GOT THIS OFF ANOTHER DOG LIST I'M ON:
*Warning-Human HRT Creams affect Dogs
*on another list. Who would have thought anything like this could
happen? Permission has been granted to post as long as it is attributed
to the author of the article as noted in the last sentence.
Here is a heads up if you use hormone replacement therapy creme>>> I
came across an eye-opening article that I thought you'd all would find
interesting. It was written by a Rhodesian breeder who is also a vet.
To make a long story short, she 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 vet/breeder 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 though it's 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 & she was anemic. They don't
know what the long term effects will be as the pup is only 7 months old.
The husband & wife were instructed to apply the cream with gloves in an
area the puppy could not come in contact with.
Since this incident, the same breeder/vet diagnosed the same thing in a
6 month old Doberman. She feels that this will escalate as the cream
application of HRT is becoming more popular & wants to send a warning to
all breeders when sending puppies off to new homes.
This was in "The Ridgeback" The article is titled "A Cautionary Tale" by
Danielle Sand, VMD & it's in Issue 4 2012.
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