Hello.
I have an upcoming vet visit tomorrow and hopefully someone can help me better prepare.
Australian Cattle Dog. 9 years old. Went to the vet on Aug 29 because of increased thirst and frequent urination. Vet took blood and tested urine. Vet says glucose was high and she probably had diabetes. Her other symptoms were panting all the time and increased hunger. Her weight was steady at 40lbs. She had very minor hair loss in a few places. The vet mentioned it also could be cushings. The vet wanted to run a LDDS test to make sure in order to treat the root cause of the diabetes. Took the dog back to the vet on Sept 6 for the LDDS blood test. After coming home, the panting stopped and her increased appetite reversed. Now you can feel her ribs but her increased thirst and frequent urination persists. She refuses to eat. When she does eat she'll take a bite and that is all she wants. On the 2 days where I was able to get her to eat meat she threw it all up at the end of the day. I've been forcing her to eat moist dog food to keep her going. Went back to the vet on Sept 13 where she received fluids and was sent home with cerenia and omeprazle for her upset stomach. I had noticed the water becoming dirty in the morning but didn't think about it being anything other than that until today when I realized it was blood from her mouth. I looked inside and only saw blood at the gum line around one tooth. The tooth looks fine and is not loose. I purchased an AlphaTrak monitor and tested her blood today for the first time. It was 442. I have an appointment with the vet tomorrow. My dog is weak, sleeps all the time and only wants to go outside to pee and is ready to come in. Not typical of her or her breed. What do I need to know in order to get the vet and my dog on the same page to get some treatment? Currently the only thing on order is cushings medications but no insulin.
If you want to follow my discussion about cushings I have a thread over on k9cushings.com > https://www.k9cushings.com/forum/sho...s-amp-Diabetes
I have an upcoming vet visit tomorrow and hopefully someone can help me better prepare.
Australian Cattle Dog. 9 years old. Went to the vet on Aug 29 because of increased thirst and frequent urination. Vet took blood and tested urine. Vet says glucose was high and she probably had diabetes. Her other symptoms were panting all the time and increased hunger. Her weight was steady at 40lbs. She had very minor hair loss in a few places. The vet mentioned it also could be cushings. The vet wanted to run a LDDS test to make sure in order to treat the root cause of the diabetes. Took the dog back to the vet on Sept 6 for the LDDS blood test. After coming home, the panting stopped and her increased appetite reversed. Now you can feel her ribs but her increased thirst and frequent urination persists. She refuses to eat. When she does eat she'll take a bite and that is all she wants. On the 2 days where I was able to get her to eat meat she threw it all up at the end of the day. I've been forcing her to eat moist dog food to keep her going. Went back to the vet on Sept 13 where she received fluids and was sent home with cerenia and omeprazle for her upset stomach. I had noticed the water becoming dirty in the morning but didn't think about it being anything other than that until today when I realized it was blood from her mouth. I looked inside and only saw blood at the gum line around one tooth. The tooth looks fine and is not loose. I purchased an AlphaTrak monitor and tested her blood today for the first time. It was 442. I have an appointment with the vet tomorrow. My dog is weak, sleeps all the time and only wants to go outside to pee and is ready to come in. Not typical of her or her breed. What do I need to know in order to get the vet and my dog on the same page to get some treatment? Currently the only thing on order is cushings medications but no insulin.
If you want to follow my discussion about cushings I have a thread over on k9cushings.com > https://www.k9cushings.com/forum/sho...s-amp-Diabetes
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