Dog's name, breed: Bob the Yorkie, 10 years old
Dog's weight: 8 lbs.
Diet: Hills A/D critical care and Pedialyte (pushing it right now with a baster-type thing, as he won't eat on his own.)
Insulin: Humulin
Number of units per injection and injections per day: 3 units, twice per day
Brand of BG meter if home testing: ReliOn Confirm right now, because I didn't know what I was doing.
Bob was just diagnosed last week. It's been a rough week. He got very sick, very fast, and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, diabetes, and possible renal failure all at once. After 4 intense days of subcutaneous fluid therapy at home, his BUN's, creatine, and phosphates have all returned to near perfect levels, and now I'm just working to get his diabetes well managed.
I have a lot of questions, but I'll just use the search function and read until I can gather my thoughts.
This is a wonderful resource.
Dog's weight: 8 lbs.
Diet: Hills A/D critical care and Pedialyte (pushing it right now with a baster-type thing, as he won't eat on his own.)
Insulin: Humulin
Number of units per injection and injections per day: 3 units, twice per day
Brand of BG meter if home testing: ReliOn Confirm right now, because I didn't know what I was doing.
Bob was just diagnosed last week. It's been a rough week. He got very sick, very fast, and was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, diabetes, and possible renal failure all at once. After 4 intense days of subcutaneous fluid therapy at home, his BUN's, creatine, and phosphates have all returned to near perfect levels, and now I'm just working to get his diabetes well managed.
I have a lot of questions, but I'll just use the search function and read until I can gather my thoughts.
This is a wonderful resource.
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