Sue (Mo's Mum)
Member Since 2018
Poor Mo!
All results are now back and his Spec Fpl came in at 22.6 (ref range 0.1 - 3.5).
We saw the vet an hour ago and she has given him an injection of Convenia antibiotic and more Famotidine, plus an ongoing antibiotic - Veraflox Oral Suspension. Hopefully that will help the Pancreatitis.
The diabetes will be treated starting tomorrow evening with Prozinc Insulin and syringes - not sure on the dose yet and I need to collect that tomorrow as it has had to be ordered in - we went with the cat specific insulin as there wasn't much in it cost wise. (The other one they offer is Caninsulin).
I am going to change his diet back to wet food - I feel guilty I had him on all dry, but I honestly thought it was the way forward with his sickness - Mo will be pleased! Going to start a transition from tonight.
The vet is happy I home test, but doesn't know a lot about it - the nurse who took us through the injections and how-to's does have a diabetic dog but advocates doing a glucose curve every two weeks - I'm in favour of more regular testing so will get my head around that and buy the necessary stuff.
Can anyone point me towards where I'd find info on the correct readings I need to obtain via a human testing meter? I already have an Accumeter but it's quite old so I'll buy a newer one if needed as I'm not sure what size sample it needs and I need new test strips.
Many thanks.
Sue
All results are now back and his Spec Fpl came in at 22.6 (ref range 0.1 - 3.5).
We saw the vet an hour ago and she has given him an injection of Convenia antibiotic and more Famotidine, plus an ongoing antibiotic - Veraflox Oral Suspension. Hopefully that will help the Pancreatitis.
The diabetes will be treated starting tomorrow evening with Prozinc Insulin and syringes - not sure on the dose yet and I need to collect that tomorrow as it has had to be ordered in - we went with the cat specific insulin as there wasn't much in it cost wise. (The other one they offer is Caninsulin).
I am going to change his diet back to wet food - I feel guilty I had him on all dry, but I honestly thought it was the way forward with his sickness - Mo will be pleased! Going to start a transition from tonight.
The vet is happy I home test, but doesn't know a lot about it - the nurse who took us through the injections and how-to's does have a diabetic dog but advocates doing a glucose curve every two weeks - I'm in favour of more regular testing so will get my head around that and buy the necessary stuff.
Can anyone point me towards where I'd find info on the correct readings I need to obtain via a human testing meter? I already have an Accumeter but it's quite old so I'll buy a newer one if needed as I'm not sure what size sample it needs and I need new test strips.
Many thanks.
Sue
