"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.
Todays Achilles Tendon May Be Better Applied To The Adrenal Cortex And Its Production Of Adrenal Estrogen, Than The Tendon In The Back Of The Leg
January 20, 2016
Wikipedia indicates that “The Achilles’s Tendon” is known as the calcaneal tissue at the back of the leg that is the thickest tendon in the human body. It serves to attach the calf to the heel. Achilles’s heel relates to the mythical story of Achilles, who was slain during the Trojan War by a poison […]
Elevated Adrenal Estrogen, the Cause of Many Diseases in Humans and Animals
January 8, 2016
During my 50 years of clinical, veterinary practice, I have been given the opportunity to complete over 90,000 endocrine immune tests in animals and more than 2,000 endocrine immune blood tests in humans I have found that most chronic, catastrophic diseases in animals and humans, originate from an imbalanced adrenal cortisol that leads to an […]
The Health Importance of Identifying and Measuring Both Ovarian Estrogen and Adrenal Estrogen
December 9, 2015
There are two major organs in an animal and in a human that produce significant amounts of estrogen. These estrogen producing organs are the ovaries and the adrenal cortex. The functions of the ovarian estrogens are well documented, while the estrogen that is being produced by the adrenal cortex is not. There is very little […]
Clinical Briefs
December 2, 2015
This article has been designed for those of you with busy schedules that don’t have time to read long articles. These clinical briefs discuss the important facts that appear in many of the different articles on my website. For more information on any of the clinical briefs that are discussed, please search this website for […]
The Difference Between a Clinician and a Scientist
November 12, 2015
There are major differences between being a clinician and being a scientist, and there should be a mutual respect between both, which often is not the case. What is the difference? A clinician, according to Wikipedia, is a health care practitioner that works primarily as a care giver with a patient in a hospital, clinic, […]
Successful Return of Vision in Canine SARDS Patients
November 11, 2015
ABSTRACT 33 cases were diagnosed, by board certified veterinary ophthalmologists with canine patients that have Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration Syndrome (SARDS). Request was made, for the convenience of publication, to reduce the number of SARDS cases to only 10. I have listed those 10 cases but have also listed the other 23 cases that indicate […]
SARDS Dog Sees Again
November 2, 2015
[This is a guest post.] Update: Beanie started the Plechner SARDS protocol the end of July 2015. Although many of Dr. Plechner’s patients recover swiftly, it has taken around 5 months for a near total recovery; with bits of improvement every week or two (so don’t give up). Beanie will be 12 in May. His distance […]
