Hello,
Our 4 year old Cairn Terrier was just diagnosed with diabetes. She is 9 pounds and very healthy prior to this diagnosis. We noticed that she was drinking A LOT of water and having accidents all over the house. Last Friday her glucose was 469 after blood testing at the vet. She started on 1 unit of Humulin both AM and PM, but today the vet increased it to 2 units AM and 1 unit PM. Ruby is still having accidents and drinking a lot. It's so upsetting to me knowing that she's not feeling well. Also, we've been making the "tent" to give her the injection and inserting it at a 45 degree angle, but each time she's still yelping a bit and squirming. I'm thinking we might try to give her a treat while we're doing the injection. I know we're new to this and it might take time to regulate her, but I can't stop worrying. Also, the Vet did not want to switch her food (currently Blue Buffalo Small Breed Adult) because of her weight. She's so small currently and she doesn't want her to lose any weight. If anyone can provide me with any reassurance that this is going to be okay I'd really appreciate it. Right now I'm feeling so overwhelmed and upset! Thank you.
Our 4 year old Cairn Terrier was just diagnosed with diabetes. She is 9 pounds and very healthy prior to this diagnosis. We noticed that she was drinking A LOT of water and having accidents all over the house. Last Friday her glucose was 469 after blood testing at the vet. She started on 1 unit of Humulin both AM and PM, but today the vet increased it to 2 units AM and 1 unit PM. Ruby is still having accidents and drinking a lot. It's so upsetting to me knowing that she's not feeling well. Also, we've been making the "tent" to give her the injection and inserting it at a 45 degree angle, but each time she's still yelping a bit and squirming. I'm thinking we might try to give her a treat while we're doing the injection. I know we're new to this and it might take time to regulate her, but I can't stop worrying. Also, the Vet did not want to switch her food (currently Blue Buffalo Small Breed Adult) because of her weight. She's so small currently and she doesn't want her to lose any weight. If anyone can provide me with any reassurance that this is going to be okay I'd really appreciate it. Right now I'm feeling so overwhelmed and upset! Thank you.
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