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Monitoring Your Dog
Home Care and observations
1. Water intake (amount and frequency)
2. Appetite (increased or decreased)
3. Volume and frequency of urination
4. Body Weight (increase or decrease)
- Any change in the above should be discussed with your veterinarian
- Make notation on a daily journal or calendar. That way when you discuss your pet's progress with you veterinarian, you are less likely to leave out details.
- This also allows you to take an active roll in your pet's treatment.
- Do not adjust any of your pet's therapy without first discussing the observed abnormalities with your veterinarian.
Blood Glucose Curves
Accurate and regular blood glucose monitoring is crucial to helping control your pet's condition. At the core of any monitoring program is an effective and complete monitoring system to test and record your pet's blood glucose level. Consider using the iPet in your monitoring program. Click to see more information about the iPet; The most complete blood glucose monitoring system for your pet.
- Since Individual animals differ in their response to insulin, these curves allow you to determine the duration of effect of the type of insulin used.
- Blood glucose concentrations need to be evaluated every two hours for a 12-24 hour period.
- In most cases a 12 hour curve will suffice in giving you valuable information.
- Some cases will require a 24 hour glucose curve for patients with different activity levels, food intake levels, or those cases where a 12 hour blood glucose concentration appeared poorly regulated.
- For those animals requiring a 24 hour blood glucose curve, your veterinarian may recommend a referral center or emergency clinic with 24 hour care.
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