Need help with diabetic dog

This might be long so please bear with me.  I know there are a lot of animal owners on this board and I really need help. 

I am keeping my parents min. schnauzer while they are on a cruise.  She is a diabetic and has to have insulin shots twice a day.  Normally when my parents are gone for several days they have a house sitter who takes care of the dog, but the last time they were out of town "Abby" had 3 seizures and they ended up coming home early.  the vet thinks the seizures were due to her not eating due to missing her mom.  Also so the house sitter works full-time and is not there during the day to give her her snacks.  She eats 30 mins. before her morning shot and then gets a couple of snacks throughout the day, a hard boiled egg, a couple of pieces of deli chicken, or a little celery and broccoli. 

She eats a mixture of canned food as well as dry dog food.  When I have kept her in the past she would love to eat my dog's food (all dry) but now she won't touch it.  I can't get her to eat any of her regular dog food.  In the past I could sometimes hand feed her and she would eat but now nothing.  My mom really stressed that she needed to eat her dog food especially the dry food even if it is my dog's food.  In the bag of snacks that she sent there was a small chicken breast which we gave her part of for a snack last night.  This morning she wouldn't eat her normal food so I gave her the rest of the chicken breast.  she gobbled that down and then within a minute threw it back up.  We checked her blood sugar, the meter just said "high" and per my mom's instructions we are to still give her a shot and just cut back on her food a little.  This was a little before 8:00 so I just now gave her a hard boiled egg which she ate and kept down. 

I played phone tag with the vet yesterday and he is not in the office yet today. 

I don't know what to do.  As long as she is eating something that seems healthy for her do you think I am doing the right thing? 

I was supposed to go skiing tonight with my family but am staying home with Abby just to be sure she is okay.  There have been no seizures and we have had her since Sunday but parents won't be home until the 21 and I am beginnig to turn into a nervous wreck. 

Any sugggestions are really appreciated.  Thanks!

• Need help with diabetic dog - trose
  • My neice had a similar situation.... - sm
  • Literally within 5 minutes of my post - trose
  • High blood sugar isnt as urgent as low sugar. - nm
    • That is what he said. - trose
  • If you are worried, call a different vet. - MslaMT
    • Doubt diff. vet will recommend anything without - seeing dog. nm
  • As a prior vet tech and diabetic, I wouldnt touch this - with 10 ft pole. To many variables, possibilities.
    • Stress to vet office this is urgent or call emerg. vet. - Can office call vet on cell phone? nm

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Pick out your ham

Pick your favorite mustard.  (I like spicy swedish mustard)

place mustard in bowl about a cup or so (depending on how large your ham is)

add an equal amount of Brown sugar / Diabetics can use splenda

You want a paste that will cling to the ham.  In order to achieve this consistency add pineapple juice to the regular mixture or  diet sprite to the diabetic one and then smear this all over the ham.  Place in pan, cover to keep in moisture and cook according your hams directions.

I like to open it up and pour the juices over the ham.  EVEN IF you dont like mustard you will like this.  Try it it is VUNDERFUL muah lol

If you want more old time southern recipes shoot me an email I am happy to help