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Post by gazer on Nov 29, 2014 12:43:54 GMT -5
This is not for me but can anyone say where on a dog is the best site for injecting insulin, also does a diabetic dog tend to have foot problems, i.e. swelling and cracked skin which sometimes bleeds.
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Post by Ted on Nov 29, 2014 13:41:02 GMT -5
I have been injecting Menta who has been found to be diabetic a couple of weeks ago. I have as yet not had any problems and she does not notice me injecting her. The main thing is to make sure that you do not get air into the insulin when taken into the needle. I find the main problem being you can bend the needle when getting it into the bottle containing the insulin. You have to rock the bottle about 10 times, but do not shake it, ending up with the bottle upside down and then insert the needle into the bottle. Load it fully, then unload it, then load it higher than the required level, then set it back to the required level. Using three digits on your other hand pinch the Hounds skin, inserting the needle, watch that no blood is seen, then unload the insulin into the Hound. Make sure the insulin bottle is kept in the fridge when you are not loading the needle. My vet showed me over three days how to inject Menta. I use the needle twice a day and then dispose it into the sharpes container supplied by our vets. Menta is now on the second bottle of insulin. I have noticed that Menta has been putting weight back on and really enjoys life and her two meals a day. Plus Menta is ready for our two walks aday. The only problem being as she is also blind I have to lift her into our Dog Wagon, but she gets out by herself, I keep her on the lead at the park. This week just gone when we were on holiday Menta enjoyed exploring off the lead the 1/2 acre very secure paddock. Also Menta now sleeps all night, she usually goes out at 10pm and 7am.
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Post by just jackie on Nov 30, 2014 5:28:33 GMT -5
Have a look at this website www.pet-diabetes.co.uk/insulin-therapy-dogs.asp and click on the links at the bottom of the page "Injecting your dog". They are links to two short videos that gives good clear instructions on how to go about it.  |
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Post by gazer on Nov 30, 2014 8:53:33 GMT -5
Have a look at this website www.pet-diabetes.co.uk/insulin-therapy-dogs.asp and click on the links at the bottom of the page "Injecting your dog". They are links to two short videos that gives good clear instructions on how to go about it. Thanks Jackie, I'll pass this on  |
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Post by elricc on Nov 30, 2014 13:14:56 GMT -5
Benj has been diabetic for 4 years now and has never had a cracked pad, does get a crusty nose however, jabs should be in the neck as there are very few veins
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Post by gazer on Nov 30, 2014 17:28:01 GMT -5
Benj has been diabetic for 4 years now and has never had a cracked pad, does get a crusty nose however, jabs should be in the neck as there are very few veins That's interesting Laura. The dog in question has oedema in the toes which of course makes the skin split and then bleed, the owner has had various antibiotics from the vet but the problem still persists. He bathes the feet in salt water twice a day. |
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Post by Ted on Dec 1, 2014 7:46:30 GMT -5
Menta is at our vets today for them to do a Glucose Curve, so although she played hell with me about her breakfast I had not to feed her nor inject her this morning, but take her food (I took 4 cartons normally she has two daily, one for breakfast and one for dinner) her insulin, her eye drops and her food dish. Menta may be there until about 8pm this evening. Whilst I was there they already had taken one reading of her Glucose level which was 7.4 which Jan our vet said was excellent. I told him Menta is feeling so much better being very cheeky, enjoying her food and also her walks, plus lately she has been sleeping all night after going out our back garden at Midnight. Menta has also decided to do her poo away from home where as before the insulin injections started three weeks ago she would go out the back three times at night and leave lots of small piles.
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Post by elricc on Dec 1, 2014 15:59:34 GMT -5
When Benj was first diagnosed I had a real battle with the vets about a homecooked diet, as after researching lots about diet, I realised that the protein used in the specialist diabetic diet was quite low quality, meat derivatives etc.
I found an excellent recipe for a meatloaf and Benj has had this ever since for breakfast and raw chicken and heart for his evening meal.
Vet has relented and always says what excellent condition Benj is in
The only sad thing has been his loss of sight, but it has been so progressive that its been easier for him to adjust.
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Post by Ted on Dec 18, 2014 6:23:32 GMT -5
As Menta lost her sight completely and now we have found the reason i.e. because she is Diabetic, just wondering if there is a quick check to see whether a dog is Diabetic say on the yearly Health check. That way early detection could prevent the blindness happening, as once it has happened the only option is operations on each eye at a cost of around £2000 per eye plus the risk for especially the older dog being knocked out for the Op and the Op is never 100% certain to cure the Blindness. We, that is my vet and I, have decided that is too risky for Menta with her health problems at 10 years old.
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