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Hi everyone-
You're learning about optimizing your pets' balance.
This balance is a reflection of their response to internal and external stressors.
Such as response to normal skin bacteria like Staphylococcus or a yeast.
These organisms usually live quietly on your pets' bodies.
Unless there's an immune imbalance or some other predisposing factor.
Such as big floppy ears, like those of a Cocker.
Body part appearance, like floppy ears and pushed in faces, are breed characteristics determined by genetics.
Health challenges that are genetically determined are still treatable by improving balance with homeopathy.
Here's what our Empower Hour! webinar guest on Monday has to say about integrative treatment of genetic dis-ease:
Dr. Nancy will help us dive-deeper into this fascinating subject on Monday.
Then the week after we will be discussing specific genetic (and breed-related) dis-eases like heart problems in Cavaliers.
In addition, we'll research and discuss any breed-associated dis-ease you suggest.
Health challenges like kidney problems in Abyssinian cats, or the "new" myelopathy of Pugs.
This is one of this Spring-Summer webinars about learning how to help your pets' genetic dis-ease webinars that we'll have throughout the summer.
In the next few months, there will also be Empower Hour! webinar topics like a deeper-dive into fleas, training your rescue pup, etc. and a session with a vet geneticist from Embark.
In the meantime, do any of you have a specific genetic dis-ease you'd like to discuss 6/17?
You're learning about optimizing your pets' balance.
This balance is a reflection of their response to internal and external stressors.
Such as response to normal skin bacteria like Staphylococcus or a yeast.
These organisms usually live quietly on your pets' bodies.
Unless there's an immune imbalance or some other predisposing factor.
Such as big floppy ears, like those of a Cocker.
Body part appearance, like floppy ears and pushed in faces, are breed characteristics determined by genetics.
Health challenges that are genetically determined are still treatable by improving balance with homeopathy.
Here's what our Empower Hour! webinar guest on Monday has to say about integrative treatment of genetic dis-ease:
Purebred dogs are more likely to have certain specific inherited diseases than dogs whose ancestors come from two or more breeds. But this does not mean all non-purebred dogs are healthier. They may inherit problems from all their ancestors. In addition, certain body shapes (as in the case of brachycephalic dogs) are associated with specific disease syndromes, regardless of whether a dog is purebred or crossbred. A survey at UC Davis involving dogs affected with 24 of the most common genetic diseases with major health consequences showed that for about half of them, there was no difference in occurrence between purebred versus mixed breed dogs.12,13
Popular breeds are more likely to have a longer list of inherited diseases than less popular breeds. There are a larger number of dogs among the popular breeds, so there will be more individuals with some of the less common forms of the disease, allowing more opportunities for the disease to continue within that breed. In addition, owners of popular breeds may be more likely to breed their dogs with the nearest dogs of the same breed without any genetic screening, increasing the chances of spreading undetected problems.14
One should not rely solely on official surveys of the incidence of inherited diseases. A breed that’s new to a country may not have been present long enough for any problems to become obvious. A rare breed may not have enough members to enable a good statistical sampling, or to show signs of the problem so it can be recognized as being breed-related.2 Pet owners may purchase a dog based on an internet search for “healthiest dog breed” and end up with a rare breed that has a number of unexpected problems.
Dr. Nancy will help us dive-deeper into this fascinating subject on Monday.
Then the week after we will be discussing specific genetic (and breed-related) dis-eases like heart problems in Cavaliers.
In addition, we'll research and discuss any breed-associated dis-ease you suggest.
Health challenges like kidney problems in Abyssinian cats, or the "new" myelopathy of Pugs.
This is one of this Spring-Summer webinars about learning how to help your pets' genetic dis-ease webinars that we'll have throughout the summer.
In the next few months, there will also be Empower Hour! webinar topics like a deeper-dive into fleas, training your rescue pup, etc. and a session with a vet geneticist from Embark.
In the meantime, do any of you have a specific genetic dis-ease you'd like to discuss 6/17?
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