by Jeff Mendelsohn | Mar 19, 2016 | General Dog Diabetes Posts
At the end of January we welcomed a new fuzzy kid into our family. We knew the change would of course change our routines, causes stress for Bender and Luna. In general upset our dogs for a little bit until they were fully use to Toki. As expected, Luna showed her...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Feb 28, 2016 | General Dog Diabetes Posts
To start, I want to say, stop, take a deep breath. Now, let me say, canine diabetes is not usually a death sentence for a dog. In most cases, diabetic dogs will live a full and healthy life with proper management. My dog, Bender, was diagnosed with Diabetes back in...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Sep 17, 2015 | General Dog Diabetes Posts, Glucose Meters, Reviews, Supplies
I was given a Pet Test Meter by Advocate to review. I’ve been using the Pet Test meter for a few months now. Over all, I am happy with the meter and recommend it as another glucose meter. Unboxing & First Impressions The kit I was sent came with the meter,...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | May 22, 2015 | General Dog Diabetes Posts
I’ve come across several people in my comments on this blog, other places on the interwebs, and in real life that have a misconception about diabetes in dogs/canines. These are the two most common type of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, commonly known as juvenile...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jun 16, 2014 | Food, General Dog Diabetes Posts
It has been about two week now since Bender had his surgery. Overall he is doing really well. I had to take him back to the vet last week because the stitches on his foot didn’t look the best but the incision had closed up, it wasn’t infected, and it...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jun 3, 2014 | General Dog Diabetes Posts
Today has been a little rough, well actually the past week and a half has been a little rough. Saturday May 24th we noticed Bender’s back left foot was bleeding. He has a habit of cutting his feet on the rocks in the back yard or getting blisters from running in...
