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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 325279" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I'm curious about the laser-PT treatments. My dog has terrible spinal arthritis and arthritis in his right hip.</p><p></p><p>Surprisingly for a German Shepherd, he does NOT have hip dysplaysia. He fell down my back stairs on ice at five months of age and landed spraddled.</p><p></p><p>He dislocated his hip. They were able to knock him out and pop it back into joint, but the joint was left "loose" so that over the years he's developed bone spurs.</p><p></p><p>I know acupuncture works and am considering driving to Madison UW vet school to have him treated with that.</p><p></p><p>The back trouble is caused by a combination of fashion (beeding for a sloped back) and having been a very hard working dog until he was around 5 or so. He did tracking and has all his AKC obedience trials.</p><p></p><p>We've had all sorts of stink about Maine Coons as we only closed the stud books completely in the last several years.</p><p></p><p>The Maine Coon most likely evolved from Norwegian Forest cats brought here by the Vikings mixed with Turkish Angoras and British Shorthairs.</p><p></p><p>It's really a recreated breed despite such individuals having been around for eons. As such, a lot of Persian was used in the breeding, which led to a lot of exotic colors.</p><p></p><p>A big secret in the Maine Coon fancy is that very occasionally a pointed kitten will show up. They are petted out and no one really talks about them.</p><p></p><p>There's no reason that it should be such a big deal. I got a seal lynx point kitten in a litter from two cats that themselves were very close to foundation.</p><p></p><p>Given that the point dilution gene is recessive and can be carried for generations, it's going to happen.</p><p></p><p>My Jake is a "Siamese", but I'd lay odds his sire and dam were two "standard issue" ferals that happened to carry the gene.</p><p></p><p>His coat is also very dark, but that is due to years of exposure to cold temps. The point dilution gene is actually cold sensitive. The reason the color is darker on the points is because those parts of the body are cooler.</p><p></p><p>He's also extremely healthy. He survived years in a bitterly cold environment with nothing more than a notched ear from fighting and a scarred cornea in one eye doubtless for the same thing.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure he would be a good "outcross" LOL, except that he was neutered as soon as he gained some weight and got healthy enough to have the surgery done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 325279, member: 1963"] I'm curious about the laser-PT treatments. My dog has terrible spinal arthritis and arthritis in his right hip. Surprisingly for a German Shepherd, he does NOT have hip dysplaysia. He fell down my back stairs on ice at five months of age and landed spraddled. He dislocated his hip. They were able to knock him out and pop it back into joint, but the joint was left "loose" so that over the years he's developed bone spurs. I know acupuncture works and am considering driving to Madison UW vet school to have him treated with that. The back trouble is caused by a combination of fashion (beeding for a sloped back) and having been a very hard working dog until he was around 5 or so. He did tracking and has all his AKC obedience trials. We've had all sorts of stink about Maine Coons as we only closed the stud books completely in the last several years. The Maine Coon most likely evolved from Norwegian Forest cats brought here by the Vikings mixed with Turkish Angoras and British Shorthairs. It's really a recreated breed despite such individuals having been around for eons. As such, a lot of Persian was used in the breeding, which led to a lot of exotic colors. A big secret in the Maine Coon fancy is that very occasionally a pointed kitten will show up. They are petted out and no one really talks about them. There's no reason that it should be such a big deal. I got a seal lynx point kitten in a litter from two cats that themselves were very close to foundation. Given that the point dilution gene is recessive and can be carried for generations, it's going to happen. My Jake is a "Siamese", but I'd lay odds his sire and dam were two "standard issue" ferals that happened to carry the gene. His coat is also very dark, but that is due to years of exposure to cold temps. The point dilution gene is actually cold sensitive. The reason the color is darker on the points is because those parts of the body are cooler. He's also extremely healthy. He survived years in a bitterly cold environment with nothing more than a notched ear from fighting and a scarred cornea in one eye doubtless for the same thing. I'm sure he would be a good "outcross" LOL, except that he was neutered as soon as he gained some weight and got healthy enough to have the surgery done. [/QUOTE]
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