Traveling with a Diabetic Pet

I know traveling is stressful enough, but throw in a diabetic pet, and it raises stress to a whole new level. My next blog post will be more about how we do it (what happens if you're driving and it's dinner/insulin time?, etc), but I thought for this post, I could fill you in on everything we brought with us on our recent vacation.

For Buzz's diabetes:

• Glucometer & an extra battery
• Test strips (a new pack of 50)
• Lancets (a whole bunch just in case)
• Triple antibiotic ointment
• Syringes (we brought 3 packs of 10, but we really only needed 20 syringes - for 10 days)
• New bottle of insulin
• New bag of Greenies pill pockets
• Medicine (benadryl & famotidine)
• Karo syrup (and a travel container for walks)

For the beach:

• Sunscreen (Vets Best Sun Relief Spray)
• 2 beach umbrellas
• 2 towels for the pups to lay on
• Disposable doggie doo-doo bags
• Lots and lots of water
• Bandanas (they were great to get wet and put around the pups necks)
• Small amount of food

For the house:

• Lots and lots of toys to keep the pups busy (mostly from Barking Deals)
• Carpet cleaner and paper towels
• Treats (this, this, and these)
• Food & water bowls
• Crates & crate beds
• Extra towels
• Food
• Blanket that smelled like home - I threw it on our bed and the pups would fall asleep on it every night

For traveling:

• Seat cover
• Crate beds to sleep on
• A bag that contained: food, water, bowls, and a few toys

I know this seems like a lot, but traveling with dogs is pretty much like traveling with kids. You have to be prepared in case something goes drastically wrong (I programmed emergency vet numbers for the Outer Banks in my phone and called them prior to our trip to make sure they could take Buzz if something went wrong - this may be a little overboard, but my dogs are my life). 

Anyways - I hope this helps you with your summer traveling plans! :)

Hatteras Vacation

Hi all. We just returned from the Outer Banks - Buxton, to be exact - and are sad to be back to reality. But, here are a few adorable pics of the pups on the beach.

Bella loved everything about it, the sand, the water, the people. Buzz hated the water (and the sunscreen being sprayed on his nose) but loved everything else. And I discovered that they are actually dogs, not babies inhabiting dog bodies - instincts and all. They can swim (doggie paddle, of course) and Buzz even dug a huge hole in the sand (while Bella laid on her dad's lap whining about something).

First beach experience

Sound asleep

Enjoying the breeze

Adorable

Looking forward to the weekend (and it's only Monday!)

Buzz riding shot gun

Traveling with a diabetic dog is not an easy feat by any stretch of the imagination. But we are heading to my parents house this weekend anyway, a 12 hour roundtrip car ride.