Hi everyone! I have been reading here since shortly after my 10 year old min pin, Prissy, was diagnosed on October 8th with diabetes. I tried signing up on the forum to be a member, but had a bit of a problem but that's all straightened out now.
Prissy is on 3 units of Vetsulin 2X a day, usually around 11:30 am and 11:30 pm. We had quite the time getting both of us used to giving and getting the injections. From reading here, I've found the easiest way to give them to her & now I usually just get a bit of a grrr and sometimes no reaction at all! (a miracle)
I've been feeding Prissy boiled chicken, pumpkin/squash, raw rolled oats with a little garlic, and sometimes a teeny bit of coconut oil. She had been on Merrick dry kibble, sometimes buffalo and sometimes chicken.
I think she had pancreatitis, quite a few times actually, but the worse was right before I took her in to the vet's. She lost a LOT of weight. She had been up to around 12 pounds and she weighed around 7 at the vet's. (I have to get out the records to see all the numbers for weight and blood sugar levels.) She has been doing terrific on her homecooked meals.
I am about to embark on learning how to test her blood glucose & will probably need a lot of help! I will be getting a new bottle of Vetsulin this week & want to begin then.
Prissy is on 3 units of Vetsulin 2X a day, usually around 11:30 am and 11:30 pm. We had quite the time getting both of us used to giving and getting the injections. From reading here, I've found the easiest way to give them to her & now I usually just get a bit of a grrr and sometimes no reaction at all! (a miracle)
I've been feeding Prissy boiled chicken, pumpkin/squash, raw rolled oats with a little garlic, and sometimes a teeny bit of coconut oil. She had been on Merrick dry kibble, sometimes buffalo and sometimes chicken.
I think she had pancreatitis, quite a few times actually, but the worse was right before I took her in to the vet's. She lost a LOT of weight. She had been up to around 12 pounds and she weighed around 7 at the vet's. (I have to get out the records to see all the numbers for weight and blood sugar levels.) She has been doing terrific on her homecooked meals.
I am about to embark on learning how to test her blood glucose & will probably need a lot of help! I will be getting a new bottle of Vetsulin this week & want to begin then.
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