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Did you know a form of Alzheimer’s disease can afflict cats, dogs?
Those of us who are "Baby Boomers" got some grim news this week regarding a terrible disease that may await us in the future. According to the latest predictions in a news report that's been making the media rounds this week, something like 10 million people of my generation will be struck by Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia.
That's not encouraging, though some of the reports I heard added that there are increasing strides being made regarding the disease and treatments could be just a few years away. So there's hope.
Earlier today, on a blog I write for pets and pet lovers, I discussed something I had not known before: Aging dogs and cats can suffer from a form of Alzheimer's disease. As a matter of fact, the article I've linked to there (and here) is by a veterinarian. The veterinarian, Shawm Messonnier, D.V.M., says that the changes in the pet's brain involves the same type of beta amyloid plaques that are seen in victims of the human form of the disease.
It's interesting that the vet reports he's had good results treating the dog and cat disease with the B vitamin choline supplement CholodinR. I'm not familiar with that at all, and I'm only passing along information you will find if you read the article for yourself. And, please, I am NOT suggesting using B vitamins or any other sorts of supplements to treat symptoms that may be related to Alzheimer's or any other dementia in humans.
I want to be perfectly clear about this: I am not a doctor. I am in no way connected with the medical profession. NOTHING I say in this blog (or any other blog which I have) is intended to be taken as medical or legal advice. Please read my privacy and disclaimer statement to be clear about all that. Although I market some nutritional and health and beauty supplements for various merchants through this and other blogs, I am never offering anything you should take as professional, medical, or scientific advice.
We clear on all that? Good.
Having said that, I urge you to read that entire article about dog and cat Alzheimer's. You may even want to print it out or bookmark it for later reference, if you have pets or for your friends and family members who have pets.
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