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My dog has insulinoma. What are the treatment options available?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Boston Terrier | Female | spayed | 9 years and 3 months old | 20 lbs

Isulinoma treatments

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on January 8th, 2020

There are basically two type of treatments, generally speaking, which are often complementary. Medical therapy involves stabilizing blood glucose through diet and drugs and surgery is on other hand essential to definitively diagnose, stage, and treat dogs with insulinoma.

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