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Dogs and cats get diabetes, too—here's what to look out for and how to manage it

Learning a pet has diabetes can be a shock. Sadly, about 20% of diabetic cats and dogs are euthanized within a year of diagnosis due to the impacts on the pets' health and their owners' lifestyle and ...
WAFF

Meridianville family launches fundraiser to help daughter get life-saving diabetic alert dog

MERIDIANVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - One family in Meridianville is on a mission to help their daughter and her fight with a disease that has no cure. The Hall family is trying to get their daughter matched ...
11Alive

Georgia Marine veteran discovers diabetes diagnosis thanks to service dog

LILBURN, Ga. — Marine veteran Carl Jenkins says he wasn't looking for help. That's why his wife and parents brought him to the Top Dogg K9 Foundation in metro Atlanta, and that decision changed ...
The Victoria Advocate

Dogs alert owners to oncoming diabetic crises

The business has trained 50 dogs and has an additional 12 in training, she said.The American Diabetes Association hasn't taken a position on diabetes assistance dogs, said Bo Smith, director of ...
The Conversation

Dogs and cats get diabetes too. Here’s what to look out for and how to manage it

Jacquie Rand receives no current funding from organisations related to diabetes in dogs or cats. She has an honorary position at the University of Queensland and is employed by the not-for-profit ...