The other day one of my clients with a diabetic cat called to discuss his cat’s recent weight loss. His kitty is a senior and he also sees another veterinarian whose clinic is closer to his home than my clinic. Since I haven’t seen him in 4 or 5 months, and since he hasn’t had full […]
This week I received an email from one of our readers asking what to expect as her cat seems to be going into diabetic remission. So I got out my crystal ball and… Wait! I don’t have a crystal ball. How it plays out varies from pet to pet. I suppose what I can share with […]
This week I had interactions with two of my favorite diabetic patients. They both happen to be in transition. One is a senior Labrador who travels throughout state parks here in south Florida with his humans, doing volunteer work. I only get to see him a few times a year in person, because he and his […]
I was out to dinner with one of my favorite vet clients last week and he asked me what differences exist between human diabetes and pet diabetes. I honestly couldn’t come up with any huge difference other than the fact that humans have longer lifespans than dogs and cats, so veterinarians get to treat fewer of […]
Type 1 diabetes is a relative or complete lack of insulin production. Type 2 diabetes is a result of insulin resistance – insulin is present, but not functioning properly. We typically tell clients that dogs are type 1 diabetics and cats are most often type 2 diabetics, but in all honestly both dogs and cats can […]
One morning as I was laying sod in my yard here in South Florida I was dripping sweat and it was barely 10 am. I came in twice to guzzle water. It got me thinking about diabetics in the summertime heat. Heck, if I can lose so much water while being perfectly healthy, imagine how much […]
How I adore our ADW clients. Not only are you smart enough to shop around to find great pricing for your diabetic pet supplies, you help keep me abreast of what is going on around the country and how other practitioners approach diabetes management.
Last week after one of my insulin pen article went out, George […]
In my general practice here in south Florida I usually diagnose a diabetic every month or 2. This past week I diagnosed 2 in one day! One of the biggest worries clients have (other than financial, of course), is giving injections to their beloved pet! Some pet owners are a natural with giving injections. Others need […]
This week I was presented with a pet who was drinking a noticeably greater amount than he previously had been drinking. The owner was afraid the pet had diabetes. That is a very valid thought! Diabetes, kidney disease and Cushings disease all come to mind when a pet gradually starts to drink more. If I had […]
As a veterinarian in South Florida, I can’t tell you how many itchy allergic pets I see every week. I see pets with food allergies, flea allergies and a lot of pets with hay fever (aka atopic dermatitis or atopy). When veterinarians first see a pet with allergic dermatitis we must first figure out if it […]