[triggersmom]

Hi Billy L

Before I say anything else, I have to warn you that low blood sugar can be a life threatening situation! I don’t want to upset you but I also don’t want anything to happen to your Bully.

The gold standard in BG meters for dogs is the AlphaTRAK 2.

http://www.alphatrakmeter.com/index.html

To raise blood sugar quickly corn syrup or glucose liquid or syrup. If your dog is unable to take the sugar by mouth he will need intravenous glucose immediately.

I strongly advise you to seek out a Veterinary endocrinologist or other Vet with experience in this area. The underlying cause of the low blood sugars should be figured out ASAP and treated.

Good luck!!!

[triggersmom]

Hi Drew

I didn’t know all those things about Evangers!

I prepare all my dogs food myself. This way I know exactly what’s in the food and I can control the protein, fat and carbs. I can also control the quality and I know my pups are getting the very best.

I know you’re looking for a budget friendly food for all your dogs. You would be surprised at how budget friendly a home prepared diet can be. You cut out all the middlemen and their profit margins. If you would ever like some help preparing any of your dogs food yourself please let me know. I would be glad to help. After all, I’ve been doing it for 20 years now!

[triggersmom]

Hi Drew

Sorry to hear she has pancreatitis and diabetes.

Evangers hunk of beef canned has approximately 84% protein, 13% fat and 1 or 2% carbohydrates. I think it’s worth a try.

http://www.evangersdogfood.com/?p=20109

I’ll look for my lists and see what else we can find.

[triggersmom]

Hi Drew

I’ve been taking care of diabetic dogs for 20 years now and my husband is an endocrinologist for people with type 2 diabetes. I’ve tried just about every type of diet and the only diet that has worked is low carb. I know you are looking for a kibble but I have to tell you that kibbles are the one type of diet I would never feed a diabetic dog.

Kibbles are low in moisture and high in carbs. Dry foods can make the kidneys work harder and you want to protect the kidneys of a diabetic dog. High carb diets make it very difficult to impossible to control your dog’s blood sugar.

I strongly suggest you look for a canned food that is low carb. Most low carb canned foods are high in fat which could be a problem if your dog has pancreatitis, otherwise it’s not the fat that will harm your dog it’s the carbs.

Low carb also enables you to use less insulin which is good. High doses of insulin along with high amounts of carbs cause wide swings in blood sugars. Sugars can go from very high to very low on high carb diets.

With low carb diets you’re able to keep blood sugars in a much tighter range. I’m able to keep my dogs blood sugars between 125 and 150 mg/dl. I was never able to do this on a high carb diet.

High blood sugars are responsible for all diabetic complications.

Hope this helps.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by triggersmom.

[Author]

Posts