DIABETIC PETS?

[pollensa]

Hello

For all those who may have pets, who may/may not have unfortunately, diabetes, I would like to share knowledge, that Genteel lancing device for monitoring blood sugars of your pets, which results depending on your situation, offers opportunity to check your pet at home, no more constant and or costly visits to vets?

This morning I placed a thread about Genteel lancing device for us humans, now share regards pets. Take a peep at the link below self explanatory

https://www.mygenteel.com/pets/

I have ordered one myself, as I have not tried, unfortunately cannot pass comments, yet feel confident as I am a user of Genteel myself, I am sure my two lovely goldens, Surf and Alba will benefit that I am able to test as and when to ensure their sugars are OK, even though not diagnosed Diabetic, its a precaution monitoring only.

This precaution is for the fact, I lost a beautiful golden to diabetes 4 years ago, I wish someone had shared or raised awareness at that stage to have allowed the opportunity to purchase this genteel device for pets, which may have saved my dog, for this I share this knowledge, in case you wish to take precautions for your pets, and/or you have unfortunately a pet that has diabetes needs monitoring and controlling, and can check as and when you wish in convenience of your own home, based on my own experience of genteel testing on myself, if thats an example to go by, no pain, I am sure this will be the same for my dogs or your pets, without doubt, painless testing will make them happy pets.

Hope this info of Pets and diabetes tools available is of use.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Thank you for that information. I'm sorry to read about the loss of your dog in that way. I know how devastated you must have been.

I cannot for one second imagine how on earth I could ever check my Boston's blood sugar without causing mayhem. She is a real live-wire.

When she was admitted to the vets for spaying they did the full run of blood tests pre-op. When we picked her up later that day I asked for a copy of the blood results and was worried to see she had raised glucose levels. Discussed with the vet, who was not concerned as the rise was quite small and very likely down to the stress of being at the vets. On her post op review, the vet did a quick paw-prick test at my request, and her levels were absolutely normal. Panic over!

The vet did tell us that he has seen a huge rise in diabetes in cats. A smaller increase in dogs. He also told us that they offer customers the Libre sensors, which work just as well on dogs as they do on humans.

 

[bamba]

The vet did tell us that he has seen a huge rise in diabetes in cats. A smaller increase in dogs. He also told us that they offer customers the Libre sensors, which work just as well on dogs as they do on humans.

How much does the Vet charge for them - and does he keep them in stock?

 

[Bluetit1802]

How much does the Vet charge for them - and does he keep them in stock?

I have no idea. Knowing vets, they won't be cheap!

 

[LooperCat]

The vet did tell us that he has seen a huge rise in diabetes in cats. A smaller increase in dogs. He also told us that they offer customers the Libre sensors, which work just as well on dogs as they do on humans.

I suspect it’s because more and more people feed their cats dried kibble rather than wet food - and it contains a fair bit of grain. And cats being obligate carnivores aren’t equipped to process it, store it as fat around the liver and pancreas, and become insulin resistant, and eventually diabetic. Didn’t occur to me until I looked into low carb for me, and suddenly realised I was feeding my three loads of carbs. One of my male cats is getting quite (ahem) heavy and he’s always got his face in the kibble. So back to wet food, and hopefully it’ll make a difference.

 

[Tabbyjoolz]

My old boy Victor (see my avatar) developed diabetes towards the end of his life. It was before I was diagnosed myself so I didn't have a meter at the time. It was difficult enough to get him to stay still long enough for his insulin, let alone take a blood glucose reading.

About three months after diagnosis he staggered in late one evening, let out a very distressed meow and collapsed. Suddenly he was having a seizure which seemed to go on forever and he lost control of his bowels. After the swiftest Googling in history, I realised he was having a hypo and managed to get some sugar water into his mouth. The seizure subsided, he came to just as I was cleaning up his rear end, and he meowed at me as if to say "what the hell just happened?".

I whizzed Victor round to the vet the following morning; the vet said his blood sugars were normal and that sometimes diabetes spontaneously resolves itself in cats. He lived a lovely, needle-free life for a few more months, then sadly he developed lymphoma and declined rapidly.