After my 9YO yellow Lab, Bruno (95 pounds) was drinking a lot of water, taking a long long time urinating, and sometimes wetting himself in sleep, I took him to the vet with a urine sample. There was glucose in the urine and the blood sample came back with a glucose level of 601. He started him on 10 units of insulin twice a day. After a week it was at 475, and his dose was increased to 12 units. The next week it was at 499, and we went to 14 units. I changed his diet to Precise Holistic complete, turkey and Lamb meal, garbanzo bean formula and freeze dried liver treats. Last Saturday he was at 399 and we went to 16 units. Vet increases dosage 2 units a week until he's stable. He says it's better to have him too high than too low.
I feed him one and a half cups of kibble with a few T of canned chicken breast and almost a cup of vegetable broth poured over the kibble twice a day 12 hours apart followed with his injection, then a little piece of the chicken after. I also give him about a half cup of the freeze dried liver treats during a walk and at bedtime.
His only exercise is two walks a day at a slow pace for about 30 to 45 min each. This seems to make him very tired.
Any suggestions are welcome. This site has been very helpful.
I feed him one and a half cups of kibble with a few T of canned chicken breast and almost a cup of vegetable broth poured over the kibble twice a day 12 hours apart followed with his injection, then a little piece of the chicken after. I also give him about a half cup of the freeze dried liver treats during a walk and at bedtime.
His only exercise is two walks a day at a slow pace for about 30 to 45 min each. This seems to make him very tired.
Any suggestions are welcome. This site has been very helpful.
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