Diabetes mellitus in dogs has many similarities with the same disease in humans. However, the mechanisms that cause the disease are often different, and therefore the methods of treatment must be different.
Mechanism of diabetes in dogs
When this disease occurs, the following phenomena (or one of them) occur:
- the cells of the animal's organism do not perceive the signal of insulin;
- The pancreas does not produce enough insulin.
In these cases, the cells "do not see" glucose in the blood and do not tolerate it. In consequence of the increase in blood sugar. Because of this, the kidneys also stop coping, passing glucose into urine.
Symptoms of the disease
A large amount of sugar in the blood and urine are the first two symptoms, but so far they are not visible to the owner of the dog who has diabetes. When there is a lot of sugar in the urine, it draws water out of the blood, which increases the number of urination. And this is the third symptom.
In consequence of the large withdrawal of water, the animal's body is dehydrated and the dog begins to drink a lot. This is also a symptom.
Since the cells do not get the right amount of glucose, the body is starving and the dog begins to eat a lot, while losing weight. This is another symptom.
Treatment of diabetes in dogs
First, the veterinarian must accurately diagnose, then, proceeding from it, prescribe the dose and frequency of taking insulin or other drugs. You can stab your nyxes as a nurse, and you yourself. However, remember that it is better to give up a portion of the medicine than to take an extra shot. After all, this can lead to the death of the animal.
Diabetes mellitus in dogs requires compliance with the diet. Feeding should be fractional and frequent. Eliminate carbohydrates, put more emphasis on proteins (fish, meat), allowed buckwheat porridge. You can feed special therapeutic food, necessarily multivitamins and vitamins.
It requires constant supervision of the doctor to control the condition of the animal.
Non-diabetes in dogs
This is one of the diseases, the symptom of which is an increase in the amount of excreted urine. The disease appears as a result of disturbances in the work of the antidiuretic hormone. While the pet with water is able to make up for the loss of fluid, signs
After diagnosis of diabetes insipidus in dogs (it can be central and nephrotic), the type of treatment is chosen. With the central treatment of diabetes in dogs, there is a substitution therapy with various ADH preparations. In the case of nephrotic diabetes, treatment should be aimed at normalizing the functioning of the kidneys. In both cases, treatment should not allow dehydration of the pet's body.