Dog Diabetes Symptoms To Watch Out For
Dog diabetes is a very devastating but treatable disease and the dog diabetes symptoms to watch out for are Polyuria and Polydipsia. These are the medical terms for these symptoms. Here’s what they mean:
Polyuria – When there’s too much glucose in the blood (also known as Hyperglycemia) the kidneys cannot cope and reabsorb everything back into the body and the excess glucose ends up in the urine the word for this is Polyuria.
Polydipsia – Is when dogs with diabetes need a much greater intake of water. However to look at this alone could give a false dog diagnosis of whether your dog has diabetes or not.
Basically these dog diabetes symptoms are when your dog drinks excessively and therefore needs to urinate excessive too, they go hand in hand. A diabetic dog will do this throughout the day so watch out for how often your dog needs to drink or go to the toilet. This is probably the best diabetes in dogs symptoms to watch out for especially if you notice an increase in this behavior.
Another one of the dog diabetes sypmtoms is that your dog may also have tiring due to the lack of glucose in their system and canine diabetes can occur in a dog whether they become under or over weight, sometimes their might be no weight change at all.
If you see these dog diabetes symptoms in your dog then it is advised that you seek medical help from your Vet. They will be able to run the proper blood tests to tell whether you own a dog who has diabetes. If their tests come back and show a persistently high level of glucose in their blood and a persistently high level of glucose in the urine your dog will be considered diabetic and your Vet will be able to assist you in the correct way to move forward with looking after your dog.
It’s not the end of the World if you or your dog develops diabetes and shows the typical dog diabetes symptoms because medical advances have come such a long way now that you can carry a kit around in your pocket that will help you monitor your blood glucose levels and you’ll also be able to administer your treatment anywhere you go.
By treatment I mean you will need to administer your dog with insulin therapy on a regular basis to relieve him of his dog diabetes symptoms. There are different types of insulin available for your dog and your Vet will be able to advise and prescribe you with the correct medicine and information on how often to treat. Keep the insulin refrigerated and before you administer to your dog give the medicine a little shake to mix it up. Don’t shake too hard all you’ll need to do is to move the capsule back and forth in your hand a few times.
Also when you’ve administered your dog with the treatment to help with easing these dog diabetes symptoms please ensure you dispose of the used kit in the proper way. Don’t just put them in your normal bin, I would suggest you put them in a plastic tub and keep them out of the reach of children and then when you get time take them back to your Vet and they will be able to dispose of them with all their used medical equipment.
Keep an eye out for these dog diabetes symptoms and if you do feel your dog drinks alot don’t panic but get him checked out just to be safe.
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