No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| (9 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
name=Badger| |
name=Badger| |
||
species=Canine| |
species=Canine| |
||
| + | image=[[Image:Up_Close_Badger1.jpg|thumb|350px|Badger Up Close & Kinda Goofy]] | |
||
| − | image=http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e269/utinfdl235/badgercrop.jpg | |
||
| − | bgcolor= |
+ | bgcolor=lightblue| |
| − | fgcolor= |
+ | fgcolor=black| |
gender=Male| |
gender=Male| |
||
markings=Mini-Dachshund - Black & Tan| |
markings=Mini-Dachshund - Black & Tan| |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
rmmonth=Unknown| |
rmmonth=Unknown| |
||
rmyear=Unknown| |
rmyear=Unknown| |
||
| − | lowbg= |
+ | lowbg=Unknown| |
| − | highbg= |
+ | highbg=Unknown| |
regcomment=have had to switch food and insulin so starting over| |
regcomment=have had to switch food and insulin so starting over| |
||
oralmed=| |
oralmed=| |
||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
| − | Badger was diagnosed in Feb. 2006 and put on Vetsulin and W/D. I live in a rural area and have a few livestock vets to choose from - who know little about diabetic dogs. So we took a trip to the big city and had a full workup done. In addition to diabetes, Badger also has an enlarged heart (I always knew he had a BIG heart...), a kidney stone and several bladder stones. We switched his food to G/D and after reading all the problems with Vetsulin, and since we weren't regulated anyway, decided to switch to NPH. We are now on 3 shots per day. He isn't regulated but it is looking promising. He doesn't like me to home test his BG but occasionally he will let me. I mostly use UG strips that aren't as accurate but better than nothing. We take our 3-hour drive one way to the city every few weeks to see our great vet! Badger is my best buddy and the love of my life. |
+ | Badger was diagnosed in Feb. 2006 and put on Vetsulin and W/D. I live in a rural area and have a few livestock vets to choose from - who know little about diabetic dogs. So we took a trip to the big city and had a full workup done. In addition to diabetes, Badger also has an enlarged heart (I always knew he had a BIG heart...), a kidney stone and several bladder stones. We switched his food to G/D and after reading all the problems with Vetsulin, and since we weren't regulated anyway, decided to switch to NPH. We are now on 3 shots per day. He isn't regulated but it is looking promising. He doesn't like me to home test his BG but occasionally he will let me. I mostly use UG strips that aren't as accurate but better than nothing. We take our 3-hour drive one way to the city every few weeks to see our great vet! Badger is my best buddy and the love of my life. |
| + | March 26, 2007 - We have made it over a year now and Badger is regulated on NPH twice a day. He has developed Cushings Disease recently and is taking daily meds for that too. He is such a trooper. He has gone blind and is losing his hearing but he still loves to play ball - it just takes him longer to find it! I'm so lucky to have him in my life. He turns 13 on the 4th of July and we are planning a big party! |
||
| + | [[Image:Blinkie.gif]]<br>[[Wiki_Pets_of_the_Month|May 2006.]] |
||
| + | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | |||
| ⚫ | |||
Latest revision as of 21:34, 22 June 2009
Badger was diagnosed in Feb. 2006 and put on Vetsulin and W/D. I live in a rural area and have a few livestock vets to choose from - who know little about diabetic dogs. So we took a trip to the big city and had a full workup done. In addition to diabetes, Badger also has an enlarged heart (I always knew he had a BIG heart...), a kidney stone and several bladder stones. We switched his food to G/D and after reading all the problems with Vetsulin, and since we weren't regulated anyway, decided to switch to NPH. We are now on 3 shots per day. He isn't regulated but it is looking promising. He doesn't like me to home test his BG but occasionally he will let me. I mostly use UG strips that aren't as accurate but better than nothing. We take our 3-hour drive one way to the city every few weeks to see our great vet! Badger is my best buddy and the love of my life.
March 26, 2007 - We have made it over a year now and Badger is regulated on NPH twice a day. He has developed Cushings Disease recently and is taking daily meds for that too. He is such a trooper. He has gone blind and is losing his hearing but he still loves to play ball - it just takes him longer to find it! I'm so lucky to have him in my life. He turns 13 on the 4th of July and we are planning a big party!
