Going back to the basics is never a bad thing. And after nearly 5 years of writing this newsletter, I sometimes feel really challenged to find new topics. Over the last several weeks, I have received a good amount of emails from people with newly diagnosed diabetics, so I thought that this would be a good time to go back and re-visit the basics of diabetes management in pets.
I get some great questions from clients. They inspire me with article ideas and keep me in tune with diabetic pet owners. I enjoy interacting with our readers, and sometimes the questions are worthy of a newsletter. […]
Some of the questions I get are worth sharing. These are real life questions from our readers. Your emails are the inspiration for most of my articles and certainly the “Ask Dr, Joi” series. Keep ’em coming! […]
Last week we discussed how diabetic pets, especially diabetic dogs, are prone to cataracts. This week we will briefly touch on some of the lesser known eye complications of pet diabetes.
The retina is the back of the eye. Diseases of the retina occur with poor diabetic control in pets and in humans, […]
Diabetic pets are prone to ocular disease. And it’s not just cataracts! It turns out that diabetic pets also get a higher incidence of corneal disease, retinal disease and uveitis. Cataracts are our topic today as they are the most notorious and feared complication of the diabetic dog eye. Next […]
I’ve written in the past about sedatives and anxiety reducing medications for thunderstorms, fireworks and other loud events that induce noise phobia in our pets. […]
I’m the first one to admit that I’m not up on pop culture. I’m not as hip as I once was, if I ever was! After 23 years as a veterinarian, it seems there isn’t enough time in the day to learn all we have to know! […]
I always get excited when I get emails from people with a diabetic pet because it allows me the chance to help them as well as use their questions to help pass helpful information along to the ADW newsletter readers too. The other day I received the question below about an ear infection and thought it […]
I always get excited when I get emails from people with a diabetic pet because it allows me the chance to help them as well as use their questions to help pass helpful information along to the ADW newsletter readers too. Just in the last week I received emails about the timing of the insulin injection […]
I received an email from a veterinarian today asking how to encourage her clients to do blood glucose curves at home, particularly when there are financial concerns. Boy do I have an answer for that!