Month: March 2019
AutoImmune Thrombocytopenia That’s where the dog’s body decides that it’s platelets are foreign invaders and starts killing them off. They generate antibodies to their own platelets. These antibodies start killing off the platelets. Platelets handle clotting. They’re half the way a dog clots, but, fortunately,…
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/202158-workup The workup for immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) starts with a complete blood cell (CBC) count. The hallmark of ITP is isolated thrombocytopenia; anemia and/or neutropenia may indicate other diseases On peripheral blood smear, the morphology of red blood cells (RBCs) and leukocytes is normal.…
Ajax is the best dog I ever had. Of course you say that about whatever dog you have with you in your life at that time. But Ajax came to me with Parvo and I spent the first week of our lives together with his…
Clinicians’ Notes and Several Articles From Reliable Sources In One Document Alpha Casozepine is a refined protein from milk. It seems to bind to receptors that normally would bind Valium. It’s one of the more stable proteins in milk, tending to get through the digestive…
Cornell University on Feline Infectious Peritonitis Which swings right into the idea of using DHEA in felines for viral infections, notably FIV and FIP. There’s solid science that says it may work. Study which shows DHEA supplementation may help with FIV Infections. Article by a…
NAC – acetyl-cysteine seems to work synergistically with DHEA in cats. Interesting Cornell University on Feline Infectious Peritonitis Study which shows DHEA supplementation may help with FIV Infections. Article by a lady who is used DHEA in a cat for kidney issues. With success. I…