westieinsiderMy Westie Was Diagnosed With Diabetes The First Week

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My Westie Was Diagnosed With Diabetes The First
Week
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Diabetes is a diagnosis no Westie owner prepares
to receive. As you shepherd your Westie(s)
through life, very few of us wonder if their
terrier will become diabetic. Do many of us
wonder about cancer and other diseases? Probably.
Over the past few years, Ive read numerous
articles stating that cancer is on the rise with
all dogs. Im sure different diseases crossed or
infiltrate your thoughts, but maybe not diabetes.
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Perhaps today, or recently, you and your Westie
left the vets office with a bottle of insulin and
instructions on how to give twice-daily
injections. You may have landed on this page
after Googling Westie diabetes. Maybe you are
reading by luck and have no idea how you arrived
here and thats ok. Westie Insider is here to
help you through your journey caring for a
diabetic Westie. Today we write what is the first
of several articles where we discuss diabetes and
share ideas and even advice. As always talk to
your vet with any questions.
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Emotionally, humans react in different ways, and
stages, to bad news. The day my Westie was
diagnosed with diabetes, I felt numb and scared.
It was only a few days later that the tension
lifted and I shed tears. The initial days were
riddled with anxiety as Id never given
injections before, let alone handled needles. One
thing to understand immediately about diabetes is
its a new way of life.
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And, after a period of adjustment, twice daily
injections become a regular pattern as mundane as
brushing your teeth. It may not seem like it now,
but living and caring for a diabetic Westie is
simply a change of routine. And over time, that
new routine becomes a pattern. Just like when you
turned into an adult, and after a day working,
you go home and prepare dinner. Sometimes we
dont realize it, but our lives are a grid of
habits and patterns and caring for your diabetic
Westie will fall into a new habit.
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Days One and Two Learn to administer injections.
Familiarize yourself with the insulin bottle and
the needle. Remember, never shake insulin.
Instead, roll it between the palms of your hand
or on a countertop. Throughout the day, practice
lifting your Westies skin and then pressing an
object such as the eraser on a pencil or the tip
of your finger. This familiarizes them with the
motions of insulin injections and knowing
something will poke their skin.
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