Add me to the list of diabetic-dog owners....
So I guess I've been too lucky all these decades; plus adding a breed that is more likely to get diabetes (poodles) upped my chances anyway - but 8 year old Jimmy (mini Aussie/Mini poodle cross) deli...
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keepmotoring wrote:
We had a diabetic dog for many, many years. We did use Humulin N for her. My only advice is to get the insulin from Wal Mart. When we first started, we went to CVS and they needed a prescription plus back then they charged $72.00. We started going to Wal Mart and their price was $24.00!!! Good luck!
Oooh - thanks for the tip!
I'm headed back to the vet, sans dog. She gave me a bunch of Novolog Flex Pens (for free!); but last night, the pen malfunctioned (clicked from 4 to 2, not zero; so I injected the last bit in a different spot).... and Ed and I spent the night letting Jimmy out/cleaning up a wet spot on the carpet/listening to him guzzle water, etc. I'm perfectly comfortable giving an injection with a syringe; and at least with that I know he got the proper dose. I also suspect I can give him a gentler injection with the syringe - the Novolog pen seems kind of clunky.
