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Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
A stray dog diagnosed with diabetes is getting a second chance at life, with a foster family that includes a child with Juvenile Diabetes.
Staff at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona have paired up "Petey" the three-legged, diabetic Terrier mix, with an Oro Valley child who has Juvenile Diabetes.
8-year old Madalaine Hembraugh was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes when she was 4. Her mother, a Veterinarian Karter Neal came across Petey at the Humane Society, where she is the Medical Director.
Neal said someone had abandoned Petey at a local vet's office. They tested his blood sugar and learned the dog suffered from Juvenile Diabetes as well.
http://www.fox19.com/story/16657194/diabetic-girl-helps-diabetic-dog-cope-with-disease
A stray dog diagnosed with diabetes is getting a second chance at life, with a foster family that includes a child with Juvenile Diabetes.
Staff at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona have paired up "Petey" the three-legged, diabetic Terrier mix, with an Oro Valley child who has Juvenile Diabetes.
8-year old Madalaine Hembraugh was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes when she was 4. Her mother, a Veterinarian Karter Neal came across Petey at the Humane Society, where she is the Medical Director.
Neal said someone had abandoned Petey at a local vet's office. They tested his blood sugar and learned the dog suffered from Juvenile Diabetes as well.
http://www.fox19.com/story/16657194/diabetic-girl-helps-diabetic-dog-cope-with-disease