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--- In deaddoctorsdontlie2@yahoogroups.com, "Blue Lotus AKA Nancy M"
<nancym@i...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Do we have any veterinarians on this weblist? Or is there a way to
contact
> Dr Wallach? My daughter has a beautiful black German Shepard, 4
years old,
> 80 lbs, who has been diagnosed with the auto immune disease
"pemphigus". It
> seems to be mild so far, and from a few itchy sores several places
is now
> only grey scaly skin over the nose. She's been on steroids, and
twice they
> have tried to reduce the steroids, and it got worse. I have a terrible
> disease called osteonecrosis, a rare adverse reaction to prednisone, so
> keeping her on steroids is just about the worst I can think of. I am an
> American Longevity distributor, and of course would suggest the basic
> vitamin and mineral supplement for a human, but don't know if it is
the same
> for a dog. I had them change her grocery store bagged dogfood to
Science
> Diet for Sensitive Skin, and additional fishoil of 1000 mg over food
each
> day, and because I also work with essential oils, diluted
therapeutic grade
> lavender essential oil on a spot on her nose to see if it heals.
Usually
> MSM is also recommended for auto immune, but do not have any in a
powdered
> form. Basic cause could be so many things. It is possible the dog is
> stressed over new twin babies born in June, but they also live
outside St
> Louis on 4 acres, and recently a whole new bunch of houses have built up
> around them, and wonder if it isn't something someone has sprayed on
their
> yards and has drifted into the dog. Does anyone have any other
ideas? Is
> it possible to add the majestic vitamins and minerals to dry dog
food, and
> it stay edible to the dog? Any ideas would be so very welcome.
There just
> is not much information on the internet about this disease.
> Thank you,
> Nancy M
>
>
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