Pet Diabetes Newsletter

For the vast majority of diabetic pets we give insulin at the time of feeding. Usually once a pet starts to "dig in" at the food bowl we have the pet owner give the injection of insulin. I think the best reason for this is that the pet is too busy eating a delicious meal to pay much attention to the itty bitty prick of an insulin needle.

Two weeks ago I got a new patient. He came to my clinic for a second opinion, as well as a quote for a dental cleaning and extractions of some abscessed teeth. And, by the way, he is an 18-year old uncontrolled diabetic cat. I thought this patient would be a good example for our readers […]

Years ago, before I had honed my charming bedside manner, I entered a well pet exam and teased the client that she had a "max pin" instead of a "min pin". That's short for miniature pinscher for those not used to vet speak. I don't think the client heard a word I said after that.

Last week I met a new patient. A family brought me their chubby, handsome, middle-aged pug. He had been to his regular veterinarian several times over the prior month because he had unrelenting soft stool. Their usual veterinarian was out of town, so the owners came to my hospital.