ManndyMae
Mar 3, 2012, 09:39 PM
Since being a type 1 diabetic she went from 15 pounds to 13 pounds. She is a mix breed of a Silky Terrier and a Yorkie. Her ideal weight is 14 1/2 pounds and need to gain weight. She delveloped type 1 diabetes due to steroids for a skin condition and not due to obesity. We have her on W/D, which she won't eat very often as it has no taste, and plain baked chicken breast or medium rare rib eye steak. Followed with 4 high fiber dog cookies. She has always been a picky eater and we could leave out a plate of food and she would eat a few bites here and there as the day went on. Now we have to give her insulin 2 times a day and she is only to eat 2 times a day right before the shot. SOmetimes she will only eat a few tablespoons of food and then 5 hours later she is barking for food... and we can feed her per doctors orders. Then went it is time to eat you would think she would be ready to eat but nope... she will only eat a about 1/2 pound of food if we are lucky. We have found that with 5 units of insulin and the amput of food she will eat is just not working. When we bump her up to 6 units she will eat more but then her blood surgar will drop about 6 hours later and we have to feed her something to get it in a save range (this is usually at 3 am in the morning!). Whe have tried Oragins (?) 95% meat organic, Blue Buffalo, and few other high end food and she won't touch them. Ughhhhhhh help