Zenas Curves test

[Wanda P]

My fellow doggie lovers.. So i have zena who is 8 years and has diabetes, and she is a calico toy poodle, she is such a sweet dog, growler, and talker.. So we had to take her to the vet today to have blood work done called a "curves test", its where they take blood every 2 hours for 8 hours, and check her curves, they are 20.00 a test. Zena has been excessivly drinking and peeing, not being able to hold her bladder thru the night.. She has had a limp for almost 8 months that comes and goes on her right front paw,@ the wrist or ankle.. So the vet calls me and asks me how to fiqure out her tests? I was like what, thats what i am paying u for? His reply is it will be tough to fiqure it out! i'm like Whattttttt, so i called my other vet that is out of town, and asked his opinion and gave him the heads up! I am wondering how many times to u give vets a chance, this is like the 6th screw up they have had.I take her their as they are very loving, but if they mess up this time thats it, i will take her back out to canmore I had written a letter with my requests as they have the dog dropped off @7am , telling them what needed and was authorized to be done, and they called to confirm and I had to tell him 3 times its the right front paw as she is not limping at the moment.. she tends to be driven, like when you go out for a walk and she wants to go, she has no limp, but coming back she has a very sore foot, so today i instructed them to do an x-ray on that foot, hopefully it will show something, if its there.. But i am shocked that he would say that he can;'t fiqure it out, hell they gave me the perscription!@???%$$#@@ . So as of 11:30 she is doing well.. i will up date later :o)

[darkfaenight]

I hope she is ok now! how to you treat diabetic dogs? do they get shots or is it a special diet?

[Wanda P]

Hi there, yep we do both, shots twice a day every 12 hours, she has not been doing well, she has arthrites in her foot and is having trouble walking, the vet said to give her baby asprin!! Thanks for your comments and concernes!! Have a great day wandao/lelo/zena too