This is a wonderful site for any pet w. diabetes. If you go to the Resource section dropdown, there's a link to message boards. Follow the links to the Canine Diabetes Board... they have some very nice people there who really can help.
http://www.petdiabetes.org/ Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 10:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: OT: Diabetic dog groups and life! Hi All! I'm so sorry I haven't been able to keep up with the list very well these past several weeks...as always, you guys aren't far from my thoughts...I consider ya'll a little piece of family and always try to check subject headers in what little time I've had to get on the computer! My thoughts are with those who have lost a little one recently and I'm pulling for those who are aren't feeling up to par! :( Recent happenings on this end: Our FIV guy, Chatty, was diagnosed with lymphoma somewhere around his sinuses...he's currently on Leukeran which has given him the ability to smell his food...but the cancer is far from remission. We'll probably give Elspar a shot here in the near future to see if that helps...the next step would be radiation treatments, but I hear they can be pretty pricey. :( Despite it all, Chatty's still a pretty upbeat little guy...I hope he'll be around for a little while!! And the last guy from the litter of kittens who were born with FeLV (Chinney, Pips, Charlie, Fuss-fuss), Sleepypants, just turned 4 years old on the 22nd!! He's doing well, demanding his Fancy Feast twice a day! :) Also, I just started my NEW job! I'm now a vet assistant at a local clinic and will be taking online classes in the fall with my old school to become a certified vet tech! I love the job! SO much to learn! And the discount is nice... ;) I was able to assist on our cat's (Marvin's, FeLV+) surgery! He had an aural hematoma (what I just referred to as a "balloon ear") as the result of a bacterial infection in his ear. Marvin's not too happy about the "cone" he has to wear for the next 3 weeks...but his ear looks much better! Anyhoo! To the point of my email! Can anyone direct me to a good support group for dogs with diabetes? My mom-in-law just found out that her dog has diabetes! She used to be a nurse, so she's familiar with the treatment for humans...but she's a little lost when it comes to Sammie (the dog) as the hospital/doctor care just isn't on the same level as it is for people w/ diabetes! Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Oh! And as an aside, the vet clinic I work at just started implementing VetJet...it's a transdermal vaccine method that kinda "shoots" the vaccine under the skin as opposed to using a needle to inject it...it's very cool to use and is supposed to prevent the sarcomas associated with traditional "needle" vaccine sites! The only reason I mention it is because the only vaccine that you can use with VetJet is the FeLV vaccine...I'm sure many of you have heard of this method to give vaccines, you only use a fraction of the actual vaccine that you would normally give with a needle. It's really neat to watch if you have the opportunity! :) Take care! Jen **************************************************** "But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed..." --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys." --Chief Dan George "The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long..." --Blade Runner
