Dogs with poor glycemic control may benefit from increased fiber, but
some diabetic dogs do better with less.
Don't get me wrong, natural and organic dog foods are healthier, but a diabetic dogs doesn't need Organic, he or she needs a dog food that is low in sugar and carbs while being high in fiber and proteins.
Caring for
a diabetic dog does require frequent trips to the veterinarian to regulate the blood sugar.
Not exact matches
Being low glycemic doesn't prevent weight gain, though, especially in overweight or
diabetic dogs, so watch how much you're giving your
dog.
A service
dog can work only at home for tasks that are
done at home, such as waking a person from night terrors or when they go into a
diabetic low or alerting them to a sound when they take their hearing aids out.
How
does diabetic dog food differ from other foods?
If the
diabetic dog food product you are looking at doesn't have a statement like this on the package, it is not a quality product and it will not meet your
dog's nutritional needs so you should move on to the next option.
Just make sure that, as a means of reducing calorie content, the
diabetic dog food you choose doesn't also reduce protein content.
If your
dog is
diabetic, there are plenty of other remedies out there that don't contain sugar.
The Alfie Pet by Petoga Couture — Chico Reversible Pet Sling Carrier
does help relieve separation anxiety in pets while allowing their owners to work, but it has also been very vital to
diabetics who need their alert service
dog to be with them all the time.
He
did very good on this for several months before his death, then we had to switch to
diabetic dog food.
How
does Vetsulin differ from the human insulin products traditionally prescribed for
diabetic dogs?
A
diabetic alert
dog is especially valuable if a
diabetic does not feel the symptoms of low blood sugar coming on like sweating, shaking or confusion.
Do you think they will be ok to give a
diabetic dog?
And, it leaves out all of the carbs and fillers you don't want for your
diabetic dog, like potatoes, glutens, and plant proteins.
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.
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.
Does not apply to
diabetic dogs.
As
diabetic dogs often
do, Phoebe developed cataracts, which quickly impaired her vision in both eyes.
Cats, for example,
do not get the cataracts that
dogs do, or the arthrosclerosis of the blood vessels that causes human
diabetics such problems as gangrenous toes which
dogs will chew off by the way!
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...!?
We
do not train Guide
Dogs for people who are blind, for seizure or
diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical symptoms, for the primary benefits of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.
However, unlike
dogs, it
does mean that with proper diet, there is a chance that a feline
diabetic may be able to get weaned off insulin injections over time (about 20 % -30 % of the time if the correct diet and insulin are chosen).
Not only
does she love it, but my other 3
dogs that are not
diabetic (and the cat) also love it... so much so that they have all snubbed their regular food!
We
do not train Guide
Dogs for people who are blind, for
diabetic alert / response, to anticipate or detect medical symptoms, for the primary benefit of emotional comfort, to recognize and / or manage undesirable human behavior, to provide supervision, navigation, or safety from environmental hazards, to respond aggressively, to provide personal protection or to assist with the management of mental illness (such as PTSD, etc.) as a primary condition.
Also, high fiber diets run counter to a cat's natural diet and research has shown that high fiber diets
do not favorably impact a
diabetic cat like that observed in a
diabetic dog or human.
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?
Let's look at how diabetes affects your
dog, what the symptoms of
diabetic neuropathy look like, how your veterinarian can treat the condition and what you can
do to prevent it in your
dog.
What is it and why
do diabetic dogs develop this condition?