Dale
Are you using Vetsulin insulin???? I had problems regulating my 13yo male. Come to find out, the FDA has warned vets to change dogs over to a different kind of insulin. Has something to do with the release time of the crystalline portion of the drug.
We had the WORST time at first giving shots,( and I'm a certified phlebotomist and went thru nursing school) My boy was fine at the vets we they did it…..difference is he was up on the exam table. We got a table for Einstein, put a bath mat on it so he wouldn't slip around. Biggest thing that helped was getting BD needles, the ones that come from the vets are carp-ola, they have burrs etc...the only thing you have to do is change the number of units you use.(if your using Vetsulin U40 compared to U100 for human insulin and BD needles.) I can explain in further detail if you want.
It did take both myself and my husband to get him used to the shots, be we had a very specific routine that we did not alter. Einstein knew that after he ate it was "time for his medicine" he would run over to his table and try to jump up there himself. If we were taking too long, he'd come get us. Freezed Dried Liver was used to get him on the table, then when he was done, given while he was still on the table. I made sure he could see the liver. When he was done and off the table, he got his (small) KONG filled with fat free cream cheese mixed with some tuna mmmmmmmm. My little puppy-cat loved tuna. Anyway, I went from crying during the shot, to smiling and laughing 'cause he was so funny trying to get on the table, and then doing his little dance when he got his kong. I really think the table helped...
Please let me know if I can help any more, I can describe the contraption (sp) I built on top of his metal crate, so I could give the shot by myself when needed.
He didn't seeem to mind getting the shots at all, I think he trusted and knew we would never do anything to hurt him, plus we made a HUGE DEAL out of telling him what a good boy he was....etc......people would have thought we were bananas LOL
Good Luck
PJ
Tayda doesn't go to the bathroom much…
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I take them out at least 3 times a day. Lenny goes just about every time I take them out. Tayda doesn't. She goes pee probably every other time, sometimes every 3rd time, and she poos probably every 3rd time on average. I don't see any signs of her going in the house anywhere… is this a normal frequency?
Incidentally on their recent visit to the vet they told me that Lenny had signs of a urinary tract infection and Tayda was normal. I wonder if they could have gotten the samples mixed up?
Although i thought the signs of a UTI included frequent urination... not the opposite...
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I have the same situation…I often wondered why C3PO pees every time we take him out...no matter what like clock work he will pee any place he can find some grass.
Topaz on the other hand pees about every other time...unless we take her 5 blocks down to her fav spot under a tree & very dry grass. She doesn't poop as much as C3PO either.
I wonder if they're just different..
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I think it may be individual variation. Querk is a camel…he can hold it forever! All of our girls pee more frequently.....When Ivy was young, though she could hold it for a long time (and still can when she must).
I don't think I would worry too much about it. One thing that a long time breeder told me was that in his breed, that is prone to UTIs (not Basenjis), his theory is that it flushes the bladder better if a dog has its bladder full, and the voids a lot all at once, rather than just voiding frequently....I think the idea is that if there are crystals in the urinary tract they are more likely to be flushed out with a great volume of liquid. So, if the is correct that would make sense that Lenny, the dog that pees frequently, would be more likely to show signs of crystals, than Tayda who holds her urine and "flushes" more effectively?
I don't know if this is at all accurate...but his theory made sense to me. Also, some Bs are prone to crystal formation, but often don't develop a full blown UTI. There is something that some folks add to the water to change the PH of the urine, but I don't remember what...maybe someone else can help me out with that.
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I don't know if this is at all accurate…but his theory made sense to me. Also, some Bs are prone to crystal formation, but often don't develop a full blown UTI. There is something that some folks add to the water to change the PH of the urine, but I don't remember what...maybe someone else can help me out with that.
I was told that crystals were a sign and led to kidney stones?–not necessarily a sign of UTIs? There were special dog foods for this--to keep crystals from forming because I had to use one at one time (this was about 10-12 years ago), but my vet told me that the good quality dog foods now are formulated to avoid crystal formation, so you don't usually have to get special food.
