[MR] OT anyone with a diabetic dog? i need info

[LWright740 at aol.com]

<"Dr. Wright, I am unsure what part of our post led you to assume that  we 
would not be taking our dog to 
< the vet immediately or that we might give human medications to  her."
 
 
I got that impression from the experiments he described with  glucometer and 
his attempts to determine normal levels by using his other  dogs.  This was 
followed by a request for information from other people  treating diabetic dogs 
and not a request for veterinary input.  No mention  of seeking veterinary 
medical care was presented.
 
I responded publicly because of the fact Logan is a role model in the  SCA.  
A few people, in the SCA,  see peers as the authority on  everything inside 
and outside the SCA.  Because many society peers  understand the respect their 
posts get these   peers often advise caution when posting on public SCA forums 
on  subjects outside their expertise.  
 
A  few people will may copy Logan because he is a  peer.  I was very 
concerned about that possibility even if it was an  off topic post!    Someone may see 
his experiments with the  glucometer and then take the next logical step to 
inject insulin and monitor  changes in blood glucose to determine a dose.
 
 I had a insulin coma dog come in from this kind of shortcut.   Person (a 
diebetic) got advice from other person with cat on  insulin and gave some of 
their own insulin own to dog based on that persons  veterinarian prescribed dose.  
 Dog died!  Like I said I thought  about it before sending and hoped that 
other people (and pets) might  benefit..  I get tired if dead or dying pets from 
this kind of  short cut.
 
I thought about responding and knew it would upset some people.  I  felt the 
flaming I would get was worth cautioning people from trying  to diagnosis (or 
potentially treat) there pets with their own human medical  supplies. If it 
saves a life it was worth the heat.
 
Lady Lora Leigh
AKA DR. Wright
 

 
In a message dated 2/11/2009 12:23:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mered95 at hotmail.com writes:


NO WHERE in the email does it mention us medicating her with  Logan's 
insulin! I can assure you I am aware of the luxury/privlige of pet  ownership. We 
have four dogs and a cat currently. The dog is question, Lou  Lou, has been my 
"child" for 10 years. She was an abused rescue that I have  worked long and hard 
to rehabilitate. She has survied her abuse, being hit by  a car, and a ugly 
bout with HGE. She has NEVER been kenneled or been an  outside dog in the 10 
years I have had her. She stays with me and if I am out  of town she stays with 
my mother. No one else. Her health has changed recently  and considreing her 
age this is expected. We talked about the changes in  behavior last night and 
the changes in her condition and Logan stated that  they were very similar to 
someone with an elevated blood sugar level and he  decided to test her.  When 
we determined how high it was, we sent the  email in the hopes of getting 
information. The FIRST phone call we made this  morning was to a vet and she will 
be seen as soon as the vet comes in from  dealing with her sick child. We often 
seek guidance from friends/elist/etc in  the SCA because we consider it an 
excellent resource of people and  information. We can now take the information 
we have received, add to it the  research we have done on the internet since 
last night, and compare it to what  the vet says. In other words, we can do the 
same thing with Lou Lou's  bloodsugar issue that we do when one of us has a 
medical problem and sees a  doctor.  I understand that as a vet you have seen 
horrible situations and  this is something very dear to your heart. However, 
before you respond to a  "need info" post in the future, please make sure you 
understand what the  person is looking for and do not assume things. If nothing 
else, respond  privately and not publically. I do not appreciate your 
implication that we  would abuse our animals in any way.  Regards, HRH EsaMeredith  
McDaniel
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