WHAT IS AUTO-IMMUNITY?

Auto-immunity is when the immune system makes anti-antibodies to self tissue.

When this happens the deregulated immune system can attack red cells = Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia.

When this happens to the white blood cells this is called Systemic Lupus . If this problem is less serious, a butterfly lesion can appear on the nose or a sun burned like lesion that is referred to as “collie nose”. This is Discoid Lupus.

With this same imbalance depending on the impact area may react to platelets called auto=immune thrombocytopenia or when there is antibodies produced against the connective tissue in the nose and eye area (basement membrane tissue), is referred to as Pemphigus.

If you would like to more information on why this happens, please go to the healthypetnetwork.org

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Dr. Al Plechner DVM

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