The main symptoms of canine diabetes are listlessness, fatigue, hunger, overeating but emaciation, weight loss, polyuria, polydipsia, fruity sweetness in urine, intraocular cataract, corneal opacity and dry skin and mucosa. Once the owner finds that the dog has these symptoms, it needs timely treatment. Causes of diabetes in dogs Diabetes can occur in any diseases or pathological changes that cause decreased insulin secretion, such as acute and chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic atrophy and fibrosis, islet atrophy, vitreous degeneration and edema degeneration. This is because insulin can promote the transport of glucose by cell membrane, promote the oxidation of sugar and the synthesis of glycogen, and inhibit the heterogenesis and decomposition of glycogen. Low insulin will lead to high blood sugar, and the glucose in urine cannot be completely reabsorbed and lost.

Dogs with diabetic symptoms are listless and prone to fatigue; Hungry, eat more, but thin, thin. Polyuria, polydipsia, and fruit sweetness in urine. Urine glucose can reach 4%- 10%, even 1 1%- 16%. The sick dog may have eye cataract, corneal opacity, dry skin and mucous membrane, high urine specific gravity (1.035- 1.060), orange yellow, sugary, and ketone bodies in the later stage. The blood sugar is 8.4-28mmol/L (150-500mg/100ml, and the normal value is 60- 100 mmol/100 ml).

Dog diabetes treatment improves diet and feeds more meat and fat; Treatment with insulin, injection of 1- 10 units per kilogram of body weight every day, depending on the condition. Diabetes loses sugar in urine, so glycogen, fat and protein are continuously decomposed, leading to a large number of intermediate metabolites (ketone bodies) accumulation, causing acidosis, and finally diabetes coma. Treat with sodium bicarbonate to control acidosis.