Menopaws?

Oh those pesky hot flashes. What's a dog to do?

Enter Dr. Phil Schoenwetter, a family physician and "visionary," according to his press release, who advocates hormone replacement therapy for dogs.

His company? EstraPet.

File this one under the "Now we've heard everything" category, if you will. But Dr. Phil, as he's called on the EstraPet web site, is completely serious. He's developed a soy dog biscuit for spayed and neutered dogs who, well, just need that extra umph.

      "Spaying and neutering disrupts the natural hormone levels, which leads to diminished health and longevity," Dr. Phil says. "The ingredients in EstraPet have been proven to offset this loss."

 Dr. Phil says his HTR treats with isoflavones (they're for the boys, too) help fight premature aging and related conditions such as bone loss, brain function decline and a host of other  problems.

As always, check with your vet first if you're thinking of adding anything like this to your dog's diet. Googling "dogs and HRT" brought up very little information on the topic.

But it did bring up this headline: "Viscious dogs attack veterinarian."

Hmmm. 

 Well, for what it's worth ...............