Symptoms of diabetes in dogs

1. Excessive appetite, no weight gain, and drinking a lot of water;

2. Decreased vitality, fatigue, and rapid weight loss;

3. The urine output increases greatly, the specific gravity is also high, and the urine color is light yellow.

4. Blood sugar increases, usually 75-120mg/100ml in dogs, but in this disease it increases to 150mg/100ml and sometimes even 400mg/100ml;

5. The end stage can cause corneal ulcers, cataracts, vitreous opacity, omental detachment, blindness, skin ulcers, hair loss, heart failure, and even coma.

Causes of dog diabetes

1. Insufficient secretion of insulin in the endocrine secretion of the pancreas

2. Liver disease prevents glycogen from accumulating

3. The sugar center in the medulla oblongata is stimulated and blood sugar increases

4. The upper line of the accessory kidney, thyroid gland, and pituitary gland are abnormal and increase blood sugar when their functions are hyperactive

Treatment of dog diabetes

Improve the diet and feed more meat and fat; treat with insulin, inject 1-10 units per kilogram of body weight every day, and use it according to the condition. Due to the loss of sugar in the urine, glycogen, fat and protein are continuously decomposed, resulting in the accumulation of a large amount of intermediate metabolites (ketone bodies), causing acidosis and eventually diabetic coma. Treatment uses sodium bicarbonate, etc. to control acidosis.