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Caring for the diabetic hunting dog

By Ben J. Character
VeterinarianSpecial to ESPNOutdoors.com

Thursday, February 10, 2005

Diabetes is a lifelong disease, but it doesn't necessarily mean that a dog cannot still hunt. With proper diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring most diabetic hunting dogs can continue to perform. Diabetes Diabetes occurs when blood sugar regulation fails. This causes abnormally high levels of sugar in the bloodstream. Symptoms of diabetes involve a wide range of possibilities because it can affect almost every one of a dog's body systems. When blood sugar levels get high enough, glucose spills ...

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