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01-03-2010, 09:40 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hulen, KY
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| Anyone with a diabetic pet If you you use Vetsulin brand of insulin for your pet you should read this. FDA?s Center for Veterinary Medicine Alerts Veterinarians About Problems with Vetsulin® to Treat Diabetes in Dogs and Cats Not my yorkie but my Mini Schnauzer has been using it since March 09. I almost lost he in October. She went hypoglycemic and was having a seizure. He blood glucose was so low it didn't even register on my meter. I put honey on her gums and roused her enough to eat but she was very disoriented and her legs would slide out from under her. She had to lay down to eat. If I had not been home when this happened I wouldn't my Missy Ann. Oh, there had been no changes in her diet or insulin. |
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01-03-2010, 10:06 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hampshire England
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| Oh your poor baby, it must have been scary. I know the feeling, and I talking about myself not a pet. I really admire people who continue to help their dogs with diabetes because it can't be easy. |
01-03-2010, 10:11 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: pennsylvania
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| Jax, one of our yorkies is diabetic. We switched from vetsulin to humulin N when the FDA put the info out about vetsulin. I am sorry you had to go through that with your baby. Do you belong to the yahoo diabetic pet group? I have learned so much rom that site. |
01-03-2010, 11:10 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hulen, KY
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| I just found out about the issues Vetsulin yesterday. Just happened to stumble over it doing a search for on line suppliers. I do belong to the yahoo group but I hate the way everything is set up so I don't visit often and couldn't log in at all today. May I ask a few questions? Do you like the Humulin? I know I will like the cost better. What do you feed your fur baby? Mine has been eating Royal Canin diabetic. I don't care for it but the vet only gave me one other option Science Diet WD. She always acts like she is starving to death. I have sent my vet an email with attachments of all the info I found. I will be talking with her on Monday. I just paid $32 for a new bottle of Vetsulin on Thursday. |
01-03-2010, 11:35 AM | #5 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: pennsylvania
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The yahoo group has been very helpful to me. They helped me figure out what type of food was best with the new insulin and advise when I need it. | |
01-03-2010, 11:51 AM | #6 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hulen, KY
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01-03-2010, 12:04 PM | #7 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: pennsylvania
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TOTW is a good food and Jax does really well on it. I know that the diabetic group could help you if you decide to switch back. | |
01-03-2010, 01:16 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Lady just entered her eighth year with diabetes, believe it or not. She was diagnosed before Vetinsulin and has been getting ReliOn "N" from Walmart the whole time. She has been beautifully regulated on it all these years. The old gal still has her eyesight at age 14! |
01-03-2010, 01:26 PM | #9 | |
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01-03-2010, 01:48 PM | #10 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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I never did feed Lady prescription food as it is garbage IMO. Why would I feed a dog with a compromised immune system food that contains peanut hulls? I fed Lady Natures Variety Prairie for years. She did really well on a higher protein diet until she was diagnosed with liver damage from years of Phenobarbital for seizures. I switched her to a homecooked liver diet and she is doing really well on it, too. Lady also has dry eye. We've been seeing an ophthalmologist for several years. She gets Tacrolimus to produce tears as Cyclosporin didn't work for her. I also use Genteal Severe Eye gel in her eyes 4-6 times a day (or more). Eye problems have been her biggest (and most expensive) issue to deal with. This website is a fabulous source of information for those of us with diabetic dogs: Pets with Diabetes: Home Page | |
01-03-2010, 05:28 PM | #11 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hulen, KY
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Great website. I have been reading for the past 2 hours. | |
01-03-2010, 05:33 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Isn't it wonderful? I discovered it when Lady was first diagnosed and it was like my "bible". Please feel free to pm me if you ever have any questions. |
01-03-2010, 06:02 PM | #13 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hulen, KY
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| Thanks, I'm sure I will have tons more. It's great to have someone who has gone through this to talk to. I get so intimidated by the vet sometimes. I'm not trying to tell her how to do her job. I know she is way more busy than I am and I have the time to do my research on the net. My findings most times are more current than what she learned at vet school. I gave up on arguing over the quality of dog food. I couldn't convince her even after I brought in my empty bags for her to read. Dogs weren't meant to eat ground corn over meat. |
01-03-2010, 07:35 PM | #14 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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My vet was very open minded and learned along with me. When Lady was diagnosed the recommended diet was Hills W/D for high fiber. I read about success with higher protein diets and switched Lady to Evo when it came out, then Prairie. My vet was amazed with the results and started recommending a higher protein diet to her diabetic patients! I learned to check Lady's blood sugar myself and that has been the key to her longevity. I also feed her a high quality diet and premium treats. Yes, treats are a part of Lady's life! I give her lots of supplements, including Transfer Factor. It was recommended on a canine diabetes forum for dogs who were hard to regulate. The results were astounding. Her insulin needs are half what they are without Transfer Factor. Transfer Factors And The Immune Response in Humans and Animals As I mentioned before, seeing an ophthalmologist regularly is very important. Lady has lots of eye problems, dry eye, uveitis, infections, etc. | |
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