Veterinary Insulin Prescribing Practices for Diabetic Ketoacidosis, 2025 Survey

Survey data from 162 small animal veterinary specialists on insulin prescribing practices for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in dogs and cats. The dataset was collected via an electronic survey distributed to diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in Spring 2025. It includes median doses and ranges for insulin types like lente, NPH, and glargine.

Use Cases

• Analyze factors influencing insulin type selection based on the described survey scenarios.
• Compare prescribing dose ranges for different insulin types like lente, NPH, and glargine.
• Study clinical decision-making patterns for canine versus feline diabetic ketoacidosis cases.
• Benchmark current veterinary specialist practices against emerging treatment guidelines.

Strengths

• Specific response counts are provided, such as 76 out of 162 participants selecting insulin lente for the canine case.
• Includes precise median doses and ranges, e.g., 0.43 U/kg/injection for insulin lente BID.
• Survey targeted a defined professional population: diplomates of ACVIM and ACVECC.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 38.3 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Survey distributed to diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC).

Collection Method

Electronic survey involving two clinical case scenarios.

Time Range

Survey conducted in Spring 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 04:19:22; freshness should be verified.