My dachshund has diabetes

Wal-Mart pharmacy carries the prescription for our dashing and it runs approximately $25.

Our 10 year old dachshund has diabetes.
Drs dont tell you that there’s a 75% chance the will get cataracts. You need to check their eyes as you begin treatment.
you may notice a reluctance to go for a walk or bumping into things.
You can have the cataracts removed by a competent
surgeon and they c an check for glaucoma.
We had it done and it was worth the price

Judy,

I’m so sorry to hear about the glaucoma! Our Penney is 12.5 and has cataracts, it’s not easy. We were able to get her a collar on ebay to help her from hitting her head. The seller is very nice “adopt-shelter-animals” is the store it was about $30.

As far as food goes, in Penney’s case, high protein is a must to keep her blood sugar stable. The average dog food has about 22-25% protein. I try to find anything over that. Also, watch out for anything that has a lot of carbs, they usually metabolize into sugars and raise blood sugar . Since she gets her shots every 12 hours, she needs a mid day snack. She gets raw carrots or a grain free treat. We’ve been keeping her on this for a year and she’s doing really well!

Hi! Walmart does not require a prescription. We paid $150 plus $40 for syringes at CVS. Walmart is $35 per vial for novolin N and $12 for syringes. Penney is on 7 units 2x a day and one vial usually last 2-2.5 months.

I just found out that my 10 year old dachshund has diabetes. After throwing up for 3 days and drinking excessive amount of water. My husband has a bad habit of giving my dogs people food when I am not around and this all started when he gave them a plate of spaghetti that he did not finish. I though that it was the garlic in the sauce that made her sick. Now she is on the insulin 2x a day and a chicken & rice dinner for a week as well as an antibiotic for her inflamed pancreas and a pill to calm her stomach. Wow, who would have thought it to be diabetes. Anyone have a similar situation to share on the care and food to give.

My 9 year old female dachshund has diabetes for three months. She started on 10unts twice a day, now
on 15 twice a day. It’s about to break my hear. Now she has developed glaucoma, the left one is worse than the right, but it’s getting worse.
Stays with an infection all the time.

Any suggestions??????

looking for a support group for Dachshund diabetes.

Hi, My 9 years old dachshund(Lucy) was diagnosed one week ago. I am so scared about all of it. The vet put her on a special diet and has insulin 2 times a day. Today she spent the whole day at her vets for a blood test’s to see how the insulin is working and to see if she need it changed to a different amount. I will be picking her up in about w hour and then I will be able hopefully to get a better handle on this disease. I am also hoping to be in some kind of support group too.

I get mine at walmart…100 small needles and a vial of N insulin for 38 bucks.