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MICROSPORIUM CANIS AND ASPERGILLOSIS
and the Novel Use of Dogs for Mold Inspection
Just what did the "mold dog" say?
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MOLD DOG USE |
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| Dog said: "Please don't expose me to toxic mold spores" |
| We Do Not Use Mold Dogs and Neither Should You |
| Medical mycologists will tell you that animals are no less susceptible to the threat of toxic mold (Cats, dogs, horses,birds and rabbits ) than humans. The attempt to use mold dogs for sniffing out mold is dangerous to animals and must be discouraged. It is not funny, it is not cute and not to be promoted. At NJMI we do not use animals to do the scientific investigative or research work required - There is no reason to do so. There is no reason to do so. We only used degreed, certified, experienced and trained scientists to do this type of work. Dogs can not speciate, quantify or qualify the mold presence. It is commonly known that mold inspectors and investigators can and at times develop serious respiratory disease and illness. This happens with the improper use of personal protection equipment (PPE). These diseases at times can result in death. We humans can go to a doctor for checkup and when we feel ill we can express it to our physician. Our beloved animal friends dogs, cats, horses and all others have not been so gifted to speak for themselves and rely upon us to care for them. This is furthermore complicated as these animals instinctively conceal injury and illness to avoid being seen as weak victims for predators as a survival technique. By the time the mold infection becomes fully evident with a pet that has observable symptoms the infection has spread, is severely systemic and beyond treatment. We need not say more than our pets at home are no less susceptible to fungal mold eye infections, ringworm, respiratory disease, kidney, and other mold fungal infections caused by Microsporium Canis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus terrus and other pathogenic mold. Medical mycologists will tell you that after a major exposure to allergenic/toxic mold the immune system developes allergic sensitivity and becomes impaired against resisting the effects of opportunistic and pathogenic fungal mold related infections. |
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| Mold and Fungal Infections by Microsporium Canis < |
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| From"Medical and Veterinary Mycology" "2nd by Drs. R. VanBreuseghem, CH. De Vroey and M. Takashio" |
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Under analysis Microsporium Canis conidia are compared to Fusarium Sp. macroconidia.
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Avian respiratory mold infection by Aspergillus fumigatus, a common specie that is also known to infect humans. Aspergillus flavus is the source for aflatoxin one of the most human toxic mycotic metabolites known to man and recognized by the FDA as such. Dog's seizures due to toxic mold Aspergillus sp.! See articles below:
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| Mold Sniffing Dogs: A Hoax? | http://www.mold-consultants.com/sniffingdog.php |
| Article: Dog Fancy Magazine | http://www.njmoldinspection.com/nomolddog.html |
| EPA Report on Use of Mold Dogs | http://www.njmoldinspection.com/epamolddogreport.pdf |
