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[BERTIECBX550]

My rottie tysie has been unwell all weekend  and i took her to the PDSA today as i was very worried about her and they`ve just come back and told me she has diabetes and that she is very unwell at the moment......Now the vet wants a decision on wether i want her "Put to sleep" or the other option try to treat the diabetes...Now this vet has scared the life outa me with the way he has told me tysie`s condition...Does anybody have any experiance with this disease in dogs???

[webby23]

No experience of diabetes in dogs mate, but if it were our dog we would try first to work at treating the diabetes or at least learning to cope with it......

Dont kill a dog unless there is no other way forward

 

[miggy]

Please Please go for the treatment, i treated my dog for several years for the same and she had a wonderful active life, if you can, please give it a go.

[miggy]

The vet will give you all the support you need, i had to alter my dogs diet, regular excersise, the only thing that put me off at first was having to inject her with insulin, after 3 goes it did not bother me.

give it a try, you will be amazed at how well you adjust.

[crazyjoetavola]

My rottie tysie has been unwell all weekend  and i took her to the PDSA today as i was very worried about her and they`ve just come back and told me she has diabetes and that she is very unwell at the moment......Now the vet wants a decision on wether i want her "Put to sleep" or the other option try to treat the diabetes...Now this vet has scared the life outa me with the way he has told me tysie`s condition...Does anybody have any experiance with this disease in dogs???

Bertie, drop ali a pm, she might be able to help   Sorry to hear about Tysie

[HolyCount]

Sorry to hear that news mate -- but you have got to give it a try. Dunno about dogs -- but a friend had a diabetic cat once .... I bet you a pound to a penny giving Tysie an injection will be FAR easier 

[LaserLance]

Our last dog we had, a cairn terrior had diabetes for about 3-4 yrs , he had to have insulin injections every day but he had full and active life till the end, funniest thing was having to follow him round 1st thing in morning trying to get a urine sample with a little plastic bowl With a rottie you better follow him with a bucket So like the others have said its nothing unuseual ,and the dog seems to know when you give its in the scruff of the neck it doesnt mind cos its seems to understand its for its own health

[cem_devecioglu]

yep..dogs and cats can also have diabetes.. 

but not the end of life..

you will need to make injections regularly..

you will learn how to make injections after some trial ( I confess not easy) but you have to be quick..

catch some loose skin,strecth a bit upwards  and horizontally make the injection..

will not be easy with a dog though :-/

ps: the type of injection I used was for some viral sickness..

if the equipment used for diabetes in humans can be used I think will be easier..

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Sorry to hear that Bertie!!

I am glad they didn't recommend that they put me down when I was diagnosed with diabetes!!

Animals must be ok for similar treatment to humans.

[cem_devecioglu]

Sorry to hear that Bertie!!

I am glad they didn't recommend that they put me down when I was diagnosed with diabetes!!

Animals must be ok for similar treatment to humans.

my mom also have diabetes Lizzie.. Not easy to find place and inject everyday..

[BERTIECBX550]

Unfortunatley tysie passed away this afternoon at the vets she was very dehydrated and weak and her kidneys had started to shut down so i made the difficult decision to have tysie put to sleep and end her pain...Its the hardest choice i have had to make and its upset me greatly i`m a grown man and have not stopped crying since...Thankyou for your messages of support and advice i just wished i had caught the symptoms earlier.....

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Ah Bertie, my thoughts are with you

The loss of such an animal friend can hurt bad.  Try and bear up.

 

[Andy B]

......Its the hardest choice i have had to make and its upset me greatly i`m a grown man and have not stopped crying since... .....

It a decision you can never make lightly.
I wouldn't worry about crying mate, you should've seen me when we'd made the same decision with a cat of ours a couple of years ago.

[waspy]

Oh mate, my up most sympathy goes to you. I've had to do exactly the same twice before with past Rottie's. It breaks your heart, it really does. I now have another called Hanna, she's so loving & very protective of me. She's a rescue dog & i would recommend you having another, not to replace, but to give you the love that you are missing. Cry all you need to mate, i have twice over

[cem_devecioglu]

Sad news..

And I know it really hurts

Get a new baby..