My Yorkie drinks a lot, pants, has high blood sugar. Is it diabetes?

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Hi I am concerned about my 12 year old Yorkie. I just moved to a new home and thought she had been acting funny l. She was drunking a lot of water and panting. Unnoticed hairloss as well after her haircut. I brought her to a local vet who thought it was hypothyroid. He did blood work and found that her blood sugar is high (516) and amylase is 3998. He thinks it is pancreatitis and wants me to bring her for an ultrasound. She is keeping down foods and eating and drinking normally. Pet's info: Dog | Yorkshire Terrier | Female | spayed | 12 lbs

Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for posting! High blood sugar can also be a sign of diabetes in dogs. I would have a urinalysis run on Tallula to see if glucose is in the urine. Glucose in the blood and urine is a diagnosis of diabetes. It is common for pancreatitis to occur in diabetic patients. I would follow your veterinarian's advise to come back for an ultrasound to check for pancreatitis and I would see if her urine can be checked for glucose. I hope this helps and thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!

My Yorkie drinks a lot, pants, has high blood sugar. Is it diabetes?

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