My 10 year old Lab was just diagnosed. She weighs 63lbs. She's been a very healthy dog. She's been on a grain free or low carb diet her whole life. Her dog companions have required other diets for allergies, etc and she always did fine on their diets. I currently feed her Nutri Source Grain Free with Stella and Chewy's freeze dried raw patties crumbled over the top.
I've owned or fostered many, many dogs with different ailments but I'm a complete newbie with diabetes. About a month ago, she started huffing and coughing like she was trying to clear her throat. I took her to the vet twice and testing found nothing. We have terrible air pollution here in the winter and we wondered if it could be that. The huffing continued but the coughing went away. Last weekend, she would go down stairs but wouldn't come back up without lots of coaxing and she seemed to be having trouble with her back legs. I took her back to the vet and they found her glucose levels at 400. This has hit really fast and it's hard to watch. She was super active and healthy one day and now she struggles to walk. Glad to find this forum and find out she should get better. Does anyone else have a dog that huffs and puffs?
I've owned or fostered many, many dogs with different ailments but I'm a complete newbie with diabetes. About a month ago, she started huffing and coughing like she was trying to clear her throat. I took her to the vet twice and testing found nothing. We have terrible air pollution here in the winter and we wondered if it could be that. The huffing continued but the coughing went away. Last weekend, she would go down stairs but wouldn't come back up without lots of coaxing and she seemed to be having trouble with her back legs. I took her back to the vet and they found her glucose levels at 400. This has hit really fast and it's hard to watch. She was super active and healthy one day and now she struggles to walk. Glad to find this forum and find out she should get better. Does anyone else have a dog that huffs and puffs?
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