Quincy the diabetic, blind dog broke her leg.
Quincy, our 10 year old Doberman was diagnosed with diabetes a year ago. After working with our vets to get her glucose levels down with diet and insulin about 6 months into that she lost her vision....
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The saddle pad sounds like a good idea.
Sadly Quincy won't be needing it as she passed away this morning at 4;30.
She had a good day yesterday, She ate and drank but was restless.
She asked to go outside several times and she pooped and peed while we supported her. We were so encouraged that we ordered her a Walking wheels doggy wheelchair from http://www.handicappedpets.com and this morning we caught them before they shipped and they easily agreed to cancel the order. Nice caring people.
In the evening she refused her food but drank a lot of water. She started having trouble breathing and got very worried and didn't want us to leave her side.
She would go through stages of calming down and be able to rest and then she would get anxious and start panting and almost panic and we would have to calm her down.
We have been sleeping downstairs with her on mats beside her pad.
When we settled in to sleep she was pretty calm and went to sleep.
Nights have been bad in that she got us up 5 or 6 times or more each night.
Last night I only had to tuck her back in twice and when I checked her at 4:30 she stopped breathing. I don't think she even woke up.
Her temperature and blood sugar were good last night but the heart gave out.
She was very, very special and dear to us.
Thanks for all your concern.
Jon and Loretta
Sadly Quincy won't be needing it as she passed away this morning at 4;30.
She had a good day yesterday, She ate and drank but was restless.
She asked to go outside several times and she pooped and peed while we supported her. We were so encouraged that we ordered her a Walking wheels doggy wheelchair from http://www.handicappedpets.com and this morning we caught them before they shipped and they easily agreed to cancel the order. Nice caring people.
In the evening she refused her food but drank a lot of water. She started having trouble breathing and got very worried and didn't want us to leave her side.
She would go through stages of calming down and be able to rest and then she would get anxious and start panting and almost panic and we would have to calm her down.
We have been sleeping downstairs with her on mats beside her pad.
When we settled in to sleep she was pretty calm and went to sleep.
Nights have been bad in that she got us up 5 or 6 times or more each night.
Last night I only had to tuck her back in twice and when I checked her at 4:30 she stopped breathing. I don't think she even woke up.
Her temperature and blood sugar were good last night but the heart gave out.
She was very, very special and dear to us.
Thanks for all your concern.
Jon and Loretta
