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January 26th, 2009 by KittyKitty

Diabetes

There are essentially 3 ways that you can try to help avoid dog diabetes. This illness is one that you want to avoid so that he lives as long and healthy as possible. even though it is pretty rare, there are many dogs whose diabetes go into remission just by having their diet, supplementation, and exercise all in good order.

1. Lower the carbohydrates. A lot of dog foods sold in stores can have close to 98% carbs. By minimizing the amount of carbs in your dog’s daily meals, this moderate carbohydrate level can go a long way towards diabetes prevention.

The diet is very critical for dogs that are genetically at risk for dog diabetes. It is very important that you study up on your dog breed and make sure that he is getting the right nutrients so that the gene which can store diabetes will not be triggered off.

Golden retrievers are amongst the most common dogs in the USA. Unfortunately, many of these retrievers get diabetes because their owners did not do enough research for their breed type in order to get their diet correct from puppy hood.

2. Seek out the nearest holistic veterinarianin your area. dicuss with the vet natural options. a lot of dog owners ignore this very crucial dog diabetes prevention step. taking with organic products such as antioxidants and herbs for the immune system can make a big impact on preventing diabetes, particully for the dog breeds which are genetically at risk for this disease.

Flea medications and tick insecticides can possibly diabetes from thetoxic state produced in the body. keeping your dog free of these toxinsyou are helping his immune system stay healthy.

3. Physical exercise! It is sad to see so many dogs out there who develop canine diabetes that should never have in the first place had they been active and not become overweight. This of course is the direct responsibility of you, the dog owner. If your dog is inactive and gains weight, he can develop diabetes even if he is not a breed that is genetically at risk.

30min of intense walking two to three times daily is all your dog calls for for optimum health and to keep him in good shape. If you can go jogging with your dog then that is even better. Having your dog swim is also a great option for exercise.

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