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Seven year old saluki cross Meg sleeps under the duvet with us. She’s always been a great sleeper until about six months ago. Started getting up and insisting on going out at about 2am.
She’s not too hot or licking herself so doesn’t seem to be infection. She can hold on through the day no problem. Previously did her last wee about 10am but of late I have stayed up and let her out at 11 or 11.30. Still getting up in the night. Last night she went out at midnight and 5.45!! Any ideas? I’m clueless. We’re due to go on holiday and will be up and down stairs for this half asleep. Won’t be good! At least we live in a. Bungalow!
 
I've been having this with our dog, he's 10 and has always slept thru the night no bother, but recently disturbed, on Monday night I was up three times, last night none. There isn’t a pattern to it at all, he's only having kibble on a morning, i have noticed he is drinking more and the wee's are longer.
Maybe he needs checking by the vet
 
tda said:
I've been having this with our dog, he's 10 and has always slept thru the night no bother, but recently disturbed, on Monday night I was up three times, last night none. There isn’t a pattern to it at all, he's only having kibble on a morning, i have noticed he is drinking more and the wee's are longer.
Maybe he needs checking by the vet
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First sign of diabetes in my friends dog.
 
tda said:
I've been having this with our dog, he's 10 and has always slept thru the night no bother, but recently disturbed, on Monday night I was up three times, last night none. There isn’t a pattern to it at all, he's only having kibble on a morning, i have noticed he is drinking more and the wee's are longer.
Maybe he needs checking by the vet
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Definitely.
 
One of ours started doing this, but we have always had an issue with her not rehydrating herself enough. She now has both her meals floating in a soup of water. She seems to enjoy her food more and the overnight problem with peeing has gone, so we assume she was getting low level infections. You would think making her drink more would have the opposite effect wouldn't you? 🤷‍♀️
 
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One of ours started doing this, but we have always had an issue with her not rehydrating herself enough. She now has both her meals floating in a soup of water. She seems to enjoy her food more and the overnight problem with peeing has gone, so we assumne she was getting low level infections. You would think making her drink more would have the opposite effect wouldn't you? 🤷‍♀️
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Funny enough I just said this to my OH! Wonder if she’s just got too concentrated pee! Will get her having more fluid and see.
 
Sorry to hijacked your thread Pistolpete, but I rand the vet this lunchtime about Dexter and got an appointment this afternoon, just got back. Urine and blood high sugar, so Diabetes it is, he's had his first shot of Insulin at the vets and I'm taking him back tomorrow for another then I have to take over the jabs.
He also had his temperature taken and his prostrate examined but he's still friends with me. He was such a good boy
 

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tda said:
Sorry to hijacked your thread Pistolpete, but I rand the vet this lunchtime about Dexter and got an appointment this afternoon, just got back. Urine and blood high sugar, so Diabetes it is, he's had his first shot of Insulin at the vets and I'm taking him back tomorrow for another then I have to take over the jabs.
He also had his temperature taken and his prostrate examined but he's still friends with me. He was such a good boy
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Well done for such prompt action. Really sorry about the diabetes. But just to reassure you, my friends dog is doing really well a year and a half after initial diagnosis.

They've been religious about monitoring her via the Libra system and it's worked well for them xx
 
Thanks Amymay Again, I am now wondering about diet and exercise, I can see see a huge Internet black hole .looming 🙄
He is a bit overweight 13.5kg, should be 11ish but he has slowed down so much this year that we don't go far anymore, in hindsight, might be because he feels crap
 
tda said:
Sorry to hijacked your thread Pistolpete, but I rand the vet this lunchtime about Dexter and got an appointment this afternoon, just got back. Urine and blood high sugar, so Diabetes it is, he's had his first shot of Insulin at the vets and I'm taking him back tomorrow for another then I have to take over the jabs.
He also had his temperature taken and his prostrate examined but he's still friends with me. He was such a good boy
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Oh bless him. If it helped at all so pleased to be hijacked! Get well soon boy.
 
tda said:
Thanks Amymay Again, I am now wondering about diet and exercise, I can see see a huge Internet black hole .looming 🙄
He is a bit overweight 13.5kg, should be 11ish but he has slowed down so much this year that we don't go far anymore, in hindsight, might be because he feels crap
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Diet is vital, and of course exercise - yes. The development of diabetes will have made him feel very poorly. He's not an old dog so theoretically should still be happy going out and about. But obviously that's going to be dependent on his recovery and you're on a journey.

The vet should be able to give you some direction, and nothing drastic should be done diet wise (as in food reduction). But what you're actually feeding should be closely scrutinized.

My friends dog is doing well on Chappie. Fed once a day. Fed at 7.00am, injection at 7.10 to allow for monitoring for vomiting.

Good luck xx
 
What happens if you just tell her to get to bed? Mine have tried this on occasion. Usually deer nearby or cats in the garden. They are told to pack in and go to sleep, and they do.
 
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