Ankit,
I think this is a vey informative topic. I think that diabetes in pets is a huge responsibility for the clients and educating them on what to do in the short term and long term is what will help produce the results that pets need. I think that with proper education most owners would/do comply with the exercise recommendations from their PCP.
I think that for pets in shelters it can be come very very had to manage diabetes because of the large number of animals, staffing issues and the many other things they face.
Thank you so much for sharing this information and the detailed explanation. It gave me a better of the different types of diabetes.
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Marissa Reid
Assistant Practice Manager
Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital
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Access To Care Specialist
Clinic Management Specialist
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-08-2022 11:34 PM
From: Ankit Gondaliya
Subject: Diabetic Health in Pets!
Diabetes is now more of a common disease in pets. It is definitely life-changing. But having said that, you could make your pet lead a healthy life following the specific routines.
Dogs and cats with diabetes usually require lifelong treatment with special diets, a good fitness regimen and, particularly in dogs, daily insulin injections. The key to managing diabetic pets is to keep your pet's blood sugar near normal levels and avoid too-high or too-low levels that can be life-threatening.
Just to stay updated. There are two types of diabetes found in pets:
Diabetes is a metabolic (glandular) disease involving hormones that regulate water balance and blood glucose (sugar) levels.
There are two primary types of diabetes: Insipidus and Mellitus.
- Diabetes insipidus less commonly affects pets and mainly involves hormones that help to regulate water retention and excretion.
- Diabetes mellitus (Type I or II) is more common and results from the lack of or insufficient production of insulin from the pancreas.
To prevent or cure diabetes, we should be very precise and focused on what we feed, exercise time, and the behaviour of our pets.
What are your views on this?
#AccesstoCare
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Ankit Gondaliya
CEO
FirmPet
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