Cheyenne was spayed; Q on high sugar
 

Hi. My little Cheyenne was spayed yesterday. She did very well. The vet's office wanted to keep her overnight (standard practice), but I couldn't do that. She would be all alone. We picked her up at 5 pm instead! :) She is doing as well as can be expected -- drinking some water, eating some yogurt (added a little crushed food, too), and just laying on a pillow on my lap. She is such a little sweetheart.

She also had one of her front dewclaws removed. It was missed when she was a puppy. I left it up to my vet to determine if it was best to remove it now or not. The way it was growing, it was better to have it removed. She has the most adorable little orange soft cast on it so she will leave it alone. Let's hope she does!

Anyway, the vet's office did a blood panel on Cheyenne and this is what is alarming me. Her blood glucose level was very elevated. He felt it was the result of stress. But he also said it could be diabetes or cushings. He wants to retest her in 2 weeks. The problem is that she will also be equally stressed in 2 weeks when she walks into the front door of the vets office so I don't see how there will be a difference in the results. Yesterday they drew the blood right after they took her from me and into the back. (Cheyenne didn't KNOW she was having surgery so where was the added stress other than a normal vet visit???) :eek:

Does anyone have any experience with a high glucose level or diabetes or cushings?

Please say a pray for my little darling and send along any help if you can.

Thanks so much. My husband & I are relieved we have a place to turn to for some experienced help!

Dawn
Cody :aimeeyork and Cheyenne :animal36

Bumping this up for ya !

Wow. I finally had a chance 6 hours later to check the site again and no responses? I'm surprised!

Dawn

I never heard of high sugar coming from stress. How high was it?

I'm surprised also,I hope someone can answer you soon.

Did the vet give you a number? How high was her sugar? Any other signs of diabetes...unusual thirst...frequent urination...weight loss/or gain? Hope all is well with your baby girl...

Thanks for getting back to me. Today was another day of down time with Cheyenne. I'm trying to make sure she is getting rest. She forgets she has had surgery and is ready to play with Cody! :p

My vet showed me a chart of the blood work. The blood sugar was very high -- way higher than everything else that they tested for. I will be honest in that I didn't ask a lot of questions about anything else that was listed. I was more concerned at that point about how Cheyenne was doing post-surgery since she was already in my arms. I wish they had discussed this with me on the phone or before they brought her out. He just said he felt it was related to stress and that it would probably be better in 2 weeks when they test her again. And that there is a slight chance it could be diabetes or cushings but I shouldn't worry. Well . . . of course, on the car ride home that's all I thought about.

As far as drinking a lot of water, Cheyenne has always drank way more water than Cody. She probably urinates just as much as he does. (Cody is my 2.5 year old male.) I don't know what is normal for her age. The vet did ask me the same question. I don't think she drinks water excessively just more than we were used to with Cody.

I'll try and do a little research online before I go in to the vets office in 2 weeks. I just want to be a little more prepared. I wondered if anyone out there in yorkietalk had a dog with diabetes or cushings.

Thanks again for any help.

Dawn
Cody :aimeeyork and Cheyenne :animal36

I don't have any knowledge or advice, but just wanted to say I hope her next tests are normal and she is fine and healthy. I'll say a prayer!

My Lady has been a diabetic for over six years. Stress can raise blood sugar in a diabetic dog, but I have never heard of it doing so in a healthy dog. I assume that she fasted before her spay which makes it even more unlikely as it's food that make the blood sugar rise.

While most diabetic dogs are older (Lady was 6.5 when she was diagnosed), juvenile diabetes affects dog under one year old. It is fairly rare and is thought to be genetic.

Dog Owner's Guide: Canine Diabetes

Juvenile Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes) in Dogs & Puppies

Cushings is also a disease that usually effects much older dogs. It is more difficult to diagnose.