8/7/2012 - Acupuncture ROCKS!!!

8/7/12 - Eastern medicine ROCKS!!!  Cletus had his first acupuncture treatment today and right now he is actually walking around the house without collapsing.  The first thing he did when he came home is go outside and run around with his brother.  I don't know if this will last but for the first time in weeks Cletus looks happy and is acting like a puppy :)  His acupuncturist is treating him for free being that he has a one-of-a-kind condition which at $145 a pop is unbelievable!

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As far as Cletus' doctors are aware of, Cletus has the only known reported case of open lipped schizencephaly in a canine.  The key word here is reported.  Most vets are not aware that schizencephaly exists or they are not aware that this condition is possible in an animal.  Cletus is living proof of this possibility.

According to the Humane Society of the United States, there are 78.2 million dogs in the U.S. (http://www.humanesociety.org/).  Some sites state that schizencephaly affect 1.54 per 100,000 people. According to rightdiagnosis.com, schizencephaly affects 1 in 2719 people or 0.04% of the population (http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/lists/preval.htm).  The fact is that no one is sure how many people schizencephaly truly affects.  If we assume these same statistics in dogs, it equates to somewhere between 1,150 and 31,280 dogs out there with schizencephaly in the U.S. alone.

Please help me to get the word out about Cletus and schizencephaly.  Contact your local news organization about Cletus or have your local news organization contact me directly at dsilber27@hotmail.com

Thank you for your support,

Doug & Cletus