slleipnir
10-09-2006, 08:29 AM
I guess I need to watch more closely before I can say forsure, but this is what I'm seeing.
When Josie drinks, she stays at the bowl for a while and seems to drink a lot. I don't see how often she does this though. There are 4 animals drinking from 2 dishes. I fill it anytime it's low.
She also has been losing weight. I think. The vet told me it wouldn't hurt her to lose weight, so I had been feeding her a little less. But that has been for a long time now. And it seems only recently I've noticed she seems smaller. Could it just take a long time for her "diet" to work? I feed her a little more than 2 cups a day I think. She isn't anorexic or anything, but she seems a little smaller than before. I actually think her weight right now is a healthy weight for her. I just don't want her to KEEP losing it.
I keep thinking about diabetes. I don't know if it's the same for dogs, but I know people drink/pee/lose weight when they get it. I think there is an increaced hunger too. Josie is always hungry anyway, she is a lab afterall. She seems to want to eat poo all the time though...ick. I try to keep it picked up, but someitmes she gets to it first. (how do you stop this anyway, other than picking it up? She only likes Zekes poo.)
I'm paying a lot on vet bills with Zeke right now. I'm getting meds for him to try and clear up his allergies. He has to go back in 2 weeks for another check up. It's just a lot of money...I'm thinking Jo needs to see the vet, but I'm not sure if it's not something to worry about? I can't afford to take her if there is nothing wrong.
Do you think this is serious? I'm worried about her, but it seems it's been like this for a while. Wouldn't she be sick if she had diabetes? Is there something else it could be?
She seems perfectly normal other than that. She has a lot of energy, loves to play and go for her walks. (she's 8, if that would have anything to do with what might be wrong with her?)
When Josie drinks, she stays at the bowl for a while and seems to drink a lot. I don't see how often she does this though. There are 4 animals drinking from 2 dishes. I fill it anytime it's low.
She also has been losing weight. I think. The vet told me it wouldn't hurt her to lose weight, so I had been feeding her a little less. But that has been for a long time now. And it seems only recently I've noticed she seems smaller. Could it just take a long time for her "diet" to work? I feed her a little more than 2 cups a day I think. She isn't anorexic or anything, but she seems a little smaller than before. I actually think her weight right now is a healthy weight for her. I just don't want her to KEEP losing it.
I keep thinking about diabetes. I don't know if it's the same for dogs, but I know people drink/pee/lose weight when they get it. I think there is an increaced hunger too. Josie is always hungry anyway, she is a lab afterall. She seems to want to eat poo all the time though...ick. I try to keep it picked up, but someitmes she gets to it first. (how do you stop this anyway, other than picking it up? She only likes Zekes poo.)
I'm paying a lot on vet bills with Zeke right now. I'm getting meds for him to try and clear up his allergies. He has to go back in 2 weeks for another check up. It's just a lot of money...I'm thinking Jo needs to see the vet, but I'm not sure if it's not something to worry about? I can't afford to take her if there is nothing wrong.
Do you think this is serious? I'm worried about her, but it seems it's been like this for a while. Wouldn't she be sick if she had diabetes? Is there something else it could be?
She seems perfectly normal other than that. She has a lot of energy, loves to play and go for her walks. (she's 8, if that would have anything to do with what might be wrong with her?)