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Old January 22nd, 2010, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by buddingartist View Post
I asked the vet about the insulin and he used Caninsulin. I did mention about the inconsistencies and fluctuations and he mentioned that yes he is aware that the last batch caused those problems.
It's not just "the last batch" that is affected, it's ALL Caninsulin on the market. Here is a pdf from the AAHA on the subject (the Vetsulin they refer to is the same thing as Caninsulin, it's called Vetsulin in the U.S.): http://www.aahanet.org/resources/gra...n_11-16-09.pdf

Particularly this part:
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All new diabetic patients should be started on non-Vetsulin insulin products.
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