My diabetic dog ate a lot of caramels. Should I give more insulin?
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My DIABETIC 9yr old, 35 lb Puggle just ate 20 Kraft caramels. Should I give more insulin? ((receives 9 units Vetsulin twice daily with meal’s)
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Published on March 9th, 2019
Hello, thank you for your question. I would not give more insulin to your dog in spit of getting into this candy. It is possible that by giving additional insulin we could make her blood sugar drop too low. One bout of significant hyperglycemia should not cause serious derangement of the diabetes. If there was any chocolate in these candies however, I would be concerned that your dog could experience chocolate toxicity. If there was chocolate in these candies I would recommend contacting the ASPCA Poison Control for further recommendations. There is a fee for this service, but they can help determine if additional treatments are needed. Hope this helps, good luck!
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Published on November 26th, 2017
The good thing is that this is not enough to cause chocolate toxicity; which is the most concerning thing with chocolate ingestion. I'm assuming that you are also worried about the excess sugar, since he is diabetic. This is actually not too concerning. It may cause the blood sugar to go up, but I wouldn't expect it to cause any major complications. You definitely would not want to give anymore insulin, because you run the risk of Bentley getting hypoglycemic, which is much more concerning than him having high blood sugar. For now, it's best to just monitor for signs of an adverse reaction. For chocolate toxicity and hyperglycemia the first sign of a problem would be vomiting. If Bentley starts vomiting, then it would be best to take him to the vet as soon as possible, so they can do some further testing and treatment. I hope that helps and all is well with Bentley.
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