Originally Posted by MrsMoe4487
I'm a Certified Veterinary Technician :) Love what I do..most days at least. I work for a small clinic in town working with dogs and cats. Love the ladies I work with though...couldn't ask for better people!
Hi!
I'm going to tell you something, that maybe you already know , (yay!) but just in case you don't (and I think it's important enough to bring it up)
Your clinic may never see a basenji, but there are a lot in Minn.
If a basenji is brought in, and after a simple test is found to have glucose in its urine, do not assume, with no further testing, that it's diabetes. It may be fanconi, which is only determined by a blood gas test. If treated for diabetes, and it in fact has fanconi, that is probably one of the worst things that can be done.
I won't go into specifics, but knowing this may perhaps get a dog started on the proper treatment. Basenjis are known to have diabetes, but it's estimated at least 20% of them have fanconi
I'm sorry for barging in, but we here of so many vets that do the wrong thing, I just thought it was worth it to bring it to your attention
Happy Quilting!