Has your dog been acting odd, or eating the same yet losing weight? Learn what the symptoms of canine diabetes are and when you may need to see the vet.

Of course, if your dog seems to be acting in any unusual way, you are the best judge, of when your pet needs to visit the Veterinarian. With this in mind, what are some Dog Diabetes Symptoms? In early stage dog diabetes, you may notice that your fuzz ball is drinking unusually large amounts of water, frequent urination's also accompanies this insatiable apatite for water. If you find yourself filling your dogs water dish more often, or it seems that your dog constantly needs to go potty, this may be a sign of something more. Another early sign of uncontrolled blood sugar is lethargy, if your pet seems to lay around more than usual or has no interest in play this can be a sign that your dogs blood sugar is uneven.

In later stage and severe diabetes you may notice that your dog is eating normally or even more than usual yet is loosing weight. Uneven sugars tend to change the way that your dog will digest food, you may also notice unexplained loose stool. Other signs of canine diabetes are extreme weakness, vomiting, and shaking, should you notice any of these symptoms you should see your vet immediately.

Only your Veterinarian can tell you for sure if your dog is diabetic, this is usually done be taking multiple blood samples at different times of the day, and different days of the week, from this testing, your Doctor can make a base line of your dogs blood sugar. If your dog is diagnosed with diabetes, this is absolutely not a death sentence. Your dogs blood sugar can easily be controlled with insulin. Just as in humans, diet and exercise go a very long way in controlling this disease. Unfortunately there is no oral medication for dealing with your dogs sugar levels, injections are currently the only available medical treatment.

Your canine will usually adjust very quickly to having his or her blood tested. You may consider making your dog a diabetic dog treat recipe, and reward your dogs glucose testing with a special treat, followed by some play time. Play and exercise are very important parts of treating your dog, exercise stimulates your dogs metabolism, thus increasing insulin production. One other key component in treating your diabetic dog is feeding smaller portions more times throughout the day, this type of feeding will reduce sugar spikes.

When properly treated, your diabetic dog can live a long and happy life.

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