Diabetes In Dogs

This is a complicated disease and although it can be scary to hear that your dog is a diabetic; most pet owners manage it well once they understand what they have to do. In fact, we have several friends whose dog's were diagnosed with diabetes. The initial scare of daily injections subsided once their vet educated them on the specifics of how they actually needed to manage their diabetic dog and after they gave the injections a few times themselves.

Keep in mind that there may be a period where your dog's vet will need to adjust the insulin levels tailored to your dog's specific needs. This can be a little frustrating until everything is finally leveled out.

Diet is a HUGE factor in managing diabetes in dogs.

Symptoms Of A Diabetic Dog

•  You might notice your dog peeing more than he usually does.
•  She's drinking way more water than she did before.
•  Enormous appetite
•  Losing weight

Advanced:

•  Sluggish
•  No appetite
•  Vomiting
•  Weak
•  Dehydrated
•  Development of cataracts
•  Slips into a coma

Conventional Treatment For Your Diabetic Dog

•  Insulin injections are the most common method of managing dog diabetes. The injections reduce your dog's blood sugar levels.

All Natural Therapy For Treating Diabetes In Dogs

•  Diet including dog treats for diabetic dogs is the most important factor in treating your dog naturally. If you decide that you want to prepare your dog's meals yourself, we highly recommend that you invest in a good book that guides you in the process of developing a diabetic diet for your dog. Going it alone is not recommended!

  High fiber and protein with an excellent fat source and low carbs (wheat or any food that includes wheat, pasta, rice and potatoes are just a few) are a must for the diet. High fiber diets can cause weight loss, so add the new diabetic diet slowly. In fact, many recommend that fiber be limited if the dog is already thin until the dog returns to a healthy weight. It's important that you understand that most traditional Veterinarians will not recommend or encourage any other type of diet except a prescription diet such as the Hills diet.

  These diets are contradictive to what many breeders and holistic Vets recommend by being low protein and high carb.

  First Choice Naturals offers a kit that helps to reinforce pancreatic behavior and manage glucose levels.

  

  The Glucose Support Kit for Diabetic Dogs can be purchased here. All the ingredients and products included in their kit are ALL NATURAL and geared towards restoring a healthy pancreas.

•  Exercise is a big part of treating your dog's diabetes. Don't ignore exercise with a diabetic dog.
•  Holistic vets will often use glandular extracts to treat diabetes. These extracts already include a natural supply of enzymes, lipids and steroids.
•  Chromium is a trace mineral which balances glucose metabolism. Chromium is used for hypoglycemic and diabetic dogs.
•  Vanadium is a mineral very similar to insulin. Vanadium should NEVER be given to your pet without the guidance of a Veterinarian. Holistic Veterinarians use it to lower blood glucose levels. Vanadium in high doses considered very dangerous for people and pets.

Diabetic dogs do best on a combination of both conventional and natural therapy. Some dogs are lucky enough that their body responds so well to the new regimen, that the dog no longer needs as much insulin as he did initially. On the other hand, most dogs will need insulin injections for life.

Although the following website may be of help for dogs with diabetes; we highly recommend that you consider home cooked meals (with guidance) for your dog vs commercials foods. www.petdiabetes.com

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