Atlantic Ave Magazine - June 2019

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BY Bill Piechocki and Dr. Diane Sudduth, DVM
Is Autism In Dogs
An Epidemic?
In dealing with thousands of clients yearly in our quest to provide
a roadmap of health for your pets, we begin with the philosophy
that both human and pet behaviors, are the sum of
what goes into the body. We know the air contains many toxins
and disruptive chemicals as well as most of the water available. We
constantly speak about the necessity of a species appropriate clean
diet to minimize even more contamination.
As we are seeing more and more health challenges in people over
the last few generations, we find similar trends in canines having many
of the same diseases. Since most of these diseases are not transmittable
between species, we examined the root causes which are mostly
environmental, subsequently leading to deficiency and toxicity.
Our pets do not speak our language which makes diagnostics
very difficult. One of the challenges we have been dealing with
are the behavior and physical issues, from aggression, seizures,
gastrointestinal, shyness, and anxiety. As we move from assessing
and treating only the individual symptoms to evaluating the overall
spectrum, we find a vast similarity on the human side referred to as
Autism-Spectrum Disorders.
Can our canine companions truly be experiencing these Autism-
Spectrum Disorders? Are the rates for pets climbing at the accelerated
pace like those of our children of today? We have spoken
of this for over a decade and recent research confirms that we
were correct. Much of the research has been focused on looking
for a genetic cause or some kind of link. We found a common environmental
link that co-exists between Autism in our children and
in our pets. That link is vaccines. On the human side, it is usually
associated with the MMR, (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine.
For pets, the most prevalent vaccine associated with this is Rabies
and often attributed to “Rabies Miasm” which mimics early signs
of rabies itself. Among these behavioral changes, we see aggression
toward humans and other pets, loss of affection, anxiety issues
such as excessive barking and destruction. Many of these changes
model those of Autistic children.
While it may seem a stretch to link these two different vaccines,
the commonality is that both vaccines are the most mandated in
both species. While we can opt out on the plethora of other vaccines
for human and canine schedules, these two are always there and are
usually administered multiple times. In reality, a dog that lives to be
fifteen years old could have fifteen or more vaccines for rabies alone.
We often talk about a person growing up today having a schedule
of over 70 vaccines prior to age 25. For pets; in addition to their
rabies vaccination, canines can have as many as 30 in their first six
months of life with yearly boosters of at least 6 per year. That totals
to over 105 vaccines in a 15-year lifespan.
With this type of assault from unnecessary vaccines, combined
with the hundreds of other toxins such as flea and heartworm medications
and additives in processed foods, we believe that our cute
little puppies and dogs are candidates for Autism. We also believe
that it is our duty as stewards for our pets, to be aware and monitor
the use of these toxins and use consistent natural detoxification to
minimize these health challenges.
Bill Piechocki, nutritionist and Dr. Diane Sudduth, DVM are partners in Fiesta
Pet Deli in Pompano Beach, FL, and co-hosts of the PetHealthCafe.com radio
show. Our 40 years in the animal field has provided us unparalleled vision and
information which we pass to our clients daily. We can be reached at www.
PetHealthCafe.com or 800-940-7387. Call us for a free consultation or stop by
or call Fiesta Pet Deli, 954-971-2500, we would be more than happy to help.
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