by Jeff Mendelsohn | Feb 22, 2013 | Insulin
I don’t have much experience with Bender not being a good boy when he gets his shot. He is rather docile and I’ve trained him well. So when he does receive his shot of insulin he doesn’t fuss about it. But I know not all dogs are like that. Some...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Sep 20, 2010 | Insulin
Thankfully Bender is not a picky eater. He eats all his food at every meal. But what happens if he didn’t? Our other dog Luna will eat any from a 1/4th of her food to all of her food every meal. Its never the same. Imagining Luna on diabetes, I would think she...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Sep 1, 2010 | Insulin
This is a continuation from New Insulin and Crashing. Its been an interesting few weeks. Back at the beginning of the month of August I switched Bender off of Vetsulin to ReliOn N (Novolin N). If you don’t know, Vetsulin is off the market for an undetermined...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Aug 10, 2010 | Insulin
This last week I had to switch Bender over to a new insulin. Vetsulin is no longer available and it is unknown how long it will be till it is. These last few months have been great. I got Bender regulated. Down to 22ml per shot, he was up to 37 at one point. Healthy...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | May 23, 2010 | Insulin
If you are not aware Vetsulin is no longer produced but still distributed until supplies are exhausted. In November 2009, FDA announced it’s concerns about the stability of Vetsulin and recommended that diabetic dogs and cats currently receiving Vetsulin be...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jan 12, 2010 | Food, General Dog Diabetes Posts, Insulin, Needles
*Note* – I’ve updated this article – June 2015 Your life or your dogs life isn’t over with. My Dog, Bender leads a happy, health life. As of right now Bender is 10.5yrs old. He has had diabetes since he was 1.5yrs old. He goes for runs. Plays...