Hormone Imbalance in Dogs: Joint Injuries, Anxiety and Chronic Disease with Dr. Marlene Siegel

Hormone imbalance in dogs may be behind rising joint injuries, anxiety and chronic disease. Holistic, bioregulatory veterinarian Dr. Marlene Siegel returns to Beautifully Broken to explain what happens downstream when a pet's hormone feedback loop is removed.

After spay or neuter, luteinizing hormone (LH) can climb to more than 30 times normal, and LH receptors sit in the thyroid, gut, brain and cruciate ligament. Dr. Siegel covers UC Davis research on neutering age, ACL (CCL) tears and cancer risk, ovary-sparing spay, and how to care for an aging dog as host Freddie Kimmel shares the story of his senior dog, Mr. Higgs.

In this episode:

• How hormone imbalance affects dogs and cats long after spay or neuter
• What the research says about neutering age, joint health and cancer risk
• Why pet anxiety and behavior problems may be on the rise
• How ovary-sparing spay works and who it suits
• How to support a senior dog with heart disease or a collapsing trachea
• How to choose a raw dog food and why to test, not guess

This episode is for education only and is not veterinary advice. Talk to your veterinarian before changing your pet's care.

Episode Highlights

0:00 — Dr. Marlene Siegel returns

1:35 — The Ted Lasso post that set Facebook on fire

3:21 — Curiosity: the skill we've lost

4:58 — How the algorithm feeds on anger

6:42 — What bioregulatory veterinary medicine is

8:33 — The spay and neuter conversation begins

9:08 — Our pets live the life we choose for them

10:00 — Pets as the canary in the coal mine

10:50 — A short history of spay and neuter

13:00 — UC Davis research: early neutering and joint health

14:07 — Ovary-sparing spay and vasectomy

16:08 — Who should (and shouldn't) keep hormones

18:47 — The LH feedback loop explained

20:24 — Freddie's grandmother and what hormones do for bones

22:56 — Hormones, behavior and the rise of pet anxiety

25:45 — Mineral deficiencies and toxic interference

29:30 — Molecular hydrogen water for pets

30:12 — Mr. Higgs at almost 17

31:24 — Supporting an aging pet: inflammation, lymph and fascia

34:00 — Preparing for a pet's transition

40:49 — Peptides for pets, and the cancer caution

44:00 — Infrared, halotherapy and cold plunge for dogs

48:30 — Choosing a pet food you can trust

53:30 — Why dogs depend on food for vitamin D

59:31 — Where to find Dr. Siegel

Connect with Dr. Marlene Siegel: drmarlenesiegel.com (courses, consults, Empowered Pet Parent course) | 

evolovestore.com (raw food and essential nutrients)

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