dog diabetes

[piglet22]

thanx to the advice given about general diabetes in dogs yesterday but i noticed a mention of giving insulin before food my vet said i must give my dog her insulin after my dog has ate.im confused now?

[Lil'Lucy]

Erm - You could take the advice of the professional vet (recommended) or you take the advice of the general public who could be talking utter rubbish....

[piglet22]

erm..thanks for your opinion but i was just curious why their vets had advised them to not feed their dogs first. incase you wonder you can be assured i will be taking the advice of my vet not the public i aint that stupid!

[Annlinda]

One of my dogs is nearly 11 and a diabetic. I inject her twice a day usually around 6.30 am to 7.30 and then 12 hours later. I inject as she is feeding because she is a flighty little madam and if she knows I have a syringe in my hand she clears off even though she is blind. I also give the injection site a little rub after injection. My vet wasn't too concerned about before or after food, he just said that if she doesn't eat up to 2 hours after the injection she would be OK because her appetite should kick in, just look out for signs of a hypo......never had one yet touch wood, I have found that a large hide chew is a good treat because it keeps her teeth clean. I buy them from Pets at home in a pack of two they look like rolled up paper also a little bit of carrot, apple melon or cucumber acts as a treat.

[Lil'Lucy]

Piglet - I didn't mean for my answer to appear facetious! As far as I can understand, I think vets advise people to feed their dogs first and then inject the insulin afterwards is to ensure that the dog has actually had good meal first. I was told that if you inject the dog and then he doesn't eat - he can become poorly as there is no food for the insulin to work on.

I may be wrong.

[piglet22]

anna linda,-many thanks for your advice my dog has sadly gone blind due to her diabetes and is becoming a little madam when it comes to injection time like you said i try to inject her when she is eating or more often than not after she has ate.then i give her a treat of gravy bone from tesco she loves them! i also buy the dentastix i have tried those rawhide treats but she only has some teeth and they bled so i dont buy them anymore.cheers again for your advise!

[piglet22]

lil lucy - thanks for your advise believe me my dog loves her food and i would never inject her without grub in her first!thanks for your concern!