Diabetes in my young Beagle/JR Terrie mix

Pennylane1440 · 02-04-2012, 02:04 PM

I came very close to losing my beloved Pennylane at Christmas. She spent Christmas at the Emergency Animal Hospital in their ICU with a Central line and other IVs Had severe Pancreatitis and Blood sugars of 378. I had taken her to my vet for vomiting and malaise and she did some labs and sent me direcly to the Emergency hospital. She was there 5 days. She now gets Humulin Insulin 4 units 2x/day; has very labile blood sugars at her Glucose Curve tests. Her Specialist vet cannot explain how she got this sick at such a young age. Stated probably "genetic". Anyone out there going thru diabetes with your baby, I would love to share experiences. Penny is he sweetest doggie I have ever had. Everyone falls in love with her. I think my vet would take her home if she could! I am so worried tha Penny will lose her eyesight etc if her sugars do not stabilize. She is on a very strict Hills WD gastro diabetes wet and dry food diet. She did weigh 32 pounds before she got so sick. Now weighs 27. Plays a lot more and is rather fiesty now with her "sister" a Lab/boxer mix who I adopted at the same time as Penny.After researching on the net, I am fairly certain Penny is a "JackOBee".

Bagel Bite · 02-04-2012, 05:33 PM

How old is Penny?

Dawna · 02-05-2012, 12:09 AM

Is she named for the old Beatles song? I personally never had a dog with diabetes, but I've had a few friends with diabetic cats. In each case the cats were at least 10 years old. I guess a dog could have type1, or "juvenile diabetes" just like humans can.

brandypup · 02-05-2012, 06:28 PM

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02-04-2012, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pennylane1440 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Rural area south of Indianapolis Posts: 1	Diabetes in my young Beagle/JR Terrie mix I came very close to losing my beloved Pennylane at Christmas. She spent Christmas at the Emergency Animal Hospital in their ICU with a Central line and other IVs Had severe Pancreatitis and Blood sugars of 378. I had taken her to my vet for vomiting and malaise and she did some labs and sent me direcly to the Emergency hospital. She was there 5 days. She now gets Humulin Insulin 4 units 2x/day; has very labile blood sugars at her Glucose Curve tests. Her Specialist vet cannot explain how she got this sick at such a young age. Stated probably "genetic". Anyone out there going thru diabetes with your baby, I would love to share experiences. Penny is he sweetest doggie I have ever had. Everyone falls in love with her. I think my vet would take her home if she could! I am so worried tha Penny will lose her eyesight etc if her sugars do not stabilize. She is on a very strict Hills WD gastro diabetes wet and dry food diet. She did weigh 32 pounds before she got so sick. Now weighs 27. Plays a lot more and is rather fiesty now with her "sister" a Lab/boxer mix who I adopted at the same time as Penny.After researching on the net, I am fairly certain Penny is a "JackOBee".

02-05-2012, 06:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
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02-04-2012, 05:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bagel Bite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 57	How old is Penny?

02-05-2012, 12:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dawna Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 815	Is she named for the old Beatles song? I personally never had a dog with diabetes, but I've had a few friends with diabetic cats. In each case the cats were at least 10 years old. I guess a dog could have type1, or "juvenile diabetes" just like humans can.

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