Why Is Atopica Dangerous

Copyright (c) 2012 Dr. Deva Khalsa

Nothing seemed to be helping Buffy - an
affectionate buff colored Cocker Spaniel. His
owner was interested in holistic avenues. She
was referred to a dermatologist after she had
tried everything, (even steroids) and nothing
had helped. The dermatologist prescribed Atopica
for Buffy and the improvement was almost
immediate. She couldn't understand why her
holistic veterinarian and her local veterinarian
(who was aware of her holistic leaning) had not
prescribed Atopica.

The truth is that many veterinarian, both
holistic and conventional, shiver with dread
when they contemplate this product called
Atopica . One of my clients -a nurse- contacted
me after her veterinarian had suggested Atopica.
She explained to me the strict rules and
protective actions that a nurse needs to take
when administering cyclopsporine, (which is the
active ingredient in Atopica) to human patients
were enough to make her very wary of using the
product on her dog.

Atopica is a product that touts its
efficaciousness with dogs who have allergies and
other dermatological conditions. Most of my
readers will know that allergies result from an
incorrect response of the immune system to foods
and environmental substances. For many years
steroids such as prednisolone were used to
decrease the ability of the immune system to
function and thus relieve the allergies. It's
when steroids can't and don't work that Atopica
is prescribed. Why does it often work so well?
What does it do? How does it work?

Cyclosporine is a mycotoxin. Mycotoxins are
harmful products produced by fungi. They are
chemical in nature and are immune suppressing.
Fungi rely on the mycotoxins they produce to
kill any bacteria, other fungi, viruses and
anything else that might compete with them. They
suppress the immune system of dogs, cats and
humans. Some examples of mycotoxins found in
nature are aflotoxins, the most potent
carcinogen on earth, and ocharatoxins- both
produced by an Aspergillus fungi. Medical
mycotoxins include Adriamycin, a chemotherapy
drug and lovastatin, a cholesterol lowering
drug.

The immunosuppressive effects of cyclosporine
were discovered in Switzerland in 1972 and it
was used successfully in preventing organ
rejection in kidney transplants and later in
liver transplants. Apart from transplant
medicine, cyclosporine is used for a variety of
skin conditions in both humans and pets. Of
course, in transplant patients it suppresses the
immune system so they do not reject their
transplants.

The side effects of this drug include
headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shaking
hands, swollen bleeding gums, cancer, kidney
failure, hypertension, easy bruising, hearing
problems, yellowing of skin and eyes, loss of
consciousness, vision changes, swollen glands,
immune suppression and dizziness. Interestingly,
these aren't side effects at all, but rather
symptoms of poisoning caused by this mycotoxin
poison. Farmers are familiar with the
deleterious effects that mycotoxins can have on
animals that eat moldy grain containing
mycotoxins and the symptoms all agree. In fact,
death is one side effect listed on the feline
prescription.

The literature for people states that their
risk of infection will be higher when they are
on this drug and to avoid people with contagious
diseases or infections. Of course your pets will
have the same increased risk for infection and
cancer. You're told to wash your hands after you
apply it to your cat or dog in the instructions.
Hell, I'd wear latex gloves if I ever had to
apply the product.

Here's an interesting tidbit. I was totally
amazed when I heard it and it made my distrust
of the pharmaceutical industry go way up. I had
a client who worked in the laboratories of a
prestigious pharmaceutical company doing tests
to determine the side effects from many drugs.
She told me that they do initial testing
protocols to set up the study and watch when the
side effects occur. Let's say, for example, that
after 90 days 40% of the rats develop cancer and
20 % go into liver failure. 'This information
results in the company designing the study to
last for no more than 60 or 70 days so that they
can state that after that time they found that a
minor % had minor side effects. I guess when you
view it from their perspective it's the smart way
to do it. It took many years of my practicing
medicine to fully understand that drug companies
want to make money and not help or cure patients.
If one pill would cure your high blood pressure
what would happen to their monthly revenue if
you stopped going in every 4 weeks to refill.
Just so, no pet vaccination company brags that
their vaccinations last for 10 or more years
because of the revenue that they would lose.

Nowadays, one out of two dogs will develop
cancer. Every dog and cat needs an immune system
that works and works well. And this is why
veterinarians who care and also understand the
mechanism behind how Atopica works shiver in
their shoes. They wouldn't use it on their dogs
and cats and you shouldn't use it on yours. For
many of my veterinary friends, just the mention
of this product makes us stare at each other in
disbelief- speechless. That's why I decided to
write this for you today. Then you'll know what
we know.

Your dog should always be getting a supplement
that contains phytonutrients from superfoods
that flush and clean the body along with
Vitamins D3 and C and a full spectrum of
vitamins and minerals. In todays world, disease
prevention and nutrition are most important.


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Dr. Deva Khalsa has been a holistic veterinarian
for 30 years and has written the best selling
book - Dr. Khalsa's Natural Dog. She writes for
many magazines and lectures internationally. Her
research and concern for the health of both dogs
and cats led her to develop a very special
supplement- VITAL VITIES by Deserving Pets.
http://www.deservingpets.com/


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