Panting and Humulin N

[k9diabetes]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

There are some really good diagnostic blood tests out now through Texax A&M's GI Lab for diagnosing intestinal issues

http://www.cvm.tamu.edu/gilab/assays/index.shtml

Have they done a really thorough job - blood tests, ultrasound, maybe needle biopsies?

How is it currently being treated?

My cat has IBD and he just had his third abdominal ultrasound today. Fortunately my vet is skilled in doing ultrasounds himself so it's not terribly expensive relatively. He also had a couple of the GI blood tests to diagnose his problem.

I'd want to have an internal medicine specialist involved.

If she or you want to fill us in over in the Everything Else forum with the details, someone might be able to provide some similar experience.

Natalie

[s2infla]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

...If she or you want to fill us in over in the Everything Else forum with the details, someone might be able to provide some similar experience...

Thanks, Natalie -- I'll forward this information to my friend. She's in your neck of the woods, NoCal, Portola to be exact.

I can't thank you enough for all your help and concern. Reggie is doing fine, but I'm having trouble processing my anger. I have to focus on the blessing it truly is...

Lator Gator!

S2

[k9diabetes]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

We have another member here who is northwest of Reno so in that same neck of the woods. I think she has taken her dog to a specialist. Glad that your friend is somewhere where specialty care should be available.

I am sorry that it has been hard to move on from this experience. I think more pharmacists should say "I don't know." Humans virtually never use U40 insulins so human pharmacists generally do not have any experience with those syringes. I imagine that was a big part of the problem.

I would be a lot fonder of Vetsulin if they had made it a U100 concentration. That dilute U40 is awful for big dogs - you have to inject a ton of it. And the syringe choices are much more limited and often have to be special ordered.

The important thing is that you reached out for help because you could see that Reggie was uncomfortable and that Reggie didn't suffer any damage. Even if you hadn't gotten in touch with us, you would have taken him to the vet the next morning and gotten from Point A to Point B just the same.

Our dog went a long time without good regulation and went blind in the process and we suffered a lot of anger and regret. That anger was galvanizing for me at a time when I was just starting to be a more assertive person with our dog's vet care - I stopped accepting a doctor saying "that can't be the problem." So that was one good thing that came out of it. This forum, years later, is another.

So I would ask you to hold on to your anger just long enough for it to give you strength wherever you need it!

And then I vote for throwing the anger out the window. If only we could be more like dogs and take life one day, one moment, at a time without looking back over our shoulders. I'm pretty sure we would all be better off, or at least happier.

End soapbox...

Natalie

[nfjchester]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

thank you - got one up now of chester.

[s2infla]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

So I would ask you to hold on to your anger just long enough for it to give you strength wherever you need it!...And then I vote for throwing the anger out the window. If only we could be more like dogs...

Thanks, Natalie - I'm doing much better. I read some other threads on this forum only to discover the situation I found myself in wasn't unusual -- there were a lot of you who had similar experiences. We have to be vigilant and informed consumers of our furbabies' health care and our own. That's all.

And yes, dogs live for the day, only for the day -- we can learn a lot from them. Also, my friend does take her dog to a holistic vet and sees a lot of improvement under her care.

Thanks again.

Lator Gator! S2

[Cornspot]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

but what if that pharmacist gave that advice to a mother of a Type-1 diabetic child????

Pretty sure there are no human insulins that use U40s, so pharmacist may have never even heard of them. He heard "40" and assumed you were talking about the guage (thickness) of the metal part of the needle. Changing guages can affect by trace amounts the exact amount of insulin you are getting even if you are injecting the same number of units.

Your VET should have known dofferently but unless he or she has several diabetic patients, s/he may not be up on all the info that is out there.

Glad to hear you got everything figured out though

[s2infla]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

...Pretty sure there are no human insulins that use U40s, so pharmacist may have never even heard of them...Your VET should have known dofferently but unless he or she has several diabetic patients, s/he may not be up on all the info that is out there...

Hi Sonya - this is what I understand -- U-40 syringes are used for animals, not humans. And, you're right, the vet should have been more front and center on it. Her lack of response has caused me to be more vigilant and much more questioning...might even have to find another vet...

Reggie is doing well although I'm having difficulties still trying to get a good stick -- I'll keep trying though.

[dorrydo]

Re: Panting and Humulin N

I have only been doing this two days. Every time I give a shot my dog pants rapidly for hours. No other signs of distress just the rapid breathing. Calms down by afternoon, but back again after evening shot. I don't dare leave the house, I don't dare sleep. This guy and his siblings are my babies. I just want to cry all the time. Is this normal for the dog. I will call my vet tomorrow and he has his first curve on friday.