I am getting ready to change his food and any suggestions welcome. Now he eats kibble (Wellness Small Breed) and some delipet which has a small amount of white rice, so has to go. I have gotten rid of all of his treats (to his Maltese brother's delite) and giving him small bites of boiled chicken instead. I haven't really found a good site for nutrition for diabetic pups, so going by the guidelines for people. He thinks he's a person anyway. LOL!
I do have Karo and hoping I don't have to use it! Max weights 7.5 lbs, so hopefully his size will help and his levels will stabilize. Right now, he's getting 3 units of vetsulin am and pm. The vet just upped this b/c the 1.5-2 was not bringing his glucose down enough (only got to 199 from 607 am reading). Do you check Callie and the Bichons (sounds like a band - ha) with the pet strips? I was thinking about doing that.
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Originally Posted by Callie_s Mom  Yeah! That is great news! So glad things are going better!
I did have a couple of other thoughts about his diabetes. What are you feeding? And how much? Do you have Karo on hand in case he drops? I know I really have to watch Callie because she is so small and her blood sugar can drop fast. Not a lot of wiggle room with these tiny ones! I am sure it is their size because I rarely see this in my 10 pound Bichon and almost never in my 20 pound Bichon.
Just thinking!
Hope all continues to go well!  |