HOWEDY People,

As has been my standard operating procedure for the past eight years, I always prefer to IDENTIFY EXXXPOSE and DISCREDIT the EXXXPERTS in the industry BY CITING THEIR OWN WRITTEN WORDS and CASE HISTORIES of their own DISMAL FAILURES pryor to espHOWESING the PROVEN FACTS as you've been taught thus far, RIGHT HERE.

THAT way, when I tell you sumpthin there AIN'T NO FURTHER NEED for you to ask idiotic questions or for me to EXXXPLAIN further, other than to say you got NO CHOICE but to believe me "on accHOWENTA
I SEZ SO".

In the following sections the veterinary malpracticioner's discreditation by NEW research they TRY to SUPPRESS is included in each topic rather than in advance,
to avoid obsfucation and repetition. Further references and dis- creditation of specific malpracticioners can be found on the news groups.

LIKE THIS:
WHY YOU SHOULD AVOID TAKING VACCINES

By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. December 7, 2003 NewsWithViews.com

Dr. James R. Shannon, former director of the National institute of
health declared, "the only safe vaccine is one that is never used."

Cowpox vaccine was believed able to immunize people against smallpox.
 At the time this vaccine was introduced, there was already a decline in the
number of cases of smallpox. Japan introduced compulsory vaccination in
1872. In 1892 there were 165,774 cases of smallpox with 29,979 deaths
despite the vaccination program. Much of the success attributed to
vaccination programs may actually have been due to improvement in public
health related to water quality and sanitation, less crowded living
conditions, better nutrition, and higher standards of living.

Typically the incidence of a disease was clearly declining before the
 vaccine for that disease was introduced. In England the incidence of
 polio had decreased by 82 % before the polio vaccine was introduced
 in 1956.

In the early 1900s an astute Indiana physician, Dr. W.B. Clarke, stated
"Cancer was practically unknown until compulsory vaccination with cowpox
vaccine began to be introduced. I have had to deal with two hundred
cases of cancer, and I never saw a case of cancer in an unvaccinated[1]
person."

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          SEE?   EZ, AIN'T IT!

So JUST SAY "THANK YOU and G-D BLESS The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard <{}: ~ ) >

                    CAVEAT:

The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard NOT a veterinarian.

HE only IDENTIFIES EXXXPOSES and DIS- CREDITS the veterinary malpracticioners who'll do and say ANY THING to rip you off for your
hard earned dough at the EXXXPENSE of your dog's life and well being
by SELLING you EXXXCESSIVE unnecessary ineffective repetitive toxic vaccinations, systemic toxic parasite treatments and "routine procedures" necessitated by and NECESSITATING MORE of their IATROGENIC DIS-
EASE PRODUCING "idiopathic" DIS-EASES as taught to them by their
veterinary schools FUNDED BY the COMMERCIAL DOG FOOD manufacturers and PHARMACUTICAL COMPANIES.

After all, if medical specialists could CURE DIS-EASE, they'd GO HOWETA BUSINESS, wouldn't they <{}: ~ ( >

           LikeWIZE, IF THEY COULD
             DEFEND THEMSELVES, 
                    THEY WOULD.

           WOULDN'T THEY <{}'; ~ ) >

You CANNOT "over feed" a puppy. HOWEver, you CAN over / under NUTRITIONALIZE and cause so called panosteo, a condition where
the nerves are constricted by excessive bone growth caused by high
protein commercial garbage dog foods.

Your question should be not "HOWE MUCH", but rather,
WHAT, should my dog be eating.

FORGET the doGdameneD books and "information" provided by your ETHICKAL BREEDER or veterinary malpracticioner. They're blowin their own toxic ignorameHOWES smoke up HOWER arses tryin to SELL us their GARBAGE or doin what they've always done on accHOWENTA they'd be ASHAMED and EMBARRASSED TO DEATH to learn otherWIZE.

"MISERY LOVES COMPANY," The Puppy Wizard's DADDY <{}: ~ ( >

These sorry S.O.B.'s don't even know they're SICK. Just disregard them AFTER you LOOK UP their own case histories of INCONSISTENCIES LIES and ABUSE so you can JUDGE FOR YOURSELF <{) : ~ ( >

These pathetic miserable stinkin lyin animal murderin punk thug coward active accute chronic life long incurable malignant mental cases DENY the EVIDENCE and try to SELL you their brand of poison on accHOWENTA otherWIZE they'd GO HOWETA BUSINESS.

Present the following FACTS to your veterinarian and if he's a EXXXCELLENT veterinarian he'll agree and offer you and your dog INTELLIGENT veterinary care.

On the other hand, if he's a typical veterinary MALPRACTICIONER he'll
REFUSE to discuss these FACTS and will tell you "this is HOWE I WAS
TAUGHT to do it and if you don't LIKE it, go elsewhere" and then he'll tell
you HOWE IRRESPONSIBLE you are and that your "RADICAL INFORMATION"
is HARMFUL in his last ditch effort to GET HIS PAWS on your hard earned dough.

Veterinarians are great at using guilt and pressure to
strip animal guardians of their power. They can be brusque,
condescending and intimidating and in the end, the animal
guardian, wanting to do whatever they can to support their
animal friend, goes along with whatever the vet says.
The only way to change this is for animal guardians to
become as well informed about their animal's care, as
they are about their own. Until recently, Vets have held
an unquestionable 'high moral' mark where guardians
assumed that whatever a vet wants to do must be in the
best interest of the animal, but that unquestionable
morality is gone now.

TOO MANY VACCINES...TOO OFTEN

Let's start with vaccinations. The standard operating
procedure is for animals to receive a multitude of
vaccinations on a regular schedule. Most animal guardians
don't question the vaccination schedule. If the vet says
it's needed, then it must be. For those who do question
it, they are met with hostility or condescension or
frightened with the horrors of what will happen if
an animal isn't vaccinated regularly. And in several
cases, have been asked to find another vet altogether.

But here's the truth about all animal vaccines: The
drug manufactures label determines the frequency of
revaccination. There is nothing scientific about the
current animal vaccination schedule. Neither the FDA
nor the USDA requires drug companies to prove the maximum
immunity conferred; they only require that immunity be
conferred for the duration of their testing. Which means
if the drug company tests for one year, the label states
vaccinate yearly.

This manufacturers' recommendation ultimately influenced
rabies laws in each and every state across the country.
Those laws are not based in scientific study, but rather
on the research done by drug companies necessary to get
approval for their drugs.

It has been proven as well that vaccine boosters do not
increase immunity. Once the body has immunity, that same
immunity will knock out the virus in the vaccine, leaving
your animal to experience none of the benefits from the
vaccine but all of the risks from the adjuvants; and,
leaving the guardian to pay for something that does nothing.

CANCER FROM A VACCINE

Kris Christine, Founder of The Rabies Challenge Fund Trust
and vaccine reform activist, stated during a recent interview
on Conscious Animal Radio that this practice fit the definition
of fraud. Christine joined this fight when her own dog Meadow
developed an injection site sarcoma with the needle mark
visible in the center of the tumor. After her vet informed
her that Meadow most likely had immunity to rabies for life,
and carelessly let it slip that it was the distemper shot
Christine should really watch out for as that one had many
side effects and was ultimately unnecessary for older dogs,
Christine jumped into action.

Since, she has had the rabies vaccination requirement
revised in her home state of Maine extending it to every
three years; challenged the state to introduce a veterinary
disclosure law, which was defeated and has started the
Rabies Challenge Fund Trust along with Dr. W. Jean Dodds,
a highly noted Veterinarian for her work and opinion on
vaccine reform. The Rabies Challenge Fund seeks to prove
through a challenge study that the rabies vaccine confers
immunity for seven years.

IMMUNITY LASTS MUCH LONGER

Dr. Ronald Schultz, who is also involved in the Rabies
Challenge Fund, has already demonstrated through serology
(blood testing) that the Rabies vaccine lasts at least 7
years. He's also demonstrated that the distemper vaccine
lasts at least 15 years; parvovirus at least 7 years and
the adenovirus at least 9 years.

By now you are beginning to see that there are two roots
to this issue: The drug manufacturers who are not required
to test for maximum immunity conferred and the veterinarians
that go along with the recommendation of the drug companies
without question.

HIP DYSPLASIA, like scurvy, is simply a vitamin C
deficiency and therefore is EZily PREVENTABLE.

PRA (progressive retinal atrophy) is simply a vitamin E deficiency and therefore is EZily PREVENTABLE. CATARACTS are likeWIZE, nutritional deficiencies and can EZily be EXXXTINGUISHED or CON-TROLLED simpy by puttin a little eucylaptus honey in the eyes.

MANGE / YEAST / BLADDER / EAR INFECTIONS / IMPACTED ANAL GLANDS / ADDISON's / CUSHING'S DIS-EASES are likeWIZE, nutritional / stress induced AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASES.

These metabolic / nutritional / stress induced defects SHOULD NOT PRESENT
as clinical problems any more NHOWE that we KNOW ALL abHOWET them.

Recent research from Purdue SEZ that ascorbic acid added to dog food INCREASES the chances of GVD (bloat, gastric torsion) by 320%.

Here's the RESEARCH article from Purdue:

http://www.vet.purdue.edu/epi/dietrisk.htm

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Commercial dog food is high in carbohydrates.

Dogs DO NOT NATURALLY EAT high carb diets.

High carb diets CAUSE DIABETES and tartar and plaque to form on the teeth and THAT'S what causes bad breath and necessitates doggy dental cleaning, which the veterinary malpracticioners JUST LOVE to do and recommed doin it annually, despite that it "requires" RISKY, LIFE THREATENING full anesthesia!

The second contributor to dental DIS-EASE, is STRESS!

In my 45 years of professionally raising and training mostly giant breed workin
dogs *(NO BONES EVER) and even when feeding commercial garbage dog
food myself, I've NEVER had to put a dog under anesthesia to scale their teeth NOR have I EVER had a dog suffering from cruciate ligament failure, the #1 veterinary surgical proceedure following unnecessary inapupriate sexual mutilations.

Cruciate ligament failure is CAUSED BY STRESS from mishandling. The CONSTANT intermittent STRESS from TRADITIONAL OBEDIENCE TRAININ / HANDLING causes the dog to not be ABLE to absorb his nutrients which feed
the myleal sheaths and nerves at the cellular level:

Gerald J. Broock M.D.Orthopedic Surgeon

Effect of Emotional Stress on Musculoskeletal Symptoms

During periods of emotional stress-naturally occurring predicaments of musculoskeletal symptoms can become highly magnified and prolonged
Attempt to avoid/minimize/escape emotionally stressful situations Seek
professional help to cope with stress if necessary

Profound Effect of Mental State on Musculoskeletal SymptomsDepression
 is very common in patients with chronic/recurring musculoskeletal pain. Depression is commonly misdiagnosed or never considered.

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STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE, aka The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME is WON of them "auto-immune cell mediated myelin sheath" DIS- EASES you probably won't find much information abHOWET EXXXCEPT right here on The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Forums.

Believe it or not, just tellin the dog "NO!" four or five times a day as MOST people must do, CAUSES the system to not be able to utilize all of the nutrition we put in!

All you need to do is look up any particular DIS- EASE like spondylosis, inverterbral disc, cruciate ligament rupture, "idiopathic" seizures etc. on Google / Usenet News Groups and research the POSTED CASE HISTORIES of dog lover's who's dogs are SUFFERING and DYING from them, and *(drumroll please, Mr.Maestro...), you'll find The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard's CRITICS all holding hands an cryin in their beer an passin the crying towel!

Dogs are NATURAL ATHLETES. They DO NOT BREAK DHOWEN UNLESS sumpthin is CAUSING their debilitation.

PERHAPS they're all sufferin MuncHOWESEN By Proxy?

I believe there is AMPLE PRIMA FASCIA EVIDENCE to support this hypothesis. A psychiatric study of the dog training / shelter / rescue industry personell and mental heelth and behavior problems, particularly muncHOWESEN by proxy, should be instituted.

           Death Producing Ulcers:
           "Emotional Influences On 
               Health & Behavior" 
       Dr. George Von Hilsheimer

Illness is directly related to depression and lack of adjustment,
particularly to a new environment (Parens, McConville & Kaplan, 1966).

A WIDE RANGE of PSYCHOSOMATIC or CORTICOVISCERAL DIS-EASES
was surveyed by Wittkower (1965) to demonstrate the enormous importance
of emotional factors in general health. Interview findings of emotional material (recently experienced hopelessness) pryor to biological examinations correctly identified 11 out of 19 with cervical cancer, and 25 of 32 who were cancer free
even though psychological tests failed to discriminate these groups (Schmale & Iker, 1966)

150 lung cancer patients showed significantly constricted expression of emotions. The had fewer childhood behavior problems, and lower neuroticism score than their cancer free controls. Heavy cigarette smokers who DO NOT INHALE are more apt to have LUNG CANCER. They, too, show LOWER neuroticism scores.

Among heavy cigarette smokers poor emotional expression is as highly related to cancer as urban residence and is more important than a chronic cough or an air polluted environment (Kissen, 1966).

A ten year observation of all the women who developed cancer in an isolated pupulation of 2,550 showed that they tended to be unstable or sub stable personalities characterized by melancholy and extraversion, especially marked
with those of an undecided body build (Hagll, 1966). Personality dynamics
effect both the development of cancer and it's SITE. Cancer may result from
what appears to be a failure to grow--somatically, behaviorally and psychologically (Grinker, 1966).

In 109 cases leukemia and lymphoma were associated with a number of losses
or separations and with feelings of sadness, anxiety, anger or hopelessness. The PRIMARY FACTOR seems to be the shame and hopelessness of running out of psychological resources (Green, 1966).

Cervical cancer patients are less emotionally responsive, more isolative, and less frequently diagnosed as having clinical neuroses than cancer free patients. There
is NO CLEAR DIFFERENCE in their FEELINGS and ATTITUDES toward coitus (Rotkin, Qunk, & Couchman, 1965).

Schmidt (1966) surveyed nearly 100 studies of behaviorally induced DIS-EASE
in animals CON- FIRMING and EXTENDING the DATA on PEOPLE.

Behaviorally induced DIS-EASES tend to fall into two groups;

(1) Hysteriform problems, which INCLUDE HYSTERICAL SEIZURES and
FORMS of AGGRESSION as well as collective panic and epilepsies;

(2) organic modifications, including functional difficulties and lesions affecting gastro intestinal, cardio vascular, respiratory, sexual, endocrine, skin, urinary,
and neuro muscular systems.

It is INTERESTING, and SLIGHTLY HORRIFYING, to note that the ONLY SCIENTIFIC RELEVANCE of the standard six hour school day that I have been able to detect in research is that Sawrey and Weisz quite by accident found that
 six hours on and six hour off of "EXECUTIVE BEHAVIOR" in monkeys was the ONLY TIME STRUCTURE that INDUCED DEATH PRODUCING ULCERS.

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If you understand and follow the INFORMATION I've provided you'll EXXXTINGUISH fully 95% of your veterinary EXXXPENSES and
ELIMINATE 99% of your dog's "PREDICTABLE DIS-EASES".

Here's a wealth of heelth and nutritional info to heelp your
dog  *(and yourself and family) live long and heelthy lives.

                                STUDY IT!:

                               Hans Selye

Hans Selye was born in Vienna in 1907. As early as his second
year of medical school (1926), he began developing his now-
famous theory of the influence of stress on people's ability to
cope with and adapt to the pressures of injury and disease.

He discovered that patients with a variety of ailments
manifested many similar symptoms, which he ultimately
attributed to their bodies' efforts to respond to the stresses
of being ill.

He called this collection of symptoms--this separate stress
disease--stress syndrome, or the general adaptation syndrome (GAS).

     He spent a lifetime in continuing research on GAS and
wrote some 30 books and more than 1,500 articles on
stress and related problems, including Stress without
Distress (1974) and The Stress of Life (1956).

So impressive have his findings and theories been that
some authorities refer to him as "the Einstein of medicine."

     A physician and endocrinologist with many honorary
degrees for his pioneering contributions to science, Selye
also served as a professor and director of the Institute of
Experimental Medicine and Surgery at the University of
Montreal.

More than anyone else, Selye has demonstrated the role of
emotional responses in causing or combating much of the
wear and tear experienced by human beings throughout
their lives. He died in 1982 in Montreal, where he had spent
50 years studying the causes and consequences of stress.

          Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Mental stress as a risk factor for medical conditions:
There are various other conditions for which stress is
a risk factor. For general information on stress, see
also stress, complications of stress, and stress as a
symptom.

Auto-immune mediated anemia (AIMA) also called
autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) and immune
mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA): antibodies formed
against antigens in the red blood cell membrane cause
these cells to burst open.

The resulting anemia compromises the dog's ability to
provide sufficient oxygen for cell function throughout the
body.

Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP): a dangerously
low level of platelets - either due to an increase in antibody
and complement-mediated phagocytosis of platelets in the
spleen, bone marrow and liver, or decreased production due
to antibody and/or complement mediated phagocytosis of
platelet stem cells (megakaryocytes) in the bone marrow.
The low platelet levels lead to spontaneour bleeding,
often nose bleeds or petechiation (bleeding just under
the skin and mucous membranes) are seen. Blood in the
stool, urine or vomit is less common. (Often seen with
AIHA, SLE and RA.)

Owners may note the presence of blood in the urine or
stool. An increase in temperature may also be observed
in some dogs. A diagnosis of AIHA is made on the basis
of these clinical signs as well as a CBC. A Coomb's
test should be performed to confirm the diagnosis.
A small percentage of dogs that have AIHA will test
negative on the Coomb's test.

Most of the time, a specific cause for AIHA is unrecognized.
Many theories exist, but the ultimate answer is "We don't
know." Dr. Jean Dodds, a veterinarian studying immunology,
states in her article; "The Immune System and Disease
Resistance" that there are four main causative factors of
autoimmune diseases. Those factors are: Genetic
predisposition; Hormonal influences; Infections, especially
of viruses and Stress.

Dr. Dodds also feels that the multivalent modified-live
vaccines overstimulate the immune system. There may
be evidence to support this theory because the Merck
Veterinary Manual states: " recently, the most typical
cases of AIHA in dogs have been marked by a
nonregenerative anemia. Some of these cases have
occurred after exposure to parvovirus or modified live
parvovirus vaccine."

Others blame environmental pollutants, or food preservatives
such as ethoxyquin, an antioxidant found in most dog foods.

There are still others who believe there is a link between AIHA
and some drugs. There is strong evidence for a genetic factor
in the development of AIHA. Although all breeds can be affected,
the Basenji, West Highland White terrier, English springer spaniel,
Alaskan malamute, poodle, and beagle breeds can be congentially
predisposed to this condition due to defects in enzymes (such as
pyruvate kinase). Females are affected with AIHA 3-4 times more
frequently then males.

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Veterinary malpracticioners LOVE to blame GENETICS as the
SUSPECTED CAUSE of  STRESS / VACCINOSIS INDUCED 
AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASES a.k.a. The Puppy Wizard's
Syndrome <{}: ~ ( >

                      -----------------------

Autoimmune diseases information:

Disease caused by a malfunctioning immune system leading
to self-attacks or self-stimulation of other body cells.

Autoimmune diseases information: The word "auto" is the
Greek word for self. The immune system is a complicated
network of cells and cell components (called molecules)
that normally work to defend the body and eliminate
infections caused by bacteria, viruses, and other
invading microbes.

If a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system
mistakenly attacks self, targeting the cells, tissues, and
organs of a person's own body. A collection of immune
system

cells and molecules at a target site is broadly referred
to as inflammation.

Conditions list: The list of conditions in the Autoimmune
diseases group includes:

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/ai/intro.htm

    * Possibly Autoimmune Diseases
    * Type 1 diabetes
    * rheumatoid arthritis
    * Autoimmune thyroid diseases
    * Graves Disease
    * Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
    * Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    * Multiple Sclerosis
    * Crohn's disease
    * Psoriasis
    * Psoriatic Arthritis
    * Sympathetic ophthalmitis
    * Autoimmune neuropathies
    * Autoimmune oophoritis
    * Autoimmune orchitis
    * Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
    * Antiphospholipid syndrome
    * Sjogren's Syndrome
    * Rheumatoid arthritis
    * Scleroderma
    * Lupus
    * Addison's Disease
    * Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome
    * Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 1
    * Polyendocrine deficiency syndrome type 2
    * Guillain-Barre Syndrome
    * Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
    * Pernicious anemia
    * Myasthenia Gravis
    * Primary biliary cirrhosis
    * Mixed connective tissue disease
    * Primary Glomerulonephritis
    * Vitiligo
    * Autoimmune uveitis
    * Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
    * Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia
    * Celiac Disease
    * Dermatitis herpetiformis
    * Autoimmune Hepatitis
    * Pemphigus
    * Pemphigus Vulgaris
    * Pemphigus Foliaceus
    * Bullous Pemphigoid
    * Autoimmune Myocarditis
    * Autoimmune Vasculitis
    * Autoimmune eye diseases
    * Alopecia Areata
    * Autoimmune Atherosclerosis
    * Behcet's Disease
    * Autoimmune Myelopathy
    * Autoimmune Hemophilia
    * Autoimmune Interstitial Cystitis
    * Autoimmune Diabetes Insipidus
    * Autoimmune Endometriosis
    * Relapsing Polychondritis
    * Ankylosing Spondylitis
    * Autoimmune Urticaria
    * Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Syndromes
    * Dermatomyositis
    * Miller Fisher Syndrome
    * IgA nephropathy
    * Goodpasture syndrome
    * Herpes gestationis

Autoimmune thyroiditis (hypothyroidism) is generally found
with the other autoimmune diseases or may occur by itself.
Loss of thyroid hormones is manifested early by behavioral
changes - aggression, hyperactivity, anxiety/fear, compulsive
behaviors, phobic behaviors; allergies and reduced
resistance to bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal infection -
often manifest as skin and respiratory disorders.

Seizure disorders are also often related to low thyroid levels.
As the disease progresses lethargy, obesity, alopecia (loss
of hair/poor haircoat especially on the sides) and infertility
are more common.

Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease): The adrenal
gland produces hormones which regulate the level of
sodium and potassium (mineralocorticoids) and mediate
the body's response to physiologic and psychologic stress
(corticosteroids).

The former are needed to maintain proper cell function, their
loss is seen as muscle weakness and eventually heart failure
as the heart's muscle cells can no longer produce the nervous
impulses needed for the heart to contract.

Gastrointestinal function is also usually impaired, and weight loss is
frequently seen. Animals are less able to cope with mild, everyday
occurences and hide, refuse to eat and show
other symptoms of stress.

SLE: Known as the great imitator can be hard to diagnose as it can
manifest as a disease of the skin/mucous membranes/nails,  kidney and/
or joints as has already been described. SLE can also affect the brain
producing signs of cognitive dysfunction. It is also hard to diagnose
definitively as not all dogs with SLE have postive ANA titers.

Cause of Addison's Disease:  Failure to produce adequate levels of
cortisol, or adrenal insufficiency, can occur for different reasons.
The problem may be due to a disorder of the adrenal glands themselves
(primary adrenal insufficiency) or to inadequate secretion of ACTH by
the pituitary gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency).

 Addison's disease is a rare endocrine or hormonal disorder
that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It occurs in all age
groups and afflicts men and women equally. The disease is
characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, low
blood pressure, and sometimes darkening of the skin in both
exposed and nonexposed parts of the body.

Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough
of the hormone cortisol and in some cases, the hormone aldosterone.
For this reason, the disease is sometimes called chronic adrenal
insufficiency, or hypocortisolism.

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 Cushing's syndrome is a disorder of the adrenal glands leading to
excess cortisol secretion. This means that there is too much cortisol
hormone in the blood. It can be caused by an adrenal gland failure, or
it can result from a pituitary tumor or other tumor that secretes ACTH
which in turn stimulates the adrenal glands to over-produce cortisol.

Cushing's syndrome information: Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal
disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high
levels of the hormone cortisol. Sometimes called "hypercortisolism,"
it is relatively rare and most commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50.

An estimated 10 to 15 of every million people are affected each year.

Prevalance of Cushing's syndrome: it is relatively rare and most
commonly affects adults aged 20 to 50. Exposure to too much cortisol
can occur for different reasons such as long-term use of
glucocorticoid hormones to treat inflammatory illnesses; pituitary
adenomas (benign
tumors of the pituitary glands) which secrete increased amounts of
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); ectopic ACTH syndrome (a condition
in which ACTH is produced by various types of potentially malignant
tumors that occur in different parts of the body); and adrenal tumors
(tumors of the adrenal glands). 2 Sometimes, an abnormality of the
adrenal glands, most often an adrenal tumor, causes Cushing's
syndrome.

Cause details for Cushing's syndrome: Cushing's syndrome occurs when
the body's tissues are exposed to excessive levels of cortisol for
long periods of time. Many people suffer the symptoms of Cushing's
syndrome because they take glucocorticoid hormones such as prednisone
for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or other inflammatory
diseases.

Others develop Cushing's syndrome because of overproduction of
cortisol by the body. Normally, the production of cortisol follows a
precise chain of events

First, the hypothalamus, a part of the brain which is about
the size of a small sugar cube, sends corticotropin releasing hormone
(CRH) to the pituitary gland. CRH causes the pituitary to secrete ACTH
(adrenocorticotropin), a hormone that stimulates the adrenal glands.

When the adrenals, which are located just above the kidneys, receive
the ACTH, they respond by releasing cortisol into the bloodstream.

Cortisol performs vital tasks in the body. It helps maintain blood
pressure and cardiovascular function, reduces the immune system's
inflammatory response, balances the effects of insulin in breaking
down sugar for energy, and regulates the metabolism of proteins,
carbohydrates, and fats. One of cortisol's most important jobs is to
help the body respond to stress. For this reason, women in their last
3 months of pregnancy and highly trained athletes normally have

high levels of the hormone. People suffering from depression,
alcoholism, malnutrition and panic disorders also have increased
cortisol levels.

When the amount of cortisol in the blood is adequate, the hypothalamus
and pituitary release less CRH and ACTH. This ensures that the amount
of cortisol released by the adrenal glands is precisely balanced to
meet the body's daily needs.

However, if something goes wrong with the adrenals or their
regulating switches in the pituitary gland or the hypothalamus,
cortisol production can go awry. 1

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    Those "somethings" that "go wrong" usually begin with surgical
    sexual mutilations and "routine" veterinary vaccinations and
    parasite CON-TROLL toxins:

There's TONS of research substantiating the falsitty of the "benefits" of surgical sexual mutilations. The veterinary community will DO an SAY ANY THING to REPRESS this information so's they can FLEECE you like spring lambs:

From: MikeEisenf...@yahoo.com Date: 29 Mar 2007

Subject: Re: The Long-term Heath Impacts of S/N in Dogs

On Mar 28, 1:48 pm,
        Human_And_Animal_Behaviour_Forensic_Sciences_ 
                         Research_Laboratory wrote:

> HOWEDY Mike,

> On Mar 28, 10:18 am, MikeEisenf...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Unlike what you will find in Spay/Neuter
> > Fact Sheets, the health impacts of 
> > spay/neuter that are discussed in this
> > paper are all backed up with citations
> > to the veterinary medical literature.
> > You can find the paper here:
>
> > http://escregistry.kattare.com/healthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
> > http://www.neutering.org

> Thank you for the EXXXPOSE on surgical
> sexual mutilations in veterinary malpractice.

Always good to have more food for thought!

Material that includes research data from 2006, 2005 was presented at ACC&D's Third International Symposium, and part of the slideshows presentedare available here: http://www.acc-d.org/2006%20Symposium%20Docs/Session%20I.pdf

Issues regarding previous assumptions on what neutering does as a 'benefit' are pretty well challenged in this data above.

Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D) is a nonprofit 501C(3) group involved in attempting to study, define and resolve some of the problems that currently exist internationally as they regard issues of animal population control. "More than 120 representatives from universities, animal welfare organizations, foundations, companies, and government agencies from 11 countries gathered to share information and plan for the future". Main site: http://www.acc-d.org/

"On the negative side, neutering male dogs ˇ if done before maturity, increases the risk of osteosarcoma (bone cancer) by a factor of 3.8; this is a common ancer in medium/large and larger breeds with a poor prognosis.

increases the risk of cardiac hemangiosarcoma by a factor of 1.6;  this is a common cancer and major cause of death in some breeds

triples the risk of hypothyroidism

increases the risk of geriatric cognitive impairment

triples the risk of obesity, a common health problem in dogs with it the many associated health problems associated with obesity

ˇ quadruples the small risk (<0.6%) of prostate cancer

ˇ doubles the small risk (<1%) of urinary tract cancers

ˇ increases the risk of orthopedic disorders

ˇ increases the risk of adverse reactions to vaccinations

Hemangiosarcoma is a common cancer in dogs. It is a major cause of death in some breeds, such as Salukis, French Bulldogs, Irish Water Spaniels, Flat Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Boxers, Afghan Hounds, English Setter, Scottish Terrier, Boston Terrier, Bulldogs, and German Shepherd Dogs24.

In an aged-matched case controlled study, spayed females were found to have a 2.2 times higher risk of splenic hemangiosarcoma compared to intact females24.

A retrospective study of cardiac hemangiosarcoma risk factors found a >5 times greater risk in spayed female dogs compared to intact female dogs and a
1.6 times higher risk in neutered male dogs compared to intact male dogs.25

The authors suggest a protective effect of sex hormones against hemangiosarcoma, especially in females.

In breeds where hermangiosarcoma is an important cause of death, the increased risk associated with spay/neuter is likely one that should factor into decisions on whether or when to sterilize a dog.

Hypothyroidism

Spay/neuter in dogs was found to be correlated with a three fold increased risk of hypothyroidism  compared to intact dogs. The researchers suggest  a cause-and-effect relationship26.

They wrote: "More important [than the mild direct

 impact on thyroid function] in the association between [spaying and] neutering and hypothyroidism may be the effect of sex hormones on the immune system.

Castration increases the severity of autoimmune thyroiditis in mice" which may explain the link between spay/neuter and hypothyroidism in dogs.

"Dr. Spain, who has been recently involved in many studies assessing the long-term risks and benefits of early-age neutering, presented convincing data about the effects of spay/neuter on hip dysplasia, cranial cruciate ligament rupture, long bone development, body weight, diabetes, urinary tract infections, mammary cancer, and several other conditions."

CONCLUSIONS

An objective reading of the veterinary medical literature reveals a complex situation with respect to the longterm health impacts of spay/neuter in dogs.

The evidence shows that spay/neuter correlates with both positive AND adverse health effects in dogs. It also suggests how much we really do not yet understand about this subject.

On balance, it appears that no compelling case can be made for neutering most male dogs to prevent future health problems, especially immature male dogs. The number of health problems associated with neutering may exceed the associated health benefits in most cases.

                   ----------------------------

And NHOWE YOU KNOW HOWE COME veterinary malpracticioners DON'T WANT TO STOP surgical sexual mutilations; it'd DENY THEM
of 90% of their INCOME treating related DIS-EASES CAUSED BY their inapupriate unnecessary mutilations!

                              LIKE THIS:

The Undescended Testicle: Diagnosis and Management

Cryptorchidism, or undescended testicle, is usually
diagnosed during the newborn examination. Recognition
of the condition, identification of associated syndromes,
proper diagnostic evaluation and timely referral for urologic
surgical therapy are important steps in preventing adverse
consequences.

Consequences of Cryptorchidism

The rationale for treatment of the undescended testicle
is the prevention of potential sequelae. The most common
problems associated with undescended testicles are
testicular neoplasm, subfertility, testicular torsion and
inguinal hernia.

Testicular Cancer
It has been well documented that men with a history of undescended testicle have a higher-than-expected incidence of testicular germ cell cancers. While the likelihood of developing testicular cancer has probably been overestimated in the past, the incidence among men with an undescended testicle is approximately one in 1,000 to one in 2,500.¹ Although significantly higher than the risk among the general population (1:100,000),
this level of risk does not warrant radical therapy,
such as removal of all intra-abdominal testes.

About 20 percent of testicular tumors in men with
unilateral cryptorchidism occur on the side with the
normally descended testicle; this finding supports
the argument against indiscriminate removal of
undescended testes.

Cryptorchidism and testicular cancer may also be
manifestations of a genetic testicular abnormality;
therefore, the development of cancer in an undescended
testis may not be caused by testicular malposition.

Although there is no proof that orchiopexy reduces
the risk of testicular cancer, it is performed to ease
detection through testicular self examination.

> and I don't know any veterinarian willing to put
> his or her license on the line to earn that extra buck.

You mean, like by performing routine unnecessary
inapupriate surgical sexual mutilations for non
medical puporses and declawing kats and SELLIN
EXXXCESSIVE unnecessary ineffective life
threatening toxic vaccinations, flea treatments and
DEATHLY nsaid pain CON-TROLL medications?

> Frankly, in our practice,

You mean, in your MALPRACTICE.

> we have enough to do without booking
> our staff with needless surgeries.

You mean between stocking and SELLING your
GARBAGE Science Diet Prescription dog foods
and your unnecessary surgical sexual mutilations
for non medical puporses and unnecessary ineffective
inapupriate annual vaccinations that COMPROMISE
the auto-immune system and KEEP YOU BUSY
treating IATROGENIC DIS-EASES, sharon too,
veterinary malpractice office manager?

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too, veterinary malpractice
office manager and mrs. veterinary malpracticioner,
you pathetic miserable stinkin lyin animal murderin
punk thug coward active accute chronic life long
incurable mental case,

You got a very long posted case history of HURTIN
INTIMIDATIN an MURDERIN innocent defenseless dumb
critters an LYIN abHOWET IT <{}: ~ ( >

"Sharon Too" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>
wrote in message news:137e6cvmhu92r9d@corp.supernews.com...

>> Oh dear...

> You're the one who felt the need to cross
> post your admiration of this idiot

IF EVERY THING "this idiot" SEZ is TRUE, AND
IT IS, you and 90% your veterinary malpractice
will go RIGHt DHOWEN the crapHOWES <{}: ~ ) >

> to groups not even originally
> involved in the supposed thread.

Yeah, that IS particularly EMBARRASSIN.

AIN'T IT <{}: ~ ) >

> It doesn't take a genius to realize after reading
> just a few of his sentences that he is no expert.

RIGHT. You ain't gotta read HIS sentences, all
you gotta do is read HIS 100% CONSISTENTLY
NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE
WWW Wits' End Trainin Method Manual Student's
reports from ALL OVER the WHOWEL WILD
WORLD to realize EVERY THING you sez is
DEAD WRONG and self  servin LIES.

> If you don't see that then I can only assume you
> are one of  his sock puppets or completely and
> totally insane.

Let's all PREY you don't suffer SEPARATION
anXXXIHOWESNESS when you go HOWETA BUSINESS.

> Word of advice: This idiot gets killfiled along
> with anyone who responds to him, especially when
> they don't have the decency to snip his rambling.

Here, try someWON else's "rambling":

Subject:  EMERGENCY!! What to do with baby Possum?
From:           Sharon
Date:           Tues, May 16 2006 10:30 pm
Email:          "Sharon" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>
Groups:         alt.med.veterinary, rec.animals.wildlife, rec.pets

> My cat brought in a baby possum tonight.
>
> My question is, should I just release it into the woods
> behind my house tonight? I don't know if it will be okay,
> or if it still needs its parents.

> I could certainly feed it for a few days if necessary,
> but I'm just not sure what would be best (or if it
> would even accept food from me while in captivity).

Don't touch wildlife at all. They carry parasites and other
organisms. You should release it back into the woods, but
if your scent is on it, the mother (if she finds it) may reject
it. Your only other alternative is to look up a local wildlife
rehabilitator.

From:           Jack Crenshaw -
Date:           Thurs, Jun 1 2006 9:16 am
Email:          Jack Crenshaw <jcr...@earthlink.net>

> You should release it back into the woods, but if
> your scent is on it, the mother (if she finds it)
> may reject it. Your only other alternative is to
> look up a local wildlife rehabilitator.

 What you just said is such a fountain of misinformation
 I hardly know where to begin.  First, the scent thing:
 It's an old wives' tale, and totally false.  Second,
 releasing a juvenile back to the wild is as good as a
 death sentence.

  The animal will not, repeat _WILL_ _NOT_ survive.

  If you just want to kill the juvie, it would be
  more humane to flush it down the toilet.

Your advice to contact a wildlife rehabber was a good one.
Your advice to release a juvenile back to the wild sucked
rocks. Your assertion that the mother would smell the
human scent on the baby and reject it was ridiculously
wrong.

From:           Sharon
Date:           Tues, May 16 2006 10:30 pm
Email:          "Sharon" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>
Groups:         alt.med.veterinary, rec.animals.wildlife, rec.pets

 We'll have to disagree on most levels. As for surviving
 alone in the wild, it's no more likely to sirvive  *in
 most cases* domestically. Most people don't know the
 first thing about raising wildlife, thus my recommendation
 to contact a wildlife rehabilitator.

           -------------------------

You're a lyin animal murderin FRAUD an SCAM ARTIST.

When I'm DONE F'n you and your fellHOWE veterinary
malpracticioners you won't even be able to rip off
other people's hard eared dough for MURDERIN their
aged ill dogs an kats.

            LIKE THIS:

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too you anonymHOWES
veterinary malpractice office manager, mrs. veterinary
malpracticioner, you miserable lyin animal abusing
punk thug coward fraud active acute chronic long term
incuarable mental case,

On May 8, 7:07 pm, "Sharon Too"
<askformya...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote:

> > I guess what I am asking here is am I
> > doing the right thing at the moment,

Well sharon aka sharon too, you've certainly got
the EXXXPERIENCE to know RIGHT from WRONG,
don't you, sharon too <{}: ~ ) >

> > I do not know what her quality of life is and
> > I suppose I just want to think its ok and let
> > things carry on for now.

But of curse. OtherWIZE, it'd be MURDER, wouldn't it,
sharon aka sharon too, veterinary malpractice office
manager and mrs. veterinary malpracticioner <{}: ~ ) >

> There are two ways to think about this.

That so, sharon? Oh, you mean like HOWE it
was when you recommended Fred turn the baby
opossum his kitty kat SAVED back into the wild
three weeks PRYOR to IT bein ABLE to SURVIVE.

Kinda like he COULD turn IT loose in the backard
for the raccons foxes hawks an kats to rip to shreds,
OR he COULD take IT in an GIVE IT a HOWES and turn
IT loose AFTER it's ABLE to SURVIVE withHOWET his
mommy <{}: ~ )  >

OR he coulda JUST IGNORED IT an let the maggots eat it.

OR he coulda just flushed it DHOWEN the crapHOWES.

TOUGH DECISION, eh, sharon too?

> First, count the good days and bad days.

Oh, a arithmetic problem, eh, sharon?

Rithmeteck AIN'T as EZ as SPELLIN for The Sincerely
Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing  Grand Puppy,
Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard who can barely
C-HOWENT to ten withHOWET LOOKIN at HIS fingers.

>  When there are more bad days than good days it's
>  time to start thinking about ending her life peacefully.

Oh? A other arithmetic problem, sharon <{}: ~ ) >

Can I just GIVE UP an have a turn an ask YOU WON?

O.K., here's WON for you, sharon too, mrs. veterinary
malpracticioner, veterinary malpractice office manager.
HOWE many fingers do The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin
Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy,
Birdy And Horsey Wizard got UP?:
                          _                           _
                         |_|                          |_|
                         | |         /^^^\           | |
                       _| |_      (| "o" |)       _| |_
                     _| | | | _   (_---_)     _ | | | |_
                    | | | | |' |     _| |_        | `| | | | |
                    |    |     |    /     \   |     \     |   |
                     \   \    /   / /(. .)\ \  \     |  /  /
                       \    \/  / /  | . |  \ \  \   / / /
                         \  \/  /    ||y||    \ \/  /  /
                          \__/     || ||      \__/
                                    () ()
                                     || || 
                               ooO Ooo

> The second, and more vague,

What's "VAGUE", sharon too?

CAN'T YOU C-HOWENT TO TOO?

Ooops! I accidentally told you!

NO FAIR! Let's try again, shall we?

O.K., don't peek!              

                 /'¯/)
               ,/¯  /
              /    /
      /´¯ /'   '/´¯¯ ˇ¸
  /'/    /    /    /¨  /¯\
  ('(    ´    ´     ¯/'   ')
  '\'   \            _.ˇ´
    \              (
      \             \

There!

NHOWE lookey!

HOWE MANY, sharon?

>  is that one day you'll know inside when the time is right.

Oh, you mean like HOWE you KNEW what was beast
for Fred's baby opossum, sharon too, veterinary office
manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner <{}; ~ ) >

> Don't second guess yourself

INDEEDY! OtherWIZE you MIGHTA made a veterinary
malpractice MISTAKE advising Fred abHOWET his baby
possum!

Don't your veterinary malpracticioner husband MURDER
innocent defenseless dumb critters JUST FOR THE ASKIN,
sharon too, like for temperament and behavior problems
like INCONTINENCE from your spaying / neutering
malpractice and EXXXCESSIVE vaccinaions and toxic
parisite treatment which comprise 90% of your FRAUDULENT
BUSINESS or for fear, aggression and destructive behaviors
caused by fear of thunder and separation anXXXIHOWESNESS?

> and please know that ending a pet's suffering by
> euthanasia is the kindest act of love you can give her.

"KINDEST"? That so, sharon too?

Perhaps you shouldn't LOVE so much?

OR perhaps you SHOULDN'T MAKE
SO MUCH MONEY OFF IT?

HOWE MUCH do you GET PAID to MURDER
innocent defenseless dumb critters who STILL
GOT LIFE LEFT TO ENJOY, sharon?

HOWE MUCH do you GET PAID to murder non critically
ill dogs an kats when they ain't DYIN under anesthesia
for non medically necessary inapupriate surgical
mutlations or DYIN from your TOXIC pharmacutical
malpractice treatments <{}: ~ ( >

               --------------

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too veterinary malpractice
office manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner, you
miserable lyin animal abusing punk thug coward fraud
active acute chronic long term incuarable mental case,

Sharon Too wrote:
> > Open the message, click on "Message" at the top of
> > your screen; scroll down and click on "Block Sender"

This will introduce you to the new readers:

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too you anonymHOWES
veterinary malpractice office manager, mrs.
veterinary malpracticioner, you miserable
lyin animal abusing punk thug coward fraud
active acute chronic long term incuarable
mental case,

"Sharon Too" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>
wrote in message news:
1341st5lasfk...@corp.supernews.com...

>> Oh gawd, yes!

Shhhhh!

The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply
Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy And
Horsey Wizard prefers to travel incognito <{}; ~ ) >

>> The "puppy wizard" not only makes a
>> career of trolling newsgroups

Sez the anonymHOWES punk thug coward animal
murderin active acute chronic life long incurable
mental cases who HURT INTIMIDATE MUTILATE
an MURDER innocent defenseless dumb critters an
LIE abHOWET IT <{}: ~ (  >

>> (there are users out there

INDEEDY. sharon the veterinary malpractice office
manager mrs. veterinary malpracticioner is abHOWET
the biggest USER. She'll DO an SAY ANYTHING to
RIP US OFF for HOWER hard earned dough at the
EXXXPENSE of HOWER animal's lives.

>> who will not even write his name

A WIZE IDEA <{}: ~ (  >

>> in order to keep from summoning the evil spirit),

INDEEDY. OtherWIZE HE'LL likely QUOTE their own
POSTED CASE HISTORIES of HURTIN INTIMIDATIN
an MURDERIN innocent defenseless dumb critters an
LYIN abHOWET IT <{}; ~ )  >

> Typical rule for me and others

You mean for you and the other veterinary
malpracticioners and their apologists who
likeWIZE HURT INTIMIDATE an MURDER
innocent defenseless dumb critters an LIE
abHOWET it whom The Sincerely Incredibly
Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy,
Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard has
IDENTIFIED EXXXPOSED and DISCREDITED
as FRAUDS LIARS COWARDS and SCAM
ARTISTS, sharon too, veterinary malpractice office
manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner <{}: ~ (  >

>  is to not only killfile his numerous identities, but also
>  those posters who respond to him more than once.

Oh, you mean The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely
Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy And
Horsey Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY NEARLY
INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits' End
Dog, Child, Kat And Horse Training Method Manual
Students ALL OVER the WHOWEL WILD WORLD
whom YOU CALL LIARS, sharon too?

> And those who don't snip his BS get killfiled immediately.

You can't post your lies abuse and idiocy here abHOWETS
nodoGdamenD MOORE, REMEMBER sharon too?

From: lolajo...@webtv.net (lolajo...@webtv.net)
Subject: Re: My greyhound becoming bully of dogpark,help?
Date: 2004-01-07 01:15:04 PST

>  From: requestaddyfi...@nospam.com (Sharon too)
>
> "If that don't work, check out some training books
> or look up the "Puppy Wizard" for suggestions on
> controlling this."
>
> Uh... since this was a response to my response
> I feel the need to clarify my position.
>
> In no way would I recommend anyone pay
>  attention to Puppy Wizard.
>
>  -Sharon

What is wrong with "The Puppy Wizard"?

I know his posts are a little wacky but his sound
distraction technique has worked very well for me.
After using traditional training with mixed results,
I was able to stop my dog from jumping up, eating
poop, begging from the table and excessive barking
using his methods.

Lolajoker.

                 ---------------------

From:           Robin
Date:           Mon, Jun 13 2005 6:14 pm
Email:          Robin <robin4...@yahoo.com>

In article <11arv91h2lk8...@corp.supernews.com>,
 "Sharon too" <requestmyaddyfi...@nospam.com> wrote:

> This is obviously a request for a two person conversation.
>
> <snipped>
>
> Your private discussion with him here will benefit no one.

Who are you to judge the group benefit of the content of my
posts, or to dictate if I may post it, to Jerry or anyone else?

Robin.

AND THEN sharon DONE IT AGAIN:

From:           Sharon too
Date:           Mon, Jun 13 2005 6:23 pm
Email:          "Sharon too" <requestmyaddyfi...@nospam.com>

>> This is obviously a request
>> for a two person conversation.

 <snipped>

>> Your private discussion with him here will benefit
>> no one.
>
> Who are you to judge the group benefit of the content
> of my posts, or to dictate if I may post it, to Jerry or
> anyone else?

Read the group. Google archives. By all means, if you are
seeking a professional opinion from this person you had
better check resources and references. Since he has tried
hundreds of times, if not more, over the years to insert
himself and his claims here at rec.pets.dogs.health, that
should be reference enough. Still want to follow his
convoluted advice?

Your risk.

As for judging the group, I was merely trying to give
you advice which was to take your questions to private
e-mail snce your request would get you nothing but
headaches from people who are constantly killfiling
Jerry, his new IDs and sockpuppets.

-Sharon

            -----------

Robin REPORTED she CURED her 12 year old
dog's FEAR OF THUNDER and SEPARATION
anXXXIHOWESNESS NEARLY INSANTLY.

DOGS DIE FROM THAT, sharon aka sharon too,
veterinary malpractice office manager, mrs. veterinary
malpracticioner, liar, animal murderin coward, active
acute chronic life long incurable mental case <{} ; ~ )  >

LIKE THIS DOG NEARLY DONE, sharon too:

"Sharon" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>
wrote in message news:129umcv96eaev77@corp.supernews.com...

> At my wit's end, I found Jerry Howe's information
> on the Internet, contacted him and read his manual.
> At this point she is not cured, but by making a fuss
> over an inanimate object when I leave, I can see
> progress in the area of separation anxiety. I am using
> his manual to work on other aspects of her behavior.
> I just want to say thanks so much to Jerry for his manual, .....

 Let me be the first:

 <PLONK>

 Fall in line, folks.

sharon

          --------------------

Melinda Shore wrote:
> In article <0bid32hese5r0g4sst35iutqqb2db3j...@4ax.com>,
> sighthounds & siberians  <x...@ncweb.com> wrote:
> > Not to pick nits, but that stuff about talking to the toy
> > is - - for lack of a better word - - original, isn't it?

Yeah. The Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard
came up with the idea while trainin a MENTAL
PATIENT who's dog was havin separation
anXXXIHOWESNESS problems.

NON PHYSCIAL C-HOWENTER CONditioning aka The
Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard's Surrogate Toy
Separation AnXXXIHOWESNESS / Bed Time Calming /
Fear Of Thunder / Car Sickness / Submissive Urination /
Obsessive Compulsive Masturbation / Chronic Urinary
Tract / Bladder / Irritable BHOWEL / Obsessive Compulsive
Marking / Self Mutilation / Spraying / Defecating Syndrome
Technique works JUST LIKE FREAKIN MAGICK for LOTS
of CONditions <{); ~ )  >

> > I can't recall reading/hearing it anywhere else.

Of curse you can. You've READ IT in DOZENS of
CASE HISTORY REPORTS from The Freakin Simply
Amazing Puppy Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY
NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW
Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual Student from
ALL OVER The WHOWEL WILD WORLD which you
call STUPIDLAND who's residents you call SELFISH
INCONSIDERATE DIMWITS and LIARS.

              LIKE THIS:

Date: 2001-11-14 09:13:21 PST

"Yves Dussault" <ydussa...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3b1110ff.3798143@news1.on.sympatico.ca...

> Hi!
> I have downloaded Wit's End Dog Training Method...
> In there there is that trick with a toy about
> "Separation anxiety surrogate toy technique."
> Anybody has tried that... I would like to give it
> a try with my GSP (German shorthair.....pointer)
> Comments? Yves Dussault

Yves,

I for one have tried it... in fact I use this all the time.
I just used it last evening while my husband and I went out
to see "The Mummy Returns" (a horrible turkey of a movie,
but at least the house wasn't chewed from end to end in the
meantime).

Yes, it really works.  :-)  So do the other
distraction/praise techniques described therein.

If you are interested in the manual, you will
probably want to begin the exercises as well.

Regards,
Lisa
             -------------

            AND LIKE THIS:

"nesskay" <ness...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1156529540.182250.183510@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

It has been a couple of months since we have
initiated Jerry Howe's recommendations for
resolving the separation anxiety in our 8 y.o.
chocolate lab.

We have seen remarkable results.

 She can now be left on our houseboat and we can return
with all of the wood trim and/or blinds intact. Before we
spoke with Jerry and started the training, we could not
leave her without her barking in a high pitch incessantly. 

 I had resorted to "building her a pen" with pieces of
chair railing, putting chairs in front of windows, and
moving the bed so that she could not get to the blind
(again!). It would take about 10-15 minutes of planning
and moving things before we could leave. 

Even with that, she would find something to destroy.
We NOW  use the surrogate toy method and can go
out, shop, go to dinner or whatever, without any problems.

 She is glad to see us when we return, but no longer frantic.

 I am so happy that this seems to be the norm now.

Another problem that we had with her was although
she would  not destroy the house, she would leave
us runny poop in several places.(kind of the same
as destroy I guess).

I tried to blame this  on her diet, but realized that her
anxiety level was so high that  she just had no control.
Now, the only time that she has done  that is when she
devoured a diaper from the trash!!!

 Jerry's methods work. I found him by typing in separation
 anxiety+orlando florida into Google, otherwise I don't want
 to  speculate what could have happened with Amelia.

 We were at our Wit's End!!!!!! Thanks so much Jerry.
 We have given your URL to everyone we know with a dog.

 Your methods work. The others that we tried did not.

 It is that simple!

 Thank you, Thank you Thank you!
 Nancy and Amelia

               ----------

Here's a few other MENTAL CASES who'll lie an
blow smoke up HOWER arses if you let them:

Thurs,Jun 16 2005 4:17 am
Subject: Re: Puppy Wizard - Report, Day Two

HOWEDY malinda,

Melinda Shore wrote:
> In article <robin4joy-49BEBF.23045015062.­....@news.west.cox.net>,
> Robin  <robin4...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> [nothing of value]

"Success!" is what Robin wrote, malinda.

Robin wrote that she CURED her 12 year old dogs
separation anXXXIHOWESNESS NEARLY INSTANTLY
using her FREE COPY of The Amazing Puppy Wizard's
FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual
<{);~ ) >

> jeebus but you're a selfish, inconsiderate dimwit.

That so? Didn't you want to know
HOWE she done it, malinda?

> Plonk.

BWEEEEAAAHAHAHAHHH­AHAAAA!!!

> --
>      Melinda Shore - Software

From:           YourConscience
Date:           Thurs, Jun 16 2005 12:02 pm
Email:          "YourConscience"

Here's someMOORE "DEEPLY UNCOOL"
from malinda's PERSONAL REAL LIFE
POSTED CASE HISTORY:

Subject: semi OT- water dish
From:  Melinda Shore

malinda wrote:
> They're heavy when full and they're one of the few
> things that Eclipse hasn't seen fit to relocate within
> the house

Well HOWE COME would she WANT to what with
all the other GOOD STUFF you provide for her to play
with?

> (last week I found a lightbulb in her crate,

Like THAT for EXXXAMPLE.

NHOWE THAT'S CREATIVITY.

You should encourage your dogs to  do more
play / learnin / trainin activities. Dogs are like
wet sponges, don't you know!

HOWEver, The Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard
can't think of ANYTHING MOORE DANGERHOWES
for a doggy to PLAY with, malinda. Perhaps you should
offer her an alternate?

Try TRADING UP for sumpthin of higher value. Perhaps
you can offer to let her make her own choice of say,
ANY TWO items from your bedroom in EXXXCHANGE?

             BWEEEEAAAHAAAHAAAHAAA!!!

> for pete's sake -

Ahhh, yes, Pete. That's Laura's dog you was tellin
abHOWET HOWE to post through The Freakin
Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard's 100%
CONSISTENLY NEARLY INSTANTLY
SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits' End Dog
Training Method Manual Forums <{): ~ ) >

> I have no idea where she got it from).

Perhaps she got it from your bedroom, malinda?:

http://www.employees.org/~shore/trashedbedroom2.jpg

You might wanna ask janet or matty HOWE to manage
and supervise your doggys so they won't steal STUFF
from your garbage?

> I think it would be kind of an effort
> to tip one of those over.

You mean instead of just trainin them not to do it?

              --------------

And here's yet a OTHER STINKIN LYIN
ANIMAL ABUSIN MENTAL CASE:

HOWEDY matty,

Rocky wrote:
> Robin said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
> > Jerry, you give the lying dog abusing punk thug
> > coward  mental cases too much credit for the
> > ability to influence

Naaah, The Amazing Puppy Wizard was just BAITING
these lying dog abusing punk thug coward mental
cases again <{); ~ ) >

> You really are a piece of work.

INDEEDY, matty. Robin studied and followed the
INSTRUCTIONS in her FREE COPY of The Amazing
Puppy Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY NEARLY
INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual and REPORTED
her 100% NEARLY INSTANT SUCCESS RIGHT
HERE on The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW
Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual Forums And
SCHOOL Of HARD KNOCKS And HUMAN And
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH LABORATORIES,
matty <{); ~ ) >

You're settin in it <{); ~ ) >

> Keep this out of the health groups, 'kay?

Dogs DIE from separation anXXXIHOWESNESS,
matty, JUST LIKE HOWE your own DEATHLY ILL
dog Rocky is DYIN from STRESS INDUCED AUTO-
IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's
SYNDROME, on accHOWENT of you're a lyin dog
abusin punk thug coward MENTAL CASE, matty,
and you can't post your LIES and IDIOCY here
nodoGgamenedMOORE <{); ~ ) >

> --
> --Matt.  Rocky's a Dog.

IN FACT, Robin followed up on her original 100%
NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL REPORT
with a other WON, matty. PERHAPS you'd like to
READ IT?

> Thanks!

You're welcome!
 

The Gang Of Miserable Pathetic Stinkin Lyin Animal Abusin Punk Thug Coward Active Acute Chronic Long Term Incurable Mental Cases you're askin for ADVICE will tell you to FORCE your dog to EAT GARBAGE dog foods and inject toxic vaccinations and feed or apply toxic parasite treatments.

They've ALL got DEATHLY ILL dogs from STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's Syndrome <{}:  ~ (  >

ALL COMMERCIAL DOG FOOD IS GARBAGE:

http://www.iamscruelty.com/iams-video.asp

You can feed a fresh WHOWELSOME diet for less money and much better nutrition with very little EXXXTRA effort <{}; ~ ) >

Like THIS:

Here's HOWE The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard feeds his dogs:

          Breakfast At The Puppy Wizard's
                - Chez du Chien -
                 Gourmet Recipies

HOWEDY People,

Unbeknownst to yourselves, this has been a difficult couple weeks for Your Puppy Wizard. Not to complain, but HE's been necessarily temporarily abandoned by HIS Mrs.Puppy Wizard who had to attend to affairs out of town for nine days.

Left alone, heelpless and hapless to cope with domestic and personal needs, to fend for HISSELF and HIS pups by HIS own devices, HIS Mrs. Puppy Wizard HOWEver, is considerate and foresighted enough to prepare His table before HIM, in advance, and even calls to remind HIM to breath, when necessary.

Your Puppy Wizard requires little from the physical realm, existing primarily on prahana and nirvana as HIS staple diet. HOWEver, HIS puppies unfortunately cannot thrive in the physical world without the grounding effects of the evils of wholesome food.

Mrs. Puppy Wizard prepares daily, fresh, well balanced HOWES cooked meals. When Mrs. Puppy Wizard travels occasionally, she prepares for the days of lean in advance, by freezing two weeks worth of puppy chow and posting the culinary instructions on the Puppy Wizard's coffee can, the only physical need The Puppy Wizard requires, beyond HIS internet connection and of course, HIS Mrs. Puppy Wizard and puppies. But those are givens, naturally.

Mrs. Puppy Wizard prepares 2 meals a day. The following recipe is for about a 100 pound dog:

Breakfast is half pound raw ground turkey, green Source Vitamin, and 1 gram vitamin C, 200mg Omega 3 fish oil and a cookie *(cause she LIKES to).

Dinner is 2 cups cooked rice, a tablespoon of rolled oats and an ounce of hamburg in the rice for flavoring.

When the rice and oats cool, add half cup pinto or similar beans, ground fine in the food processor with equal amounts raw collard or similar greens or your dog's favorite vegetable or cabbage, a tablespoon or two Olive or Cannola oil, half clove garlic, mixed with 1/2 pound raw ground turkey, a good vitamin / mineral supplement (Green Source for People), calcium and magnesium, 1 gram vitamin C, 200mg Omega 3 fish oil.

Addition of table scraps is encouraged, bear in mind salt can be dangerous. The Puppy Wizard's diet is environmentally friendly and will not produce noxiHOWES gasses provided the vegetable and beans are ground finely and because the Green Source contains digestive enzmyes.

Chicken necks are an EXXXCELLENT source of thyroid hormones.

Fatty acid supplement like Vetri Science Omega 3, 6, 9. Also, natural anti inflammatory products such as Dog Gone Pain and Solid Gold MSM are important to give, and finally, it is essential to provide a joint supplements like Glyco Flex and Only Nautral Pet Lubriease to provide building blocks for healing cartilage, joint fluid, and connective tissue.

Of curse, that's just a BASIC guide. You may add fish
(canned mackrel is cheap and EXXXCELLENT) or chitlins, liver or anything not too high in salt or preservatives.

                BHOWEN APETITE!

                 --------------------------

    Nutritional Supplements And Resources

Oaklyn Plantation:

http://www.freerangechicken.com ground chicken necks (source of thyroid)

http://www.grasslandbeef.com ground pancreas and thymus gland

Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation: http://www.price-pottenger.org/

www.http://www.westonaprice.org

Dr. Michael Halliday - ArthrotolT - http://www.vetcures.com/

Vital-Earth Minerals, LLC Toll Free:
1-866-291-4400 http://www.vitalearth.org

Arthritis Relief.  http://www.goodpet.com.

Vital-Earth Minerals, LLC Toll Free:
1-866-291-4400 http://www.vitalearth.org

Cosequin -- contains glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and manganese ascorbate.

Prozyme -- a powdered enzyme supplement that
 has multiple benefits: http://www.drtheo.com/

Dog Gone Pain:
 http://www.doggonepain.com/shopping/sample.asp

Fulvic- the Super Antioxidant http://tinyurl.com/rbl8j

For an antioxidant to bind to a free-radical, the antioxidant molecule must have unpaired electrons of equal and opposite charge to that of the unpaired electrons of the free radical.

The beauty of Fulvic is that it is a bi-directional super antioxidant that carries both a negative and a positive charge.

It can act as an acceptor or a donor in the creation of electrochemical balance.  If it encounters free- radicals with unpaired positive electrons, it supplies an equal and opposite negative charge to neutralize the bad effects of the free radicals.  Likewise, if the free-radicals carry a negative charge, the Fulvic molecule can supply positive unpaired electrons to nullify that charge.  Fulvic is such a powerful, natural electrolyte that it can eradicate any form of free radical."

Joint Free; "Joint Free builds healthy joints in three ways with
3 specialized ingredients.

ARTHRED tm is the patented form of hydrolyzed collagen that has been clinically shown to increase joint mobility and maintain the structural integrity of cartilage and other joint tissue.

Glucosmine HCL helps increase the production of proteoglycans found in cartilage and synovial fluid and helps increase joint fluidity and lubrication.

Chondroitin Sulfate helps maintain structural integrity of joints and blood vessels"

The ingredients;

It comes in a powder to be mixed as a beverage or a caplet sold as "Disc Free". The powder dosage for man is 12 grams daily mixed in anything.

The nutritional label on it lists;
(using a human dose of 12 grams) 35 calories 30 mg Sodium (from hydrolyzed collagen)
1,500mg Glucosamine Hydrochloride 500 mg Chondroitin Sulfate it says, at the bottom of the label, that the patented "Arthred enzymatically hydrolyzed collagen is from bovine cartilage".

It is distributed by Schiff Products, Inc. of Salt Lake City, UT 84104, 1.800.526.6251

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1.There are more than 8 million tons of pet food made every year and more than 15,000 brands of pet foods.

2.Nutritional standards for pet foods are set by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and the health claims on the labels are regulated by the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). The CVM is part of the Food and Drug Administration. The CVM measured and found euthanasia solution and animal excreta in many commercial pet foods.

3.Dry pet foods contain only 50% meat because more than that gums up the manufacturer's machinery.

4.Too much iodine in commercial pet food has been linked to hyperthyroidism in pets.

5.Corn can have Vitamin E levels that vary by 100% depending  upon the soil, fertilizer, pesticide, storage, and handling.

6.Plants lose 30-60% of their Vitamin E content during drying.

7.Dogs and cats-unlike humans, other omnivores and herbivores-are not able to synthesize vitamin D3 in their skin. Thus, dogs and cats require vitamin D3 in their diets as an essential vitamin.

Vitamin D can be found in cod and halibut liver oil, and in mackerel, salmon, tuna, and herring.

8.Some animals reject food because the food doesn't have enough amino acids. Pets have nutrient sensors in their brains that tell them when food is deficient in amino acids. The pet's brain (anterior piriform cortex) sends signals to the nerves controlling food intake, and if there is insufficient protein then the pet isn't stimulated to eat.

Thus, pets have evolved with a natural preference for foods with nutritious levels of protein.

9.The intestines are where grains are digested. Humans have proportionately longer intestines than dogs or cats, which makes humans better digesters of grain than dogs or cats are. Sheep, cattle, and horses have enormous intestines and are anatomically and biochemically designed to digest grains efficiently.

10.Cats can't taste "sweetness" because their taste receptors don't have the proteins that make sweet receptors on the tongue. Dogs have sweet taste receptors on their tongues, but far fewer than humans have. For dogs to appreciate a sweet flavor, the concentration of sugar must be higher than it is for humans.

Some dog food and treat companies overload their products with sugar to stimulate the sweet taste buds in dogs; this is not healthy. Moist packaged foods often contain the most sugar.

All the following provide sugar: sucrose, glucose, fructose, and molasses.

11.Cats eating food from cans with pop-top lids develop hyperthyroid disease more often than cats eating other diets. It appears that a material in the lining of the cans over-stimulates the cat's thyroid gland. When the can contains food with a high fat content, the incidence of hyperthyroid disease is most marked.

In fact, hyperthyroid disease is the single most common endocrine disease of cats, and the incidence is increasing. Female cats eating food from pop-top cans had a greater problem with hyperthyroid disease than do male cats.

It is treatable.

12.Dr. Paul Talalay, from the Linus Pauling Institute- famous for research on vitamins, micronutrients, and phytochemicals (compounds in plants)-has proven that broccoli and other vegetables contain sulforaphane, an anti-cancer agent.

Your pet can benefit from sulforaphane if you feed it a small amount of broccoli that has been chopped by a food processor or blender so that it is easily absorbed. http://www.seegoul.com/homepet.php

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http://www.belfield.com/article5.html

Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD), a crippling disease of the coxofemoral joint (hip), was first observed and reported in 1945 by the late Dr.Gary  Schnelle. Dr. Schnelle was the staff radiologist at Angels Memorial Hospital at Boston, Massachusetts and reported his  observations in The North American Veterinarian Journal and termed the condition "Congenital Coxofemoral Subluxation".

Though "congenital", by definition, means "existing at birth but not hereditary", Schnelle theorized the cause to be a recessive gene.

Today, this condition is associated with the large breeds of canines, however Schnelle's initial observations were in the smaller breeds i.e., cocker spaniels, terriers, etc..

During the 1960's, Dr. Wayne Riser, a veterinary pathologist, collaborated with a geneticist and postulated the concept that CHD was "polygenetic with environmental overtones" and during this time frame, the term "Canine Hip Dysplasia" was born.

There has been a string of professionals who have perpetuated the heredity theory even until the present. We have been encouraged to breed selectively, alter, and in some cases, euthanize the afflicted canines.

This is what the veterinary experts have been insisting the dog breeders and fanciers do to prevent CHD for the past fifty-two years. Is it possible we have been on the wrong track for more than a half century?

One authority, of a veterinary teaching institution in a personal correspondence to the author, admitted the "experts" have failed to solve the CHD problem.

In 1976, The author published his observations:

("Chronic Subclinical Scurvy and Canine Hip Dysplasia") in his small animal practice through the administration of vitamin C to prevent CHD. Whether this concept has been accepted or not it has sparked controversy, and has some veterinarians reassessing the archaic heredity theory. There are two unanswered relevant questions the "experts" have failed to answer to prove the heredity theory.

1. What is the action of the gene/genes, how do they create the disease?

2. How does the veterinary practitioner differentiate between a hip subluxation due to trauma (injury) from true CHD?

Since the mid 1970's, the author has been successful in preventing CHD through the administration of nutritional supplements to the pregnant female and within hours of birth to the newborn.

As earlier presented, the first canines observed with CHD were the smaller breeds; yet today the larger canines are most affected. The reason for this phenomenon is that the present day dog food is considerably more nutritious than that being fed in the 1940's, i.e., more attention is now being given to nutritional requirements.

The requirements that have been established over the past four decades have eliminated the CHD problem in the smaller breeds but these requirements are not adequate for the large and giant breeds. One cannot expect the nutritional requirements for a Chihuahua be the same for that of a Great Dane.

When these large and giant breeds of canines are adequately subsidized through nutritional supplementation, the condition is prevented.

CHD must be more specifically defined. At the present, any abnormality in the coxofemoral joint is considered hip dysplasia.

The first photograph shows a dog who was diagnosed with unilateral dysplasia. No consideration was given to the history of this patient.

The fact of the matter is, this subluxation was due to a falling bail of hay impacting the right pelvic region. Bitches often sit on their new born causing subluxations which are not manifested for some weeks later when the pups begin to walk.

For this reason the author, in his practice, does not diagnose or recognize "unilateral" hip dysplasia.

The second photograph is without a doubt CHD. Both hips are subluxated with accompanying osteoarthritis. The problem of CHD is directly associated with collagen synthesis. Inadequate collagen synthesis will adversely affect osteogenesis (development and formation of bone), chondrogenesis (development and formation of cartilage), and myogenesis (develop and formation of muscle).

These three physiological processes are dependent on good collagen synthesis which is dependent on good nutrition.

Research biochemists, during the 90's, have established the involvement of good nutrition for good collagen synthesis. This supports the author's concept set forth in 1976 that CHD is nutritionally related rather than hereditary.

If it can be established that these alleged genes, in fact, inhibit bone, cartilage, and muscle formation, then it would be possible to control dysplasia through nutritional supplementation.

Some genetic tendencies can be overridden by other factors, such as nutritional supplementation. The bottom line is, if CHD can be prevented be it hereditary or nutritional there is more to gain than to lose with the nutritional concept.

The author has developed a nutritional protocol for the prevention and control of CHD. The protocol begins with the pregnant bitch.

To ensure a healthy pregnancy, the female is administered Mega C Plus. This supplement will aid in the maintenance of a good pregnancy and a healthy litter. This vitamin / mineral compound will enhance immune function and most importantly, aid in the synthesis of collagen while the pups are developing in utero.

After the birth of the litter, Mega C Drops (pediatric formula) is administered to each pup within two hours and is continued through weaning. Mega C Drops is a formula containing hydrolyzed protein (collagen), vitamin C as sodium ascorbate, plus other essential nutrients that enhances collagen synthesis.

Postweaning, the pups are placed on a Mega C Plus regimen through two years of age.

The author discusses CHD, at the cell level, in the forthcoming textbook "Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Practices and Principle" published by Mosby. There has been extensive research in recent years concerning collagen synthesis by many renown biochemists that supports the author's nutritional concept.

This new textbook is targeting veterinary practitioners and educators and will be available September, 1997.

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 Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy -
- isn't anymore June 1999

http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/fileadmin/gdba/images/downloads/CPRAisnta..

The most exciting outcome of this work is that the supplementation of vitamin E to the dog's diet can maintain the blood levels at sufficiently high values to stop the disease in its tracks.

What has been established is that in dogs which developed this disease, there is a defect present in the metabolism pathway of vitamin E.  In the clinically affected breeds we studied, the serum levels of vitamin E are usually lower than normal and this means that there is less vitamin E available to the retina.

The constituent chemical in vitamin E is an important antioxidant substance and it helps protect retinal tissue from damage caused by light.  Thus, where there is insufficient vitamin E the retina can be easily damaged.

The greater the deficiency the quicker the disease appears and the quicker it progresses.

The work we have done has shown that affected dogs are simply not able  to retain ingested vitamin E in their system and after a meal there is a rapid decay in the blood levels.

In fact this disease is very similar to the disease which affects the human retina and is called FIVE
(Familial Isolated Vitamin E deficiency). We believe the source of the defect may be a deficiency of the transport factor produced by the liver that is required to move vitamin E around in the circulation.

Some twenty years ago I looked at what could only be described as an epidemic outbreak of RPED in the Briard breed and it was those findings which suggested that a nutritional factor was probably involved in the aetiology of the condition. 

At that time, some thirty percent of the breed was affected with RPED to varying extent by six years of age.

At the time I completed a limited assessment of possible nutritional factors and was impressed with the similarity of RPED and the retinal changes which occur in acute Vitamin E deficiency. 

In a number of both normal and clinically affected Briards there was an indication from the blood work that vitamin E might be significant.

One of the disease scourges of the pedigree dog world is blindness caused by a number of progressive degenerations of the retina, grouped together under the term "Progressive Retinal Atrophy'1 (PRA).

It is a term that strikes fear into the hearts of dog breeders simply because of its severe effects and the fact that there is no treatment available.

So what is PRA and why have I entitled this article in such a way?

Sadly, intensive breeding programmes designed to improve the standard of pedigree dogs have, on occasion, managed to select deleterious genetic material and that material is seen as disease.

Intensive breeding does not produce the genetic mutations themselves but the selection involved increases the incidence of mutations in the general population.

Random breeding on the other hand dilutes this incidence.

With this disease the age of onset is variable and, unlike PRA, this is not related to the breed of dog involved. RPED has been recorded as early as fifteen months of age, but it may not make its appearance until the eighth year of life in the same breed.

It was this considerable variability in the age of onset and the speed of progression within the same breed which I considered to indicate that factors other than a genetic predisposition may be at work.

There is no doubt that breed predisposition clearly demonstrates a genetic input, but it would seem obvious that other non-genetic factors could influence the age of onset and the speed at which the disease changes occur.

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http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0039.htm

http://www.johnpratt.com/items/docs/health/packer/antioxidants.html

Does your daily food supplement contain 50 mg of lipoic acid? Mine does. Did I even know that name until recently?

No. So what's the big deal with antioxidants?

My wife has been taking antioxidants, which I had understood were some kind of immunity booster. I took vitamins and minerals and didn't get sick much, so I figured my immunity was okay.

Recently I've read a book which has changed my life by summarizing the vast amount of research which has been done in the past few decades on antioxidants and their role in preventing degenerative diseases.

If you read the Antioxidant Miracle you won't be without antioxidants afterward. Dr. Lester Packer is perhaps the world's leading authority on antioxidants, having pioneered much of the research himself at Packer Lab at U. C. Berkeley over the last three decades.

The level of research is not mostly anecdotal, like, "I took vitamin E and my heart didn't hurt as much." Instead, it is at the high scientific level of being able to induce heart disease in laboratory animals by simply withholding vitamin E, and then seeing them improve when it is restored.

There are clinical studies involving thousands of patients, which provide overwhelming evidence that antioxidants are major factors in preventing cancer, heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis and a host of others.

How long will it take us to get it? To figure out what we need to do to be healthy? To discover that major fatal diseases can be prevented by simple diet and supplements?

The answer is often measured in centuries.

Consider the killer disease scurvy, caused by a lack of vitamin C:

A.D. 1227: Gilbertus de Aguilla advised sailors to bring ample apples, pears, and lemons to avoid getting scurvy.

A.D. 1500's: World explorers Vasco de Gama and Magellan reported losing over half their crew to scurvy.

A.D. 1753: British physician James Lind published his results of testing several supposed cures. He found that sailors with scurvy who ate two oranges and one lemon per day were cured in a few days.

A.D. 1795: British Admiralty begins to require sailors to eat lemons and limes and scurvey ceases to be a problem.

Why did it take 500 years to for sailors to take the advice seriously to eat citrus fruit? And why 42 years after it was published by a physician? Probably because it is hard to believe that such a simple thing as eating an orange can prevent such a horrible disease.

Why are we so loathe to believe the idea today that so many of our killers today such as cancer and heart disease can be prevented by getting enough of the substances found in fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthy foods?

Perhaps in the past we had the excuse of a lack of evidence, but today that dodge is no longer an acceptable excuse for neglecting healthy practices. And Dr. Packer points out that a healthy diet is not nearly enough, we need to supplement our modern diets to get the optimum amounts of these antioxidants.

Dr. Packer explains that of the hundreds of known antioxidants there are five which seem to be the most important, and which operate as a network, meaning  that they help balance and recycle each other. Cells are essentially filled with water surrounded by a fatty wall, so both fat and water soluble varieties are important.

Two of the network antioxidants are water soluble (vitamin C and glutathione), two are fat soluble (vitamin E and CoQ10), and one (lipoic acid) is both fat and water soluble.

The importance of this latter team member has only been known in the last decade. It may be the most important of all and most daily supplement manufacturers don't even include it.

I have made a table summarizing the main results presented in The Antioxidant Miracle, including the optimum amounts recommended by Dr. Packer. It fits well on one page if printed in landscape mode. There are also links to a few bulleted charts below which summarize the importance of each of the network antioxidants and some others.

After reading his book, I went to both grocery and health food stores and hunted for a supplement that had something close to all his optimum amounts of antioxidants, as well as other usual vitamins and minerals. I found none.

It is possible to buy most of them separately, but that is very expensive and way too hard for me to open all those bottles twice a day. I found that simply looking for at least 50 mg of lipoic acid is a good test of the entire supplement because few companies have kept
 up with the most recent research.

The best I've found so far are Life-Pak Prime by Pharmanex, which is about $70 per month but is guaranteed to be very high quality, the one by Dr. David Williams which has more in it for about $55, and one you can get at health stores called Life Essence for about $30 per month. Find better if you can, but in any case, if you read his book, you will build up your antioxidant protection. But if you are taking prescribed medication, you should check with your doctor before adding new supplements to your diet to verify compatibility.

Summary Table Good Quotes Free Radicals Antioxidants Lipoic Acid Vitamin E Vitamin C Coenzyme Q10 Glutathione Flavonoids Carotenoids Selenium

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HONEY and the TREATMENT of CATARACTS by PATRICIA VIT FROM
"HONEY and HEALING"

HUMAN CATARACTS

At least 50 million people suffer from ataract-related visual impairments, with 17 million being severely disabled. In the UK, cataracts are one of the four main causes of blindness. Half of the blindness in the world is due to cataracts and this represents some 3 million people of which more than 90% are in developing countries. Senile and diabetic cataracts are of epidemiological interest in human populations.

The lens of the human eye has no blood vessels, is transparent, and biconvex, with aqueous humour on the anterior face and vitreous humour on the posterior and more convex face. A cataract is formed when the ocular lens becomes clouded or opaque. Loss of lens transparency may result from a variety of reasons causing light scattering due to microstructural stress within the lens. Proteins become denatured and the water content increases in cataract lens fibres.

MEDICAL TREATMENT

When a cataract is severe enough to impair vision, the lens is removed surgically with or without intraocular lens implantation. However, vision impairment often develops as a postoperative complication caused by the proliferation of epithelial cells and macrophages on the posterior capsule.

Medical therapies may be able to prevent, retard or reverse lens opacity. A delay of cataract onset by 10 years would reduce by 45% the number of cataract operations. The rationale for anticataract agents is based on the type of cataract, targeting specific cataract-inducing mechanisms. Protection is afforded by the lens in the form of antioxidant or osmotic balance capacity. The use of different anticataract agents is a common practice although their action on cataracts has not been supported properly by clinical trials.

    HONEY INSTILLATIONS and FLAVONOIDS

Topical therapy is the preferred method of treatment. Both topical and systemic drugs require lipid solubility for penetration, and water solubility for humoral diffusion and concentration. To gain access to the lens, the active agent of the honey should have lipid and water solubility to cross the cornea and the ability to concentrate in the aqueous humour after installations. Flavonoids present in honey could meet these chemical requirements.

Flavonoids are found in honey as residual secondary plant metabolites. They have been studied as potential botanical and geographical markers for characterizing honey sources, and also to explain the antibacterial properties of honey. In eye research, flavonoids have been reported as anticataract agents in vivo and vitro because of their osmotic protection as inhibitors of aldose reductase. However, flavonoids have not been previously explored in connection with the putative anticataract attributes of honey installations.

MELIPONICULTURE and FOLK TRADITIONS

Honey is traditionally considered to be more powerful for use as a 'natural' medicine for treating common diseases. For example, in some regions, particular bee species are thought to produce honey that stimulates human fertility, and in others honey is given to help during childbirth.

The most unexpected and fascinating application is the traditional use of honey as eye-drops for cataract treatment. This is an ancient Amerindian tradition mentioned in the Mayan Phamacopea. Commercial honey eye-drops are produced in several countries and are reputed to cure cataracts and other eye diseases.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH

HONEY, FLAVONOIDS and CATARACTS:

The presence of phenolic compounds is a characteristic feature of plant tissues, and flavonoids are the largest group of these phenolics. These secondary plant metabolites are also present in the phenolic extracts of plant-derived products such as honey.

Although bee products are used to treat eye diseases, their effects on cataracts are not supported by solid data. However, there is some published research.

Golichev recommended vitamin intake and diluted honey to treat cortical and incipient senile cataracts after a study with 108 patients in Russia. Visual acuity was maintained in 80% of 2492 patients presenting incipient cataracts treated with honey, royal jelly and propolis ophthalmic solutions in Rumania.

      http://www.dancingbeeacres.com

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From: Amy Dahl Date:       
 Fri, Jul 2 1999 12:00 am Email:         
Amy Dahl <a...@oakhillkennel.com>

I don't have directly relevant experience, but would like to suggest the usual--get a second opinion! Especially before electing surgery.

I once had an experience involving cataracts and a kitten which woke me up to how block-headed a veterinary specialist can be (of course, you have to take my word for something the vet. ophthalmologist did not).

I had adopted two "rescued" kittens that were found at the age of about 1 day and raised on a foster mother.

They had various health problems, did not thrive, etc. Everything kind of went together--they were poor, so even with up-to-date flea treatments couldn't fight off the fleas, so they were anemic, stayed poor, etc. When it became clear that loving care, good food, and flea treatments weren't enough I took them to my vet (who is very good).  They were four months old and about as big as the average 5-6 week kitten.

My vet treated them with several things, of which I remember Ivomec for ear mites and feline Program (which had just come out), tested and vaccinated for feline AIDS, which I had never heard of.

The next morning, the male kitten was blind!  The pupils of his eyes were milky blue-
-completely clouded by cataracts.

I just happened to have an appointment to CERF a bitch, so I took the kitten along.  The vet ophthalmologist told me, "he's got congenital cataracts."  Well, I know what congenital means.

I had already explained to her that his eyes had been fine before taking him to the vet the previous day. She didn't say, you're wrong, you didn't notice. She didn't acknowledge the discrepancy between my observation and her statement.  She just repeated "they're congenital cataracts.

He's been this way since birth."  She informed me about the surgery and the cost--$1600 per eye at that time.

Twilight Zone theme here.  I don't know about the rest of you, but when face with this level of adamant assertion, I question what I know.  I was sure he'd been able to jump and climb, that the bumping into things and crying was new that morning. 

When I got home I called my vet to verify that the cat had been able to see the previous day.

Because my vet had a couple of emergencies that day (Friday) I didn't have the kitten put down.  Lo and behold, by Monday his pupils seemed to respond to light and he wasn't bumping into things any more!  The cloudiness gradually faded away to nothing (to my unpracticed eye).

Then the next month I treated him with Program again and the cataracts came back--not as severe, but this time they left him with permanent cloudiness in one eye.

My vet called her ophthalmology professor from vet school and he mentioned the possibility of "toxic cataracts," certainly not recorded as a consequence of Program, but some medical treatments (antibiotics, I think) cause cataracts in animals which are in poor health--and sometimes these cataracts resolve.

I take the moral of this story to be that, just because you are talking to a veterinary specialist, doesn't mean they necessarily know what they're talking about.

Amy Frost Dahl    Retriever Trainin  phone: (910) 295-6710 Oak Hill Kennel & Handling   email:  a...@oakhillkennel.com Pinehurst, NC 28370 (http://www.oakhillkennel.com)

   amy dahl aka lying frosty dahl has a VERY long posted
 case history of hurtin intimidatin an murderin innocent
 defenseless dumb critters an LYIN abHOWET IT and
      is likeWIZE a FRAUD and ACTIVE ACCUTE CHRONIC
      LIFE LONG INCURABLE MALIGNANT MENTAL CASE.

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A Comprehensive Manual for Practitioners of Oriental Medicine by Marc Grossman, O.D., L.Ac, and Michael Edson, M.S., L.Ac. Pub. Visionworksusa, Inc., 2002, 230 pp., $39.95

CATARACTS

<snip>

Though I recommend cataract surgery to my patients with severe vision loss, I believe that a cataract is a symptom of an underlying condition. It signals that the natural processes of your body are breaking down on some level, and that the normal flow of nutrients into the eyes and waste products out of the eyes has been compromised.

Treating the underlying condition that causes the cataract is vital.

Even people preparing for cataract surgery should seek to improve their overall health before they go through this invasive procedure.

Because cataracts progress slowly over many years, there is often time for preventive measures to work quite successfully.

Through nutritional and other complementary medical treatments, it is possible to slow and even reverse the growth of cataracts.

There are many CASE HISTORIES of CURING cataracts by using eucalyptus honey as per Dr. Pitcairn's instructons.

An optimal potency multivitamin is an important foundation of any cataract prevention program. The following describes the role of some of the essential nutrients in treating cataracts.

    * Vitamin C: We have long known that Vitamin C can both prevent and heal cataracts. The normal, healthy lens contains a higher level of  Vitamin C than any other body organ except the adrenal glands. When cataracts are forming, however, the Vitamin C level in the lens is very low. Similarly, the Vitamin C level in the aqueous humor, which supplies nutrition to the lens, is also low when cataracts are forming.

This reduction in Vitamin C is due to the eye's impaired ability to secrete Vitamin C into the aqueous humor and the body's overall Vitamin C deficiency.

    * Bioflavinoids: Bioflavinoids, such as quercetin and rutin, are important antioxidants. They are synergistic with Vitamin C, meaning they need each other to work efficiently. Quercetin seems to be the most effective bioflavinoid in the prevention of cataracts.

We recommend  1,000 mg per day.

    * Glutathione: Low levels of glutathione are found in almost every person with senile cataracts. Glutathione is considered the most important antioxidant made by the body and is integrally involved in maintaining good vision.

Glutathione is composed of three amino acids: cysteine, glycine and glutamic acid. Several nutrients can help increase glutathione levels, including N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), alpha-lipoic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, selenium and zinc.

    * Alpha-lipoic acid: Alpha-lipoic acid has incredible benefits for healthy eye function. Dr. Lester Packer of the University of California at Berkeley has published important research on the  ability of this antioxidant to halt complications resulting from blood sugar imbalances and hardening of the lens.

Dr. Packer's research has confirmed that oxidative damage results in cataract formation, and that increasing antioxidants, particularly alpha-lipoic acid, can help prevent or stop cataract formation.

Other research has demonstrated alpha-lipoic acid's ability to protect the lens in newborn rats subjected to hardening and opaqueing substances.

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Subject: Effects of the Application of Neck Pressure by a Collar or Harness on Intraocular Pressure in Dogs

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association 42:207-211 (2006) Š 2006 American Animal Hospital Association

Effects of the Application of Neck Pressure by a Collar or Harness on Intraocular Pressure in Dogs Amy M. Pauli, DVM, Ellison Bentley, DVM, Diplomate ACVO, Kathryn A. Diehl, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVO and Paul E. Miller, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVO

From the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706.

The effect on intraocular pressure (IOP) from dogs pulling against a collar or a harness was evaluated in 51 eyes of 26 dogs. The force each dog generated while pulling against a collar or a harness was measured. Intraocular pressure measurements were obtained during application of corresponding pressures via collars or harnesses.

Intraocular pressure increased significantly from baseline when pressure was applied via a collar but not via a harness. Based on the results of the study, dogs with weak or thin corneas, glaucoma, or conditions for which an increase in IOP could be harmful should wear a harness instead of a collar, especially during exercise or activity.

HOWEDY People,

Fri, Sep 26 2003 Just reported this week from opthamologic society that men who wear tight fitting neckties tend to have more glaucoma.

You can't be jerking and choking and scoldin your dogs no more:

You're KILLIN and making your dogs go insane and  blind, to boot:

The most common precipitating events include illness, emotional stress, trauma, intense concentration, and pharmacologic pupillary dilation.[Sugar, 1941 #116; Lowe,  1961 #8957] The role of emotional stress in inducing acute angle-closure should not be underestimated.[Inman, 1929 #190; Egan, 1955 #189; Cross, 1960 #188]

          ==================

From: David Wright (djwri...@tesco.net) Subject: Re: Effects of emotions on glaucoma Newsgroups: alt.support.glaucoma Date: 1999/07/01

The role of stress in glaucoma is difficult to establish but anecdotal evidence from many doctors suggests that it might well play a role in glaucoma.

As far as we know there are not any clinical papers on the subject, indeed part of the problem in investigating the relationship of stress to any condition is that the investigation itself tends to be somewhat stressful. However, the best advice would be to keep stress levels as low as possible without raising them again by worrying about it.

David Wright MSAE Chief Executive, International Glaucoma Association

While we are pleased to offer the above information, it is not possible for the International Glaucoma Association to advise on an individual patient's eye condition or treatment as this has to be the role of their own doctor or eye specialist who knows the full details of their particular case.

                 -------------------------------

In article <7lfuf7$f5...@nnrp1.deja.com>, m...@my-deja.com wrote:

> I seem to recall hearing on occasion the
> role of stress on eye pressure. My doc
> asked me on my last tonometry if I was
> under stress. However, after re-
> searching the subject I cannot find out
> anything.
>
> Many areas of medicine have ack-
> nowleged the role of stress reduction
> on things such as blood pressure, the
> immune system, pain sensitivity etc.
>
> What about things like anxiety, insomnia
> anger,depression, etc and the effects on
> eye pressure. Is there any correlation?
>
> Does biofeedback have any effect on
> reducing eye pressure? If there hasn't
> been any research like this there should
> be! I would appreciate any thoughts on
> this subject.
>
>Thanks.

From: ritch (r...@inx.inx.net) Subject: Re: Cerebrospinal Pressure,Glaucoma, etc. Newsgroups: sci.med.vision, alt.support.glaucoma Date: 1996/01/26

2. Constant elevated IOP was shown to block axoplasmic transport at the level of the lamina cribrosa a generation ago by electron microscopic studies.

However, it has more recently been advocated that shear stress is just as important. In the latter case, changes in IOP can cause sliding of the plates of the lamina cribrosa over each other, twisting and damaging the axons that pass through it.

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Natural Eye Care, An Encyclopedia: Complementary Treatments For Improving And Saving Your Eyes Marc Grossman, O.D., L.Ac. & Glen Swartwout, O.D. Keats Publishing / NTC/ Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc.4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60646 0-87983-704-7 $16.95

    As well as being practicing optometrists, Dr. Marc Grossman and Dr. Glen Swartwout have been trained in Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and naturopathic medicine.

Both have also published previous books. Their joint effort, Natural Eye Care, An Encyclopedia:

Complementary Treatments For Improving And Saving Your Eyes, draws from the best of traditional and modern medicine for the prevention and treatment of eye disorders.

    The authors say that their "primary goal is to offer a practical approach to vision care based on an underlying philosophy that emphasizes prevention rather than cure."

   They begin with a fascinating discussion of how the eye functions, including information like "the entire blood volume of the body passes through the eyes every
40 minutes or so."

    Although many of us don't realize it, our eyes are the first to suffer when we feel physical or mental stress. They also cite studies showing that allergies in children improve when their vision is enhanced through vision therapy.

    Dr. Grossman and Dr. Swartwout devote one chapter to a explanation of the various natural treatments and how they are used for treating vision disorders.

   They emphasize the "vision diet," which focuses on eating lots of fresh foods and eliminating processed or refined foods.

They also discuss the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupressure, herbs, physical exercise, eye exercises, spinal adjustments, and homeopathy in preventing and treating eye diseases.

    Each of the following eye diseases have their own chapter: glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, dry eyes, sties, floaters, and conjunctivitis (pink eye). The authors provide a description of the causes and symptoms of each disease, and a summary of conventional treatment.  

They then describe a healing program for those who have each vision disorder, based on natural treatments.   Each chapter ends with a prevention program for those who still have healthy eyes.

    An appendix provides acupressure directions. They also include an extensive reference section, and listing for resources for those who can't obtain natural products locally.

    Dr. Grossman and Dr. Swartwout say that "the good news is that we don't have to be passive victims of eye disease. Eye deterioration can often be stopped-
-and even reversed." Readers will find Natural Eye Care, An Encyclopedia a comprehensive an invaluable resource for the prevention and treatment of vision disorders. Paper. 196 pp.

Subject: Re: Blind dog Date: 2002-01-16 12:40:39 PST "Bert Lagerweij" <prato...@euronet.nl> wrote in messag <news:a1rvtd$2po5$1@scavenger.euro.net>...

> My dog is getting increasingly blind. There
> is still some light in the eye, but the milky
> cataract gloom says enough.
>
> Is there in Holland a veterinaire who does
> cataract surgery on dogs? Thanks for
> your reaction, Bert

See www.blinddogs.com for information on vet opthalmologists. I believe there are some listings (recommended by owners of blind dogs) in western Europe.

Good luck. Cate

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Date: 2001-07-11 13:19:36 PST "Toni" <T...@irish-wolfhoundsSPAM.com> wrote in message <news:mUW27.479$xW3.70823@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>...

> "Karen Berry" <karen...@webtv.net> wrote in message news:20162-3B4C2AC6-1@storefull-258.iap.bryant.webtv.net...
> > He said if Gyppers doesn't respond to
> > the medication, I can have his eyes
> > removed. I should add that Gyppers is
> > blind, so he really wouldn't know the
> > difference, I guess, but I have never
> > heard of this before.
>
> > Can anyone out there tell me if this is
> > a common practice?   The vet said he
> > removed another blind dog's eyes who
> > was also suffering with glaucoma and
> > that dog went on to live a long and
> > healthy life. Any input on this would be
> > greatly appreciated.
>
> > Thank you, Karen
>
> I have a couple of client dogs in my
> grooming shop who have had eyes
> removed due to glaucoma.....
> They seem to function quite well.

This matches what I've heard from owners of dogs who've had this procedure.

Please see www.blinddogs.com for a wealth of information on glaucoma, as well as a mailing list of blind dog owners, at least several of whom have dogs who've had this done.

Also see www.eyevet.org.

Good luck.

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                       Nutrition and health care
                for the longevity of dogs and cats
                      By Susan G. Wynn, D.V.M.

http://www.treshanley.com/cic/arthritis.html

Spondylosis & Degenerative Spinal Diseases If your veterinarian has told you your dog has spinal degeneration (spinal myelopathy) and that there is nothing you can do to stop the progression of weakness and rear end stiffness that eventually becomes rear end paralysis, he is WRONG!

Dr. Belfield's program can CURE spinal degeneration.

If your dog has been diagnosed with Spondylosis, this program will also help with that, but it will not totally cure spondylosis. The program comes from a really good California veterinarian, Dr. Wendell O. Belfield of San Jose, CA.

In the mid-1970's, Dr. Belfield put together an all natural supplement program to CURE spinal degeneration. He was successful.

The program is cheap and effective.

Generally it can have the dog RUNNING, climbing stairs and jumping onto your bed in 5-7 weeks.

It works by strengthening the dog's immune system.

Here is what Dr. Belfield wrote in his book, "How To Have A Healthier Dog" by Wendell O. Belfield and Martin Zucker:

"What happens in this condition is a deterioration of the tissues in and around the vertebrae.  The cause may be related to the aging process.  The breakdown causes inflammation and some degree of pressure on the spinal nerves that supply the hind quarters.

Difficulty in control of muscle movement and walking develops into a paralysis.  The animal goes down in the hind quarter and pathetically drags himself around on his front legs.  I have seen forelegs become affected also.

The legs get stiff and unsteady and eventually the animal is down altogether and can't get up.

Symptoms: Poor appetite, pain and sensitivity in the spinal region.  Progressive loss of control of the hind leg muscles with accompanying dragging of the paws, swaying of the hind end, and reduced ability to walk and jump.  Eventually develops into a hind quarter paralysis and can move forward, affecting the forelegs and the brain.  Most frequently seen in aging dogs."

The cure for this condition is deceptively simple: Vitamin C (Ester C preferred) and Vitamin E are given per the age and weight of the dog.  If you require this information, get in touch, or you can get Dr. Belfield's book from your library or from his web site.  The information is in a chart in the center of the book.

The rest of the program consists of:

Comprehensive vit/min supplement (I use Theralin VMP vit/min tablets by Lambert Kay - you can get them cheapest from Cherrybrook 1-800-524-0820 or Jeffers pet catalog 1-800-533-3377) Dose  per instructions on the bottle. I STRONGLY suggest that you use only Theralin VMP. An owner who used a less comprehensive vit/min found that her dog did not respond for 3 weeks longer than any other dog on the program.

I also give BYS (garlic/yeast tablets) It's loaded with B vitamins. Also from Cherrybrook - Dose is per instructions on the bottle.  A side benefit is that it gives the dog's skin a smell that fleas and ticks find offensive, so they tend to stay off the dog. People cannot smell anything different.

I get the C & E at the drugstore. Don't bother to buy C with rose hips, according to Belfield it does nothing to help the C work. I do, however, buy the brand that says on the label, "No soy, no sugar, no preservatives, etc."

Do not buy time released vitamin C.  If you feel compelled to use a buffered C, get sodium ascorbate (Ester C) as Belfield says it is least likely to cause diarrhea and that it is the one that works best in dogs.  I've always used regular vitamin C with my dogs.  I smear cream cheese on the pills and give them with the dog's meal.

Give the above with food as vitamins are absorbed better that way and the food buffers the dog's stomach against the acidity of the vitamin C. If the dog's stool becomes mushy, it's the C. Back down on the dose and gradually over a week or so build it back up to the proper level, OR start lower than recommended and slowly build up to the proper amount over a 3 week period.

Belfield is not a crazy vet. His methods are currently being taught to vet students. The supplement program takes 5 -7 weeks to totally strengthen the dog's immune system. I've seen dogs respond in a week and heard of one case where it took a Great Dane 7 weeks.

Belfield's program is GREAT for skin problems, chronic ear infections, and rear end problems with older dogs (spinal degeneration). The information for the above supplementation program is based on the work of Dr. Wendell O. Belfield, a San Jose, CA veterinarian.  Dr. Belfield does not specifically advocate the use of Theralin VMP or BYS. You can buy Dr. Belfield's book through his web site: http://www.belfield.com/books.html

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HOWEDY Puddin' Man,

"Puddin' Man" <puddingDOT...@gmail.com> wrote in message news:13a793hjo263bvacaecus92meoo52ou...@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:07:00 GMT, "Dale Atkin" <labrad...@ibycus.com> wrote:

>>> Does my dog need DHLPP every year? If
>>> so, why?

Perhaps you're askin the wrong questions, Pud?

Your questions should be, 'WHO ARE THESE PATHETIC MISERABLE STINKIN LYIN ANIMAL MURDERIN PUNK THUG COWARD ACTIVE ACCUTE CHRONIC LIFE LONG INCURABLE MENTAL CASES I'm askin for advice, who's own dogs GOT THE SAME PROBLEMS for the same reasons and can offer me NO HEELP and HOWE COME is I askin them for what they EITHER DON'T KNOW or REFUSE to tell us to protect their financial interests and cover up for their immoral unethical unscrupulHOWES morals and business practices.

And HOWE COME does my veterinary malpracticioner risk my pet's life and heelth so he can line his pockets with my hard earned dough at the EXXXPENSE of my pet's welfare?

THEN you'll know HOWE to deal with punks like THIS:

>> Probably not. If I were you, I'd ask your
>> vet why he recommends DHLPP yearly,
>> and not every three  years.

And the ANSWER IS... drumroll please, Mr. Maestro:

dale is a miserable stinkin lyin animal abusing punk thug coward active accute chronic life long incurable mental case who aspires to get accepted into veterinary school and will do and say ANY THING to defend PROFITABLE veterinary malpractices.

And Here's a few EXXXCERPTS from VACCINATION NEWSFLASH

http://www.doglogic.com/vaccineinfo.htm#news

CONCLUSION Dogs & cats no longer need to be vaccinated against distemper,  parvo, & feline leukemia every year.  Once the initial series of puppy or kitten vaccinations and first annual vaccinations are completed, immunity from MLV vaccines persists for life.  It has been shown that cats over 1 year of age are immune to Feline Leukemia whether they have been vaccinated or not.

Imagine the money you will save, not to mention less risks from side effects.

PCR rabies vaccine, because it is not adjuvanted, will mean less risk of mediated hemolytic anemia and allergic reactions are reduced b y less frequent use of vaccines as well as by avoiding unnecessary vaccines such as K-9 Corona virus and chlamydia for cats, as well as ineffective vaccines such as Leptospirosis and FIP.

 I would like to make you aware that all 27 veterinary schools in North America are in the process of changing their protocols for vaccinating dogs and cats.

 Some of this information will present an ethical & economic challenge  to vets, and there will be skeptics. Some organizations have come  up with a political compromise suggesting vaccinations every 3 years to  appease those who fear loss of income vs those concerned about  potential side effects.

Politics, traditions, or the doctor's economic well being should not be  a factor in medical decision.

NEW PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY

"Dogs and cats immune systems mature fully at 6 months.

If a modified live virus vaccine is given after 6 months of age, it produces an immunity which is good for the life of the pet (ie: canine distemper, parvo, feline distemper).  If another MLV vaccine is given a year later, the antibodies from the  first vaccine neutralize the antigens of the second vaccine and there is  little or no effect.

 The titer is not "boosted" nor are
 more memory cells induced.

 "Not only are annual boosters for parvo and distemper unnecessary, they subject the pet to potential risks of allergic reactions and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia.

 "There is no scientific documentation to back up label claims for  annual administration of MLV vaccines

 "Puppies receive antibodies through their mothers milk. This natural protection can last 8-14 weeks. Puppies & kittens should NOT be vaccinated at LESS than 8 weeks.  Maternal immunity will neutralize the vaccine and little protection (0-38%) will be produced.

Vaccination at 6 weeks will, however, delay the timing of the first  highly effective vaccine. Vaccinations given 2 weeks apart suppress rather than stimulate the immune system.

A series of vaccinations is given starting at 8 weeks and given 3-4 weeks apart up to 16 weeks of age.  Another vaccination given sometime after 6 months of age (usually at 1 year 4 mo) will provide lifetime immunity.

 CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DOGS

"Distemper & Parvo.  According to Dr. Schultz, AVMA, 8-15-95, when a  vaccinations series given at 2, 3 & 4 months and again at 1 year with a  MLV, puppies and kitten program memory cells that survive for life,  providing lifelong immunity.

"Dr. Carmichael at Cornell and Dr. Schultz have studies showing immunity against challenge at 2-10 years for canine distemper & 4 years  for parvovirus.Studies for longer duration are pending.

"There are no new strains of parvovirus as one mfg. would like to suggest.  Parvovirus vaccination provides cross immunity for all types.

"Hepatitis (Adenovirus) is one of the agents known to be a cause of  kennel cough.  Only vaccines with CAV-2 should be used as CAV-1 vaccines carry the risk of "hepatitis blue-eye" reactions & kidney damage.

"Bordetella Parainfluenza: Commonly called "Kennel cough", recommended only for those dogs boarded, groomed, taken to dog shows, or for any reason housed where exposed to a lot of dogs. The intranasal vaccine provides more complete and more rapid onset of immunity with less chance of reaction. Immunity requires 72 hours and does not protect from every cause of kennel cough. Immunity is of short duration (4 to 6 months).

   VACCINATIONS NOT RECOMMENDED:

Multiple components in vaccines compete with each other for the immune system and result in lesser immunity for each individual disease as well as increasing the risk of a reaction.

Canine Corona Virus is only a disease of puppies. It is rare, self limiting (dogs get well in 3 days without treatment).  Cornell & Texas A& M  have only diagnosed one case each in the last 7 years. Corona virus does not cause disease in adult dogs.

 "Leptospirosis vaccine is a common cause of adverse reactions in dogs.  Most of the clinical cases of lepto reported in dogs in the US are caused by serovaars (or types) grippotyphosa and bratsilvia.

 The vaccines contain different serovaars eanicola and ictohemorrhagica.  Cross protection is not provided and protection is short lived.  Lepto vaccine is immuno-supressive to puppies less than16 weeks.

                ----------------------

Oral administration of bovine lactoferrin for treatment of intractable stomatitis in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) positive and FIV-negative cats.

Am J Vet Res 57[10]:1443-6 1996 Oct

Sato R ; Inanami O ; Tanaka Y ; Takase M ; Naito Y OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of oral administration of bovine lactoferrin (LF) on intractable stomatitis in feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-positive and FIV-negative cats, and phagocytosis of neutrophils in healthy and ill cats, simultaneously. ANIMALS: 7 ill cats with diagnosis of intractable stomatitis (4 FIV positive and 3 FIV negative) and 7 healthy, FIV-negative cats. PROCEDURE:

LF (40 mg/kg ot body weight) was applied topically to the oral mucosa of cats with intractable stomatitis daily for 14 days and improvement of clinical signs of disease
(pain-related response, salivation, appetite, and oral inflammation), expressed by scoring from 1 to 4, were evaluated. Assay of neutrophil phagocytosis was examined
before and 2 weeks after starting LF treatment, using nonopsonized hydrophilic polymer particles (2 microns).

RESULTS: Oral administration of LF improved intractable stomatitis in all 4 respects.Phagocytic activity of neutrophils increased after LF treatment.

This effect was observed in healthy and ill (FIV positive and FIV negative) cats. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:

Oral administration of LF improved intractable stomatitis and concurrently enhanced the host defense system. Topical application of LF to oral mucous membrane is useful as a treatment for intractable stomatitis even in FIV-positive cats.

                --------------------

There's TONS of INFORMATION if you got the intellect and care enough to learn HOWE your veterinary malpracticioner is RIPPIN YOU OFF for your hard earned dough at the EXXXPENSE of your pet's life.

>> If they can't satisfy you (and to me, a
>> response of "OK we can do it every
>> 3 if you like" wouldn't satisfy me),
>> then I'd change vets.

O.K. Perhaps dale will LOOK IT UP for us?

BWEEEAAAHAAAA!!!

>> Possible reasons that might satisfy me:

dale is a practiced liar and animal abuser and veterinary thief in training. He should be disregarded as a liar and fraud and animal abusin mental case.

>> 1. You believe that risks of under
>> vaccinating out weigh the benefits
>> conferred by a three year cycle.

dale's blowin smoke up your ignorameHOWES arse, Pud.

> To include a rational explanation of such
> risks.

>> 2. You aren't confident in the research
>> on which these claims are based
>> (establishing cause and effect can be
>> surprisingly difficult).

Yeah. You'd have to be ILLITERATE or a veterinarian.

> That'd be akin to challenging the efficacy
> of the AAHA. Very hard to swallow,
> methinks.

NO PROBLEMO:

"All Professions Are A Conspiracy
 Against The Layman" - GBShaw.

>> 3. Kind of goes with #1, and I doubt
>> you'd get the vet to admit it,

Perhaps dale is attributin his own values to your vet?

>> but I've a feeling

"FEELINS" and OPINIONS GOT NUTHIN TO DO with SCIENCE, dog lovers <{}: ~ ( >

>> a lot of pet owners wouldn't come in
>> for a yearly checkup with no vaccines
>> due, so given that you believe an
>> annual checkup is important, in order
>> to get owners to come in yearly, you
>> put them on a yearly cycle.

BWEEEAAAHAAHAAA!!!

              SEE? SEE?? SEE???

> Yeah, and some owners likely confuse
> legal requirements for rabies with DHLPP.

Yeah? If the immunity CANCELLATION effects of unnecessary inapupriate innoculations holds SCIENTIFIC CONSISTENCY, then the legislators MUST be warned that their Nazi Fascist approach to the HORRORS of rabies should be addressed through TITER tests, not INSANE revaccinations.

> I've never, ever gone over a year without a
> vet exam,

Well THAT'S on accHOWENTA your dogs have been CHRONICALLY ILL with EZily preventable DIS-EASES caused by your ignorameHOWES veterinary malpractices and faerie tail puppy dogma.

> and I've had some -ridiculously- healthy dogs.

Perhaps you got a -RIDICULOUSLY- short memory, eh, Pud?:

From:  Puddin' Man Date:  Sun, Oct 9 2005 3:32 pm
Email:   Puddin' Man <Pudding....@Gmail.Com>

I should have given more details ...

The dog has been getting prednisone for allergy for years (in season).

There's no evidence this is anxiety-related. She's been back on pred. for about a week, and is much better.

There were never any lesions: just bald lumps on her paws. I gave her antibiotic (Keflex) for 2-3 days anyway.

I think she'll be OK.

  Much Thanks,
  Puddin'

               ----------------

          THAT'S INSANE, pud.

Any DIS-EASE that's treated with cortisone IS a STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's Syndrome.

                SO'S THIS:

                             Licking Granulomas
                          Paw Licking Dermatitis

From: Human_And_Animal_Behavior_Forensic_Sciences_Research_Laborat...@HotMail.Com Date: 3 Aug 2006 13:57:12 -0700 Local: Thurs, Aug 3 2006 4:57 pm Subject: Re: Gimpy pooch

HOWEDY puddin' man,

Puddin' Man wrote:
> 'Allo,
> At about 1 year I discovered that my
> Brittany Spaniel had hip dysplasia.

That's interesting. Hip dysplasia is a vitamin C deficit:

http://www.belfield.com/article5.html

In 1976, Dr. Belfield published his observations ("Chronic Subclinical Scurvy and Canine Hip Dysplasia") in his small animal practice through the administration of vitamin C to prevent CHD. Whether this concept has been accepted or not it has sparked controversy, and has some veterinarians reassessing the archaic heredity theory.

There are two unanswered relevant questions the "experts" have failed to answer to prove the heredity theory.

1. What is the action of the gene/genes, how do they create the disease?

2. How does the veterinary practitioner differentiate
 between a hip subluxation due to trauma (injury) from true CHD?

Since the mid 1970's, the author has been successful in preventing CHD through the administration of nutritional supplements to the pregnant female and within hours of birth to the newborn.

          ------------------------

From The Annals Of Human And Animal Behavior Forensic Sciences Research Laboratory @HushMail.Com Date: 3 Oct 2005 22:21:44 -0700

Subject: Re: Swelling on paws

HOWEDY Puddin' Man,

Puddin' Man wrote:
> On 29 Sep 2005 20:28:51 -0700,
> ThePuppyFaerie @AniMail.Net wrote:
>
> > HOWEDY Puddin' Man,
> > Puddin' Man wrote:
>
>> Re: Swelling on paws
>> Hi,
> >> Brittany Spaniel, 8.5 yr-old, generally in very
> >> good health not counting hip dysplasia (which
> >> doesn't seem to bother her).
>
> >> She's got red, swoolen nodes on her paws. In
> >> the area of what would be the knuckles on a
> >> human.
>
> >> Worst on the hind legs, but she's got some on the
> >> front paws, too.
>
> > Your dog got Licking Granulomas, Puddin'.
>
> If the dog truly has Licking Granulomas, and the
> itching/licking has been drastically curtailed,
> approximately how long before the paws return
> to their former condition?

Licking granulomas are about the most difficult stress induced auto immune disease to cure because even a momentary lapse of control of the anxiety will allow the licking habit to recommence and will reopen the sores in just minutes.

Usually it takes about three weeks to get every thing in order. Most likely there will always be scar tissue and bald spots remaining. I've seen some success with regrowth of hair using Bag Balm. You can find it at your local farm and feed stores or on the 'net'.

That's why it's so important to do ALL the EXXXORCISES in my manual to control the causes of the behavior till the skin condition heals.

You'll need to use prolonged non physical praise every time you see or hear the licking begin and if that doesn't work after ten or fifteen seconds use the distraction and praise techniques, praise in advance, AND the Surrogate Toy Separation Anxiety Technique to extinguish the HABITUAL aspects of this persistent condition.

The 4 Step Healing Pattern Exercise Should be done for five minutes daily initially and every other day for a week or two after the habit is extinguished and then every other day or every 3rd day for another week or two to insure your dog doesn't relapse.

>  Thx,

Bye the bye, there's a screwball (lyndzi76) tellin you to go to the vet and give your dog antibiotics for this stress induced behavior problem. Certainly infections CAN occur and veterinarians do treat this condition with antibiotics and steroids, even surgery INCLUDING AMPUTATION of toes but THAT'S INSANE unless there's a RAGING INFECTION!

>   Puddin'

You're welcome. Here's my manual. STUDY and FOLLOW IT PRECISELY:

http://www.freewebs.com/thesimplyamazingpuppywizard

From: TheAmazingPussyWiz...@HushMail.Com Date: 9 Oct 2005 12:40:24 -0700
Subject: Re: Swelling on paws

HOWEDY Puddin' Man,

Puddin' Man wrote:

> I should have given more details ...

No, The Amazing Puppy Wizard didn't ASK for more DETAILS, HE GOT ALL THE INFORMATION HE NEEDS from your description of your dog's SYMPTOMS.

> The dog has been getting prednisone
> for allergy for years (in season).

BWEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!

> There's no evidence this is anxiety-related.

You dog has licking granulomas, Puddin' Man.

THAT'S A STRESS INDUCED CONDITION.

> She's been back on pred. for about a week,
> and  is much better.

Of curse, Puddin' Man. The steroids relieve inflamtion which causes the dog to lick less. The steroids have to be repeated with each onset of licking. The steroids compromise the immune system and causes your dog to eventually break down. They're DANGERHOWES PHOWERFUL prescription pharmacuticals which should not be taken gratuitiously.

> There were never any lesions: just bald lumps > on her paws. I gave her antibiotic (Keflex) > for 2-3 days anyway.

THAT'S INSANE.

> I think she'll be OK.

Sure, till the medications KILL HER.

>   Much Thanks, >   Puddin'

P.S. It's no surprise you've replied to a dog abuser, Puddin' Man. DECENT PEOPLE DO NOT POST HERE.

The Amazing Puppy Wizard <{); ~ ) >

>> 4. Local laws - self explanatory. More an issue >> with rabies though.

> Rabies only, here.

>> 5. Prevelance of what you're protecting
>> against. If you're in an area where parvo-
>> etc is really common, you wouldn't want
>> your dog's protection lapsing in the
>> slightest.

That's curiHOWES. Parvo AIN'T DEADLY.

Dogs can recover from Parvo EZ with a little NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION and will NEVER GET IT if they AIN'T STRESSED.

>> If for whatever reason, the first vaccine didn't >> take properly (perhaps timing was wrong,

Yeah. Most vaccines are administered to pups at 6-8 weeks of age while their mom's NATURAL IMMUNITY is STILL IN FORCE, therebye CANCELLING the immunizations.

>> and it was 'eaten' by the immune
>> system or some such thing),

Yeah, well, dale's got a LONG way to go till he even GETS INTO veterinary school.

>> and the length of the vaccine is
>> therefore comprimised,

dale means the LIFE LONG IMMUNITY is compromised by repeated veterinary profiteering malpractices.

>> you wouldn't want to have to count on
>> it acting for 3  years, even if it *should*
>> last longer,

dale is an INCURABLE MENTAL CASE, REMEMBER?

>> do you really want to risk it?

Ahhh, he's pullin the FEAR CARD and he ain't even been admitted to veterinary malpractice school. He'll be a EXXXCELLENT veterinary malpracticioner!

>> Conversely if in areas where I take
>> my dog, he isn't likely to come in
>> contact with any of these diseases
>> (even if completely unvaccinated),
>> then sure rely on the vaccine to last
>> 3-5 years.

As opposed to FOREVER if you DON'T revaccinate the dog UNLESS his TITER tests PROVE the NEED for revaccinations.

> OK. I'd likely have heard of any common
> problem in my area, but it won't hurt to
> ask  the vet.

You MIGHT wanna ask your VET HOWE COME he didn't warn you HOWE to PREVENT ever gettin hip dysplasia and HOWE to avoid "allergies" CAUSED BY EXXXCESSIVE vaccinations?

> Which I'll do.

Good for you. While you're at it, you MIGHT wanna ask him HOWE COME veterinary malpracticioners NEVER recommend puttin HONEY on cataracts INSTEAD of offerin cataract surgery at the cost of SEVERAL THOWESANDS of dollars of your hard earned dough <{}: ~ ) >

>> Bearing in mind all of the above,

Yeah. While we're 'BEARING IN MIND ALL OF THE ABOVE" you MIGHT wanna ASK your vet HOWE COME they test for PRA and dysplasia when they too, are EZily PREVENTABLE with a little vitamin E and C, eh, PUD?

>> the vaccine protocol my guys are on is,

BWEEEAAAHAAAHAAA!!

I think we've had ENOUGH EXXXPERTEASE from the likes of dale atkins and his ilk, wouldn't you agree, PUD?

>> Rabies - Booster at 1 year, and then
>> every 3 years after

Of curse, dale, not having been to veterinary school as of yet has PROBABLY NEVER HEARD of TITER tests <{}: ~ ( >

>> And only one formulation, I'll wager. I think >> my vet still markets a "1-year" and a (higher >> priced) "3-Year" vacc.

Yeah. IMAGINE HOWE POOR your vet would get if he TAUGHT you HOWE to pupperly feed handle and rasie your dog, PUD? You'd of NEVER HAD TO PAY him for hip surgery, and you'd NEVER had to PAY HIM for your seasonal steroid injections and unnecessary allergy and lameness and licking granuloma treatments.

You've paid your vet enough to put his kids through VETERINARY SCHOOL. Well, PUD, if word of this gets HOWET, your vet's kids will have to go to LAW SCHOOL to DEFEND their veterinary malpracticioner DADDY from lawsuites from his CUSTOMERS.

> I'm reasonably certain they are the same
> thing. Not that it'd much matter, but I
> wonder if  such practice is 100% legal.

AN EXXXCELLENT question. Perhaps dale will consider LAW SCHOOL instead of veterinary malpractice. LYIN for a lawyer is an occupational benefit, sometimes a necessity.

 >> DA2PP - Same deal

Yup! SAME SAME.

>> Bordetella - every year.

Oh, but of curse! Bordetella, aka KENNEL COUGH aka the COMMON COLD, is not only HARMLESS, but the vaccine don't even cover but a few strains of the maybe 17 HARMLESS viruses.

> Your protocol sounds quite reasonable
> to me.

INDEED? Oh, almost forgot, you're a IDIOT.

>> I'm thinking my old guy is probably more
>> or less done with vaccines. He was probably
>> vaccinated just about every year of his life
>> growing up (before I got him),

Well then, in all probablility the ONLY immunity he's got is FROM his annual innoculation as his immune system has been compromised for so many years.

>> and he'll be 14 when his next Rabies /
>> DA2PP comes up (assuming he makes
>> it that far... he's a lab).

But of curse, dale is too ignorant to TITER his dog DESPITE that he's WORKIN for a vet.

> Mine will be 13, which might be
> very near her life expectancy.

Well then, let's just put them to sleep so they don't SUFFER from OLD AGE?

Your dog SHOULD be able to live  comfortably 15 to 18 years, but for commercial garbage dog foods and unnecessary inapupriate surgical sexual mutilations and EXXXCESSIVE and unnecessary ineffective vaccinations.

>> Don't know if I feel like challenging
>> his immune system at that stage in
>> his life.

BWEEEAAAHAAAHAAAA!!!

HOWE can we deal with someWON so pathetically ignorameHOWES?

I'll TELL YOU HOWE. I STRANGLE them JUST LIKE HOWE they do their dogs by QUOTING their own posted case histories.

> I suspect you will make the rational
> choice.

Oh, INDEEDY! dale will fly by the seat of his pants gut FEELINS and will probably MURDER his dog with the blue stuff when his unnecessary inapupriate EXXXCESSIVE innoculations shorten his dog's life by FIVE YEARS or the NSAID pain relievers cripple his kidneys and liver.

> Also suspect you are taking very
> good care of your furry critters.

Yeah, JUST LIKE HOWE YOU DO.

> Much thanks for your response:
> it was very helpful.

BWEEEAAAHAHAAAA!!

>  Salut,

INDEEDY!

>  Puddin'
> "Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter
> selbst  vergebens!"-Friedrich Schiller.

"Against stupidity the Gods themselves
        contend in vain."

             INDEEDY.

 THAT'S HOWE COME THEY GOT ME NHOWE!

And when your heads stops spinnin, The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferett, Monkey SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard sincerely wishes you and yours happy, heelthful  days, FOREVER <{}; ~ ) >

         I Remain Respectfully, Humbly Yours,
                   Jerry Howe,
   The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply
                  A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
                    G-R-A-N-D
   Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey
         SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard  <{)';~ ) >

           HOWE MAY I SERVE YOU <{}; ~ ) >

HOWEDY the space boss,

"The Space Boss" <drsmith666@aol.com> wrote in message news:1185690860.787416.93640@z28g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> On Jul 27, 4:55 am, "buglady" <buglad...@bigfootdog.com> wrote:

bugF'nNUTS got THE SAME PROBLEM. She works for a veterinary
malpracticioner and serves as an APOLOGIST for the industry.

>> "The Space Boss" <drsmith...@aol.com> wrote in messagenews:1185523065.337299.260670@x40g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> Vet put my dog on Theophyline.
>>
>> ...........are you sure?  Theophylline is a bronchdilator.

<snip>

>>  Are you sure it's not Anipryl?   

Anipryl is an ANTI-PSYCHOTIC.

>> This is usually the treatment of choice since it's
>> less harsh than Lysodren.http://www.marvistavet.com/html/anipryl.html

Cushings is a STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE
DIS-EASE caused by constant intermittent
PHOBIC ATTACKS caused by offering and
witholding treats / bribes, "obedience training"
CORRECTIONS and locking dogs in boxes
and ignoring their cries and just tellin the dog
"NO!" several times a day.

>>> She did well for a couple of days, less panting,

She pants from PAINIC attacks.

>>> less drinking, but she drank so much less that
>>> she wasn't peeing, she'd go 9 hours without
>>> urinating which is unusual.

NOT unusual for a NORMAL dog.

>>> Also lethargic and had diahrria. I called him
>>> and he said to take her off the meds for 1 to
>>> 2 days. I'm not putting her back on until the
>>> Diahriah is gone.
>
>>> I began giving her more water, offering it to her,
>>> etc. and now she is peeing somewhat normally again.
>>
>>>  Is there any saver, holistic remedy I can
>>> discuss with him?
>>
>> ......no, unfortunately not.

THAT'S INSANE!:

        Risks Associated With Synthetic Thyroid /
             Prescription Medications
                        And
              Thyroid Augmentation Therapy -

                  ***CHICKEN NECKS!***
 
    A Possible Solution for Refractory Depression
    By James D. Milton, Ph. D., Sc. D. June 17, 2003

     From The Annals Of Human And Animal Behavior
        Forensic Sciences Research Laboratory
                      AND
             COLLEGE OF HARD KNOCKXXX
                  <{} : ~ (  >

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research
Center published a study in the journal Thyroid
proving synthetic thyroid hormone depletes
calcium weakening the skeleton, increaing risk
of osteoporosis and bone loss.

Synthetic thyroid binds with iron, causing anemia
and fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails and general
susceptibility to DIS-EASE. The Freaking Simply
Amazing Puppy Wizard's friend Dr. VonHilseimer
recommends eating chicken necks as a natural
source of thyroid (see Pottinger Price Foundation
for more information).

Other researchers report many prescription drugs
like antibiotics may deprive the body of folic acid
which can increase homocysteine, an amino acid
linked to heart disease, anemia, fatigue, depression,
insomnia, nerve inflamation and increased risk of
cancers.

Depletion of magnesium can lead to formation
of kidney stones, clotting problems, muscle
spasams, generalized PAIN, constipation,
fatigue, high blood pressure.

Amoxycillin, ciprofloxacin, lansoprazole, cipro,
amoxil, augmentin, flonase, fosamax, zocor, liptor,
glucophage, tri-cyclen, prevacid, prilosec, prozac,
levothyroxine, azithromycin, simvastatin, omeprazole,
pantoprazole may drain the body of specific nutrients
e.g. statin drugs can deplete CoQ10, resulting in
fatigue, weight gain, high blood pressure, reduced
muscle performance and congestive heart failure.

Omega-3 fatty acids are important in the production
of hormones that act in nearly every body system
including the eyes, digestion, liver, stomach, large
intestine, urinary tract, kidney, skin and respiratory
systems. Without fatty acids skin would be dry, flaky,
wounds wouldn't heel pupperly, plaque would form on
arteries, and cause low blood pressure and arythmias.

                   ==============

Subject:        giving my puppy a chicken neck?
From:           Tracy Landauer
Date:           Sun, Dec 12 1999 12:00 am
Email:          Tracy Landauer <trac...@ix.netcom.com>

Funny, hypothyroid was one of the reasons I first
proceeded down this diet path as well.  With the
same end results: normal thyroid levels.

Tracy Landauer

            Thyroid Augmentation Therapy -
     A Possible Solution for Refractory Depression
    By James D. Milton, Ph. D., Sc. D. June 17, 2003

INTRODUCTION

Thyroid Augmentation Therapy (TAT) is not new. It was
pioneered by Drs. Whybrow and Bauer. I have known
about it since 1985 when it was successfully used on
me by my psychiatrist, Dr. Dean Ackley.

Since TAT's effectiveness has been proven beyond
question for many patients, it remains a Total
Mystery to me why it is not a standard psychiatric
tool for alleviating depression when patients do
not satisfactorily respond to antidepressants.

Since many papers have been published on the success
of TAT, the only explanations I can come up with are
either (1) an unwillingness to try a new approach to
controlling depression or (2) ignorance of TAT.

The only real disadvantage of TAT is that there is no
test that can be made beforehand to determine whether
or not a patient will respond favorably.

The same holds true for ALL antidepressants. It is
known that females outnumber males by approximately
8 to 1 who successfully alleviate their depression
by using TAT.

Whether that ratio is influenced by a greater
number of females undergoing TAT, I do not know.

Refractory or treatment-resistant depression occurs
with those who are clinically depressed as well as
those who have unipolar depression and bipolar disorder.

It unfortunately turns out that the existing a
ntidepressants are not the complete answer for
everyone.

It is my firm belief that Thyroid Augmentation Therapy
should be tried for every patient who does not respond
well to standard antidepressant therapy.

It may well turn out that all that is needed is TAT
for a person in order to control his/her depression.
Another may require TAT plus an antidepressant - but
without TAT that same antidepressant would be totally
ineffective. I fall in this latter category.

WHAT IS THYROID AUGMENTATION THERAPY?

TAT consists of simply taking sufficient amounts of
artificial thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) to raise the
Free T3 and Free T4 levels to be in the 125-150%
ranges of their respective normal maximum amounts.

It is Totally Inadequate for a doctor to say that your
thyroid panel is "normal" and therefore you have nothing
to worry about. What TAT does is to make

your thyroid hormone levels abnormal - thereby
controlling many patient's depression!

HOW IS THYROID AUGMENTATION THERAPY ACCOMPLISHED?

Some doctors make the mistake of only adjusting the
Free T4 level by giving Synthroid, Levoxyl, or another
artificial source of T4. This will somewhat increase
the Free T3 level since T4 is naturally converted into
T3. However IMO it is unlikely that a sufficiently
high Free T3 level will be achieved by this means.

What needs to be done is to add artificial T3 (Cytomel)
to the artificial T4 dose. The T4 dose should be titrated
first before starting upon adding the Cytomel.

All that really needs to be measured is the Free T3 and Free T4 levels.

It has been found that once these reach 125-150% of
the laboratory's maximum values (each lab values vary
slightly), depression will begin to lift for those
whom TAT is effective.

Doctors will insist on wasting money on measuring
your TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) level which
will go practically to zero.

They will invariably panic not understanding that
is precisely what it should be since you are taking
thyroid supplements and there is absolutely No Need
for your thyroid to be producing any hormones
whatsoever! They will also want to waste more money
getting the Total T3 and Total T4 levels.

These are also meaningless because these are
BOUND hormones and therefore not available to
your brain!

 Only the FREE levels have any meaning!

          Why pay for anything else?

Your best bet is to get your psychiatrist or a
knowledgeable endocrinologist to adjust your Free
T3 and Free T4 levels. I would not even bother with
a family practitioner or an internist. It is highly
unlikely they will have even heard of TAT. They will
also worship at the Shrine of TSH.

FINAL THOUGHTS

For your information I take 25 micrograms of Cytomel,
112 micrograms of Levoxyl each once daily, and 37.5 mg
of Effexor XR twice daily. My depression is history!

Potential adverse side effects if you get too much
T3 or T4 are headaches and heart irregularities. I
have never experienced either. If you do, I suggest
reducing your dosage. Both pills are scored.

I had a bunch of references on this subject -
but they got lost when my operating system died.

I do hope that you will discuss Thyroid Augmentation
Therapy with your pdoc.

What have you got to lose - except your depression?

James
                 ----------------------
 
And when your heads stops spinnin, The Sincerely Incredibly
Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy,
Birdy And Horsey Wizard sincerely wishes you and yours happy,
heelthful days, FOREVER <{}; ~ ) >

>> If your vet did only prescribe theophylline
>> for cushings, I would run, not walk to a
>> new vet.
>>
>> overviews of Cushings:http://www.kateconnick.com/library/cushingsdisease.html

From the site:
"In health: In order to understand Cushing's disease,
one needs to understand the basics of the negative
feedback loop that operates in a normal, healthy dog.

The pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain,
produces ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone), as directed
by the hypothalamus (another part of the brain).

This hormone is released into the bloodstream and
stimulates the body's two adrenal glands, located
near the kidneys, to secrete glucocorticoid
(cortisone-like or cortisol) hormones into the
bloodstream. Cortisol helps the body respond to stress. It is necessary for life and impacts a wide variety of bodily functions including blood sugar levels, fat metabolism, skeletal muscles, kidney function, nervous system, cardiovascular system, and immune response.

ACTH/cortisol secretion is increased due to stress,
including infection, pain, surgery, trauma, cold
temperatures. When the blood cortisol levels are
high enough, the pituitary stops secreting ACTH.

When the blood cortisol levels dip low enough, the
pituitary secretes more ACTH. The adrenals respond
by secreting glucocorticoid hormones in response to
the pituitary, just as the pituitary responds by
secreting ACTH in response to the adrenals.

The net effect is that a mildly fluctuating balance
is achieved. This is an oversimplified picture of
cortisol homeostasis in the healthy dog.

In Cushing's Disease: The feedback loop has gone awry
in Cushing's disease for one of three reasons: a
pituitary tumor, an adrenal tumor, or veterinary
interference.

The result is a chronic excess of blood cortisol.

In effect, the dog is being poisoned with too much
cortisol and cannot rely on its own feedback mechanism
to regulate the blood cortisol level."

>> buglady
>> take out the dog before replying
>
> Actually she is on TRILOSTANE... sorry about
> that, she takes or has taken so many pills I
> grabbed the wrong bottle.

HYPERADRENOCORTICISM UPDATE
 
NEW THERAPY OPTION (Trilostane)
Trilostane (VetorylŽ) is an oral enzyme inhibiting
drug that blocks the production of several adrenal
steroids, including cortisol and aldosterone.

In a recent study, 78 dogs with pituitary-dependent
hyperadrenocorticism (PDH) were treated with
trilostane for up to 3 years. The dose of trilostane
was: Dogs < 5 kg, 30 mg q 24h; 5-20 kg, 60 mg q 24h; >
20 kg, 120 mg q 24h. The study's salient findings
included:

LDDS had a sensitivity of 82% in diagnosing PDH.
ACTH stimulation had a sensitivity of 60% in
diagnosing PDH. Steroids were not given concurrently.
 
Dogs were re-evaluated at 10 days; and 4, 12 and 24
weeks after starting therapy. Clinical signs and ACTH
stimulation tests taken 2-4 hours post-trilostane
administration were monitored, and the trilostane dose
adjusted if necessary.

Response to treatment: 70% had improvement of polydipsia,
polyuria and polyphagia within 4 weeks of starting therapy.

There was marked improvement in skin disease within 3
months of treatment in 62% of the dogs. Clinical signs
of hyperadrenocorticism were poorly controlled in 8
dogs. Pre-and post-ACTH concentrations decreased
significantly 1-3 weeks after commencing treatment.

By day 28, 81% of dogs had post-ACTH cortisol
concentrations < 9 ĩg/dL. Dosage adjustment
over the treatment period was made in 45% of
dogs. In 2 dogs, medication was stopped due to
development of hypocortisolemia, and neither
dog needed to resume treatment during the 1.8
and 2.7 years followup, respectively. These
results suggested self-cure of PDH, unless the
original diagnosis was incorrect or a pituitary
tumor became infarcted.

Trilostane was well tolerated. After 3 years, 65%
of dogs were still alive. Of those that died, median
survival time was 18 months. Seventeen were euthanized
and 9 died spontaneously.

In comparison, the mean survival time for PDH dogs
treated with mitotane (LysodrenŽ) was 26 months.

Adverse effects included transient biochemical
abnormalities in a few dogs, namely, mild
hyperkalemia, azotemia, hyperbilirubinemia, and
hypercalcemia.

Two dogs died shortly after beginning trilostane therapy and 2 dogs developed iatrogenic Addison's disease.

                --------------

I made a little EXXXTRA EFFORT to provide you
with ADDITIONAL INFORMATION your veterinary
malpracticioner AIN"T GONNA TELL YOU abHOWET
your dog's STRESS INDUCED Cushing's DIS-EASE.

Stress, Cortisol / Interluken-6, =
The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME <{}: ~ ( >

HOWEDY People,

Here's some interesting stuff all abHOWET HOWE
STRESS causes The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME:

Veterinarian treats thousands of pets with multiple
illnesses from chronic infections to autoimmune
conditions and finds a common anomaly - adrenal/
thyroid hormonal-imbalances & deficiencies

The adrenals are a pair of ductless glands that sit
atop the kidneys in the lower part of the back. New
insights on metabolism and hormonal balance indicate
that the adrenals and thyroid have a direct role in
energy production, well-being, allergies, immune
function and many other areas of human health.

An article by Alfred J Plechner DVM and M. Zucker
"Unrecognized endocrine-Immune Defects in Multiple
Diseases: An Effective Veterinary model may offer
Therapeutic promise for human conditions. A mutual
friend, Martin Zucker, sparked my interest in
Plechners theories and treatment approach. Zucker
stated that Alfred Plechner has developed a simple
protocol for treating cats, dogs and other pets
that have chronic infections and multiple health
problems that do not resolve on their own.

The protocol involves diagnostic testing for certain
thyroid and adrenal hormones followed by low-dose
adrenal and thyroid replacement hormones that are
used together rather than separately. The result of
the treatment is that Adrenal estrogen production
declines and stops binding to thyroid hormones.

The end result is that thyroxin is freed-up to
increase ATP production in the cells. This
normalizes body temperature and cell-mediated
immune functions improve.

According to Zucker, Plechner treated dozens of cats
with FIV infection. Zucker stated that the treatment
restored normal immune function. FIV stands for Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus. The equivalent in humans is
HIV.

I asked Zucker if this treatment approach has ever been
used in humans to treat HIV? He said that to his knowledge
it has not. One wonders what Plechner's protocol would
do for HIV and other immune deficiency diseases including
CFIDS, candidiasis, cancer, hepatitis, Lyme disease,
lupus, MS, allergies and autoimmune diseases.

Will it bring us closer to a cure for AIDS or
a control that has little or no side effects?

How and why do deficits and imbalances in endocrine
hormones affect the immune system? We know that
hypothyroidism (low thyroid function) leaves a person
vulnerable to one chronic infection after another.

In Wisconsin, Dennis, a local PWA, HIV since 1983
has had above normal body temperature all his life
and after all these years, still no HIV progression.
Never on drugs his viral load is still under 1000.

In a separate phone call to Alfred Plechner, I asked
him what exactly is his treatment protocol? Here was
 his reply.

Alfred: The treatment consists of giving low dose
thyroid hormones along with low-dose cortisone.

Mark: You mean low-dose thyroid hormones like Armour
Thyroid that provide the thyroid hormone "thyroxin"
and Cortone that provide one of the adrenal hormones
cortisone or its most active form - hydrocortisone?

Alfred: Yes, the equivalent of these drugs for use in
humans is available by prescription for household pets
and other animals. The amount given varies according
to the weight of the animal and the results of
diagnostic tests. If I were treating an adult human,
I would start off with 1/2 grain of thyroid (about 60
mg) and 5 mg of cortisone twice a day. You need to
monitor blood pressure when giving thyroid as too
much could cause it to rise as well as increase the
pulse rate.

The process of increasing thyroid use has to be
gradual. Usually the amount of cortisone used is
maintained at a low level.

Mark: I can understand the role of the thyroid hormone as it
controls cellular metabolism throughout the body, the
production of ATP and will help in normalizing body
temperature that is critical for restoring cell-mediated
immune responses, but cortisone, is it not
immunosuppressive?

Alfred: Absolutely, if you take too much of it. The
same is true for zinc. Research has shown that too
little zinc or too much is immunosuppressive and this
has been shown for other nutrients as well.

You absolutely need zinc for your thymus gland to
function properly and mature T cells but you don't
want too much or too little. Experience has shown
that 15 to 30 mg daily is a safe and effective dosage
range.

Now for cortisone, it is a natural anti-inflammatory
hormone and the normal healthy human body produces
about 40 mg daily. It is well established that too
much cortisone is immunosuppressive, in fact, for
this reason alone, cortisone has a bad reputation.

What is not known is that too little free cortisol is
immunosuppressive. There are many people treated with
thyroid hormones that get their body temperature back
to normal and many who do not.

One reason is that part of the Adrenal glands are
exhausted and are not producing enough cortisol
and another part of the Adrenal glands are producing
too much estrogen that binds to thyroxin.

The production of cortisol is controlled through a
feedback loop. Note: When cortisone is administered,
it is converted to the active form called cortisol
that is also known as hydrocortisone.

Mark: What is a feedback loop?

Alfred: Cortisol levels are controlled by a classical
feedback loop that involves the hypothalamus-pituitary
and adrenal glands. Cortisol, the primary gluco-
corticoid, is produced in the middle Adrenal cortex layer.

We have found a problem in cortisol production that
comes from two of three layers of the adrenal cortex.
The defect can be genetic or due to other causes
(nutritional deficiencies or toxins).

Cortisol stimulates several processes that serve to
increase and maintain normal glucose levels in the
blood, exert a potent anti-inflammatory effect and
act as a regulating factor for normal immune function.

Mark: Tell me more about this "loop" and how does
normalizing cortisol and estrogen levels affect the
functioning of the Thyroid gland and help restore normal
body temperature and cell-mediated immune function?

Alfred:

"The loop is called the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal
axis. Cortisol is secreted in response to a single
stimulator: AdrenoCorticoTropic Hormone (ACTH) that is
produced by the Pituitary gland.

ACTH is itself secreted under control of the Hypothalamus
and a hormone it secretes called Corticotropic-
Releasing Factor (CRF).

Cortisol secretion is suppressed or stimulated by
classical feedback loops. When blood concentrations
rise above a certain threshold, cortisol inhibits
CRF secretion.

This, in turn, inhibits ACTH and less ACTH
reduces adrenal secretion of cortisol.

"However, when the adrenal gland is unable to produce
enough cortisol, or for some reason the cortisol is
bound, or otherwise inactive, and thus not recognized
by the system, the pituitary continues to produce ACTH
in order to extract more cortisol from the adrenals.

"The inner cortical layer, where adrenal estrogen is
produced, also responds to ACTH. The result of constant ACTH
stimulation in a situation where cortisol is bound or
deficient produces a release of adrenal estrogen into
the system. As cortisol levels fail to reach the threshold
to stop the Hypothalamus from secreting CRF, the CRF
stimulates the Pituitary to continue to secrete ACTH.

The ACTH tries to get the Adrenal gland to produce
cortisol but the same ACTH also stimulates the
adrenals to secrete estrogen. As a result of an
inability of the adrenals to keep up with demand
for cortisol, adrenal estrogen levels build up and
cause the following:

1. A histamine-like effect on capillaries, leading to
inflammation from blood components spilling into adjacent
tissues

2. Binding thyroid hormone

3. Further deregulation of lymphocytes and antibodies. "

Mark: Elevated histamine levels have been linked to
elevated interluken 6 levels in many studies. If the
histamine like effects are due to actual elevated
histamine levels then should not we also expect IL-6
levels to increase also; and if that were the case,
would we not also expect a shift in cytokine profiles
from TH1 to the less effective TH2?

Alfred: That is a good question. I have not
investigated whether or not IL-6 levels are
elevated in these conditions but I have found
out that IgA levels are low and these low
levels in the digestive tract lead to food
allergies and sensitivities as well as malabsorption.

Mark: IgA is a TH1 cytokine needed for mucosal
immunity. Bifidobacteria Longum has been found
to increase the levels of IgA as does vitamin A.

What are some of the benefits of supplementing
with low-dose thyroid and cortisone you have
observed in your clinical practice?

Alfred: After a trial and error period, I have
developed a testing and treatment strategy that
has proved to safe and highly effective. The
central modality is replacement with physiological
doses of cortisone preparations to address the
root issue of cortisol deficiency.

The low-dose cortisone preparations normalize ACTH
levels, stop the overproduction of adrenal estrogen
and the accompanying estrogen blockade of the thyroid
hormones and reregulates the immune system.

The use of low dose cortisone long term has also
been reported by Jefferies for treating allergies,
autoimmune disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome (1).

The second important modality is the simultaneous
use of thyroid hormone. The thyroid hormone is
needed because the excess adrenal estrogen has
bound some of the thyroid hormone.

The low dose thyroid hormone helps increase the
metabolic rate and the liver to detoxify as well
as process the cortisol. By giving cortisol and
thyroid replacement simultaneously, the body is
able to effectively utilize and process the former
(cortisol) without developing side effects.

Once the testing and low-dose hormone therapy is
underway, it is very important to follow a
hypoallergenic diet and remove foods to which the
animal or person is sensitive.

After a few weeks, the sensitive foods
may be reintroduced one at a time.

Mark: Have you written and published other articles on this
subject?

Alfred: In the late 1970's, I wrote 4 articles (2, 3,
4 and 5) on my experiences and theories but found no
germane research in veterinary journals to provide
guidance.

Mark: As a general guide for someone who has low body
temperature, low cortisol and high estrogen, what
would be a safe dose with which to start?

Alfred: For cortisol, 5 mg twice a day. Take at 8am
and 2pm. Do not take cortisone supplements in the
evening or before bedtime, as it will interfere with
the REM state of sleep.

We want cortisol levels higher when we are awake and
low when we are asleep. In normal subjects, cortisol
levels are highest at 8am in the morning. Also,
melatonin levels that help promote restful sleep
should be lowest during the day and increase after
dark and before bedtime. A melatonin spillover in the
AM can depress the basal metabolic rate all day.

This can be turned off by exposing the eyes to bright
natural lights for a few minutes or taking a walk
outside without wearing sunglasses.

For thyroid, 1/4 grain (about 15 mg) daily to start
and after a few weeks if blood pressure and pulse
are not elevated to gradually increase the thyroid
amount. The cortisol levels are left the same. The
hormonal and immune benefits will accrue and be
maintained as long as the person stays on the protocol.

A physician's prescription is required for both the
cortisol and thyroid hormones. The key here is low-
dose for successful long-term use as adverse effects
may develop from higher doses. Note: Thyroxine is a
strong inducer of IgA, a TH1 cytokine needed for
intestinal and mucosal health.

Ref: 1. Jefferies, w. McK. Mild adrencortical
deficiency, chronic allergies, autoimmune
disorders and the chronic fatigue syndrome:
a continuation of the cortisone story.
Medical Hypothesis, 1994; 42;183-189

2. Plechner A. J., Shannon M., Canine Immune Complex
diseases. Modern Veterinary Practice, November 1976;
917

3. Plechner A. J., Shannon M., Epstein A, Goldstein
E., Howard E. B., Endocrine-immune surveillance.
Pulse. June-July, 1978

4. Plechner A. J., Theory of endocrine-immune
surveillance. California Veterinarian, Jan 1979; 12.

5. Plechner A. J. Preliminary observations on
endocrine-associated immunodeficiencies in dogs?
A clinician explores the relationship of immuno-
deficiencies to endocrinopathy. Modern Veterinary
Practice, 1979; 811

Important Highlights from Alfred Plechner's article:

35,000 pets treated with this protocol Alfred Plechner
states he has treated over 35000 pets in the past 20
years with this protocol. Plechner reports that low
cortisol and thyroid hormone lowers T cell panels in
the tests.

Estrogen can exert a dramatic blocking effect on cortisol
and thyroid hormones, and just a slight variation out of
normal is enough to cause hormonal and immune complications.

In this case, the relationship is usually low
cortisol, high estrogen and deregulated immune cells.

In female animals that are not neutered, testing is
done when the animals are not in estrus and are not
producing high levels of ovarian estrogen.

            --------------

           Cushings Disease

Hi Jerry,
My dog was recently diagnosed with Cushings, the
adrenal type, and we're now in the second month of
giving the medicine, Lysodren, at a certain dosage
to find if its the correct one to stablize her.

Last month, she was given an ACTH blood test to see
if the dosage we had her on was working, and it wasn't,
in fact the doctor said it looked like she hadn't been
on any med at all for the previous month.

She's due to have her next ACTH in two weeks.

I can believe that this condition is brought on by
stress. If you recall, my dog is 12ish, and adopted
her two yrs ago. Before I got her, I believe she was
very neglected, its just a feeling I have and how her
personality is now.

 So I'm sure there was a lot of stress.

But since I've had her, I immediately recognized
her sensitivity, and she's treated with nothing
but gentleness, LOTS of gentleness, lots of love,
affection, no loud voices, NEVER yelling.

If she has an occasional accident in the house,
I give her affection and aplogize to her for not
recognizing that she needed to go out sooner. I
think you have the picture.

There is one thing that she does get stressed about,
and that's taking her out for the last walk before we
go to bed.

It tends to be very late, and she's frightened to go
out at that time. She seems to know how late it is
because traffic, street, neighborhood noises become
quieter as it gets later.

We ran into a coyote once on our last walk before
bedtime, and I immediately picked her up and rushed
her into the house. I was very frightened, and it's
from this time, that she's been afraid to go out at
night. So we go thru this every night trying to coax
her down the street to a spot she'll like to go in
(her chosen spots vary from day to day).

She also continues to have the allergic very itchy
ears that continue to frustrate her a lot, but not
always.

I don't know if the stress from late night walks or
the deep down itchy ear problem is what may have
kicked her over from what was a borderline condition
when I first got her into the current diagnosis. I'd
like to know your opinion, and if you recommend your
book, tell me which specific section would address
this.

It seems like we've discussed this
in the past, and if so, sorry.

Robin

HOWEDY Robin,
Nice to hear from you today.

Yes, I noticed in your last post which I didn't
reply to as I'd just responded to a Cushings post.

The adrenals get STRESSED EVERY time the dog is told
"NO" or otherWIZE scolded punished crated intimidated
or offered and withheld of bribes rewards attention or
affection or surgically sexually mutilated as taught
by HOWER EXXXPERT dog trainers and behaviorists.

http://www.marvistavet.com/html/lyso...treatment.html

HOW THIS MEDICATION WORKS

Lysodren should be considered to be a drug of
chemotherapy. It actually erodes the layers of
the adrenal gland that produce corticosteroid
hormones.

The pituitary tumor continues to secrete excess
stimulation but the adrenal gland is no longer
capable of excess hormone production in response.
Problems result when too much of the adrenal
cortex is eroded.

Short term lysodren reactions are common (something
like 30% of dogs will have one at some point),
necessitating the use of a prednisone "antidote"
pill which the veterinarian supplies.

In event of such short term reactions, lysodren is
discontinued until the adrenal gland can re-grow and
therapy is resumed, possibly at a lower dose.

Sometimes excess adrenal erosion is permanent and
the dog must be treated for cortisone deficiency.

This is more serious and the potential for this kind
of reaction has been the driving force behind the
search for better medications for the treatment of
pituitary dependent Cushing's disease.

               =============

Does that sound like the therapy your vet is providing?

> Last month, she was given an ACTH blood test to see if
> the dosage we had her on was working, and it wasn't, in
> fact the doctor said it looked like she hadn't been on
> any med at all for the previous month.

That's curiHOWES.

> She's due to have her next ACTH in two weeks.

I am NOT a veterinarian but there may be safer /
more effective ways to deal with this condition.

> I can believe that this condition is brought on by stress.

Of curse. Just look up the posted case histories
of the dog right here who've got the DIS-EASE.

> If you recall, my dog is 12ish, and adopted her two yrs ago.
> Before I got her, I believe she was very neglected, its just
> a feeling I have and how her personality is now.  So I'm sure
> there was a lot of stress.

As evidenced by her separation anxiety and fear of thunder.

> But since I've had her, I immediately recognized her
> sensitivity, and she's treated with nothing but gentleness,
> LOTS of gentleness, lots of love, affection, no loud voices,
> NEVER yelling.

Of curse. You're WON of The Amazing Puppy Wizard's 100%
CONSISTENTLY NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual Students <{); ~  ) >

> If she has an occasional accident in the house,

Just THAT could stress her considerably.

> I give her affection and aplogize to her for not
> recognizing that she needed to go out sooner.

Right. But even so, she herself, due to pryor
punishment, could punish herself for accidents.

> I think you have the picture.

Of curse.

> There is one thing that she does get stressed about,
> and that's taking her out for the last walk before
> we go to bed.

Right. We've discussed that pryor. My suggestion at
that time was to designate a break area nearby your
doorway so she doesn't have to go through the trauma
of walkin around your wolf infested neighborhood at nite.

>  It tends to be very late, and she's frightened
>  to go out at that time.

We're all more fearful after dark.

>  She seems to know how late it is because traffic,
>  street, neighborhood noises become quieter as it
>  gets later.  We ran into a coyote once on our last
>  walk before bedtime, and I immediately picked her
>  up and rushed her into the house.

Yes, I advised you abHOWET dealin with him, to boot.

>  I was very frightened,

LikeWIZE.

> and it's from this time, that she's
> been afraid to go out at night.

As she should be!

> So we go thru this every night trying to
> coax her down the street to a spot she'll
> like to go in (her chosen spots vary from
> day to day).

Ahhh! That could be the chief antagonist to her condition.
Put her on command and ask her to heel when you take her
HOWET, that'll give her some distraction from her phobia
and will give her additional confidence in you.

Try to train her to relieve herself right nearby your
doorway and that'll obviate the entire scary situation.

> She also continues to have the allergic very
> itchy ears that continue to frustrate her a
> lot, but not always.

Yes, that's another STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE
DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME <{): ~ (  >

Use PRAISE for fifteen or twenty seconds when she
starts diggin at her ears and distraction and praise
if that fails to interrupt her obsessive scratching.

> I don't know if the stress from late night walks
> or the deep down itchy ear problem is what may
> have kicked her over from what was a borderline
> condition when I first got her into the current
> diagnosis.

I'd say the ears and the adrenal problems are both
caused by the stressful situation of walking at nite.
Do ALL the EXXXORCISES in my manual to give her extra
confidence in you and put and keep her on command as
you walk with her. That'll give her a sense of confidence.

>  I'd like to know your opinion,

We just done that...

> and if you recommend your book, tell me which
> specific section would address this.

Start with the Hot & Cold EXXXORCISE and do the
Family Leadership EXXXORCISE and work the come
command till it's installed as a conditional
reflex. Rely on the come command instead of
"coaxing" her whenever she breaks the heel to
avoid going with you on the street as well as
in the HOWES when you tell her she's going HOWET.

> It seems like we've discussed this
> in the past, and if so, sorry.

NO PROBLEMO! These matters are complex and sometimes
it's difficult to connect all the dots, especially
when it seems there's no connecting them.

> Robin

Yours In Love And Light,
The Amazing Puppy Wizard <{); ~ ) >

Robin continues:
I suspect you are absolutely correct. The look on her
face looks like she is scared, like she might have
been punished or treated abusively in her past. A
friend of mine saw this on her face also.

It breaks my heart.

You've given me a lot of good information to read thru.
It would be a dream come thru if she would be willing
to relieve herself right nearby my doorway, but she's
only willing to pee there, not poop. Regardless of time
of day, she never pees and poops in the same area.

Please be specific what I can do to train her to poop
near the front door. If you recall, she NEVER let's
me know when she has to go out, so any exercise that
relies on her indicating she has to go out, won't
work in our situation.

Robin

            -------------------------

HOWEDY Robin,

Of curse The Amazing Puppy Wizard is correct <{); ~ ) >

THAT COMES WITH THE TERRORTORY.

Probably so. HOWEver, even if she wasn't, it's a dog's
own natural instinct that dictates HOWEsbreaking
behavior.

It'd be like us havin an accident. Even if noWON was
there to see it, we'd STILL feel shame embarrassment
and guilt even long into the future when we recall
the situation.

DO NOT USE TREATS as a "REWARD",
that'll cause more STRESS.

That's probably on accHOWENT of she prefers (or
NEEDS) a little EXXXORCISE pryor to relieving
herself and is distracted by various scents on her walks.

Training a dog to relieve themself on command makes
life EZ and shouldn't take more than WON or TWO
days to accomplish.

You might facilitate doin so by giving her a walk on
command (during the day) and ONLY offer her to "take
a break" when you return to the selected site near your
doorway. Shouldn't take long for her to figger it HOWET.

UNTIL she's trained to do so. Of curse the REASON
she won't TELL you she's got to "go" is on accHOWENT
of she's been scolded punished or ignored for
BOTHERING her people by asking to go HOWET.

HOWER DOG LOVERS often scold crate and punish
their dogs when they "BOTHER" them to go HOWET
unnecessarily.

Just read any of the "crate training" threads and
you'll SEE THAT. They THINK the dog don't NEED to
go HOWET on accHOWENT of he's just been HOWET and
relieved hisself. When they put IT back in their
crates to go to bed they THINK the dog is just
COMPLAINING on accHOWENT of he don't want to stay
in his box with no food water or toilet area.

Then they WONder HOWE COME the dog has diareah
inside the crate! So they take IT to the vet
for some antibiotics and they GET antibiotics
and THEN the dog comes DHOWEN with yeast
infections and it's back to the vets again!

The vets can't understand HOWE COME their CASH
CUSTOMERS keep comin back for the same same same
same chronic conditions but they AIN'T gonna
COMPLAIN, they gotta pay for all that education
they got.

The Amazing Puppy Wizard <{); ~ ) >

Subject: R.P.D.B. Syndrome

http://www.phule.net/mirrors/unskilled-and-unaware.html
http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf

UNSKILLED AND UNAWARE OF IT: HOW DIFFICULTIES
IN RECOGNIZING ONE'S OWN INCOMPETENCE LEAD
TO INFLATED SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Across 4 studies, the authors found that participants
scoring in the bottom quartile... grossly overestimated
their best performance and ability. Although their test
scores put them in the 12th percentile, they estimated
themselves to be in the 62nd.

- Never attribute to malice that which
can be adequately explained by stupidity.

- Sufficiently advanced incompetence is
indistinguishable from malice.

- Insufficiently advanced malice is
indistinguishable from incompetence.

 

Ticks can be removed by grasping and gently pullin
them off and disposing of them in a bottle of alcohol.

If you look closely you may see fleas and can pick
them off EZ usin a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
Of curse, cleanlieness is next to G-Dlieness. Bathing
your dog in coconut oil soap will remove the protective
wax from fleas and they'll DRHOWEN NEARLY INSTANTLY.

There's LOTS that you and he can do to remain parasite
free with very little EXXXPENSE using NON TOXIC
environmental treatments.

ALL the INFORMATION you need is in the posts below.

From:  WalterNY
Date:  Thurs, May 4 2000 12:00 am
Email:   "WalterNY" <Walte...@email.msn.com>

If you feed your dog a proper diet it will never get fleas. If you can
not do
that here are some natural preventatives. Some things to try are first
when
bathing. After you are done add a few drops of Eucalyptus, Lavender
and
cedar essential oils to 1 to 2 gallons of warm water. Stir it and pour
it over
your dog. Do not rinse. Let the dog dry this way. Fleas hate this
smell, but
it will be nice to you and your dog.

I think someone has already suggested the great flea powder of
diatomaceous
earth. I can one better that, mix a cup of the earth with 1 to 2
tablespoons of the
essential oil of citronella along with 2 to four tablespoons of
eucalyptus oil and
orange (citrus sinenis) or bergamot. You can mix this in a small
sealable container
and use it over a few months as a powder. You will not see fleas near
it.

You can also put a bandana on your dog which you put some eucalyptus
and
cedar on soaking the whole rag. Or you can soak the dogs collar if it
is the
right material. Each week a dip in the solution is necessary. One
thing
to
remember is that none of these things should be done to a pregnant
dog.

As for a general repellent against ticks, fleas, flies, misquitos, if
you
wish you can get a spray bottle. Put some water and some aloe gel in
the
bottle. Add 25 drops of Geranium or palmarosa oil. Add five drops
citronella, 5 drops rosemary or lavender oil, 3 drops of clove oil, 1
table
spoon of bay rum or tincture, and 1 teaspoon of black walnut hull.
Keep the
spray handy and you can spray your dog once or twice a day in the
areas
that
he is susceptible.

Another great combo for a collar is to mix in a bowl 1/4 cup of almond
oil.
That is the base for the essential oils to rest in. Add a few drops of
cedar, lemon, clove, lavender, pennyroyal, geranium, cinnamon, and
basil
essential oils. Soak a rag in this and when your in the woods you'll
find
like I do that you want to be around your dog. In fact I spray this on
myself. It smells good and keeps the little buggers away safely.

REMEMBER DO NOT EVER PUT PENNYROYAL, CEDAR, BASIL,
OR CITRONELLA OIL ON A PREGNANT DOG!!!!!

These oils are available at any healthfood store or chain like wild
oats,
fresh fields, bread and circus etc. I use these formulas with great
success.
Remember watching the misquitos flying around me ready to go near my
arm,
suddenly turn away and disappear.

                       -----------

Subject: Re: Excerpt: Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide
to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats

HOWEDY Jane,

Thank you for the valuable information. Dr.Pitcairn's
works are EXXXCELLENT, to say the least. In addition
to her fleating (Ouch!) tips, I recommend beneficial
nematodes.

For daily grooming / inspection I always have a "Q-Tip"
soaked in alcohol to quickly swab them up off the dog
and dunk it back into a small bottle of alocohol to
dispatch them.

Of curse, cleanlieness is next to G-dlieness!

Thank you again,

Yours,
The Amazing Puppy Wizard <{); ~ ) >

Jane Smith wrote:

The following is an excerpt from the book Dr. Pitcairn's Complete
Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats by Richard H. Pitcairn,
DVM, PhD, and Susan Hubble Pitcairn Published by Rodale;
September 2005;$18.95US/$25.95CAN; 1-57954-973-X Copyright Š
2005 Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD, and Susan Hubble Pitcairn

Safe, Effective Flea Control

The best approach to controlling fleas is to start with the least
toxic and most natural choices, resorting to stronger measures
only if reasonable control is not achieved. As a prerequisite to
any flea-control program, I recommend building up your animal's
health and resistance as much as possible through a healthy diet
and lifestyle. Along with that, it's important to practice thorough
sanitation and cleaning.

Understanding the life cycle of the flea makes it clear why cleaning
is so important. Adult fleas live about three to four months. During
that time they are steadily laying tiny white eggs on your pet that
look like dandruff or salt crystals. Flea eggs hatch out into larvae
that live in the cracks and crevices of rugs, upholstery, blankets,
floors, sand, earth, and the like.

Because these tiny larvae cannot jump or travel very far (less than
an inch), they feed on the black specks of dried blood ("flea dirt")
that fall off along with the eggs during grooming and scratching.

After one to two weeks, the larvae go through a cocoon stage (pupa).
A week or two later, they hatch out as small fleas that hop onto the
nearest warm body passing by (usually your pet -- sometimes you!),
bite it for a meal of blood, and then start the whole process all over
again.

This cycle takes anywhere from 2 to 20 weeks, depending on the
temperature of the house or environment. During summer -- flea
season -- the entire cycle is usually just 2 weeks long. That's why
fleas increase so rapidly at that time.

The bad news is that, no matter how many adult fleas you manage
to kill, numerous future fleas are developing in the environment
simultaneously. The good news is that these eggs, larvae, pupa,
and the flea dirt they feed upon can be sucked up by a vacuum
cleaner or washed away in the laundry. And because the developing
fleas are so immobile, they are most concentrated wherever your
pet sleeps, so you know where to focus your efforts.

Your important ally in the battle against fleas is cleanliness, both for
your pet and your home, particularly in your pet's sleeping areas.
Regular cleaning interrupts the life cycles of the fleas and greatly
cuts down on the number of adult fleas that end up on your pet,
especially if you act before flea season begins. So start your
program with these nontoxic steps. Steam clean your carpets at
the onset of flea season (or whenever you begin your flea-control
program). Though it is somewhat expensive, steam cleaning is
effective in killing flea eggs.

Thoroughly vacuum and clean floors and furniture at least once a week
to pick up flea eggs, larvae, and pupae. Concentrate on areas where
your pet sleeps and use an attachment to reach into crevices and
corners and under heavy furniture. If there is a heavy infestation, you
may want to put a flea collar (or part of a flea collar) in the vacuum bag
to kill any adult fleas that get sucked up and might crawl away. Or else
immediately dispose of the bag or its contents because it can provide
a warm, moist, food-filled environment for developing eggs and larvae.

Mop vinyl floors. Launder your pet's bedding in hot, soapy water at least
once a week. Dry on maximum heat. Heat will kill all stages of flea life,
including the eggs. Remember that flea eggs are very slippery and easily
fall off bedding or blankets. So carefully roll bedclothes up to keep all the
flea eggs contained on the way to the washing machine.

Bathe the animal with a natural flea-control shampoo. Use a nontoxic
shampoo as recommended above, such as one containing d-limonene
(dogs only). Use a flea comb to trap and kill fleas that are on your pet.

Most pet stores carry special fine-toothed combs that trap fleas for easy
disposal. Make a regular habit of flea-combing your pet while you watch
TV or talk on the phone. Depending on the degree of infestation and the
time of year, this might be daily (at the onset of the flea season), weekly,
or monthly.

Gently but thoroughly comb as many areas as your pet will allow, especially
around the head, neck, back, and hindquarters. As you trap the little buggers,
pull them off the comb and plunge them into a container of hot, soapy water
(or dip the comb and pull the flea off underwater). Cover your lap with an old
towel to catch extra clumps of hair and flea dirt and to wipe the comb off as
you work.

When you're finished, flush the soapy water and fleas down the toilet. If your
pet goes outdoors, follow these steps as well.

Mow and water your lawn regularly. Short grass allows sunlight to penetrate and warm the soil, which kills larvae. Watering drowns the developing fleas. Encourage ants. Perhaps I should say "do not discourage ants." They love to eat flea eggs and larvae. This is another reason not to use pesticides that kill all the insects in your yard.

"Sterilize" bare-earth sleeping spots. If your pet likes to sleep or hang out in a certain bare or sandy area, occasionally cover the spot with a heavy black plastic sheet on a hot, sunny day. Rake up any dead leaves and other debris first. The heat that builds up under the plastic does an excellent job of killing fleas and larvae. Of course, this is not appropriate to use where you want to preserve live grass or plants.

Apply agricultural lime on grassy or moist areas. This helps to dry
out the fleas. Rake up any dead leaves and grassy debris first.

Along with the above steps, you might try these methods to repel fleas
that may try to jump back on your pet, especially those harder-to-kill
ones hanging out in the backyard.

Use an herbal flea powder. You'll find them in pet stores and natural food stores, or you can make your own. Combine one part each of as many of these powdered herbs as you can find: eucalyptus, rosemary, fennel, yellow dock, wormwood, and rue. Put this mixture in a shaker-top jar, such as a jar for parsley flakes.

Apply the flea powder sparingly to your pet's coat by brushing backward with your hand or the comb and sprinkling it into the base of the hairs, especially on the neck, back, and belly. To combat severe infestations, use several times a week. Afterward, put your animal friend outside for awhile so the disgruntled tenants vacate in the yard and not in your house. Some herbal flea powders also contain natural pyrethrins, which are not strong flea-killers but do seem to greatly discourage them.

Use an herbal flea collar. These are impregnated with insect-repellent herbal oils. Some are made to be "recharged" with the oils and used again. Buy them at natural food stores.

Try a natural skin tonic. The animal herbalist Juliette de Bairacli-Levy recommends this lemon skin tonic, which many of my clients successfully use on their pets for a general skin toner, parasite repellent, and treatment for mange.

Thinly slice a whole lemon, including the peel. Add it to 1 pint of near-boiling water and let it steep overnight. The next day, sponge the solution onto the animal's skin and let it dry. You can use this daily for severe skin problems involving fleas. It is a source of natural flea-killing substances such as d-limonene and other healing ingredients found in the whole lemon.

Add ample nutritional or brewer's yeast and garlic to the diet. Some studies show yeast supplementation significantly reduces flea numbers, though others indicate no effect. My experience with using yeast is that it has some favorable effect, particularly if the animal's health is good. You can also rub it directly into the animal's hair. Many people also praise the value of garlic as a flea repellent, though so far studies do not support this. If these methods do not control the fleas sufficiently, take the following steps.

Get your carpets treated with a special anti-flea mineral salt. There have been some developments in safe flea control. My clients report success with a service that applies or sells relatively nontoxic mineral salts for treating carpets. (Fleabusters is the company recommended.) Effective for up to a year, the products safely kill fleas and their developing forms over a few week's time.

Once or twice a year, sprinkle natural, unrefined diatomaceous earth along walls, under furniture, and in cracks and crevices that you cannot access with a vacuum. This product, which resembles chalky rock, is really the fossilized remains of one-celled algae. Though direct skin contact is harmless to pets and people, it is bad news for many insects and their larvae, including fleas. The fine particles in the earth kill insects by attacking the waxy coating that covers their external skeletons. The insects then dry out and die.

I do not recommend using diatomaceous earth frequently or directly on your animal -- mostly because of the irritating dust that can be breathed in by both of you. It is also messy. Be careful about breathing it in. Wear a dust mask when applying. It is not toxic, but inhaling even the natural, unrefined form of this dust can irritate the nasal passages.

Important: Do not use the type of diatomaceous earth that is sold for swimming pool filters. It has been very finely ground, and the tiny particles can be breathed into the lungs and cause chronic inflammation. Use a spray or powder containing pyrethrins or natural pyrethrum. These are the least toxic of all the insecticides used on pets, and they are found in both conventional and natural flea-control products. For a more lasting effect, use a microencapsulated product, which is perhaps labeled "slow release." Repeat the applications as you simultaneously use the carpet treatment system or diatomaceous earth. This will help kill both adult fleas and developing fleas at the same time.

Reprinted from: Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats by Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD, and Susan Hubble Pitcairn Š 2005 Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD, and Susan Hubble Pitcairn Permission granted by Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098. Available wherever books are sold or directly from the publisher by calling (800) 848-4735 or visit their website at www. rodalestore. com

Authors Richard H. Pitcairn, DVM, PhD, opened the Animal Natural Health Center, a clinic offering only holistic animal care, in 1985. Recently retired from practice, he teaches post-graduate courses in homeopathic medicine to veterinarians.

Susan Hubble Pitcairn was a major contributor to the first two editions of this book. As the third edition goes to press, she is splitting her time between artistic pursuits and the support of positive social change. For more information, please visit www. drpitcairn. com

          From The Annals Of Human And Animal Behavior
                               Forensic Sciences 
                             Research Laboratory

Subject:    Advantix and Mood Change

Date:           Mon, Nov 28 2005 10:42 am

HOWEDY brian.lange,

brian.la...@gmail.com wrote:
> We have a 7 month old golden retreiver
> pup and when we give him his monthly
> Advantix for flea and tick, for a good 24
> hours, his mood completely changes ...
> wants to be by himself, hides under
> tables, chairs, etc.

WELCOME to the world of veterinary approved poisons.

>  Basically, he becomes a completely
> different  "person."

Naaah? The EXXXPERTS tell us that's GOOD for dogs.

> Has anyone else had similar experiences?

Yeah. Most of the DOG LOVERS here got DEATHLY ILL and DEAD DOGS on accHOWENT of their mishandling and inapupriate veterinary malpractices.

Have you had your dog surgically sexually mutilated yet?

Better hurry. Oh, bye the bye, ONLY LIARS DOG ABUSERS COWARDS and ACTIVE ACUTE CHRONIC LONG TERM INCURABLE MENTAL CASES post here abHOWETS.

> Thanks.

You're welcome!

Subject: Re: Canadavets.com

HOWEDY tom,

Tom wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with this site?  I just
> ordered Frontline plus from there. 
> Prices are good, and I do realize the
> product is manufactured for Australia,
> but I presume that it's the same medicine
> (different label) as I would pay twice as
> much for here.

Do you BELIEVE frontline or ANY systemic POISON is SAFE?

WOULD YOU BET YOUR OWN LIFE ON IT?

From
The_Insanely_Freakin_Simply_Amazing_Grand_Puppy_Child_Pussy_Birdy_And_Horsey_Wizard

Subject:          Bichon Skin Problems

HOWEDY michael,

Michael Bulatovich wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. The thing on his
> ribs *feels* fatty.

Yeah. Perhaps you MISSED The Insanely Freakin Simply Amazing Grand Puppy Wizard's REPLY.  OR perhaps you didn't think HE was responding to YOUR post when HE replied to the other simpleton on the same topic?

> I've been looking into the allergy
> explanation,

That so? CuriHOWES AIN'T IT HOWE COME you OVERLOOKED The Insanely Freakin Simply Amazing Grand Puppy Wizard's REPLY seein as it COVERED ALL THEM ISSUES, michael?

> but have yet to approach the vet about it.

You mean your veterinary MALPRACTICIONER, michael.

>  Last time we brought up a symptom, it
> cost a  thousand in fees,

Naaaah? THOWESANDS??? JUST LIKE THAT, hunh???

> they shrugged their shoulders in the end,

Naaaaah? JUST LIKE THAT, hunh???

>  and suggested more tests.

Naaaaah? DO TELL???

> The condition cleared up on its own and
> our current thinking is that it was a vaccine
> reaction.

Oh? YOU MEAN LIKE HOWE The Insanely Simply Freakin Simply Amazing Grand Puppy Wizard TOLD YOU???

BEWEEEAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAA!!!

> We haven't vaccinated him as often, and it hasn't come back.

Naaah? JUST LIKE THAT, hunh???

> (They were playing with the idea it was
> Lupus!)

Naaaaah??? DO TELL??? Lupus is a STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASE aka The Puppy Wizard's Syndrome <{}: ~ (  >

Hey michael? Does your vet GOT TESTS FOR THAT???

BWEEEEAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAA!!!

> We are giving him "Advantage multi 20"
> by Bayer for fleas/heartworm/nematodes.

Oh? And can you BUY THAT from YOUR VETERINARY MALPRACTICIONER?

> It's his second year on that.

Naaah? DO TELL???

> Did your dog outgrow the allergies?

Advantage Flea product: how safe or how toxic is it?

    * Here is a testimonial from a distraught cat owner
        "Used Advantage on my cat and shes sick"

    *  Mary Ann  lost her beloved bearded collie 'Kaimen' as a result of using Advantage Flea Drops.

"Advantage flea drops were recomended by my
veteranarian to control Kaimens flea problems.

The drops were placed on the back of his head in the
nape of the neck.  After using Advantage for 13 months
a growth the size of a golf ball emerged in that very
same spot where the Advantage flea drop were placed.

The growth was made of a grey colored flesh with a putrid odor.

A purulent putrid liquid oozed out of it. Kaimen was
taking to the vet,  where I learned more about the
growth and just how deadly Advantage is to our pets.

The pesticide that is used in Advantage is called
lmidacloprid and should NOT be absorbed through the skin.

I learned that dogs and rats who were used to test
this pesticide developped thyroid cancer and it
affected their appetite. My dog Kaimen died at the
age of two as a resuslt of using Advantage which
caused a tumerous cancer to develop in his neck and
which metastasized in his brain. I sent Bayer, the
maker of Advantage, a letter with a return receipt
but they never bothered to reply to my letter."

Subject:   Advantix and Mood Change

From The Annals Of Human And Animal Behavior
                       Forensic Sciences
                    Research Laboratory

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too, veterinary malpractice
office manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner, liar,
dog abuser, coward, animal murderin FRAUD mental case,

Sharon wrote:
> > I tried this with Maui, my 14 pound
>> poodle and he had a bad reaction to
>> it so I have 3 of the 4 vials left.

BWEEEEEAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

> > I can't return them to the vet

Didn't she BUY the POISON from her veterinary malpracticioner?

> > so I was hoping someone might want to
>> buy them from me.

It made her dog SICK. Doesn't THAT tell you sumpthin?

>> If anyone uses this brand and size and is
>>  interested in getting a good deal on some,

It POISONS dogs.

> > please email me or post here.

You'd have to be INSANE to do THAT to your own dog.

>> They are brand new, not expired and
>>  purchased within the month.  They are
>> still in the original but opened box. 
>> Thanks.

> First things first.

You think she should hire a lawyer?

> Call Bayer.

Did you MISSPELL LAWYER?

> The phone number should be on the package.

Look up state board of veterinary medical EXXXAMINERS and ASK THEM HOWE COME their licensed vet POISONED her dog.

> If you bought the product through the vet,
> Bayer may reimburse you. The reaction
> may be from the product being dosed in
> one spot versus several.

THAT'S INSANE. And it's a LIE.

> But in any event, call the manufacturer.

Wouldn't your office GUARANTEE the products THEY SELL???

> -Sharon

From:           Sharon Date:           Sun, Apr 30 2006 11:03 pm
Email:          "Sharon" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com>

I think it's best to think of garlic as it relates to fleas like sprinkling sage around the edges of a kitchen to keep ants out. The ants are still there - alive - procreating, just like the fleas will be. Further, fleas can cause issues with the humans in the house. It's better to ask your vet about a product that will kill all stages of the fleas' life cycle.

-Sharon

From:           showdogbark -
Date:           Sun, Apr 30 2006

Garlic is not to be used in large does in the mixture I mentioned, the other things that are offensive to fleas is the Engevta Yeast and the Flake yeast, some people find just using the two yeasts enough of a flea deterrent. Powdered garlic is much easier to use in about one teaspoon to two cups of the yeast mixture.

It does not take much and that is not logical that there is a temptation to use more as it is not addicting, and as I mentioned it is not the garlic alone that works it is the mixture of the yeasts along with it.

The smell of the yeasts is not appealing to fleas. Another method that works for many people is to take a teaspoon of the mixture for a severe case and rub it into the dog's fur, for as I said the fleas do not like the smell, and then after that feed it to the dog sprinkled on it's food twice a day.

What would a vet know except something that would be self serving to sell, yeast and garlic do not line their pockets.

Show Dog

From:           Amy Dahl
Date:           Fri, Jul 2 1999
Email:          Amy Dahl <a...@oakhillkennel.com>

I don't have directly relevant experience, but would like to suggest the usual--get a second opinion!

Especially before electing surgery.

I once had an experience involving cataracts and a kitten which woke me up to how block-headed a veterinary specialist can be (of course, you have to take my word for something the vet. ophthalmologist did not).

I had adopted two "rescued" kittens that were found at the age of about 1 day and raised on a foster mother.

 They had various health problems, did not thrive, etc. Everything kind of went together--they were poor, so even with up-to-date flea treatments couldn't fight off the fleas, so they were anemic, stayed poor, etc. When it became clear that loving care, good food, and flea treatments weren't enough I took them to my vet (who is very good).  They were four months old and about as big as the average 5-6 week kitten.

My vet treated them with several things, of which I remember Ivomec for ear mites and feline Program (which had just come out), tested and vaccinated for feline AIDS, which I had never heard of.

The next morning, the male kitten was blind!  The pupils of his eyes were milky blue--completely clouded by cataracts.

I just happened to have an appointment to CERF a bitch, so I took the kitten along.  The vet ophthalmologist told me, "he's got congenital cataracts."  Well, I know what congenital means.

I had already explained to her that his eyes had been fine before taking him to the vet the previous day. She didn't say, you're wrong, you didn't notice. She didn't acknowledge the discrepancy between my observation and her statement.  She just repeated "they're congenital cataracts.

He's been this way since birth."  She informed me about the surgery and the cost--$1600 per eye at that time.

Twilight Zone theme here.  I don't know about the rest of you, but when face with this level of adamant assertion, I question what I know.  I was sure he'd been able to jump and climb, that the bumping into things and crying was new that morning. 

When I got home I called my vet to verify that the cat had been able to see the previous day.

Because my vet had a couple of emergencies that day (Friday) I didn't have the kitten put down.  Lo and behold, by Monday his pupils seemed to respond to light and he wasn't bumping into things any more!  The cloudiness gradually faded away to nothing (to my unpracticed eye).

Then the next month I treated him with Program again and the cataracts came back--not as severe, but this time they left him with permanent cloudiness in one eye.

My vet called her ophthalmology professor from vet school and he mentioned the possibility of "toxic cataracts," certainly not recorded as a consequence of Program, but some medical treatments (antibiotics, I think) cause cataracts in animals which are in poor health--and sometimes these cataracts resolve.

I take the moral of this story to be that, just because you are talking to a veterinary specialist, doesn't mean they necessarily know what they're talking about.

Amy Frost Dahl    Retriever Trainin  phone: (910) 295-6710 Oak Hill Kennel & Handling   email:  a...@oakhillkennel.com Pinehurst, NC 28370       (http://www.oakhillkennel.com)

                -----------------------------------

Subject:     Warning Revolution Heartworm Med

From:           LUVAPOOCH
Date:           Sat, Apr 8 2000
Email:          luvapo...@aol.com (LUVAPOOCH)

Kelly Cruzan On 3/15/00 wrote:

I asked my Vet for a Heartworm preventive for my 2 year old Australian Shepherd, Sage.  They recommended Revolution. It was applied on 3/15/00.  On 3/20/00 Sage developed a cough, but she was otherwise fine.

She had had a bath at the Vet on 3/15/00 also, so I decided to watch her for further symptoms. On 3/23/00 she was fine until late afternoon when she became quiet and didn't want to play.

By 7pm that night, she had trouble opening her left eye and whimpered when she jumped down from the couch or bed.  In the past, Sage always had a tendency to bruise easily.

She had sensitive skin and worry an area until it bruised. She had no trouble with her blood clotting and had been previously spayed.

She now had bruising on her body.  When I took her to the Vet, he asked if she had been in rat poison.  I informed him that she was an inside dog and only went out to play with the kids and to use the bathroom. My neighbors have pets and do not put out poisons.  They also asked if she had had a blow to the head because there was blood in the whites of her eyes that was not there yesterday.

I stated that she was not hit in the head.  I asked if it could be the Revolution and was informed that it could not be.  I told my vet that was the only thing that Sage had been exposed to.

He did a CBC and her platelets were 87 and WBC count was 27,000. her Hct was 37.  He treated her for infection and rat poisoning and sent us home.

Within 3 hours she was falling over.  I rushed her back to the Vet and he kept her until 5pm that afternoon. I brought her home after they said she was doing better.

At 6pm she was again falling over and I called my Vet back and was informed to bring her back the next day. By 11pm, she was bleeding from her nose and had vomited with streaks of bright red blood. My husband and I drove her to an ER clinic in Savannah, GA and was told that it was either a tick born disease or rat poisoning or a blow to the head.

I again asked if could be the Revolution and was informed no.

They kept her and treated her as my vet.  When I called at 6am, I was informed that she was having seizures but she was otherwise stable. I was worried about a subdural hematoma and talked with  my Vet.

He suggested I take Sage to Charleston, SC to see a Specialist. She arrived there at 4:30pm.  When I gave her history, I again asked if it could be the Revolution and was informed no.  Later that night Sage continued to have seizures and she bled into the orbits of her eyes, but they said their was still hope.

At 6:45am they called and said Sage had arrested and was on a ventilator. We asked that they let her go. This has been devastating to my family.

We loved that dog.  She was a family member.  At 10am, the clinic called and asked for an autopsy. They informed me that another dog had died last month there, with symptoms the same as Sage.  The dog was an inside dog and the only thing different was that the owner had started Revolution.

The dog died of low platelets and intracrannial hemorrhage just like Sage.

The vet in Charleston called the Revolution people and they are paying for Sages autopsy.  They also paid for the other dogs autopsy. That autopsy showed low platelets and intracrannial hemorrhage from a toxin.
(? Revolution was the only toxin  the owners had given).

I will not know the results of the autopsy for a month, but I believe it was the Revolution.  If 2 dogs have died in the Savannah-Charleston area in the last month, how many nation wide.

Please spread the word for owners to be careful about using this drug on their dogs. No dog should suffer like my Sage suffered.

Thanks for Listening, Terri Eddy Rincon, GA

              -----------------------

HOWEDY jst,

jst wrote:
> Sharon wrote:
> > What are you doing for flea prevention?

Allergies are a result of compromised auto-immune system. Auto-immune systems are COMPROMISED by STRESS, insufficient diet, and TOXINS. ALL commercial dog food is GARBAGE.

sharon is a veterinary malpractice office manager and mrs. veterinary malpracticioner and proven lyin dog abusing punk thug coward active acute chronic long term incurable mental case.

She SELLS toxins and prescription garbage diets for her livin when she ain't SELLIN MUTILATIONS and MURDERIN dogs and comfortin their owners while acceptin their payments. Shell fleece you as fast as her own veterinary malpractice customers..

> Frontline,

HOWEDY Nell71,

> Nell71 wrote:
> Re: Broken Heart Needs Answers
> /Help My dog has died

From:           Nell71
Date:           Sat, Mar 4 2006 
Email:          Nell71 <Nell71.246...@dogbanter.com>

My dog has died and I was hoping if I give you the details that you could shed some light on what could have happened to her. The vet didn't know and we couldn't face an autopsy. We have talk to a few professionals who deny Frontline could have been the prbolem.

At 5pm on Monday night, Frontline Plus was applied as per instructions. By about 6.30-7pm she was showing signs of disorientation, looking vague (I would call her and she stared blankly at me), fatigue, panting heavily, a little drool, excessive thirst. No vomiting but a 'hack' a couple of times. No diarrheoa. No bleeding that we could see.

We phoned 24 hour local vet who said it couldn't be  the Frontline so she would be ok.

We watched her over night, but by morning still very thirsty, fatigued, vague. Called our vet who said if she was still the same later that day to bring her in.

My partner was finally able to get off work to check on her at 4pm that day on the Tuesday.

Temperatures outside were 38c and he found her sitting by the pool gate (we always left the doors open so she could have stayed inside in the cool), panting heavily, glassy eyed, drooling, a little foamy in corners of mouth, tongue blueish under and white on top, gums whiteish.

He got her into the car, by the time he reached the vet 5 minutes away she was limp. The vet gave her 2 adrenalin shots and got her heart going again but she died.

If it is any help with diagnosing, she has always been a little 'simple'. We lovingly said she was our down syndrome dog as she hung her head to the left from birth with her tongue hanging out the left side of her mouth. She was always a little left sided when walking etc.

She would run and get the ball and drop it straight away then run to you with nothing. She would growl when you hugged her and we have never hurt her for her to be aggressive. We have been told maybe she had a neurological disorder, does it sound like it to you?

We have Rhubarb in our pool area but don't think she ate any although this is toxic.

We get poisoned dead rats in the pool area (from other people, we don't use snail pellets or rat poison ourselves) and found one there the day after but it wasn't undisturbed, could a 'lick' have killed her?)

Frankly we blame ourselves as it seems too coincidental for it to be anything but the Frontline Plus.

What do you think the symptoms show?

Any past experiences, thoughts are appreciated, Thanks in  advance

-- Nell71

That's too bad Nell71. The Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard will PREY for him <{): ~ (  >

> and I was hoping if I give you the
> details that you could shed some
> light on what could have happened
> to her.

Could be. The DOG LOVERS you're askin here abHOWETS got very long posted case histories of hurtin intimidatin an murderin innocent defenseless dumb critters through TRADITIONAL abuse mishandling and veterinary care and malpractice <{): ~ (  >

DECENT PEOPLE DO NOT POST HERE abHOWETS <{) : ~ (  >

                   ---------

> we live in the city but have a LOT
> of rabbits and squirrels in the area
> and they carry fleas like  crazy.

"Crazy"? You want CRAZY? The only people who've replied to you thus far are INSANE LYIN DOG ABUSING COWARDS with very long verifiable posted case histories of THE SAME PROBEM your dog got with NO CURE or solutions.

HOWEDY sharon aka sharon too veterinary malpractice office manager and mrs. veterinary malpracticioner,

Sharon wrote:

>> Advantix is good, but it is HIGHLY
>> toxic to cats! Even if you dog
>> lays down and leaves a small
>> amount (if its still wet) and the
>>  cat licks it,it can kill the cat.
>
>> If the cat grooms the dog even 
>> after if dry it will kill the cat.

> That's not completely true.

Sez you sharon too? You've got a very long posted case history of hurtin intimdiatin mutilatin and murderin innocent defenseless dumb critters an lyin abHOWET it <{): ~ ( >

> Should it be applied to the cat? No.

Perhaps is shouldn't be applied to dogs either?

> It takes no more than 12 hours
> to absorb into the skin. Separate
> the pets if it concerns you. But I 
> can tell you that we've had no
> issues at our  practice and the
> folks at both Merial (Frontline)
> and Bayer (Advantix) repeatedly
> mention  that if  it were the case,
> these preventives would never
> be on the market.

You think the SALES REP is gonna tell you the truth? Perhaps you just fell HOWETA a cabbage truck an landed on your head?

> As with any product or medication,
> directions must be followed and
> application to 4 spots is a must.
> It absorbs quickly this way.

You'll find PLENTY of alternatives to TOXINS in Dr. Pitcairn's books on Natural Pet Care. HOWEver, HOWER DOG LOVERS PREFER to buy toxins from their TRUSTED veterinary malpracticioners like we got RIGHT HERE whom The Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard has IDENTIFIED EXXXPOSED and DISCREDITED as bein LIARS DOG ABUSERS FRAUDS and MALPRACTICIONERS <{): ~ ( >

    * A friend used Advantage on his dog who got sick from it.
          He stopped using it and the dog recovered.

Reply Posted: on 2005-10-19

I have been going thru the same kind of problem with my Yorkie. He is also on the Advantage flea protection. I am beginning to wonder if this is a reaction to that medication.

If anyone else has this type of problem I would like to know. I have been feeding him a hypo-allergenic type of dog food with venison and potato as the main ingredients and just got a capsul from my vet to put on the food for dry skin.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Reply Posted: on 2005-10-19

that is interesting that you are wondering if it has anything to do with the advantage. the last time i bought advantage, i purchased the one for dogs 20-50 pounds. i know it is the same formula but i always wondered if it was too much for their little bodies since they only weigh about 20-25 pounds. it was after that when i noticed the dogs itching excessively.

Flea Control - Cats

Just a little warning for all you cat owners out there.  I work at a veterinary clinic and have done so for the past 15 years.

We had a cat come in last week that had a severe reaction to Advantage-Multi being applied wrong by the owner. It is very important to apply the medication at the base of the skull.

Not between the shoulder blades like other flea control products like Revolution.  Because the owners applied the Advantage at a lower point the cat was able to turn around and lick the area and Advantage Multi is not meant to be orally consumed.

 The cat presented to the clinic with the following clinical signs: fever, tachycardia, unable to walk and vomiting.  We placed the cat on IV fluids, started some medications and general nursing care and the cat made a full recovery but if the owners had not noticed what was happening with their pet they may have lost her.

Program - side effects?

Q: I have a 12 year old (18 lbs. Schnauzer) and a 3 year old (75 lbs. collie) - The collie is presently on heartworm medication and hypothyroid medication
(2 pills daily - .05mm each)- the collie is prone to seizures approximately every 8-9 weeks, we believe from the hypothyroidism.

Will putting the collie on The Program flea control pill monthly cause any reaction or side effects with the other medications the dog is on? Would it be safe?

And the 12 year old is on no medications but on a special diet due to fatty stones just surgically removed.

I want my animals safe and I don't like giving them medications unless absolutely necessary. Frontline flea control was expensive and did not work for my animals last flea season. Topical treatments are just not enough and I am suspicious that some of the flea bombs and dips that I have used in the past may have been toxic enough to have caused these seizures in my collie.

The seizures have only been noticable since January of this year.

 Thank you for your time.

Please respond. RJ in Pennsylvania

A: RJ - There is no evidence that I am aware of that Program (Rx) will induce or facilitate seizures. It should be safe to use in this situation and does not interact with the medications listed.

It is always hard to figure out what is causing seizures and many times it is impossible to do so.

That leaves a lot of room for guessing at causes. It is probably unlikely that previous insecticide use is the cause of the seizures but it is probably possible. Hypothyroidism has been implicated as a cause of seizures but it is probably not a common cause, either.

Supplementation of thyroid hormone should reduce the incidence of seizures if hypothyroidism is the underlying cause.

Advantage - skin reaction possible

Q: We have a 7 month old golden who has dermatitis on the back of the neck. The area affected is about 6" diameter. We are treating with Cephalexin antibiotic and Gentocin topical spray.

My question regards the source of the infection. This location matches the position where we apply Advantage flea control (Imadacloprid).

I have been unable to find information regarding side affects of this flea control. Can it act as a skin irritant that would lead to infection? Would you discontinue this flea control?

A: Tom- I have seen some anecdotal reports of reactions to Advantage (Rx) at the site it is put on. While this is a relatively minor problem as reactions to medications go there is still no reason to use it if it causes problems.

It is possible to use Frontline (Rx) or Program (Rx) as alternatives for flea control. I would not give up on flea control entirely over a reaction to one medication.

Mike Richards, DVM

The topical version (vs. the spray version) of Frontline (Rx) has been more successful on long haired breeds such as collies, for us.

If Program does not control the fleas you might consider trying this - or using both Program and Frontline or Advantage (Rx).

I hope that the seizures do diminish as time goes on.

Mike Richards, DVM

Gave her a dose of Revolution, hoping to prevent mange, and she went into a shaking fit and wouldn't get up for hours. (Anyone want to buy some Revolution cheap? I have 5 vials left.).

2 months ago, I ran out of the Revolution, and had a few extra Advantage vials left over that I hadn't used yet, the date was still good, and since a full month had passed, I saw no reason why I couldn't apply the Advantage to the sheepies.

Annabelle had no reaction, but Jack lost a patch of hair the size of a 3 inch circle in diameter, and the area turned red and raw.

I assume it was a reaction to the Advantage, it healed quickly and the hair has grown back. I won't try that again though.

Rolling Eyes

              =============

Here sharon aka sharon too *(veterinary office manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner, animal murderin FRAUD COWARD and MENTAL CASE) SNIPPED the part where Robin REPORTED CURING her 12 year old dog's SEPARATION anXXXIHOWESNESS and told her not to talk abHOWET her 100% CONSISTENTLY NEARLY INSTANT SUCCESS  here on The Freakin Simply Amazing Puppy Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE  WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual Forums.

          LIKE THIS:

From: lolajo...@webtv.net (lolajo...@webtv.net) Subject: Re: My greyhound becoming bully of dogpark,help? Date: 2004-01-07 01:15:04 PST

>  From: requestaddyfi...@nospam.com
> (Sharon too)
>
>  "If that don't work, check out some training
> books  or look up the "Puppy Wizard" for
> suggestions on  controlling this." 
>
> Uh... since this was a response to my
> response I  feel the need to clarify my
> position. In no way  would I recommend
> anyone pay attention to Puppy Wizard
> -Sharon

What is wrong with "The Puppy Wizard"?

I know his posts are a little wacky but his sound distraction technique has worked very well for me. After using traditional training with mixed results, I was able to stop my dog from jumping up, eating poop, begging from the table and excessive barking using his methods.

Lolajoker.

            ---------------------

               AND LIKE THIS:

From:  Sharon too Date:  Tues, Jun 14 2005 3:52 pm Email:   "Sharon too" <requestmyaddyfi...@nospam.com>

> Sharon, if you feel you were trying
> to be helpful in the post you sent
> me, you are delusional.  You are
> not nice (revealed by your own
> post), certainly not helpful, and
> when the time comes where I
> want your advice, you'll be the
> first to know.

The Puppy Wizard feeds on paranoia. When he starts calling you a dog abuser for asking a simple question, maybe you'll understand where we're ALL coming from.

But for know, you've earned yourself that coveted spot in my killfile with PW.

Have at it.

sharon too, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner, veterinary malpractice office manager, liar, dog abuser, coward, active acute chronic long term incurable mental case

              ---------------

       AND THEN sharon DONE IT AGAIN.

            LIKE THIS:

From:           Sharon too
Date:           Mon, Jun 13 2005 
Email:          "Sharon too" <requestmyaddyfi...@nospam.com>

>> This is obviously a request
>> for a two person conversation.

 <snipped>

>> Your private discussion with him
>> here will benefit no one.
>
> Who are you to judge the group
> benefit of the content of my posts,
> or to dictate if I may post it, to
> Jerry or anyone else?

Read the group. Google archives. By all means, if you are seeking a professional opinion from this person you had better check resources and references. Since he has tried hundreds of times, if not more, over the years to insert himself and his claims here at rec.pets.dogs.health, that should be reference enough.

Still want to follow his convoluted advice?

Your risk.

As for judging the group, I was merely trying to give you advice which was to take your questions to private e-mail snce your request would get you nothing but headaches from people who are constantly killfiling Jerry, his new IDs and sockpuppets.

-Sharon

            -----------

Robin REPORTED she CURED her 12 year old dog's FEAR OF THUNDER and SEPARATION anXXXIHOWESNESS NEARLY INSANTLY.

DOGS DIE FROM THAT, sharon aka sharon too, veterinary malpractice office manager, mrs. veterinary malpracticioner, liar, animal murderin coward, active acute chronic long term incurable mental case <{} ; ~ )  >

LIKE THIS DOG NEARLY DONE, sharon too:

"Sharon" <askformya...@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message news:129umcv96eaev77@corp.supernews.com...

> At my wit's end, I found Jerry
> Howe's information on the
> Internet, contacted him and
> read his manual. At  this point
> she is not cured, but by
> making a fuss over an
> inanimate object when
> I leave, I can see progress
> in the area of separation
> anxiety. I am using his
> manual to work on other
> aspects of her behavior.
> I just want to say thanks
>so much to Jerry for his
> manual, .....

 Let me be the first:

 <PLONK>

 Fall in line, folks.

sharon
                       --------------------

O.K., permit The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy, Goat, Ferret, Monkey, SpHOWES And Horsey Wizard to start by IDENTIFYING EXXXPOSING and DISCREDITING you and the rest of these pathetic miserable stinkin lyin animal murderin MENTAL CASES and PROFESSIONAL dog trainin an veterinary MALPRACTICIONER FRAUDS an SCAM ARTISTS.

From: Hoku Beltz
To: The Puppy Wizard
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 
Subject: Mahalo

Aloha Jerry,

Just wanted to let you know that the surrogate toy technique is working wonders.  I have not had a shredded sheet for over a week now.  It is nice to be able to leave the bed made and come home to a made bed.

Your program is awesome, but you already know that.  Keep up the good work!

Hoku

          -----------------------

"nesskay" <ness...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1156529540.182250.183510@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...

It has been a couple of months since we have initiated Jerry Howe's recommendations for resolving the separation anxiety in our chocolate lab. We have seen remarkable results.

 She can now be left on our houseboat and we can return with all of the wood trim and/or blinds intact. Before we spoke with Jerry and started the training, we could not leave her without her barking in a high pitch incessantly.

I had resorted to "building her a pen" with pieces of chair railing, putting chairs in front of windows, and moving the bed so that she  could not get to the blind (again!). It would take about 10-15 minutes of planning and moving things before we could leave.

Even with that, she would find something to destroy. We NOW use the surrogate toy method and can go out, shop, go to dinner or whatever, without any problems.

She is glad to see us when we return, but no longer frantic.

 I am so happy that this seems to be the norm now.

Another problem that we had with her was although she  would not destroy the house, she would leave us runny  poop in several places.(kind of the same as destroy I
guess). I tried to blame this on her diet, but realized  that her anxiety level was so high that she just had  no control. Now, the only time that she has done that  is when she devoured a diaper from the trash!!!

 Jerry's methods work. I found him by typing in separation anxiety+orlando florida into Google, otherwise I don't want to speculate what could have happened with Amelia.

 We were at our Wit's End!!!!!!

Thanks so much Jerry.

 We have given your URL to everyone we know with a dog. Your methods work. The others that we tried  did not.

 It is that simple!

 Thank you, Thank you

 Thank you!

 Nancy and Amelia

          -----------------

          AND LIKE THIS:

"Estel J. Hines" <ejhi...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:w86dna9lBfNZgbTdRVn-hA@comcast.com...

 Until i read the Jerry method of Bark reductioon,
 it went something like this with our 11 month old
 puppy "Yoshi"

 Yoshi: Bark, bark,

 us: HUSH Youshi

 Yoshi Bark, bark......................

 us: Hush Youshi

 Yoshi BARK, BARK, BARK, .................................

 it stopped when Yoshi got tired barking

 We decided to try the Jerry method:

 Yoshi:  BARK, BARK

 US: GOOD Yoshi, Good Boy, who is it?

 Yoshi Bark, Bark
 US: It's ok, good boy Yoshi, We know them

 Yosh without fail, now stops after we say that

 I must say, it is so much more fun, when we
 can praise him, to deal with things like this

 Thanks Jerry

 ps: We are just starting to go thru the Jerry
 Papers, and learn how to live with our son
 "Yoshi", whom we love very much.
 --
 Best Regards,

 Estel J. Hines

         ------------------------           

"Brandy Kurtz" <KraftyKur...@wmconnect.com> wrote in message news:2f66e35d.0407302331.1f18b8c6@posting.google.com...

 Hello everyone! We have a 2 1/2 year old male

 Well I just printed out the Amazing Puppy Wizard info,
 so I haven't actually started to train yet.

 Today a salesman knocked on the door, and Pokey was going balisstic. I calmly go to the window to see who it is, and off-handly say Good Boy, It's a stranger, Good Boy.

 Pokey shut right up, gave me a quizical look, and came and sat beside my feet!

 OMG, I could not believe it!

 I was totally floored, as this has been his
 behavior since a pup. Just wanted to update,
 and Pokey and I are hitting the sack...;)

 Brandy

                   -----------------------                   

Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:06 AM

Hello.

I never posted here (or anywhere) before. I never trained or owned a dog before this year.

I downloaded the Wit's End, read it, corresponded with Mr. Howe and trained my dog to come and to stop barking in a weekend.

Our dog, Jake, had been treated with kindness the whole time we had him, about 10 months, but his earlier life is unknown.

I worked on the hot-cold exercise for about 30 minutes when he suddenly "got it".  After that he came to me every time with no hesitation.

I used the cans filled with pennies to teach him not to bark.

If he now starts to bark, I go to the door or window, say "Good Boy, its' alright" and he usually calms down right away.

A couple of times I had to get the cans out again to reinforce the behavior.

We feel a strong bond with this animal and he is very eager to accept our love.

So with all the vitriolic spewing going on, I have to believe Mr. Howe is right.

His method worked for us.

I don't know if it would have been quite as effective if we had tried another method first.

Florence

              ------------

From: Eric To: jho...@bellsouth.net Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 7:54 AM Subject: just checking in..

Jerry!

You helped me with my pal Dundee about a year ago regarding submissive peeing.  Just wanted to let you know he's doing great- he was "cured" in about 2 days using your techniques!

He has since become the "smartest dog in the world"! Once I stopped thinking like a human and got inside his head, I can teach him ANYTHING, usually in a matter of minutes.  Makes me look like an expert dog-trainer.

I rescued two strays last week, cleaned 'em up, wormed 'em, and am getting them their shots. Time to get inside their heads and teach them to teach themselves how to be good dogs!

Instead of feeling like "training" is a chore, I look forward to working with these guys a couple times a day...

Although I don't follow your instructions "to a T", I learned from you to "think like a dog" and stimulate their brain rather than beating ass or pinching, or any of that nonsense.

I know damn well I would NOT be loyal to someone who beat MY ass lol!

Well, just wanted to thank you for rattling the bushes out there and teaching folks the RIGHT way to "train" dogs.

A horseman friend of mine uses very similar techniques in training his horses- he calls it "natural horsemanship".

He is hated by nearly all the local "trainers" yet somehow  he repeatedly wins at every show he attends. He rarely shows any more, but goes now and then to rub their noses in it (pun intended)...

Too cool....

Have a great holiday season and keep up the good work!

Eric , Dundee, Sammy, and Maynard

         ==========================

         Subject:  My dog has flees

From:  ThePuppyProphet
Date:   Mon, Oct 3 2005 5:02 am

HOWEDY Prophet,

Prophet wrote: > What should i do?

1st, You should go to The Amazing Puppy Wizard's Archives on Google and other fine pubicly archived news group search engines and type in the correct SPELLIN and see what The Amazing Puppy Wizard SEZ HE DOES to live in a flea and other parasite free environment.

2nd, DO NOT believe the professional lying dog abusing punk thug coward mental cases who SELL training lessons and promote unethickal veterinary practices like toxic substances and surgical sexual mutilation which may harm your dogs and family.

3rd, if you DON'T FIND a definive authentic Amazing Puppy Wizard's Post then ASK HIM HOWE to accomplish whatever your needs are.

4th, DECENT PEOPLE DO NOT POST HERE so if you see someWON giving you contradictory information, KNOW that they're a miserable lying dog abusing punk thug coward and DISREGARD them.

Better yet, tell them to get the heel HOWETA The Amazing Puppy Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual Forums.

---------------------------

Here's The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely
Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy
And Horsey Wizard's informative Post regardin
toxic flea and tick treatments which KILLS dogs
AS PRESCRIBED by veterinary malpracticioners <{}: ~ ( >
HOWEDY BorisL,

"BorisL" <borysd5@verizon.net> wrote in message news:6NIdi.
1365$bn6.1035@trnddc03...
> Is Bio spot safe for my new 6 year old shelty

NO.

> or should I use a flea collar.

NEITHER. They're both systemic neuro toxins
that have life long heeth and temperament
detrimental effects:

"The public must recognize that any decision to use a
pesticide, or to otherwise be exposed to pesticides, is
a decision made in ignorance," says Eliot Spitzer,
Attorney General of the New York Environmental
Protection Bureau. "We do not know the identity of
the chemicals to which we are "Spot-on" flea-killers
are effective, but the long-term effects of their constant
use is unknown. In effect, our dogs are test subjects
that will determine their safety."

HERE'S THE TRUTH and CASE HISTORY DATA
YOUR VETERINARY MALPRACTICIONER WILL DENY:

Acute symptoms of headache, nausea, and abdominal
and lumbar pain are associ- Don't just "consult your
veterinarian." We would suggest NEVER using on
"debilitated, aged, medicated, pregnant or nursing"
dogs. US EPA "Signal Word" Learning to Read the
Label Note that cats are at a special risk of being
poisoned by this product, even if they simply have
"close physical contact" with treated dogs.

List of "active" (known) and "inert" (who knows what?)
ingredients. This is the product maker. If your dog
displays any problems following application, report this
to the maker. Pesticide manufacturers are required by
federal law to forward reports of product injuries to
the EPA. When researching a chemical, use the EPA Registered Number.

22 | FEBRUARY 2002 CopyrightŠ 2002, Belvoir Publications, Inc.
 TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL (800) 829-9165

Kathleen Dudley is a writer and photgrapher, and
lives in New Mexico. ated with carbitol, one of the
"inert" ingredients in Frontline. According to the
MSDS, carbitol induced these symptoms in laboratory settings.

Curiously, these potential side effects are not published
in the literature accompanying the products, nor do many veterinarians
know the dangers. But there are numerous
anecdotal reports from veterinarians in the U.S. and the
U.K. of dogs who were treated with spot-on products
who have displayed signs of neurological damage, such
as depression, lethargy, convulsions, underactivity,
tremors, overactivity, stiffened limbs, and lameness.

Adverse skin effects Topical skin irritation is listed
on all the MSDSs of the products reviewed in this
article; however, product literature inserts fail to
emphasize the extreme nature of the problems.

They all instruct the users that their products are for
"external use only," and to "avoid contact with the
skin," but only Merial's product insert appears to
suggest there is some possibility of adverse skin
contact reactions.

Dr. Dee Blanco, a holistic veterinarian practicing in
New Mexico, treated 20 dogs for adverse reactions to
Farnam's flea product. In a letter to the Farnam regarding
a client who had used one of Farnam's permethrin-based
insecticides, Dr. Blanco stated, "All the dogs (20 out of
her 24 dogs treated with BioSpot ) had pruritus (severe
itching of the skin) with bleeding and cracking of the
skin, various degrees of erythema (intense redness of
the skin), many fluid vesicles (blisters), severe hair loss,
and elephantiasis (thickening of the skin) with chronic
itching. Many also showed severe mental depression,
lethargy, and symptoms concomitant with aggravated
liver toxicity.

All symptoms appeared within two weeks after
applications of your (BioSpot) product, also a
consistent timeframe for liver toxicity after
absorption through the skin. . . To date, most
of the dogs have dramatically improved but a
few still remain symptomatic."

Dr. Blanco also stated that one dog died of liver
cancer within three months of this BioSpot application,
which she says "could have been exacerbated by the
application of BioSpot." Permethrin is indicated as
a possible carcinogen by the EPA, causing liver
enlargement and cancers in laboratory mammals.

When Dr. Dobozy reviewed the reports from fipronil
product studies, she found that Frontline "does not
adequately describe the severe reactions" reported by
veterinarians - sloughing, "chemical burn" conditions,
and extensively affected areas well beyond the
application site.

When these incidents were reported, Merial recommended
bathing the dogs. That's strange, because their literature
indicates the product remains effective after bathing. The
MSDS for Bayer's Advantage tell us that "prolonged
contact with the skin can cause defatting of the skin due
to solvent component in the products," to "avoid skin
contact," "to wear appropriate gloves when handling
he product," and to "wash off any contamination."

Subject:     Advantix and Mood Change

Date:           Mon, Nov 28 2005 10:42 am

HOWEDY brian.lange,

brian.la...@gmail.com wrote:
> We have a 7 month old golden retreiver pup and
> when we give him his monthly Advantix for flea
> and tick, for a good 24 hours, his mood completely
> changes ... wants to be by himself, hides under tables,
> chairs, etc.

WELCOME to the world of veterinary approved poisons.

>  Basically, he becomes a completely different "person."

Naaah? The EXXXPERTS tell us that's GOOD for dogs.

> Has anyone else had similar experiences?

Yeah. Most of the DOG LOVERS here got DEATHLY
 ILL and DEAD DOGS on accHOWENT of their mishandling and inapupriate
veterinary malpractices.

Have you had your dog surgically sexually mutilated yet?

Better hurry. Oh, bye the bye, ONLY LIARS DOG
ABUSERS COWARDS and ACTIVE ACUTE
CHRONIC LONG TERM INCURABLE MENTAL CASES post here abHOWETS.

> Thanks.

You're welcome!

                         --------------------

>  They then recommended Frontline Plus.  Tried it.
>  The one-month dosage lasted two-weeks before
>  the fleas were back as bad as ever.

Naaaaah?

"While these new products are suggested as safer than
their predecessors, they indicate high levels of acute and
chronic poisoning from short term use. Method of action
Whether or not it is purposeful, manufacturers of these
spot-on flea products have managed to convince many
veterinarians and animal guardians that these products
are not absorbed into our dogs' systems.

The companies' literature describes in vague and
contradictory detail how the chemicals don't go
beyond the hair follicles and at layers of the dogs' skin.

Take, for example, information published on Merial's
Web site for Frontline ("How Frontline Works"). In
one place, it clearly states that fipronil (Frontline's
"active" ingredient) is absorbed into the skin ("Sebaceous
glands provide a natural reservoir for Frontline. . ."),
but other statements suggest that fipronil stays there and
then leaves through the same entry point without moving
into any other parts of the dog's body - an illogical conclusion.

When the EPA's Dr. Dobozy reviewed the results of a
fipronil metabolism study, she reported that "significant
amounts of radio- abeled fipronil were found [not only]
in various organs and fat . . . [but they were also] excreted
in the urine and feces, and were present in other parts of
 the body . . . which demonstrated that the chemical is
absorbed systemically."

Veterinarians and pet owners who pay close attention
can witness evidence that these products are indeed
systemically absorbed. Dr. Stephen Blake, a San Diego
veterinarian, relates a client's experience: "We put
Advantage on the backs of our dogs and could smell it
on their breath in a matter of minutes following the
application." Blake stated that this indication of immediate
absorption did not tally with what he had been led to
believe by reading Bayer's literature.

He continues to question its safety for his clients' animals.

Neurological health effects

Logic tells us that a topical chemical that is not absorbed
into the skin has no chance of causing neurotoxic effects.
Then why do the Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDSs)
for all the permethrin-containing pesticides recommend
preventing their products from having prolonged contact
with the skin?

And why do they all state that skin sensations, such as
"numbness and tingling," can occur? Schering-Plough's
MSDS makes an additional statement about its Defend
EXspot Treatment: "can be harmful if absorbed through
the skin and harmful following inhalation," causing
headaches, dizziness, and nausea.

Bayer does not reveal more than 90 percent of the
ingredients in Advantage, but its MSDS does warn
us to "use a respirator for organic vapors" in order to
avoid "respiratory tract irritation and other symptoms
such as headache or dizziness" (symptoms of nervous
system exposure).

Bayer's promotional literature for Advantage, however,
states that "studies prove that using 20-24 times the
dosage on dogs and cats does not cause any internal or
external side effects," and that ". . . switching to Advantage
from another flea control product poses virtually no risk to
your pet."
                           --------------

> In years past I had used Advantage.  Tried it again
> and with 6-hours things were better.  Within 24-hours
> the fleas were apparently gone.  It is amazing.

INDEED:

"An unidentified "inert" ingredient in the flea product
Advantage was implicated in the death of kittens who
received doses within laboratory tolerances. Why don't
pesticide manufacturers have to disclose all the ingredients
in their products?"

"Dr. Graham Hines, a veterinarian from the United
Kingdom, treated a four-year-old female German
Shepherd who had two Advantage Top Spot treatments.
He reported that "both times she became unusually clingy,
and would not leave her guardian's side, yet paced up and
down all day, very restlessly.

These symptoms persisted for 48 hours before a gradual
return to her normal state." The neurotoxic effects were
clear to Dr. Hines. Dr. Blake also finds different results
than the Bayer literature. "We are told that the product
affects only insects' nervous systems, not mammals'.

Several of my clients told me that they accidentally got
some Advantage on their hands and when they touched
their mouths, their lips became immediately numb for
several hours. So much for not having an effect on
the nervous system of mammals."

                            ----------------

>  At the same time, I am treating the yard and house
> for fleas as well.  I tried flea control with pyrthrins
> (sp?), but the had little effect, so I went to the old
> stand-by, Malthion.  Once-a-week for three weeks.
> Indoors I am using a flea-specific product sold at
> Home Depot with an insect growth regulator (IGR).

"The fourth type contains insect growth regulators
(IGR), which don't kill, but interrupt the flea's life
cycle. Imidacloprid is the first of its class of insecticides,
and is relatively new on the block; it was introduced in
1994. Laboratory testing on mice, dogs, and rats, indicates
 that this insecticide can be neurotoxic to laboratory animals,
 causing incoordination, labored breathing, thyroid lesions,
 reduced birth weights, and increased frequency of birth
defects"

You COULD use entirely NON TOXIC pet, yard and
HOWES  treatments such as beneficial nematodes and
indoor flea killers like boric acid and diatomacious earth,
IF you had the INTELLECT to figger it HOWET from the
DOCUMENTED CASE HISTORY DATA you dog abusin
punk thug coward's DECRY, in The Sincerely Incredibly
Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child,
Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard's 100% CONSISTENTLY
NEARLY INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL FREE WWW Wits' End Dog, Child, Kat And
Horse Training Method
Manual Forums And Human And Animal Behavior
Forensic Sciences Research Laboratory ARCHIVES
<{); ~ )  >

>  If you use either the indoor flea spray or Malthion
> the only major rule is that the dogs don't go near the
> treated areas until it is completely dry.

That so?

SEZ YOU?

You're a pathetic anonymHOWES dog
abusin punk thug coward, REMEMBER?

> Good luck with your dog's fleas.

"The spot-on flea products fall into four general categories
of insecticides. All have neurotoxic effects. The first three -
imidacloprid (a chloro-nicotinyl insecticide), fipronil (a
phenylprazole insecticide), and permethrin (a synthetic broad spectrum
pyrethroid insecticide) - all work by
disrupting the nervous system of insects, killing by
contact or ingestion.

Fipronil was introduced in the United States in 1996.
It is a neurotoxin and suspected human carcinogen.
 Fipronil can cause liver toxicity, thyroid lesions (cancer),
damage to the kidneys, increased cholesterol levels,
alterations in thyroid hormones, incoordination, labored
breathing, increased miscarriages, and smaller offspring."

Subject: Re: How to Get Rid of Fleas?

HOWEDY al,

Al wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> I have four dogs, at one time I had Chows, talk about
> hair and fleas..

"Cleanlieness is next to G-Dlieness."
Ever heard of THAT, al?

> anyway,

You mean anyHOWE, al, just
HOWETA RESPECT <{): ~ ( >

>  I prefer TopSpot,

That's POISON, al. Would you put
 POISON on your beast friend?

> I believe thats what it's called.

It's called NEUROTOXIN, al. It's a systemic POISON
which effects all the organs of the body, al. It's DEATHLY
 POISONHOWES. Your veterinary malpracticioner is LYIN
 to you if he tells you it's SAFE.

> I'm downstairs studying now,

Are you studyin to be a veterinary malpracticioner, al?

> but, I think thats what it is. Petmeds Express has it.

Are you a shill for a pharmacutical company, al?

> It's applied externally,

Oh, so it AIN'T a systemic neurotoxin which can
KILL dogs an kats or your boyfriend, eh al? Is that
 what you're STUDYIN, al?

You'll find ALL the INFORMATION you need
to know RIGHT HERE to understand you're a
IMBECILE, al.

>  just squirt a little between the dogs shoulder blades
> and for larger breeds a spot at the base of the tail as
> well.

Dogs DIE from that shit, al  <{}: ~ ( >

>  Directions will spell it all out for you.

You think so, al? You think the pharmacutical or
veterinary malpractice industries are interested in
 tellin you the TRUTH, al?

> Al

Chronic disease

Based upon toxicological studies, a dog suffering from
liver, kidney, thyroid, adrenal, spleen, lung, brain or
gonadal conditions could experience heightened states
 of chronic diseases, with the potential for development
of cancer, when spot-on flea preparations are used.

Permethrin is linked to malignant liver and lung tumors
and autoimmune system disease, and at very low levels suppresses the
immune system. Thyroid lesions have
developed in laboratory studies in dogs during imidacloprid
tests.

Further studies are necessary to understand the
possibilities of malignancy. Thyroid cancer has
been linked to fipronil, according to the EPA.
The data from the metabolism and chronic toxicity
studies for fipronil indicate that " . . . this is a
persistent chemical and has the potential for
 nervous system and thyroid toxicity after
long-term exposure at low levels," according
 to Dr. Dobozy.

In the Journal of Pesticide Reform, author Caroline Cox
 cites studies that show thyroid sensitivity to imidacloprid
can result in thyroid lesions, as well as increased incidences
of miscarriages, mutagenic (DNA damage) abnormalities,
and abnormal skeletons in animal studies. In addition, one
metabolite (breakdown of the chemical into new chemical
 compounds during the metabolism process in the body) of
imidacloprid appears to be far more toxic to mammals than
 the imidacloprid itself.

General risk factors

Of course, not all dogs exhibit immediately noticeable
symptoms when dosed with a commercial spot-on flea
product. Adult animals and those in the peak of health
are less likely to show immediate signs compared to
animals that are young, old, or suffering from chronic
disease. Animals with a heightened sensitivity to
chemicals or with exposures from multiple sources
such as a flea collar; other dips, sprays, dust, or flea
bombs; yard pesticides; and house termite extermination,
 are most likely to react.

The cumulative and synergistic impacts of pesticides
can take a heavy toll on animals. Dr. Jerry Blondell,
 of the US EPA Office of Pesticides, has indicated
clearly "not to use pesticides on the old, the sick, or
 the young." While some of the literature for the spot-
on products does discourage this usage, many dog
guardians and veterinarians overlook or disregard
 these written precautions.

Although the number of dogs reported to react to these
products may seem small, this does not suggest the
overall impact is small. First, spot-on products are
relatively new, and many problems are cumulative.

Second, reactivity to chemicals in a population is
similar to other population statistics and is represented
 by a bell-shaped curve. In other words, at one end of
the spectrum are sensitive individuals, and at the opposite
 end are resistant individuals; these groups are relatively
small compared to the vast middle group, who show
varying degrees of susceptibility - but who are all
susceptible.

Thus the sensitive group - dogs who have displayed
signs of toxicity - happen to be the sentinels for the
younger, healthier ones who will eventually be affected;
it's just a matter of time.

Safe alternatives

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a nontoxic
 approach used to eradicate any insect infestation.
Simply, it is a way of thinking about how to preserve
 the quality of life on this planet and within the earth's
stratosphere - of understanding not only the damages of
the pesticide to all species and the environment, but also
understanding the consequences of insect resistance to
the constant parade of new, more sophisticated, and
 perhaps more toxic pesticide formulas.

The IPM process was initially designed to safeguard all
species, including the environment, from the ravages of
 pesticides.

18 | FEBRUARY 2002 CopyrightŠ 2002, Belvoir Publications, Inc. TO
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BY KATHLEEN DUDLEY
Are "Spot-On" Flea Killers Safe?

Absolutely not, says our author, despite what the commercials say.

Tempting as it may be to simplistically consider
fleas  as horrible insects, the bane of dogs everywhere,
poisoning your dog in a vain attempt to wipe fleas out
 of existence doesn't really make sense.

Even though more than half a billion dollars annually
 are spent on products that kill fleas in that vain pursuit.
 Of course fleas can make dogs (and everyone else in the
household) perfectly miserable.

But it's not as if using toxic flea killing chemicals is
the only way to control fleas. When we attempt to get
rid of our dogs' fleas by utilizing chemicals that are
toxic to the brain and nervous system, that may disrupt
hormone (endocrine) systems, and that cause cancer,
it's sort of like burning the house down to get rid of
ants - effective, sure, but what are you left with?

In the next issue of WDJ, we will describe effective,
nontoxic methods of flea control. No dogs (or any
other members of the household) will get sick from
these methods, and no dogs (or any other members
of the household) will die from them. In contrast,
dogs do get sick and die from the toxic chemicals
we will describe in this article.

New products not safer

All pesticides pose some degree of health risk to
humans and animals. Despite advertising claims
 to the contrary, both over the counter and veterinarian-
prescribed flea killing topical treatments are pesticides
that enter our dogs' internal organs (livers, kidneys),
move into their intestinal tracts, and are eventually
eliminated in their feces and urine. Not only that,
but the humans and other household animals who
closely interact with dogs who have been treated with
 these chemicals can be affected by the toxins.

What happens to the health of all exposed individuals
during this systemic absorption and filtration process
varies from animal to animal, but the laboratory and
field trial results clearly indicate toxicity on the chronic
 and acute levels.

Until recently, foggers, flea collars, exposed. We
cannot make informed individual decisions on the
acceptability of those exposures, a basic element
in the maintenance and protection of our own health."

Spitzer adds, "The requirements for marketing a new
product fall considerably short of providing safety for
 our animal and human families."

Active and inert ingredients

To fully understand the risks associated with any of
 these products, it is important to understand the various
components in a flea product, or any chemical product
 that you may buy, for that matter.

Like other chemical products, all flea products are
made up of "active" and "inert" ingredients; strangely,
 the actual definitions of those phrases are very different
from what they seem to connote.

In the case of fleakilling chemicals, the "active"
ingredient does, in fact, target and kill fleas - but
some of the "inert" ingredients are poisons, too.

While the word "inert" suggests benign activity
and even connotes safety in the minds of many
 consumers, legally, it simply means added
substances that are not the registered "active" ingredient.

This is important because most people assume that
 only the "active" ingredient in a chemical CONSUMER
ALERT powders, sprays, shampoos, and dips containing
organophosphates (chlorpyrifos, malathion, diazinon),
 pyrethrins, synthetic pyrethroids, and carbamates, were
 the cutting-edge solutions to our flea problems.

They were effective, but unfortunately, they also caused
disease and sometimes death. Given enough time, most
pesticides eventually cause enough human and animal
 injuries that they are identified as hazards and are removed
 from the market.

While the newest flea products - socalled "spot-on"
 liquids that are applied monthly to a dog's skin - are
being marketed aggressively by the manufacturers
and veterinarians and represented as safe alternatives
to their predecessors, the fact is, they are simply newer.

 All the "active" ingredients in these spot-on preparations -
- imidacloprid, fipronil, permethrin, methoprene, and
pyriproxyfen - have been linked to serious health effects
 in laboratory animals (see chart, page 20).

"The public must recognize that any decision to use a
pesticide, or to otherwise be exposed to pesticides, is
a decision made in ignorance," says Eliot Spitzer,
Attorney General of the New York Environmental
Protection Bureau. "We do not know the identity of
the chemicals to which we are "Spot-on" flea-killers
are effective, but the long-term effects of their constant
 use is unknown. In effect, our dogs are test subjects
that will determine their safety.

CONSUMER ALERT TO SUBSCRIBE: www.whole-dog-journal.com CopyrightŠ
2002,
Belvoir Publications, Inc. THE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL
 | 19

product is of concern. Many people feel comforted by
the idea that a product contains only a minuscule amount
of an "active" ingredient and up to 99.9 percent "inert"
ingredients - a typical formula in many pesticide products.

Actually, this makeup should frighten consumers.

Why? Because the Environmental Protection Agency
 (EPA, the government agency that oversees the pesticide
industry) requires a higher (if not high enough) standard
of scrutiny for "active" ingredients; these must undergo a
battery of tests to determine their toxicological profiles,
be registered with the EPA, and be listed on the product
inserts and packaging. In contrast, "inert" ingredients
 need not be listed on the product inserts and packaging
and are subject to much less testing than the "active" ingredients;

"inerts" are generally tested in short-term studies for
 acute toxicity only. The word "inert" implies chemicals
 that are somehow inactive.

In actuality, many "inert" ingredients used in pesticides
are as toxic, or more toxic, than the registered "active"
ingredients. For example, naphthalene, one of the "inerts"
 in an imidacloprid product, showed clear evidence of
cancer activity through inhalation (nasal cancers), as
well as anemia, liver damage, cataracts, and skin
allergies.

An unidentified "inert" ingredient in the flea product Advantage was
implicated in the death of kittens who
received doses within laboratory tolerances. Why don't
pesticide manufacturers have to disclose all the ingredients
in their products?

This kettle began brewing in 1949, when the U.S.
Congress passed the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), fllowing manufacturers
 confidentiality on issues they claimed would otherwise
make them vulnerable to market competition.

"Inert"   ingredients, in other words, became protected
by industry as  "trade secrets." While protecting industry,
 this act supersedes the public's right to know to what we
 are being exposed and the health hazards resulting from
these exposures. And without full disclosure, we are
unable to make educated decisions as to which
chemicals we want to avoid.

Laboratory studies Obviously, products undergo testing
 in order to qualify for EPA registration, and presumably,
most of the overt dangers a product can exert are
ameliorated before the product can be marketed.

Scientists use healthy, adult, genetically identical
mammals to test pesticides, and then extrapolate
health information regarding the safety of the product
 to domestic animals and human beings.

In the case of flea products, the laboratory tests are performed on
live mice, rats, cats, and dogs. These
toxicological (poison) studies are performed to establish
 the LD 50 - the oral dose at which the product would kill
 50 percent of a test population - and to determine the acute
 and chronic effects. Throughout and following the test,
subjects are killed in order to study the specific system
damage (lungs, kidney, etc.).

Acute disease tests, such as nervous system and skin
reactions, can be performed over a relatively short time
period. Most studies are conducted for 3-, 13-, or 52-
week intervals, and use exaggerated dosages to
 compensate for the short testing periods.

"Because of the short period under which the studies
 are conducted, the health effects resulting from the
 higher doses of the chemicals are relevant," says Dr.
Virginia Dobozy of the EPA's Pesticide Division.

These effects can include head-nodding; facial twitching;
exaggerated blinking; gag responses; weight increase of
the spleen, thymus, and adrenal glands; and/or atrophy
of the thymus. Long-term studies, needed to understand
the chronic effects of the pesticides, are few by comparison.

Chronic disease such as cancer, immune suppression, developmental or
reproductive damage, and DNA
damage can take months or years to manifest.

However, the cumulative effect - potential damage
from continued use of one specific pesticide product
or multiple products over a dog's lifetime - is unknown.
Also unknown is the potential for synergistic effects -
combined impacts of chemical exposures from their
home and outdoor environments. Neither the cumulative
nor the synergistic effects of chemicals in products are
required to be tested by the EPA before a product is
 made commercially available

So, our dogs may be more vulnerable to unknown
 chemical-related dangers than the happy commercials
 would have you believe. Critics of the pesticide industry
claim that the EPA registers pesticides not on safety,
 but on a cost-benefit basis, balancing health and
environmental concerns against the economic gain to
 the manufacturer and the end user of the product.

But even if the pesticide manufacturers and the EPA
 are not overly concerned about our safety, we as consumers
and guardians should be very concerned.

Too good to be true

Today, spot-on flea preparations are considered by
 many as the Rolls Royce of flea products, and sell
swiftly in veterinary clinics and pet stores. Each of
 the makers of these products claim that they are safe -
 safer than ever - and that only the targeted insects
will be affected by the products' neu-Advantage
Bayer Corporation, Shawness Mission, KS (800)
255-6826 or nofleas.com

Active ingred: 9.1% imidacloprid Inert ingred: 90.9% (not
disclosed) (MSDS indicate inerts include some solvents)
Adams Spot-on Flea & Tick Control Farnam Pet Products,
 Phoenix, AZ (602) 285-1660 or farnam.com Active ingred:
45.0% permethrin Inert ingred: 55.0% (not disclosed)
BioSpot Flea & Tick Control Farnam Pet Products, Phoenix,
 AZ (602) 285-1660 or farnam.com

Active ingred: 45.0% permethrin 5.0% pyriproxyfen Inert
ingred: 50.0% (not disclosed) Defend EXspot Treatment
Schering-Plough Animal Health, Union, NJ (800) 842-3532
or www.sgp.com/main.html Active ingred: 65.0% permethrin
Inert ingred: 35.0% (not disclosed)

Spot-On Pesticides and Their Ingredients Frontline Top Spot
Merial Limited, Iselin, NJ (800) 660-1842 or frontline.com
Active ingred: 9.7% fipronil Inert ingred: 90.3% (not disclosed)
(MSDS indicates inerts include ethanol 7.7%, polyvinlpyrrolidone
6.9%, butylhydroxytoluene 0.3%, butlyhydroxanisole 0.3%, and
carbitol [diethylene glycol monoethyl ether]) (Note: Frontline
Plus is essentially the same as Frontline Top Spot, but with the
addition of 8.8% methoprene, an IGR.) Zodiac FleaTrol Spot On
Wellmark International, Schaumburg, IL (800) 950-4783 or
zodiacpet.com Active ingred: 45.0% permethrin 3.0% methoprene
 (IGR) Inert ingred: 52.0% (not disclosed) 20 | FEBRUARY 2002
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CALL (800) 829-9165 rotoxic impacts.

The products are frequently advertised as safe for small children
and adults as well as puppies (over eight weeks) and geriatric dogs.
Do they sound too good to be true? Well, perhaps they are.

The spot-on flea products fall into four general categories of
insecticides. All have neurotoxic effects. The first three -
imidacloprid (a chloro-nicotinyl insecticide), fipronil (a
phenylprazole insecticide), and permethrin (a synthetic broad
spectrum pyrethroid insecticide) - all work by disrupting the
nervous system of insects, killing by contact or ingestion.

The fourth type contains insect growth regulators (IGR), which
don't kill, but interrupt the flea's life cycle. Imidacloprid
is the first of its class of insecticides, and is relatively
new on the block; it was introduced in 1994. Laboratory testing
on mice, dogs, and rats, indicates that this insecticide can be
neurotoxic to laboratory animals, causing incoordination, labored
breathing, thyroid lesions, reduced birth weights, and increased
frequency of birth defects.

Fipronil was introduced in the United States in 1996. It is a
neurotoxin and suspected human carcinogen. Fipronil can cause
liver toxicity, thyroid lesions (cancer), damage to the kidneys,
increased cholesterol levels, alterations in thyroid hormones,
incoordination, labored breathing, increased miscarriages, and
smaller offspring.

Fipronil Imidacloprid Methoprene Permethrin
Pyriproxyfen Ethanol Butylhydroxanisole Butyldydroxytoluene
Carbitol Polyvinlpyrrolidone
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active
Inert
Inert
Inert
Inert
Inert
Carcinogen
Organ damage
Neurotoxin
(nervous system
damage)
Teratogen
(reproductive damage)
Skin problems
Carcinogen
Organ damage
Neurotoxin
Teratogen
Organ damage
Neurotoxin
Carcinogen
Organ damage
Neurotoxin
Teratogen
Autoimmune
Teratogen
Teratogen
Carcinogen
Carcinogen
Neurotoxin
Organ damage
Carcinogen
Thyroid cancer (possible human carcinogen)

Increased organ weights, altered thyroid hormones Loss of appetite,
underactivity, convulsions, whining, barking, crying (vocalization),
body twitches/tremors, overactivity, salivation, stiffened limbs,
unsteady gait, incoordination, labored breathing Reduced fertility,
decreased litter size and body weights in litters, fetus mortality
Severe moist inflammation, ulcerations, skin sloughing, chemical
burn, itching, hair loss at and beyond the application site Yet to
be determined; evidence of thyroid lesions in dogs Liver, kidney,
thyroid, heart, lungs, spleen, adrenal, brain, gonads; liver toxicity,
increased organ weights, thyroid lesions, increased cholesterol
levels in dogs Incoordination and labored breathing, muscle weakness
including muscles necessary for breathing Increased miscarriages and
smaller offspring Liver enlargement Headaches, eye and throat
irritation, difficulty breathing, confusion, dizziness and nausea in
humans Liver and lung tumors (possible human carcinogen) Kidney
enlargement, changes in lung Tremors, incoordination, elevated body
temperature, increased aggressive behavior, learning disruption
Fertility is affected Bone marrow changes in laboratory animals
Reduced weight gain, toxicity to pups Adverse effects on fetus

Animal carcinogen (possible human carcinogen)

Headache, depression, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal and
lumbar pain Pathological lesions in brain, lungs, liver menni;
possibility of pulmonary edema, intravascular hemolysis and bone
marrow depression Not evaluated by EPA for carcinogenic

INGREDIENT TYPE AFFECTED SYSTEM LABORATORY
 ANIMAL HEALTH EFFECTS Adverse Effects of Ingredients
Found in Spot-On Products Sources of the above information
include reports from the Environmental Protection Agency;
Occupational Safety & Health Administration, US Dept. of
Labor; Extoxnet: Extension Toxicology Network; Journal
of Pesticide Reform, Material Safety Data Sheets, Pesticide
 Action Network North America, and more.

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Publications, Inc. THE WHOLE DOG JOURNAL

"Whether we choose ot use positive, negative,
or a mix of reinforcements,
we must be sure
that our buddy on the other end of the leash
can identify the specific behavior
for which he is being rewarded or corrected."
"Smart Trainers -- Brilliant Dogs" by Janet Lewis.

THAT'S the "HIGH STANDARD of CARE"
J.Q. Pubic is offered BY
"THE BEAST IN
THE BUSINESS"??


 Buddy's Heartworm Treatment-athon - 
New Heartworm Treatment Information

HOWEDY shadow walker,

I'm reposting my reply to your request because it appears you missed
it probably because I changed the subject header and judging by your
failure to say "thank you" as you've done with all the other posters who
condemned you for your good intentions and the other cretins who blew
smoke up your arse and told you to hit the road BEGGIN elsewhere.

The followin information is cutting edge and is a MUST SEE for you and
the  ignorameHOWESES who PROFIT from hurting intimidating and
murdering dogs and callin it SHELTER and RESCUE.

HOWEver, pryor to gettin into the NEWEST advances in HW treatment
I want to INFORM you about the spay / neuter SCAM you've fallen victim
to, as I noticed in WON of your replies to the Cretins. You're SQUANDERING
your hard earned SHELTER / RESCUE funds and HURTING innocent
defenseless dumb critters by followin the ADVICE of your veterinary
malpracticioner *(who has been SO KINDLY in tellin you to WAIT to get
your RESCUE dog TREATED for HW, while he'll eagerly STEAL YOUR
MONEY and put your dog AT RISK by surgically sexually mutilating him
while he's infected with HW).

Surgical sexual mutilation for NON MEDICAL puporses has life long
debilitating heelth and temperament effects including shortening longevity
and INCREASED risk of cancers which FURTHER ENRICH your veterinary
MALPRACTICIONER.

PLEASE read my post: Surgical Sexual Mutilation <{) : ~ ( >
EXXXPERTS EXXXPOSED IDENTIFIED  And DISCREDITED <{} ; ~ ) >

Here's the INFORMATION your veterinary malpracticioner and shelter /
rescue / spay / neuter NAZIS DON'T WANT YOU TO HEAR:

http://tinyurl.com/yz6xo7

NHOWE, on to the newest heartworm treatment information:

You was the ONLY person who OBJECTED when The Sincerely
Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy, Child,
Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard reposted tommy sorenson aka
happy gentleman jackass morrison's aka DOGMAN'S viciHOWES
ignorameHOWES ADVICE to BEAT a dog to HOWEsbreak IT like
HOWE he done, accordin to the monks of not so new skeete and
wm koehler.

Remember, Shadow Walker <{) : ~ ) > ?:

From:  Shadow Walker
Date: Tues, Sep 19 2006

What! Why hit the dog? That's mean.
<snip> 
 ----------------------

Well, perhaps THAT'S on accHOWENTA you're askin DEADBEATS like
these miserable stinkin lyin animal murderin active acute chronic long
term
incurable MENTAL CASES for heelp, eh Shadow Walker???

> I have already crate trained him and leash broke him so that, when he
> receives the treatment, he can be crated and kept quiet for the duration
> of his treatment.

That was WIZE and KINDLY of you, Shadow Walker <{): ~ ) >

> He is on preventative to keep from acquiring anymore
> worms and is in the waiting stage.

You mean, the stage where your veterinary malpracticioner is
waitin for you to get up the MONEY to treat your dog with his
unnecessary inapupriate life threatening toxins, Shadow Walker.

PERHAPS you should RECONSIDER givin your dog traditional
unnecessary life and heelth threatengin annual toxic vaccinations.

The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand Puppy,
Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard AIN'T a veterinary malpracticioner,
HE only IDENTIFIES EXXXPOSES and DISCREDITS them <{}: ~ ) >

I am NOT endorsing or recommending the following treatments, just
tellin you that there are other OPTIONS your veterinary ignorameHOWES
AIN'T fixin to tell you abHOWET.

LIKE THIS:

Naturopathic vets use Cayenne to treat heartworm along with other
treatment options; cayenne is given in Tabasco sauce form at the
rate of 1/2 tsp mixed with flour and honey and formed into pills.

No, The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand
Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard is very busy workin
RIGHT HERE to IDENTIFY EXXXPOSE and DISCREDITE the thievin
lyin ignorameHOWESES who'd HURT you and your dog for their PROFIT.

> Thank you,

You're welcome.

Here's The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply Amazing Grand
Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey Wizard's Holistic Veterinarian
you may consult:

Dr. Roger L. DeHaan, DVM, MTS
105 Police Club Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Tel/Fax 704-734-0061

Tell him The Sincerely Incredibly Freakin Insanely Simply
Amazing Grand Puppy, Child, Pussy, Birdy And Horsey
Wizard recommended him through this forum <{): ~ ) >

LikeWIZE, happy HOWElidays to you an yours <{): ~ ) >

Here's the latest HW info:

New Heartworm Treatment Information

From:           MikeEisenf...@webtv.net
Date:           Thurs, Jun 15 2006 8:57 am
Email:          MikeEisenf...@webtv.net

Fwd: New Heartworm Information

Re: heartworm treatment with adjunct therapy with doxycycline.
The more technical part is toward the end.

Important new information regarding heartworm infection and
treatment. This info is very new.  Here is a brief explanation.

(permission is given to crosspost):

Recent research has led to the discovery of a parasite called Wolbachia
that lives symbiotically inside heartworms. Studies indicate that this
parasite contributes to the adverse effects of both heartworm infection
and heartworm treatment, including inflammation, embolism and allergic
reaction. Treatment with doxycycline for 30 days to kill the Wolbachia
parasite weakens the heartworms and makes them unable to reproduce,
and greatly reduces the chance of adverse reaction during heartworm
treatment.

Any dog that currently has heartworms should be treated with
doxycycline
for 30 days. If the dog will be treated with Immiticide (fast-kill
method), it is
best to treat with doxycycline prior to beginning Immiticide treatment,
as this
should make the treatment much safer, by greatly reducing the potential
for
embolism and allergic reaction to the death of the worms. If anyone has
dogs
currently undergoing treatment with Immiticide, I would still give
doxycycline,
as even concurrent treatment may have some benefit.

Doxycycline should also be given to dogs that are being treated with
monthly Heartgard (slow kill method) or any type of alternative
heartworm
treatment method, as it will weaken the heartworms, prevent them from
reproducing, and reduce the chance of adverse effects caused by the
heartworm infection itself, and by the worms dying.

It appears unlikely that the Wolbachia parasite persists in the body
after the heartworms have been cleared, though we do not know for
certain at this time. To be safe, it may be best to treat any dogs that
have completed heartworm treatment in the past with doxycycline for 30
days, to clear any possible remaining Wolbachia.

I was unable to find any information on the recommended dosage of
doxycycline in dogs. Because Wolbachia is a rickettsial organism,
similar to those that cause tick disease, it may be advisable to use
the
higher dose of doxycycline that is recommended for treatment of tick
disease, which is 10 mg/kg twice a day.

Veterinarians may contact Merial, the manufacturer of Immiticide,
for more information on this topic, if needed.

Additional info on the topic:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=610
<http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=610>

"Wolbachia is a genus of rickettsial organisms (sort of like bacteria,
but not exactly). They live inside the adult heartworm.

These organisms seem to be protective or beneficial to heartworms and
treating the dog with the antibiotic doxycycline seems to sterilize
female heartworms (meaning they cannot reproduce). Wolbachia is also
thought to be involved in the embolism and shock that result when
heartworms die. The role of this organism is still being investigated.

If your veterinarian wants to pre-treat your heartworm positive dog
with
doxycycline, it may be because of concerns regarding this organism. As
new information emerges, we will post here."

http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~blagbbl/Blagburnheskasymposium.pdf
<http://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/~blagbbl/Blagburnheskasymposium.pdf>

"Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria that infect numerous species of
filarial worms including heartworms. Many contend that these friendly
inhabitants (endosymbionts) play a role in the pathogenesis of diseases
caused by heartworms and other filarids. Contention is that host immune
responses directed at Wolbachia can actually go awry and enhance the
disease process in heartworm infections. Some also contend that
elimination of Wolbachia spp. from heartworms may affect the survival
of
adult heartworms and may decrease the host's errant immunologic
responses when adult worms are killed or die."

http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2005&PID=1090...
<http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2005&PID=1090...>

"Dirofilaria immitis [heartworms] the cause of heartworm disease in
dogs
and cats harbours an endosymbiont intracellular bacteria of the genus
Wolbachia (a Rickettsia). Studies performed recently indicate that
these
bacteria may play an important role in the pathogenesis and immune
response to filarial infection (Bandi et al, 2001)."

This article goes on to say that Wolbachia may contribute to many of
the
side effects of heartworm disease, including inflammation, kidney
disease, lung problems and allergic reactions.

http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2005&PID=1090...
<http://www.vin.com/proceedings/Proceedings.plx?CID=WSAVA2005&PID=1090...>

"Furthermore, preliminary data from our laboratory indicates that
antibiotic treatment before adulticide therapy in dogs with heartworm
disease leads to a decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines, particularly
IL-8."

http://lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:13044 <http://lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:13044>

This site has numerous other studies on human treatment, indicating
that
doxycycline, oxytetracycline (of which doxycycline is a derivative) and
rifampicin (sometimes use in conjunction with doxycycline) are all
effective against Wolbachia.

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/94/21/11154
<http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/94/21/11154>

"Bacterial relatives of Wolbachia include a number of agents that have
arthropods as vectors and cause serious human diseases such as typhus,
scrub typhus, erhlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Studies
of
these bacteria require special containment facilities. In contrast,
Wolbachia have so far been found only in invertebrates and are not
known
to cause mammalian disease."

Mary Straus
Pleasanton, CA

http://www.dogaware.com <http://www.dogaware.com>

***
And I got this in response to my posting the above on my local rescue
list:

***
We have been following this protocol for a few months now, after
speaking with Dr. Nelson, the Prez of the American Heartworm Society.
We
are not only giving them the Doxy 30 days in advance (or as much time
as
possible), but continuing them on the Doxy throughout the treatment.
Believe me, there is a marked difference in the health of the dogs. I
currently have three high-risk dogs undergoing treatment, and they are
showing virtually no adverse side effects from the treatment! It is
incredible to think that a parasite such as heartworms, actually have
parasites themselves. How wild is that! And to think that those
parasites contribute to the adverse reactions, and sometimes death, in
heartworm-treated dogs - well, it just boggles the mind!!!  But I am
now a huge proponent of the Doxy protocol - we are ordering it by the
case!!!

Karen

***

I am currently trying to find out if there are any beneficial effects
to
giving doxy post hw treatment. I urge everyone to crosspost this info
and to also discuss it with your vet if you have a dog that needs to be
treated for heartworms. I am sure many vets know about this, but not
all.

And it never hurts any of us to be further educated on this terrible
infection/disease.
__._,_.___

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    "We Are Lucky To Have You, And More People Should
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    God Bless The Puppy Wizard," Professor Marshall Dermer,
    Dept Of ANAL-ytic Behavior, UofWI.

 From: "Marshall Dermer" <der...@csd.uwm.edu>
 To: "The Puppy Wizard"
 <ThePuppyWiz...@earthlink.net>
 Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:53 PM

 Subject: God Bless The Puppy Wizard
 Dear Mr. Puppy Wizard,

 I have, of late, come to recognize your genius
 and now must applaud your attempts to save
 animals from painful training procedures.

 You are indeed a hero, a man of exceptional talent­,
 who tirelessly devotes his days to crafting posts ­to
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 We are lucky to have you, and more people should
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 Have you thought of establishing a nonprofit
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 Have you thought about holding a press conference
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 In closing, my only suggestion is that you
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 I wish you well in your endeavors.

 --Marshall Dermer

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that probably infests several of HOWER most erratic
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From the article http://newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james16.htm

"Cognitive dysfunction and chronic emotional stress with symptoms of apathy, exhaustion, confusion, poor appetite, memory loss, nervous stomach, social withdrawal, loss of sex drive and motivation are often attributed to depression
when they were actually caused by infection.

Many parasitic infections escape diagnosis because standard stool parasite studies pick up only 10 % of active infections.  At times this is caused by inconsistent shedding patterns and other cases are missed because the parasites are outside the intestine. 

The World Health Organization states that 2 billion people have worms but these are rarely seen in stool exams.  Many restaurants are staffed by persons from foreign lands where parasites are common so exposure to parasitic infection can occur in most U.S. restaurants.

To overcome these failures the Research Institute for Infectious Mental Illness suggests ova and parasite microscopy, multifluid antigen and antibody detection, stool cultures, enzyme immunoassays, imaging techniques, and extensive evaluation of the patients history and clinical information to discover chronic infections.

Patients diagnosed as chronic candidiasis (yeast) may actually have more significant infections which are preventing long term cure.

Curing hidden infections often results in return of normal brain metabolism.  Fever and antibody elevation often disappear in patients with neurotoxin injury to the immune system and thyroid hypofunction caused by hypothalamic toxicity.  Rebuilding the host's immune system and restoring integrity of the intestines will help prevent relapse.

Care to not provide premature nutritional supplements that are growth factors for certain microorganisms is vital.  Screening tests for heavy

metal toxicity, environmental chemical exposure, molds, electromagnetic stressors, abnormal glucose metabolism, brain allergies, food sensitivities, hormone imbalances, neurotransmitter imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, ph abnormalities, and dietary correction can improve cognitive function.

In my opinion the arguments about the failure to diagnose infections causing brain symptoms presented by Frank Strick are persuasive and sound.

Most psychiatric consultations almost certainly are notconcerned with exploring diagnostic considerations outside the psychiatric realm.  This whole field of psychiatric diagnosis needs to be reconsidered in view of the strong evidence that toxoplasmosis, parasitic infections, borrelia burgdorfi, candida, borna disease virus, streptococcus, and other infectious agents are capable of producing impaired brain function with symptoms that will generate a psychiatric diagnosis in a conventional psychiatrist's office.

There is a real possibility that many, perhaps most patients, have an infectious illness that is correctable not a permanent psychiatric impairment.

This failure to discover infectious causes for psychiatric symptoms is tragic because many persons are vegetating in psychiatric facilities for the remainder of their lives, instead of recovering full health when their infection is cured.

My suggestion to readers is to consider exploring a consultation with the Research Institute for Infectious Mental Illness before accepting a psychiatric diagnosis that is likely to lead to a lengthy and minimally effective therapy."

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