Every owner of
a diabetic dog knows that two things are critical to managing the condition: regular meals and corresponding doses of insulin.
Cataracts are virtually unavoidable in
diabetic dogs no matter how good the insulin regulation is; diabetic cats have alternative sugar metabolism in the eye and do not get cataracts from diabetes.
Not exact matches
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Now that you
know a little more about how to read a
dog food label, you should learn the basics about what to look for in a
diabetic dog food in particular.
Sugar is a definite
no -
no in all
dogs, but especially in
diabetic or overweight
dogs.
I am going to, on a different track but definitely related, next time I'm talking about pet diabetes, specifically
dog and cat diabetes, that is something that is a growing epidemic as well and it's something that I think a lot of pet owners aren't educated about and they don't
know what signs to look for, as many as one in five
dogs now have canine diabetes and I'm not exactly sure the statistics on cats but that's a growing number as well, I
know it's less in cats because cats can actually go into
diabetic remission.
Ruefenacht founded
Dogs for
Diabetics, or D4D, as it is
known, in 2004.
Did you
know that a number of emergency clinic visits each year are due to a family
dog chewing off the
diabetic persons toes while they doze...!?
Did you
know that approximately 80 % of
diabetic dogs will develop cataracts within 16 months of diagnosis, with the majority developing significant cataract within 5 - 6 months?
The Soft & Chewy biscuits can also be considered as
diabetic dog treats for the simple fact that it contains a maximum of 2.5 % crude fiber and packed with vitamins and minerals that are
known to be important in glucose metabolism and in improving the activity of insulin in the canine body.