Very difficult day with my sweet puppy. His sugar spiked to 502. Since its the 4th of July, we had to go to the emergency vet.
With humans, there would be a sliding scale that would cover situations like this but not with dogs. The vet gave him 2 units of regular insulin and then we agreed to up his dose of NPH to 6 units. I have a feeling that it will need to be increased further.
The really scary thing is that I learned today that with canines, blindness can happen very quick - even within hours. Maxie's eyes are already starting to show some cloudiness. I'm praying I can get him regulated in time to save his eye sight.
I'll call I to my regular vet tomorrow to update her on his status and she what she thinks of the increased dose. His current BGL is in the mid 200's so obviously there needs to be another adjustment.
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