Chelmsford Animal Hospital

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The Chelmsford Animal Hospital strives to provide quality medical care to small animal pets in the town of Chelmsford and surrounding areas. We are a resource center which helps to guide our clients to make decisions which will provide the best preventative care and/or treatments for their pets needs.

We are AAHA- Accredited and Celebrating!
Our hospital was recently evaluated on almost 900 rigorous veterinary standards of excellence. We are proud to be one of the 15% of AAHA- accredited hospitals in the United States and Canada
AAHA Standards of Accreditation cover patient care, pain management, anesthesia, surgery and more that are crucial to the delivery of high quality veterinary care.

What is Diabetes?
There are two forms of diabetes in dogs: diabetes insipidus, also known as drinking diabetes, and diabetes mellitus, also known as sugar diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus is a medical condition resulting in an excessive amount of glucose or sugar in the blood. This is caused by a deficiency of insulin, which is a hormone secreted by the pancreas.
Diabetes insipidus is a very rare disorder that results in failure to regulate body water content.
Diabetes mellitus is more common in dogs, and is frequently diagnosed in dogs 5 years old or older.
Diabetes mellitus affects an estimated one in four hundred cats, and is seen more frequently in middle to old age cats. It is also more common in males than females.

Treatment for Diabetes
Once your pet has been tested for, and diagnosed with diabetes, your veterinarian will likely start your pet on insulin injections. Regular blood glucose testing is also necessary for treatment. In some cases, your pet may be prescribed a special food for diabetic pets.