CANINE THEORY
Problems caused in the dog by subluxations (skeletal dislocations)
in the following systems:
Biomechanics
To understand the normal biomechanics of the running dog, think of
the front legs as the fulcrum of the seesaw. The head and neck comprise
one side of the seesaw, the back and rear end form the other half.
When a dog breaks into a run, they raise their head and neck, causing
their rear end to lower, allowing the dog to then leap forward using
their rear legs. When the dog lands on their front legs, they lower
their head and neck, which raises their rear end, allowing the dog to
reach forward with their rear legs. When the dog plants their rear legs,
they then raise their head and neck, lowering their rear end, to leap
forward again, repeating the cycle.
The dog with a subluxated sacrum carries their head and neck lower
than normal, to relieve the pain occuring in their sacral region. This
is just the opposite of the horse. The horse carries their head and
neck higher than normal. The dog has a biomechanical problem because
they resist raising the head and neck. They have difficulty jumping
and running. Due to pain in their sacral area, they do not raise their
head and neck high enough for their rear end to lower as it should.
The dog is unable leap forward with their hind legs as normal. Thus,
shortening the stride of the dog.
Due to the sacral dislocation, the dog is unable to shift leads behind.
Most of them do a little hop to bend the spine laterally to bring forward
the hip that is stuck to the rear. As the dog walks the spine curves
laterally every other step. This is like continually bending a wire.
One or more of the disc regions get hot, inflamation. Inflamation brings
in calcium and phosphate to the area which combines with water and oxygen
to form calcium phosphate, osteoarthritis. This shows up on Xrays as
spondylosis and calcification in the disc regions. See <Treatment
of Osteoarthritis> in animals.
Skin
The continual secretion of adrenalin, greatly reduces the neural
impulse, and blood supply to the skin. The oil glands stop functioning.
The oil left in the glands can, and often does, become rancid, creating
a foul skin odor. The hair coat becomes drab, and the skin becomes dry.
This makes the dog more prone to skin diseases, and external parasites.
Mucous Membranes
The continual secretion of adrenalin, greatly reduces the neural
impulse, and blood supply to the mucous membranes. The membranes become
less moist. Immunoglobulin Alpha has difficulty crossing the membranes
to protect against the invading microbes that cause disease.
Neural System
When the cauda equina (continuation of the spinal cord) is pinched
by the sacrum. The motor neurons that are pinched cause paralysis of
the muscles they enervate. The pain neurons cause pain when they are
pinched.
Immune System
The immune system is greatly reduced by the continual secretion of
adrenalin. The animal is more prone to microbial infections, parasites
and cancer.
Hormonal System
The continual pain causes the brain to secrete hormones that activate
the adrenal glands, causing the continual secretion of adrenalin.
This causes the thyroid to continually produce more thyroxin than normal,
hyper thyroid. The thyroid gland eventually exhausts, and produces less
than normal thyroxin, hypo thyroid. Other hormonal problems are seen
in the reproductive system.
Digestive System
The continual secretion of adrenalin, greatly reduces the neural
impulse, and blood supply to the digestive system. This can cause a
host of diseases:
Pancreatic Insufficiency
- A low production of enzymes for the digestion of food, and old connective
tissues throughout the body.
- A low production of base fluids to neutralize stomach acids.
- A reduction in the production of insulin, leading to sugar diabetes.
Ulcers
- Over production of stomach acid
Food Allergies
- Caused by the toxins created by putrefaction of the food ingested.
Rice and lame produce less toxins when putrefied, causing less problems.
Foul Breath
- The low production of digestive enzymes allows the food ingested
to putrefy and ferment. The fermentation causes gas. The putrefaction
causes toxins, and the odor of the breath.
Reproductive System
The continual secretion of adrenalin, greatly reduces the neural
impulse, and blood supply to the male's and female's reproductive system.
This causes lower sperm counts in the male. This also, causes the following
problems seen in the female:
- Cycling problems
- Chronic uterus problems (see mucous membranes and immune system)
- Small litter sizes
- Mummification
- Abortion
Theotetically, if 10 embryos implant into the uterine wall, and there
is only enough blood supply to provide nutrients to 6 of them, the 4
embryos furthest from the blood supply will die and reabsorb. Later
in the pregnancy, when the 6 have grown, the first 4 may be taking all
of the nutrients, causing the last 2 to die and reabsorb, or mummify.
Later still, one of the remaining fetuses may just eke through the pregnancy
and be born the runt of the litter, or die do to the lack of nutrients,
causing an abortion, or early whelping with 3 live pups, and one still
born. So far, all the breeding females who were having small litters,
increased litter sizes after relaignment.
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