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Does Your Dog Have Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (also referred to as diabetes) describes a lack of response or quantity of insulin in the body. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas, an organ that lies along the small intestine as it exits from the stomach. Insulin allows the body to absorb fats and sugars from the diet. Without insulin, the body cannot process these nutrients and becomes starved. Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus •Excessive thirst •Excessive urinations, urinary accidents and urinary tract infections •Voracious appetite with weight loss The good news about diabetes is that it is treatable with insulin injections, exercise and diet. For the majority of diabetic patients, insulin therapy is a lifelong treatment. We will teach you to give the injections. To begin treatment for diabetes, we recommend: •Insulin: Injections need to be given at the same time each day. Do not change your pet’s insulin dose without consulting your veterinarian. Be sure that your pet eats a While the allergy petsWhen an insulin dose normal meal prior toseason giving for insulin. may be similar to the allergy is changed, your pet’s body takes 5-7 days to adjust. season for with people, the symptoms •Diet: Cats diabetes respond best to a low your pet experiences are quite carbohydrate, higher protein diet. Dogs respond best to different. higher fiberPeople diets. with allergies often sneeze, have a runny nose an ideal body weight •Exercise: Regular activity promotes and itchy eyes. Pets, on the other and keeps muscles strong. hand, commonly manifest their allergy symptoms through their skin. Common areas affected by allergies include: face, ears, axillae (arm pits) and abdomen.
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“Your Pet. Their Health. Our Passion.” •Journal: Keeping a journal of daily activities, insulin injection times, appetite and your pet’s behaviors helps identify problems earlier. •Blood sugar checks: During the initial stages of treatment, we will be checking your pet’s blood sugar levels more often until an appropriate insulin dose is found. Good control of DM is possible in the majority of patients. There will likely be times when your pet is not under good control. Listed below are indications that your pet is no longer well controlled. Call the clinic if you notice: •Decrease in appetite •Vomiting, diarrhea •Return of: - Increased thirst
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As pet owners ourselves, we have been faced with the devastating decision about what to do with our pet’s remains as well as learning to cope with the loss. We discussed with our vet the different options and found that having our pet cremated was what we wanted to have done. Having been through this experience and with our knowledge of operating a crematory led us to purchasing our own pet crematory and providing a service that any pet owner could appreciate. Our separate pet crematory will allow us to offer cremation services exclusive to your pet. Owners: Whether you have an immediate need for our services or you are Terry G. & Terri Lynn Sorrells planning for a decision you will have to make for your pet in the future, 4550 Boll Weevil Circle, we understand how saying good-bye to your pet can be very difficult. Suite 2 East Enterprise Pet Crematory is committed to helping you through this sad Enterprise, Alabama 36330 time in your life.
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