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Coconut Oil and Basenjis
I received the following warning from Dr Aine Seavers in relation to Coconut oil and Basenjis.
Hi all
It has come to my attention from clients in general that the internet is currently pushing coconut oil as a treatment - topical and oral - for so many ailments.
This oil must not be fed to Basenjis of any age but especially the old and especially in cold weather when we are most at risk of the dogs throwing 'strokes' or CVAs.
Coconut oil has always been associated with hardening of the arteries and clots - something most dogs are not at risk of - but they can be and I suspect Basenjis do have this problem due to low normal thyroid and high normal cholesterol and haematocrit.
The reference below is from the 1970s which shows you how long this has been known but yet ignored by Dr Internet!
"Thrombosis in association with atherosclerosis induced by dietary perturbations in dogs R Mahley, AW Nelson, VJ Ferrans, DL Fry ABSTRACT:
The distribution, severity, and complications of diet-induced atherosclerosis in dogs can be altered by changing the source of fat in the diet. Thrombosis and thromboembolic disease associated with atherosclerosis occurred with diets containing beef tallow and lard of coconut oil but were absent in dogs fed cottonseed oil as a source of fat. Experimental animals with and without thrombosis are of value as models in elucidating the role of platelets and thrombostatic mechanisms in atherosclerosis."
Aine
Happy 16 Birthday Meja
Heres to a very happy 16 birthday Meja - my oldie - Ch Tambuzi The Tamperer (AI). Meja is progeny from my very first litter and was born 16 May 1999. Her sire Am Ch Jamila's Madahiro Re (SDHR) and her dam Ch Tamsala Fire And Ice.
Meja's photos (below) were taken in March 2015 - on top of a wood stack which was the only way to keep her still. The dam is a wonderful setting for photos but seeing how she ran home twice during the 'photo shoot' - I was puffed out running back to get her (she was fine) - I gave up on that one. Meja is slightly OCD when it comes to doors - she loves opening them! This includes my fridge (a wonderful trick learnt from her mother) and the screen door - to come back in - yes you heard right - back into the house. Meja still can hold her own in the pack and adores puppies - she endeavoured to suckle my last litter, but found she is a little 'long in the tooth' for that operation - so whilst mum fed Meja cleaned - team effort!
Gemma
Beautiful Gemma - never forgotten | 1993 - 8 May 2011
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NEXT PLANNED LITTER
The next planned litters at Tambuzi will be bred in 2022. At this stage the matings are not confirmed.
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