[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: TOXIC GUT
- From: "Ellen Penington" <epeningt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 15:51:03 -0600
WOW, very interesting. Makes me wonder if I should vaccinate my dogs for
CD&T (BarVac) just like I do my lambs. Wonder if C&D Antitoxin would have
any effect on a dog with Toxic Gut? It can bring a lamb back from the edge
of death.
Ellen Penington
El Dorado German Shepherds
www.eldoradogsd.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doc Zoe" <wynsum@xxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 2:10 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: TOXIC GUT
> Toxic gut syndrome (TGS) =97 This disorder has been identified as a
specif=
> ic syndrome,
> with some similarities to other disorders such as intestinal volvulus,
whi=
> ch may have been
> blamed for death when TGS was the real villain. The German Shepherd Dog
ha=
> s a higher
> packed cell volume (number of blood cells per unit of blood) than do most
=
> other breeds,
> with 50 to 60 percent =93solids=94 compared with 40 to 45 percent. When
su=
> ch a dog
> becomes dehydrated, thickened and/or lessened blood supply to the small
in=
> testine
> increases growth of bacteria that are always present there. These
Clostrid=
> ium and E. cold
> bacteria produce such quantities of toxins that the dog is unable to get
r=
> id of them fast
> enough, and death by poisoning occurs. By the time owners see symptoms
suc=
> h as
> discomfort when the abdomen is touched, attempts to vomit, and excessive
s=
> alivation, it
> is probably too late. Prevention may be accomplished through dietary
means=
> (feeding
> Lactobacillus acidophilus, yogurt, or cultured buttermilk), or by the
same=
> toxoid vaccine
> that is given to lambs to prevent Clostridium perfringens types C and D.
A=
> s research is
> done on this recently defined syndrome, more will become known as to the
b=
> est
> treatment.
>
> Dr Zo=EB M Backman
> http://wynsumgsd.com
> Support Your Vets and POW/MIAs
>
>
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