Comments on: THE SECRET OF COMPULSIVE TAIL CHASING! http://blog.halopets.com/2009/04/07/the-secret-of-compulsive-tail-chasing/ The gold standard in natural pet care Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Halo http://blog.halopets.com/2009/04/07/the-secret-of-compulsive-tail-chasing/comment-page-1/#comment-22111 Halo Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:43:41 +0000 http://blog.halopets.com/?p=1573#comment-22111 Thanks for your comments! You are correct...this study should not be interpreted as direct cause and effect. There are certainly tail chasers that have normal cholesterol and there are dogs with high cholesterol that do not chase their tails! This particular group of tail chasing dogs had a high incidence of elevated cholesterol indicating there MAY be a correlation between the two things. It should serve as a "red flag" for pet owners--if your dog is a chaser, get their cholesterol checked...just in case. Dr. Spector Thanks for your comments! You are correct…this study should not be interpreted as direct cause and effect. There are certainly tail chasers that have normal cholesterol and there are dogs with high cholesterol that do not chase their tails!

This particular group of tail chasing dogs had a high incidence of elevated cholesterol indicating there MAY be a correlation between the two things. It should serve as a “red flag” for pet owners–if your dog is a chaser, get their cholesterol checked…just in case.

Dr. Spector

]]> By: Cleo http://blog.halopets.com/2009/04/07/the-secret-of-compulsive-tail-chasing/comment-page-1/#comment-21937 Cleo Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:30:15 +0000 http://blog.halopets.com/?p=1573#comment-21937 Although these may be correlated, I don't think it's causative - my breed, Bull Terriers, is unfortunately one of those that can sometimes be affected by spinning, but virtually all of them have high cholesterol. Both conditions I'm sure have a genetic component, but I've certainly had dogs with high cholesterol with no hint of spinning (I have blood panels done on all my dogs when they get toward their geriatric years) Although these may be correlated, I don’t think it’s causative – my breed, Bull Terriers, is unfortunately one of those that can sometimes be affected by spinning, but virtually all of them have high cholesterol. Both conditions I’m sure have a genetic component, but I’ve certainly had dogs with high cholesterol with no hint of spinning (I have blood panels done on all my dogs when they get toward their geriatric years)

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