Diabetes Mellitus in animals has only recently been aggressively treated with canine and feline insulin products using U40 insulin syringes. Formerly it was an occasion for quick euthanasia of the pet to end the suffering from the diabetes mellitus. Vetsulin is a product that was developed specifically to treat animal diabetes. A U40 syringe and Vetsulin made it possible to treat pets effectively.
Diabetes in animals occurs for the same reasons that it does in humans, not enough insulin in the blood to move the glucose to tissues needing it for energy. It is diagnosed by your Veterinarian doing a blood and urine test to determine the glucose or sugar level in your pet. Elevated glucose levels, along with other symptoms are an indication of a problem. Animals with diabetes exhibit symptoms of excessive thrist and urination, always seem to be hungry, but are losing weight.
Treating your pet with insulin will not cure the diabetes, but can control or eliminate some of the complications of the disease and allow your pet to resume their previous happy lives.
Your Veterinarian will prescribe the correct dosage of insulin for your pet. The Vetsulin website (www.vetsulin.com) strongly recommends using only U 40 insulin syringes to administer vetsulin to your pet. The website says that “Doses of insulin are measured in units. U-40 insulin contains 40 units/mL (1 mL = 1 cc). Use vetsulin® with U-40 syringes only. Use of a syringe other than a U-40 syringe will result in incorrect dosing.”
