Hi,my boy Jackjack has recently been diagnosed so i am completely new to this,he is a Golden Lab,14 ish and 38kg....i'm having a lot of problems with food and getting advice on whats best to feed him ...amounts etc ..He started with the uncontrollable pee pees the first weekend and was diagnosed finally when a second vet actually bothered to take his blood (the first vet said he had a heart murmur and water on the lung ,so gave him a diuretic and heart pills !!!!)The second weekend he had terrible diarrhea so the vet said keep him on chicken and rice and charcoal tablets until it cleared up, I am English but i live in Spain and it is very hard to get concise ,correct info from anyone here.Jack is on 0.3 ml of Caninsulin every 12 hours the vet has told me to try and find a human NPH insulin for him but says i need a bottle and that all the pharmacies only have the "pens" now ....i spoke to a nurse friend and she said she can't understand why i couldn't use "pens" as you regulate the dosage with the dial on the pen and she had no idea where i would get bottles from !!?? confused !!!
Although they are wonderful people 'the vets' i still feel i am lacking on a lot of info....I cant find any Diabetic dog food here,then i look online because someone recommends Hills for example and the someone else says Hills is bad....or i look on amazon and it says hasn't been in stock for a year....i'm quite prepared to hand make his food at home,i've tried mixes of chicken and fresh veg (carrot,broccoli ) which he's wolfed down in the evening but when it comes to the morning will turn his nose up and walk away....all this is obviously insulin related but my vet aslo says it's very hard to home test your dog but from all the videos i've seen here it looks pretty simple Now jacks back legs are starting to give (they've always been weak) ,which can be messy when he's trying to go to the toilet,yesterday he was so much happier and then today right down again...i know he's old but would just love to at least keep him comfortable and happy in his last days ....any advice sooo welcome ...thanks xx
Although they are wonderful people 'the vets' i still feel i am lacking on a lot of info....I cant find any Diabetic dog food here,then i look online because someone recommends Hills for example and the someone else says Hills is bad....or i look on amazon and it says hasn't been in stock for a year....i'm quite prepared to hand make his food at home,i've tried mixes of chicken and fresh veg (carrot,broccoli ) which he's wolfed down in the evening but when it comes to the morning will turn his nose up and walk away....all this is obviously insulin related but my vet aslo says it's very hard to home test your dog but from all the videos i've seen here it looks pretty simple Now jacks back legs are starting to give (they've always been weak) ,which can be messy when he's trying to go to the toilet,yesterday he was so much happier and then today right down again...i know he's old but would just love to at least keep him comfortable and happy in his last days ....any advice sooo welcome ...thanks xx
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