We have an 12.5 year old Lhasa poo that was diagnosed 10 days ago. He started out with 3 units twice a day of humulin and was upped to 4 after a week as his BG was still 383. He is big for the mixed breed ( we think that dad was not a miniature!). He was overweight at 38 lbs and has lost 9 lbs in the last 3 weeks. He is now supposed to eat 3 cups of w/d split between the two meals.
My challenge is waking him up to eat around 7! Lyme disease has also returned, so I am able to tempt him with peanut butter to eat his antibiotic. I've resorted to nuking an egg and mixing it with the dry w/d. He'll pick out the egg and eat 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the w/d so I'm comfortable giving him his insulin ; he'll eventually finish the w/d by 10 or 11.
By 4pm though, he is sitting in the kitchen barking for food. He loves baby carrots so we tried giving him two of those but it's not enough. The last three days we've given him 1/3 cup of his old food ( science diet active mobility) at 4. That seems to hold him until 6:30 or 7:00 when he starts barking again. He'll then eat 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of w/d with 1/8 cup of baked chicken buried in it, so I am comfortable giving him his insulin.
Prior to his diagnosis he had been a grazer who usually ate 2/3 cup of active mobility at 8, 2ish and then 6 when we ate dinner. He is still going for his walks at 11 and 3 and is back to walking his usual distances without needing to rest. The weakness in his hind legs is gone as is the thirst and urine accidents.
We have not yet started testing throughout the day as we're still getting into a routine, the vet is going to do another BG on Friday and then a fructosamine the following Friday.
So, to my questions!
Any ideas on how to get Charlie to wake up and eat more breakfast? Or since he eventually finishes are we ok with the current morning routine?
What about the need for a snack? We feel like the active mobility is better than cookies but could we be causing potential problems by giving him this extra food? Since he is becoming more active again I do worry about him crashing. (Side note, my Mom was a brittle diabetic so I grew up knowing how to mix OJ and sugar for her).
Finally thanks to all of you for this forum and your advice for diabetic fur babies. I think I've read every post from the last 3-4 months in the last 10 days!
Once I'm approved I will update my profile.
Thanks,
Laura aka Charlie's mom
My challenge is waking him up to eat around 7! Lyme disease has also returned, so I am able to tempt him with peanut butter to eat his antibiotic. I've resorted to nuking an egg and mixing it with the dry w/d. He'll pick out the egg and eat 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the w/d so I'm comfortable giving him his insulin ; he'll eventually finish the w/d by 10 or 11.
By 4pm though, he is sitting in the kitchen barking for food. He loves baby carrots so we tried giving him two of those but it's not enough. The last three days we've given him 1/3 cup of his old food ( science diet active mobility) at 4. That seems to hold him until 6:30 or 7:00 when he starts barking again. He'll then eat 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups of w/d with 1/8 cup of baked chicken buried in it, so I am comfortable giving him his insulin.
Prior to his diagnosis he had been a grazer who usually ate 2/3 cup of active mobility at 8, 2ish and then 6 when we ate dinner. He is still going for his walks at 11 and 3 and is back to walking his usual distances without needing to rest. The weakness in his hind legs is gone as is the thirst and urine accidents.
We have not yet started testing throughout the day as we're still getting into a routine, the vet is going to do another BG on Friday and then a fructosamine the following Friday.
So, to my questions!
Any ideas on how to get Charlie to wake up and eat more breakfast? Or since he eventually finishes are we ok with the current morning routine?
What about the need for a snack? We feel like the active mobility is better than cookies but could we be causing potential problems by giving him this extra food? Since he is becoming more active again I do worry about him crashing. (Side note, my Mom was a brittle diabetic so I grew up knowing how to mix OJ and sugar for her).
Finally thanks to all of you for this forum and your advice for diabetic fur babies. I think I've read every post from the last 3-4 months in the last 10 days!
Once I'm approved I will update my profile.
Thanks,
Laura aka Charlie's mom
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