"Dr. Plechner's Corner" is a compilation of veterinary and animal research articles by
Al Plechner, DVM. Some of the articles found in this section are also co-authored with other colleagues as well.
Do You Realize the Harm That May Happen By Using Monthly Insect Repellants for Your Pet?
June 15, 2016
Recently CBS San Francisco Bay News reported a story titled, “VETS WARN FLEAS BECOMING RESISTANT TO CHEMICAL TREATMENTS”. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/12/09/vets-warn-fleas-becoming-resistant-to-chemical-treatments/ Here is an excerpt: “Experts say fleas may be mutating and becoming more resistant to topical flea treatment”. Katheryn Van Ekert with Vet Pronto is one of many Bay Area veterinarians that are telling many pet […]
Thoughts About Chronic Diseases in Humans and Animals
June 14, 2016
Humans and animals, were never designed to develop chronic diseases. Chronic diseases have developed over time, from gene pools becoming too close, environmental toxins and acquired, through natural aging. Humans and animals, were designed to have a normal endocrine system that regulates their immune system. When improper genetics, environmental toxins and aging occur, changes also […]
Chronic Bladder Infections
In both humans and animals, the most common cause of chronic bladder infections, is caused by bacterial infections. In humans, chronic bladder infections are more commonly caused by the E. coli bacteria which reside in the intestinal tract. This type of E. coli bladder infections seem to be more common in woman because their urethral […]
Immune Mediated Chronic Bladder Infections
June 13, 2016
Immune Mediated Chronic Bladder Infections Has your dog or cat ever suffered from chronic bladder infections? You take them to the vet and when their urine is tested ‘in office’ with a dip strip, and inflammatory cells or white blood cells (WBCs) are present, you’re told that your pet has a urinary tract infection. The […]
Questions Pet Owners Have Asked About Dr. Plechner’s Syndrome
June 11, 2016
The following are some of the questions of interest that have been asked about the use of Dr. Plechner’s syndrome. 1) Once my veterinarian identifies the fact that my pet has Plechner’s syndrome, will my pet need to stay on these hormone replacements, for the rest of my pet’s life? Since your pet has […]
Addendum- An Alternative Treatment for SARDS and Other ACEIS Diseases
June 2, 2016
Unfortunately, the veterinary profession seems not to realize that the Pfizer Depomedrol, is not as effective as the Upjohn Depomedrol, which has not been manufactured, for many years. When Pfizer had Zoetis make their Depomedrol, the FDA notified them that since Depomedrol was such an old pharmaceutical product, no clinical trials were necessary. If you […]
What Foods are Important to Avoid in Order to Help My SARDS Dog?
All SARDS dogs produce a deficient or non-functional cortisol that will allow for the production of elevated amounts of adrenal estrogen, measured by the veterinary laboratories, as total estrogen. It is the elevated adrenal estrogen that deregulates the immune system, which causes the SARDS. Various foods are usually not thought about as adversely affecting a […]
