I do not have a schedule that would allow three shots a day so for now we plug along this way.
He might have better duration if we could ever get his allergies under control. Prior to diabetes his allergies were controlled with prednisone which probably led to the diabetes.
Currently I home cook for him, chicken breasts, veggies, barley and boiled eggs. He is currently taking 7U of N BID. This varies depending on the current state of his allergies. He has been as high as 8U and as low as 5U.
Recently his internist recommended a lung flush after x-rays of his lungs showed inflammation. The dx was bronchitis. To date we have not done this as the cost is prohibitive. I will do it as a last resort.
We just had his teeth cleaned and four teeth extracted. One was infected up through his sinuses. I had no idea his teeth were that bad. The guilt is overwhelming!
Now to my concern. Andy was sneezing and reverse sneezing so badly before he had his teeth cleaned that I honestly thought I would lose him. The Vet insisted that the teeth cleaning may make a difference, especially if there was infection. There was! For a week or two after the cleaning all seemed well and the sneezing and reverse sneezing all but stopped.
Now it has started again. Not with the same severity but still causing him to suffer. At times he seems like he is snorting trying to clear his stopped up nose. When sneezing he has a lot of mucous.
He is currently taking both an anti-fungal and an antibiotic.
I have a call into his Vet to see what the next step is. I just wonder if any of you have any information about this.
I home test his BG with an AlphaTrak.
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