Question:
Wow! A light bulb just went on in my head! His excessive thirst at night, I mean crying to get at water, didn’t start until he began eating the potato & venison diet! I wonder if this would happen even if he isn’t diabetic. I wonder if the new diet & his thyroid together could be causing this! I think I’ll call my vet back & talk to her today.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> There is some controversy about the best diet for diabetics e.g. low > carbohydrate and high protein. Certainly, if your dog is being fed potatoes > and kibble then this is very high in carbohydrates and will raise his blood > glucose levels, which in turn will cause thirst and urination until his > diabetes is brought under control.. No human diabetic would be on this sort > of diet. I suggest that you feed him a low carbohydrate diet – no > potatoes, cereal etc., and increase the protein in his food. He needs > carbohydrates but this could be derived from vegetables – not carrots or > potatoes. Most tinned food also contains a fair proportion of cereal so it > might be better if you fed him with meat prepared by yourself. > I hope you get good news from your vet. > Ben
Response:
I think my 10+ year old Welsh Terrier may have diabetes. I have an appointment with our vet on Monday to bring him in & get him tested, but I am so worried about him. Lately he’s had trouble holding his bladder at night & he has really started drinking a LOT of water, especially at night. We’ve been kenneling him at night the last couple of weeks & he wakes me up in the middle of the night crying in his kennel. This is totally unusual for him! Usually you can’t get him out of there because he does want to leave his comfy, warm den! Anyway, when I go downstairs to let him out, the first thing he does he run to the water bowl & drink a lot of water. Then I let him outside, of course. When he comes back in, he goes back to his kennel by himself & goes back to sleep. What are some of the other signs of diabetes in dogs, because frequent urination & extreme thirst? Are there any websites or online support groups I can check out to get more information before our vet visit on Monday? Max also is being treated for underactive thyroid & is on a restricted diet (potato & venison kibble) for allergies. Thanks. — Dreamspinner3 Homepage: http://dreamspinner3.tripod.com/ ICQ: 48547727 "Apparently I’m insane. But I’m one of the happy kinds!" The views I express are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I think my 10+ year old Welsh Terrier may have diabetes. I have an > appointment with our vet on Monday to bring him in & get him tested, but I > am so worried about him. Lately he’s had trouble holding his bladder at > night & he has really started drinking a LOT of water, especially at night. > We’ve been kenneling him at night the last couple of weeks & he wakes me up > in the middle of the night crying in his kennel. This is totally unusual > for him! Usually you can’t get him out of there because he does want to > leave his comfy, warm den! Anyway, when I go downstairs to let him out, the > first thing he does he run to the water bowl & drink a lot of water. Then I > let him outside, of course. When he comes back in, he goes back to his > kennel by himself & goes back to sleep. What are some of the other signs of > diabetes in dogs, because frequent urination & extreme thirst? Are there > any websites or online support groups I can check out to get more > information before our vet visit on Monday? Max also is being treated for > underactive thyroid & is on a restricted diet (potato & venison kibble) for > allergies. Thanks.
I know nothing about diabetes in dogs, but I am diabetic and I assume that similar dietary requirements hold good for dogs and humans. There is some controversy about the best diet for diabetics e.g. low carbohydrate and high protein. Certainly, if your dog is being fed potatoes and kibble then this is very high in carbohydrates and will raise his blood glucose levels, which in turn will cause thirst and urination until his diabetes is brought under control.. No human diabetic would be on this sort of diet. I suggest that you feed him a low carbohydrate diet – no potatoes, cereal etc., and increase the protein in his food. He needs carbohydrates but this could be derived from vegetables – not carrots or potatoes. Most tinned food also contains a fair proportion of cereal so it might be better if you fed him with meat prepared by yourself. I hope you get good news from your vet. Ben