Diagnosing Canine Diabetes
Joseph Baylon
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In diagnosing canine diabetes, several procedures must be conducted: a physical exam, urinalysis and blood tests. All these will help confirm if your dog is a suffering from canine 
diabetes.
The clinical signs are there: your beloved kennel has increased its appetite, otherwise known as polyphagia, presented with polyuria and polydipsia, frequent urination and frequent thirst in the latter. You have noticed that there is decrease in his weight, your veterinarian tells you, your dog may be suffering from canine diabetes.
For this disease, treating canine diabetes will depend highly on the stage is into. Some canines may need to be hospitalized for a number of days but if detected early it may be treated at home. In its treatment it will involve a strict diet with glucose lowering factors. Adding fibrous diet is also advisable in canine diabetes.
Insulin therapy may be required for some canines, and administering these injections may be difficult for some owners. But with patience and perseverance, pet owners will later on master administering insulins to their pets.
Canine diabetes may be a long process of treatment, it requires frequent visits to the veterinarian to monitor its blood sugar. Annual exams are also required along with blood works to make sure that no further complications may occur. In their homes, pet owners must monitor fluid intake, food intake and urination because if changes occur, fluctuations in their blood glucose might happen.
Test strips may also be used to check the glucose of the canines. However there would be some dogs who does not respond well to insulin and later on may have resistance to the therapy. In such cases, medications are combined with others. Although some just respond in a slow process resulting to weakness and sudden collapse.
The clinical signs are there: your beloved kennel has increased its appetite, otherwise known as polyphagia, presented with polyuria and polydipsia, frequent urination and frequent thirst in the latter. You have noticed that there is decrease in his weight, your veterinarian tells you, your dog may be suffering from canine diabetes.
For this disease, treating canine diabetes will depend highly on the stage is into. Some canines may need to be hospitalized for a number of days but if detected early it may be treated at home. In its treatment it will involve a strict diet with glucose lowering factors. Adding fibrous diet is also advisable in canine diabetes.
Insulin therapy may be required for some canines, and administering these injections may be difficult for some owners. But with patience and perseverance, pet owners will later on master administering insulins to their pets.
Canine diabetes may be a long process of treatment, it requires frequent visits to the veterinarian to monitor its blood sugar. Annual exams are also required along with blood works to make sure that no further complications may occur. In their homes, pet owners must monitor fluid intake, food intake and urination because if changes occur, fluctuations in their blood glucose might happen.
Test strips may also be used to check the glucose of the canines. However there would be some dogs who does not respond well to insulin and later on may have resistance to the therapy. In such cases, medications are combined with others. Although some just respond in a slow process resulting to weakness and sudden collapse.
In diagnosing canine diabetes, several procedures must be conducted: a physical exam, urinalysis and blood tests.