Formulating A Plan of Attack
January 6th, 2015 by bubbalove and tagged arteminisin, canine bone cancer, Dog cancer, osteosarcoma, pitbull
We have opted to go with the holistic approach instead of the typical chemotherapy route. We simply Cannot afford Chemo but even if we could, I think l would I would still go holistic. I think that a lot of cancer is caused by the use of Chemicals, GMO’s, and other crap in our food and in our pets food. Why would I want to put more chemicals in my baby & body?
The past 2 years, have been very rough on us financially. I have health problems an am unable to work any longer and was going through the disability process. Bubba was diagnosed with the osteosarcoma right at the same time that I was notified that the decision on my case was fully favorable. what a relief! Our Vet was an angel and immediately began treating Bubba on good faith -Blood work, Biopsies, amputation , meds , the whole thing.She flat out told us that her number 1 priority was to take care of Bubba’s pain. She is just an amazing human being. Thankfully, I got my backpay just before Christmas so I made it MY priority to take care of my vet. So while we wouldn’t be able to afford Chemo, we could definitely afford holistic treatments. Another things really like about this decision is that it requires us to be very active and knowledgeable in his care.
The first thing we started him on is grain free , low carb diet. He gets raw mixed with g.f. kibble every morning and night. We also give him 100 mg of arteminisin and instead of fish oil, we one giving him mega red krill oil. I made that decision mostly because of the size of the capsule and I like that it mixes in the stomach better.This friday l will be adding Essiac Tea twice daily. There area few other things l am researching to potentially add.
I was watching Bubba tonight and l could tell he was feeling fabulous. He was totally full of piss and vinegar all day long. He was so funny. I sat down on the floor with him and played a brain puzzle which he loves. I had hoped that it would settle him down a bit but no-go, he, Giblet, and I had a serious wrastling match. I was really glad to be able do include Giblet in the fun. It seems like she gets overlooked since Bubbas illness She isn’t the kind of dog that likes to go for rides-she is a nervous wreck the whole time, and is a submissive pee’er when she gets nervous a excited. I think she enjoyed her playtime tonight though.
Bubba is now crashed out on the couch-a very happy boy.
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January 6th, 2015 at 3:56 pm
Sounds like a great plan of attack! I like it! I’m looking forward to how this all works out for you. There’s still so much we don’t know about how the different kinds of cancers react to different supplements and diet changes. And keeping him mentally strong is a must!
Pam
January 6th, 2015 at 5:05 pm
WOW, sounds you have a good plan in place. I totally agree with you about all the chemicals we give our pets. There is a reason why 1 in 4 dogs will get cancer and I’m not totally convinced it’s not dog food, flea products, vaccines and God knows what else we do to them. Your plan sounds very healthy and we all look forward to how Bubba does. And it is a real bonus to have a great vet.
Penny
January 6th, 2015 at 7:50 pm
Wow…you’ve done a lot of research. I’m a firm believer in that knowledge is power. Our first dog Lucky passed from Lymphoma. He was 12 years old and went to the vet for a check-up. They drew blood and had told us his white blood cell count and lymphocytes were extremely high. Back then I didn’t know that most dogs tolerate chemo fairly well compared to humans. Since he was a senior dog my husband and I didn’t want to put him through chemo treatments that we thought would make him sicker.
So I started researching a “holistic” approach. I changed his dog food to a grain free food, started him on a K9 supplement to boost his immunity (it had the shitake mushrooms in it I believe), started giving him cottage cheese, giving him flaxseed oil, and cooking meat to add to the dry kibble. I made these changes in Aug/Sept 2009. We had another round of blood work run and the vet was surprised to see the numbers in the lymphocytes and white blood cells had come down.
Sadly, we had to let Lucky go on 12/23/09 because his lungs were being affected and he started having a lot of trouble breathing. He also started to not eat. I wish that I could have done more but my husband always tells me that if it hadn’t been for me and my research we would have lost him a lot sooner back in Aug/Sept. Because of changing his diet and adding supplements we got an extra 3 months with our baby.
I believe that we don’t always have to go the “traditional” route in medical treatments and Bubba is truly blessed to have you looking out for him and finding something that works for him and your family.
Hugs
Sahana and her Angel Leland
January 8th, 2015 at 6:42 pm
This sounds pawesome!
We also took that path with Spirit Jerry, for many reasons and it worked out well for all of us. Because we weren’t stressed about paying bills, and just focusing on giving him a great quality of life, we had many, many great days together, longer than we ever thought possible. I hope with all my heart and soul that you and Bubba enjoy even more time than we did!
I also like how you’re choosing just a few things to try instead of going whole hog. That will keep you sane, and from going broke and wasting your money on things that aren’t working for him.
One thing you might want to look at: Dr. Charles Loops. He has helped a ton of Tripawds members beat the cancer odds, all very affordably. Here’s some info.
http://nutrition.tripawds.com/2014/08/04/dr-loops-homeopathic-osteosarcoma-and-mast-cell-cancer-protocols-for-dogs-and-cats/