| It is difficult to stand by and watch a pet suffer | | | | compounds, which is why it is imperative that caring |
| from any ailment. Diabetes is a health disorder that | | | | pet owners whose dogs have been medically |
| affects dogs as much as it does humans. | | | | diagnosed with a diabetic problem stay aware of the |
| As a pet owner, there are some symptoms you | | | | necessary guidelines for proper pet exercise and |
| should watch out for in your four legged friend and | | | | diabetic dog food planning to ensure their pet remains |
| take timely steps to control and manage diabetes in | | | | in the best of health. |
| your doggy pal - some of these are outlined below | | | | When developing a diabetic diet for your dog, keep |
| for your easy reference. | | | | the following in mind: |
| So do read on and apply tips for healthy managment | | | | 1. A natural diet is the best diet for your diabetic dog. |
| of pet diabetes and you can look forward to many | | | | If you can prepare the food yourself there is nothing |
| more companionable hours with your faithful furry | | | | better. You are probably cooking for the rest of the |
| friend. | | | | family so you can take a few minutes out to prepare |
| Symptoms and solutions for pet diabetes | | | | the dogs food as well. This way you will be able to |
| The symptoms are the same: unquenchable thirst | | | | keep a tab of how much carbs and sugars you are |
| and constant urination, with a pungent smell from the | | | | feeding the animal. |
| urine. | | | | 2. If you are unable to cook the dog's food yourself, |
| If the dog looks listless with little or no energy it is | | | | you should research some good manufactured foods |
| time to ask the vet for a diagnosis. When the vet | | | | and start the dog on them. This may not be too |
| determines diabetes in a dog, he or she will prescribe | | | | easy because it is difficult to get a dog to switch |
| diabetic dog food for the pet. | | | | over to a food that he or she has not eaten before. |
| Like human diabetic food, diabetic dog food is | | | | Believe it or not, some dogs develop a taste for their |
| composed of little or no sugar and carbohydrates. | | | | regular manufactured dog food and they cannot |
| Carbs are changed to glucose in the system and this | | | | change over to a new brand easily. But, a little effort |
| leads to complications in the diabetic animal. So, | | | | will be required to get the dog on the road to health |
| developing a diabetic dog food diet means keeping | | | | once again. Using canned food that has been |
| the carbohydrates low and keeping off the sugar all | | | | especially developed for dogs is the best way to help |
| together. | | | | your diabetic animal live a healthy life. |
| Like any diabetic case, it is easy to handle pet | | | | 3. Diabetic dogs, like humans, have an overworked |
| diabetes with proper diet and exercise management | | | | pancreas. This is the organ that makes insulin to |
| for your affected pet. | | | | break down sugar. (The pancreas also makes |
| How pet owners can help their diabetic dogs | | | | enzymes that break down fat). So, to help the |
| So, while your dog is on a diabetic dog food diet, the | | | | pancreas along, it is a good idea to keep off fats |
| animal should be briskly walked twice a day and there | | | | when planning out your dog's daily diabetic meal plan. |
| is no reason why the pet should not live a healthy | | | | 4. Put you diabetic dog on lean meats, like chicken |
| and active life. | | | | once in a week or once a month. Vegetables should |
| When looking through the shelves in the supermarket | | | | form a good part of the dogs diet. So, get some |
| for the best diabetic dog food for your pet, you will | | | | fresh green vegetables and mix them in the diabetic |
| be amazed by the quantity of carbohydrates and | | | | dog food twice a week. |
| sugar in any packaged dog food. Research reveals | | | | These tips coupled with lots of TLC (tender, loving |
| dry forms of dog food contain some of the highest | | | | care) are among the best things you can do for your |
| counts of two of the most diabetes-supporting | | | | ailing pet. |