Frequently Asked Questions

 


 

     
 
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Diabetes mellitus

What is diabetic clinical remission and when does it occur?
Read more in Clinical remission

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General Caninsulin questions

Can Caninsulin be diluted?

Many specialists think the Caninsulin dosage that Intervet recommends is too high and prefer to use two doses per day instead of one. What do you think?

Caninsulin appears to have become ineffective. What do I do?

Some diabetic, dogs and cats, that are well regulated on Caninsulin, require periodic increases in their insulin dose. Why does this happen? is it due to the production of antibodies?

What should Caninsulin look like?

What is the best way to go about converting a stable diabetic pet from another insulin preparation to Caninsulin?

There are needleless injectors or insulin pens available for administering insulin in humans. Can these devices be used to administer Caninsulin to diabetic dogs or cats?

After the first dose of Caninsulin has been withdrawn, how long can the vial be kept in the refrigerator?

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Caninsulin in cats

Is hind limb paresis a typical symptom of diabetes mellitus in cats?
For more information see Complications of feline diabetes

I have an elderly client with a diabetic cat. Can I pre-load insulin doses into syringes to make treatment easier?

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Caninsulin in other species

Is there any information about the use of Caninsulin in rabbits?

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