CathyScott wrote 06/28/2007 07:37 PM Rare disease diagnosis #146511 - 06/28/2007 07:37 PM
CathyScott Webboard User Reg: 08-26-2006 Posts: 79 Loc: Michigan Offline	Hi everyone, My friends dog has been diagnosed with Lupoid Onychodystrophy. It's a rare autoimmune disease that dogs get and is not breed specific. (What happens, is that the dogs toe nails fall out.) The vet is unsure if the nails will grow back or not and if they do, they might not be 'normal'and he might continue to loose them. They placed him on antibiotics for the infection and omega-3's and of course pain pills. Has any one had any experience with this disease? If you have, can you tell me what treatment helped your dog. Many thanks,
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Elaine Haynes wrote 06/28/2007 08:02 PM Re: Rare disease diagnosis [Re: CathyScott ] #146518 - 06/28/2007 08:02 PM
Elaine Haynes Webboard User Reg: 08-16-2005 Posts: 1221 Loc: Offline	I've never had a dog with this disease but if I ever did and I was using an allopathic vet, I'd get a 2nd opinion from a holistic vet. At the very least you'd be given additional treatment options. "A dog wags his tail with his heart." Max Buxbaum
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Elaine Matthys wrote 06/29/2007 12:45 AM Re: Rare disease diagnosis [Re: Elaine Haynes ] #146547 - 06/29/2007 12:45 AM
Elaine Matthys Webboard User Reg: 02-08-2007 Posts: 116 Loc: Offline	This is also called pemphigus. It's not that rare and it's treatable. Here's a link for you. Scroll down all the way on the left hand side and click on "toe nails falling off". http://ywww.greythealth.com/
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CathyScott wrote 06/29/2007 05:02 AM Re: Rare disease diagnosis [Re: Elaine Matthys ] #146549 - 06/29/2007 05:02 AM
CathyScott Webboard User Reg: 08-26-2006 Posts: 79 Loc: Michigan Offline	Thank you both. I'll pass the information on to my friend.
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