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My Maggie is a golden Lab who just turned 9. She has arthritis in her back left knee and was taking Rimadyl She stopped walking and collapsed so I took her to the vet who doubled her Rimadyl. Three days later she was throwing up all night and would not eat anything. I took her in thinking it was the Rimadyl but it ended up being diabetes and pancreatitis She was hooked to an IV for 4 days could not give her much insulin as she could not eat or drink.
Diagnosed with diabetes Dec 30th 2011 and pancreatitis.
She is recovering from the Pancreatitis but still lip licks and seems a little nauseous to me. I have been cooking her food. 2 cups rice, 2 cups boiled chicken, 2 hard boiled eggs. 3/4 cup all bran. and 4 tums.
I started (once she started eating with 8 units of humilin N her first curve was 1/13/12
6:30 A.M 472 2 cups food and 8 units
8:30 388
10:30 376
12:30 430 1 cup snack
2:30 466
4:30 502
6:30 526. 2 cups and 8 units
The Vet changed it to 10 units and we did another curve last Friday 1/20/12
6:30 372 2 cups food and 10 units
9:30 232
12:30 291 1 cup snack
3:30 390
6:30 432 2 cups and 10 units
The vet changed it to 12 units and said we may be getting close. I will do it for a week and try a curve next Friday.
She has had the runs occasionally and overall just doesn't feel good, she lip licks and licks her legs a lot. The vet says hopefully once she is regulated that will stop. I wonder sometimes if it is the food. She really doesn't like the w/d hills and the vet says because of the pancreatitis things are more complicated. Well that is where I am at. It has been scary at times, Sometimes I wonder watching her suffer if I should go on but we have made it this far. Once we are regulated I have to figure out what to give her for her arthritis. I have been trying Zeel it is a homeopathic route, We shall see.
I have been using the truetrack meter and Maggie weighs 70 lbs now (down from 84) but 70 is a good weight.
Has anyone else had to deal with nausea? I have been giving her pepsid ac but not sure its doing any good.
Diagnosed with diabetes Dec 30th 2011 and pancreatitis.
She is recovering from the Pancreatitis but still lip licks and seems a little nauseous to me. I have been cooking her food. 2 cups rice, 2 cups boiled chicken, 2 hard boiled eggs. 3/4 cup all bran. and 4 tums.
I started (once she started eating with 8 units of humilin N her first curve was 1/13/12
6:30 A.M 472 2 cups food and 8 units
8:30 388
10:30 376
12:30 430 1 cup snack
2:30 466
4:30 502
6:30 526. 2 cups and 8 units
The Vet changed it to 10 units and we did another curve last Friday 1/20/12
6:30 372 2 cups food and 10 units
9:30 232
12:30 291 1 cup snack
3:30 390
6:30 432 2 cups and 10 units
The vet changed it to 12 units and said we may be getting close. I will do it for a week and try a curve next Friday.
She has had the runs occasionally and overall just doesn't feel good, she lip licks and licks her legs a lot. The vet says hopefully once she is regulated that will stop. I wonder sometimes if it is the food. She really doesn't like the w/d hills and the vet says because of the pancreatitis things are more complicated. Well that is where I am at. It has been scary at times, Sometimes I wonder watching her suffer if I should go on but we have made it this far. Once we are regulated I have to figure out what to give her for her arthritis. I have been trying Zeel it is a homeopathic route, We shall see.
I have been using the truetrack meter and Maggie weighs 70 lbs now (down from 84) but 70 is a good weight.
Has anyone else had to deal with nausea? I have been giving her pepsid ac but not sure its doing any good.