https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/27930/diabetes-mellitus Just saw a dog With pu/pd. It is a 9 year old Vorstheer female intact dog. Season 2 months ago. 25kg , Bright and alert. Eating well, no change in Activity Level, but last 4-5 days been drinking and peeing a lot. Exam: Eyes,mouth,ears - normal ,en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208187?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Feb 2019 06:43:52 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:c76c916b-3181-4e8b-a6b2-b75a9a194b6bEmily Rainbow<p>Cushing&rsquo;s with secondary urinary infection?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208184?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:26:26 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:521e15b3-9118-4b8d-9ef7-b1bfe4808a4dAlistair Graham-Evans<p>Recent season certainly an influence and keep a eye on possibility of pyrometra development. Go over history again with owner. I had a case that got better after a few days and the owner had forgotten to tell me it had eaten a tray of flapjacks that had just come out of the oven at the start of the problem!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208181?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:38:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d354dede-1d1c-4ee9-a3d1-ebbea2a58412Michael Woodhouse<p>(cow vet so feel free to ignore me, but pyometra, anyone?)</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208178?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:10:23 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:26f51ba1-72e0-45cf-83a7-e09af0acf01eJo Dyer<p>And, be careful with your insulin dose. Be conservative, keep a close eye on blood glucose, look out for hypos, and be prepared to drop the dose rapidly if necessary and hopefully stop at some point. As the progesterone levels drop, and they soon will, so will her blood glucose. Sounds as if it came on suddenly and it may also stop suddenly.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208177?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 19:53:12 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1472993d-93e8-4059-8df1-a88c7a2016c4Jo Dyer<p>[quote user=&quot;Stigen&quot;]</p> <p>Just saw a dog With pu/pd. It is a 9 year old &nbsp;Vorstheer female intact dog. Season 2 months ago.</p> <p></p> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>This is almost certainly relevant. Insulin resistance due to progesterone. If you can get her blood glucose down to normal and then spay her in anoestrus, she will hopefully go into remission. If left cycling then they become full-blown diabetics, and it&#39;s hard to control because of the fluctuating hormones.</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208176?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:40:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b5eed33b-521c-4b17-97f7-d8ecfa7e5f62Stigen<p>Thanks , at least I know Insulin was a good idea, although low dose now (10 IU BID for25kg dog) , so will run a glucose curve next week.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208175?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:09:51 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8fe8938e-c946-4c04-b29a-1a24aaed9cd1Bob Russell<p>Fructosamine tends to be an indicator of blood glucose over a 2-3 week period so if this is an acute onset DM it may still be WNL.</p> <p>If it walks like a duck.........!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/208174?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:04:04 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0dd773d8-0525-482e-9d5a-e807901693f5Jenny Harris<p>Yes you can get acute onset DM</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>