I fostered a male Yorkie that was 8 yrs old. They diagnosed him when I took him to the vet. They thought his slight obesity contributed to it. Not knowing his whole background and history made it hard to get a clear picture on his state of health. He looked ok on the outside. We had him on insulin shots twice a day and prescription food from hill's. he did well for awhile but had frequent trips to the emergency vet for hypo and hyper episodes no matter how careful with him. it was a guessing game/trial and error on how much insulin the vet would put him on. he would do well on a dose and then need to have it adjusted.
I would recommend getting a 2nd or even 3rd opinion since your little one is so young and has other issues complicating the diagnosis. |