Not even sure where to start, I guess from the very beginning. My name is Krista and I have a 2.5 year old 6.8lb chihuahua mix. She recently (maybe 6 weeks ago) got diagnosed with diabetes. Her numbers were in the 500s when we found out. The vet started her on Novalin N 2 units twice daily, and told us to bring her in a week. When we brought her for the first curve test her numbers were still so elevated they didn't even go all the way through the test. The vet told us to up her to 4 units twice daily so we did. We brought her back a week later for another curve test and the vet said her numbers got a little too low so to back her off to 3.5 units twice daily. We followed instructions and she seemed to be doing really well. The vet told us to bring her in two weeks and we'd test again, that would've been tomorrow morning.
We were at home tonight and she had been doing really well these past two weeks but that took a major turn tonight. She got her insulin at 5:00 pm and went on about her normal evening, at about 8:30 she got up on the couch to nap. At about 9:15 she started throwing up, pooping herself and seizing. She fell off the couch. We rushed to her and gave her some sugar water. Called the first 24hr vet we could find and got het there. They got the seizure stopped and got her sedated. They tested her and said her glucose levels were dangerously low. They started her on i.v.'s and wanted to keep her overnight to monitor her. They have her now. I am just at a loss. I am so confused and heartbroken for my poor baby. Please someone help, any advice at all.
We were at home tonight and she had been doing really well these past two weeks but that took a major turn tonight. She got her insulin at 5:00 pm and went on about her normal evening, at about 8:30 she got up on the couch to nap. At about 9:15 she started throwing up, pooping herself and seizing. She fell off the couch. We rushed to her and gave her some sugar water. Called the first 24hr vet we could find and got het there. They got the seizure stopped and got her sedated. They tested her and said her glucose levels were dangerously low. They started her on i.v.'s and wanted to keep her overnight to monitor her. They have her now. I am just at a loss. I am so confused and heartbroken for my poor baby. Please someone help, any advice at all.
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