I am so sorry about your friend's dog. Diabetes is hard to deal with because so many other things can go wrong. We lost a mini schnauzer to diabetes in 07. He was on human insulin, 2 shots a day. We were completely devoted to taking care of him, seeing that he eat on time, shots were given on time etc. It is hard to have a special needs dog but, then again they are special. I took him in on a Friday because he was throwing up from pancreatis. Thought I would bring him home on Monday after being on IV fluids the whole weekend. Turned out we had to put him down because of so many other things going on. It is heart wrenching to lose one. Again, I am so sorry. Sixteen years is a great life though. Max would have been 14 in Aug. when he passed away the day after Mother's Day. They know how much they are loved. |