I am desperate!! ** Shasta 10 yrs old Border Collie Mix - dx'd Thur taking 8 units of Humulin N twice a day** Shasta will not eat and is acting very
lethargic. I worried that since I gave her her morning insulin and she did not eat that she was low. I fed her by hand and got her to eat a little bit. Finally
I got a bg reading and she was 389. I took her for a walk and checked her bg 2 hours later and she was going up. I checked her urine and did not find any trace
of keytones. Now it's bed time and she is acting the same, lethargic. When she went out to pee she walked very slowly and then laid down. She is drinking
right now but I can't get her to eat anything but graham crackers and if she is high I can't imagine that is good. HELP!!!
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Posts: 7207 (11/23/09 12:24 AM) Administrator |
OK calm down,, we will figure this out....
The graham crackers were not the best choice( full of sugar.).. But I know we do things out of desperation sometimes... Is she hunching her body a bit? by this I mean is she hunching her tummy upwards? How is she walking ??? How is she when she is laying down.... describe as much as you can for me.....
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Posts: 7207 (11/23/09 12:26 AM) Administrator |
I don't want to frighten you.. Its OK if caught early ... But I'm thinking maybe Pancreatitis.or Ketoacidosis ...
Do you have a emergency hospital near you? I highly recommend that you call any all night emergency hospital... We will figure out later what brought this all on... for now I would really like Shasta to see some one ASAP... If this is Pancreatitis its so much easier on her to heal if caught early.... she will need IV fluids.... Ill be up and waiting for your reply....
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Posts: 7207 (11/23/09 12:42 AM) Administrator |
Are you there??? Please post back...
The 8 units of insulin for a 69 lb dog was no where near enough insulin ... So it could be Ketoacidosis or Pancreatitis...hopefully nether... How do you know what the BG is??? were you able to test??
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Posts: 292 (11/23/09 02:02 AM) Moderator |
Please come back - let us know what's happening with Shasta now.
Jac, Ella (golden retriever, not diabetic), Abbey (golden retriever/Irish setter, not diabetic) beautiful Angel Jenny (golden
retriever), and cats Mona and Ernie.
Jenny passed away February 15, 2008 at almost 14 years old. Weight: 65 pounds. Diabetes, myasthenia gravis, hypothyroid. Started on Caninsulin (Vetsulin) for 3 months then switched to NPH - 13 units twice daily. .
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Posts: 3837 (11/23/09 05:33 AM) |
How is Shasta now? How old are your urine strips? Dawn |
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Posts: 9789 (11/23/09 08:21 AM) Administrator |
So sorry I missed all this. I am praying Shasta is okay this morning.
Probably the urine strips Dawn are newer. She has a son who is diabetic, so I am sure they keep track. Would love to know some info about this.
Cindy and Nash
Nash was born 9/2/1998, and is my sweet 1/2 breed Cocker Spaniel/English Springer Spaniel. He was dx'd with diabetes in November 2007 and is currently on 9 units of Novelin N twice a day. Nash went blind approximately 6 mnths after dx, has glaucoma and gets eye drops 5x day |
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Posts: 3648 (11/23/09 09:33 AM) Administrator |
It is Monday morning - how is Shasta? I am so hoping that she is at the Vet. Let us know how she is. How are you???
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Posts: 7207 (11/23/09 12:38 PM) Administrator |
I'm hoping that the reason you didn't post back last night was because you were siting in the Emergency Hospital with Shasta..
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Worried as well!!
Please let us know when you can.
Carolyn & My Angel
Rorky, Pomeranian...Wt.15lbs...DOB..5/10/98...DX...4/5/06...Caninsulin..8u am...7u pm...MediCal(canned+dry) 1/4 can + 1/4 cup
q12hrs..loves fr.gr.beans,charlie bears,chicken jerky & medi treats. Rorky received his wings
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Posts: 3837 (11/23/09 09:24 PM) |
Darn I was hoping for an update. Please let us know you are both ok.
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I am so sorry that I did not post a reply sooner. I did take her to an emergency vet and they put her on an IV drip to get fluids into her. They also upped her
Insulin to 15 units. She is back with me as of yesterday but has to go see her regular vet tomorrow for a curve test. I am so grateful for this group!! I have
been getting BG readings more often by testing her ears but today I ran her down to the lady who grooms her (thankfully Shasta LOVES her) and had her cut her
hair back and shave a square at the base of her tail (as recommended by a member here) to check her blood. I have not yet, even with the 15 units and her still
not eating, been able to get her BG under 310. I have been feeding her cooked chicken and am able to feed her a few kibbles by hand but that is it. I do not
understand while all of a sudden she wont eat her food. Is it because she is high??
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Johanna13 wrote: She was not hunching just standing there staring off into space. She would walk and then stand there staring at nothing. She wasn't drinking or eating. She wasn't moving fast, really slow but not stumbling. I know I panicked but I just lost my Powder Girl and I totally thought I was going to lose Shasta. The emergency vet said I was making it more stressful for her by panicking... |
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Posts: 7207 (11/25/09 12:24 AM) Administrator |
OH welcome back !!! we were so worried !!!
Well what did they say the problem was?? Im glad they upped the insulin to 15 units.. It may have to go higher then that yet.... When I heard 8 units for a 69 lb dog I knew that was going to be this big issues here... |
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Jody921 wrote: Tuesday evening.... To be honest I just feel so helpless. She still has high numbers I have tested her 2 times today, this morning she was 355 at 6:30 this morning, I gave her 15 units and tested her at 1:30 (per vet request) and she was 310. Between the two tests all she had to eat was cooked chicken and a handful of kibbles. Do pets take fast acting insulin? My son is only on Novolog. He gets it through a pump but when he is high we give him a bolus to bring him into range. My son has never been on a slow acting insulin like Humulin without also taking a fast acting. |
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Posts: 7207 (11/25/09 12:29 AM) Administrator |
In the beginning this may seam a bit confusing to you... You are use to a human with diabetes..
It's the same in so many ways... except dogs cant talk to us or tell us what they feel.. so we have to always be prepared. If you go to the main page and read Killians story, you will see that we all went through this... One day soon you too will be here helping some one else... it will become second nature to you... What insulin are you using? |
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Johanna13 wrote: She was Hyperglycemic but also dehydrated. That what I found so odd, why wouldn't she drink if she was so high? I cant WAIT to see my regular vet tomorrow. (He is close to retirement and only works 3 days a week) I refused to go see the original vet. 8 units... what the heck was he thinking!!! The emergency vet on Sunday was nice though and treated Shasta (and me) well. |
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Posts: 7207 (11/25/09 12:35 AM) Administrator |
You might want to try to home cook for her for now... Some chicken breast .. If you want to try this it should be cooked slow and well and use a lot of the
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Maybe small portions a few extra feedings a day.... same amount of the food you would normally give just smaller portions... Did they say she was starting to go into Ketoacidosis or Pancreatitis? does your release papers say that? |
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Did they say she was starting to go into Ketoacidosis or Pancreatitis? does your release papers say that? Sorry - I said the wrong thing, yes looking at the paper she had a mild case of ketoacidosis and was dehydrated. She was not vomiting, nor was she in pain. They just gave her fluids and insulin. Though they never got her numbers below 300, the vet seemed that is was "not that big a deal" so I guess I over reacted! I am glad I took her in though. She seemed much more alert and even managed a growl yesterday when someone walked by the house. |
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What insulin are you using? Humalin N Thank you for your kind words. I will read the story now. |
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Posts: 7207 (11/25/09 12:55 AM) Administrator |
Yes that makes total sense that would have been what she was going into .. a result of not enough insulin....
You caught this very fast ! Good for you....It could have been life threatening... WHAT WAS THAT VET THINKING WITH 8 UNITS ??? You should send him your emergency visit bill !!
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