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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - THis supplement says its great for for AIHA
| Is this too good to be true? Looking for thoughts on this buried in the site are all of the ingredients you have to kind of hunt for it http://www.optimumchoices.com/July_2008.htm#Immune_Mediated_Hemolytic_Anemia_ http://www.optimumchoices.com/AIHA-AutoImmuneHemolyticAnemia.htm Laurie |
| Laurie CA |
| Laurie, I ran across this when I was trying to find help for my Beagle who was diagnosed with non-regenerative anemia. Her blood level got down to 13 and she had to have a transfusion and is now on prednisone. This is the third day since the transfusion and prednisone and she is more like her old self. However, I am interested in the BioPreparation and just emailed the site you listed. I pray this is something that will help all dogs who suffer from this horrible illness. |
| Karen North Carolina |
| Karen, After posting this I finally found the what the dosages are in the product, Since its Algea its very high in Vitamin A. I think it said 22,000 iu per dosage. That sounds like a toxic level so I dont know how that can be good for AIHA. My vet didnt want me to supplement anything over 1000 IU. So after finding that, I would not use it and would question how that much vitamin can be good for any dog regardless of health. Laurie |
| Laurie CA |
| Laurie, I still think think this product is worth further examination. I've been corresponding with Russell at the website you posted. I notice that the Vitamin A is in carotene form and, since this is a whole food product, it is different from other supplements. Why don't you contact Russell and ask specific questions about the Vitamina A content and tell him what your vet said. Another thing he suggested in addition to the BioPreparation is using a quality dog food. The site he gave is:http://www.optimumchoices.com/pet_food.htm I told him that I give my dog kibble (Newman's Organic) and he said that "dry kibble is the most nutrient deficient form of food for a carnivore. Anemia can be holistically helped if the body is given the proper nutrition, the brain is awakened and the entire endocrine/immune systems are full functional. BioPreparation can nutritionally assist in all the above." Please let me know what you decide to do. Karen |
| Karen North Carolina |
| Even though the vitamin A is in carotene form, these still can be some risk of toxicity with long term use. The body converts the carotene to Vit A. As a fat soluble substance it can be stored in the liver and has the potential to build up to toxic levels. 25,000 IU ~ 4,166 RE of retinol vitamin A. As someone who has taken 25,000 iu beta carotene daily for almost 8 months, over time, I watched my liver values begin to creep up month after month to slightly above normal at which point I dropped back to twice a week supplementation and liver values fell back in line within a couple months. (I have monthly bloodwork done monitoring a current health issue.) If I were to use a product with this level of carotene for my dog , I'd do a liver panel before beginning use and also after a couple weeks and on a regular basis thereafter. |
| Ronda So Cal |
| Laurie and Ronda, I've decided to go with Standard Process products from my local health food store instead of the BioPreparation. I've been giving my dog the SP brand of glucosamine and it's helped a lot with her back/arthritis problems. She doesn't seem to have pain in those areas anymore. I just paid a visit to the health food store and picked up some Standard Process Ferrofood that should help bring up the blood levels. The good thing about the Standard Process company is that they have a vet customers can consult with via e-mail. I'm going to consult with him about the Ferrofood and also see what else he recommends for the anemia. |
| Karen North Carolina |
| Ronda, thanks for the info on the betacarotine conversion, Wha does RE mean, you said 25,000 betacarotene to 4166 retinol vitamin A. Karen I have a really good site for dog food analysis but its at work. It goes like this. Dry dog food brand A says it has 2% protein, but the first ingredient is chicken They then say this only really equates to 8% protein because chicken is mostly water and therefore drops it. here their website http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ |
| Laurie CA |
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