[Gpdd] [HEALTH]<angela and OD>

[Cuttlefish Arts]

Yes, I  used the wrong name -- I meant satin. Thanks for the gene info about
the satin/od link, that was exactly what  I was wondering. Angela is not a
satin by phenotype, and from what you are saying the satin appearance is a
dominant characteristic and is linked to the OD genetic affliction.

We have thoroughly examined all the OD links, and that is why we were so
alarmed, what with Angela NOT being a satin (not silkie, sorry) and
exhibiting textbook symptoms. BTW, stones were mentioned in some of the
literature. She's a standard mutt/dutch/shorthair.

I will be getting xrays this Monday.

I do suspect that she may have a parathyroidal disorder, not necessarily
genetically linked like OD but possibly doing some of the same things to her
body. 

She has not exhibited any signs of pain, but we're starting to believe she
was masking more than we had thought.
vuc

> From: Janneke Staaks <jannekestaaks at hotmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:53:55 +0200
> To: <cuttlefisharts at comcast.net>
> Subject: [HEALTH]<angela and OD>
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> My sister sent me to the computer ( i don't have internet during the
> weekends because there was someone who possibly had a piggy with OD (osteo
> dystrofie).So here are my two cents (or more).
> 
> First of all, i'm not sure, but is it possible you confuse silky with satin?
> Silkie is another word for sheltie, which means the pig has long hair. Satin
> refers to the type of fur. ofcourse, shelties can be satins, but so can
> smooth haired piggies and rexes etc.
> 
> Satin hair is really shiny because the hairs are hollow. you can see that
> really well when the piggy has light fur (white, lilac, buff etc.) it is
> harder with dark haired piggies like my yaya. Satin fur also feels
> different, it is really soft. if you want me to look if your pig is a satin,
> you can make a photo WITHOUT flash and send it to me.
> If i have to guess, i don't think angela has OD. I think this because she
> has stones. i had a discussion a while ago with a women in the netherlands
> who has many satin pigs (she runs a shelter and does research). I wanted to
> understand more about OD and where it goes wrong. OD pigs have something
> wrong in their system and that results in that their bowels do not absorb
> enough calcium (i wish you guys could magically understand dutch because my
> translating skills are not that good concerning this topic). I asked this
> women if she ever had a satin pig with stones (and she had a lot) because
> that could exclude some theories of mine about at which point the body does
> not absorb calcium. And she never had a satin pig with stones. well, it does
> not really matter but it boils down to this: it is likely that the same
> malfunction that causes the disease, prevents the stones.
> (if your pig is a satin pig however, i would be very interested)
> The only way to diagnose OD is by doing an x-ray. I think they explain it on
> the site penny provided. But since angela is old, it is likely that
> something else is causing the problems. And the suggestions the other people
> made (jaime ;-) ) are more likely.
> An x-ray would be good anyway. if there is something else wrong (for
> example, artritis, or i wonder if the stones damaged a nerve), you can
> probably see that.
> I dont remember(i read really quickly because i dont have a lot of time),
> but does angela get painkillers? She obviously is in a lot of pain,
> regardless of the cause. If she is in pain, eating becomes more difficult,
> which can cause teeth problems etc. Getting her on painkillers might help
> with getting back her appetite.
> 
> Btw, yaya has intestinal problems but these are unrelated to the OD. She is
> just an unlucky pig i guess.
> Another btw, if a pig carries the gene for satin, but is not a satin, she
> cannot have OD.
> Give angela a big hug (but very careful) from me!
> 
> Janneke
> 
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