Interesting articles
"The Ridgeback" Helen McCune kanzih@comcast.net The article is titled "A Cautionary Tale" by Danielle Sand, VMD & it's in Issue 4 2012.
Synopsis: The author had a litter & sold a puppy to a couple, who contacted her a week later telling her that they thought that the puppy had a UTI. The puppy was treated (not by the breeder/vet as the puppy lived several states away) but did not get better. Over the next few months things got much worse with constant incontinence & extremely swollen external genitalia. The breeder finally thought to ask if the owner was using Hormone Replacement Therapy, which she was, rubbing the cream on her arms. The puppy had absorbed the cream through its skin. Additionally, the husband was also using an HRT cream in the same manner & the puppy had absorbed high levels of estrogen, progesterone & testosterone.
It was found that in addition to the incontinence & swelling, the puppy's bone marrow had been suppressed and she was anemic. They don't know what the long term effects will be as the pup is only 7 months old. The husband and wife were instructed to apply the cream with gloves in an area the puppy could not come into contact with.
Since this incident, the same breeder/vet diagnosed the same thing in a 6 month old Doberman. She believes that this will escalate as the cream application of HRT is becoming more popular and wants to send a warning to all breeders when sending off puppies to their new homes.
Synopsis: The author had a litter & sold a puppy to a couple, who contacted her a week later telling her that they thought that the puppy had a UTI. The puppy was treated (not by the breeder/vet as the puppy lived several states away) but did not get better. Over the next few months things got much worse with constant incontinence & extremely swollen external genitalia. The breeder finally thought to ask if the owner was using Hormone Replacement Therapy, which she was, rubbing the cream on her arms. The puppy had absorbed the cream through its skin. Additionally, the husband was also using an HRT cream in the same manner & the puppy had absorbed high levels of estrogen, progesterone & testosterone.
It was found that in addition to the incontinence & swelling, the puppy's bone marrow had been suppressed and she was anemic. They don't know what the long term effects will be as the pup is only 7 months old. The husband and wife were instructed to apply the cream with gloves in an area the puppy could not come into contact with.
Since this incident, the same breeder/vet diagnosed the same thing in a 6 month old Doberman. She believes that this will escalate as the cream application of HRT is becoming more popular and wants to send a warning to all breeders when sending off puppies to their new homes.