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On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:43 AM, Lisa Wiser <lawiser@att.net> wrote:
> GOT THIS OFF ANOTHER DOG LIST I'M ON:
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> *Warning-Human HRT Creams affect Dogs
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> *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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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