Cataract surgery for diabetic dog?
Update on Jimmy, our mini-poodle/mini-Aussie mix who was diagnosed about a year ago with diabetes. The good news: the possible neuropathy that was making him "weird" (scared of his water bowl and c...
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Our 6 year old Keeshond ended up with diabetes. She lived until she was 8.
She went blind right away, I had to give her daily insulin shots. She ended up losing all of her fur due to the stress of it all. I was able to buy a small coyote skin at Quartzsite and fitted it to her to keep her warm. Folks would mistake for an actual coyote when I was walking her.
We took her camping with us. I always kept her on a 10 foot chain in the campsite. It was amazing how quickly she would scout an area and realize where obstacles were. I would only have to walk her to her water and food bowls once and she would be able to find them on her own.
We had another Keeshond and I would hook the two together with an 18 inch leash and then use the longer leash on the dog that could see. That's how we would take walks. She had her own seeing eye dog and human.
I could tell that she enjoyed her life right up until the end. We knew when it was time to let her go peacefully due to health complications from the diabetes.
She went blind right away, I had to give her daily insulin shots. She ended up losing all of her fur due to the stress of it all. I was able to buy a small coyote skin at Quartzsite and fitted it to her to keep her warm. Folks would mistake for an actual coyote when I was walking her.
We took her camping with us. I always kept her on a 10 foot chain in the campsite. It was amazing how quickly she would scout an area and realize where obstacles were. I would only have to walk her to her water and food bowls once and she would be able to find them on her own.
We had another Keeshond and I would hook the two together with an 18 inch leash and then use the longer leash on the dog that could see. That's how we would take walks. She had her own seeing eye dog and human.
I could tell that she enjoyed her life right up until the end. We knew when it was time to let her go peacefully due to health complications from the diabetes.
