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If the keto/glucose strips show glucose in the urine, the animal should be brought to an emergency clinic right away.

Neuropathy often heals on its own within 1 to 3 months once blood sugar is regulated, but anecdotal evidence points to a faster recovery rate with methylcobalamin supplements.

Fortunately, as dogs rely considerably on their senses of smell and hearing, blindness is less of a disability than might otherwise be expected.

Between 3 and 9% calories from carbohydrates seems to be optimal.

Until the early 1990s, the most recommended type for pets was beef/pork-derived PZI, but that type was phased out over the 1990s and is now difficult to find in many countries.

The Lente and Ultralente versions were therefore very popular for feline use until summer 2005, when Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk both discontinued them.

Untreated, the condition leads to blindness in dogs, increasingly weak legs in cats, and eventually malnutrition, ketoacidosis and/or dehydration, and death.

Dogs with pancreatitis, a fairly common condition for diabetic dogs, often need a restricted-fat diet.

These lists of common commercial cat foods and their carbohydrate energy content are kept up-to date.

Blindness in dogsDogs' eyes are highly sensitive to high blood sugar, and will have blurred vision, cataracts, or even total blindness after as little as a few days at blood glucose concentration above 14mmol/L (250 mg/mL).

One of the popular human synthetic insulins, Humulin N /Novolin N/ NPH, is reasonable for dogs, but is usually a poor choice for cats, since cats' metabolize (most) insulin about twice as fast.

Cataracts may be treated later, but blindness is permanent in some cases.

Latest veterinary good practise is to recommend a low carbohydrate diet for cats, and a high-fiber, moderate-carb diet for dogs.

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