Friday, 25 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Day 21
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Day 21: DAY 21 25 October 2013 The end of the 3rd week and we are EXCITED. Kodi's tumour is definitely smaller. A whole lovely row of teet...
Day 21
DAY 21
25 October 2013
The end of the 3rd week and we are EXCITED.
Kodi's tumour is definitely smaller. A whole lovely row of teeth is now clearly visible and when his mouth is closed the bulge is not nearly so obvious. Eating is a lot more comfortable for him and he has regained his cheeky personality and has abundant energy.
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We started him on a ratio of 8 drops of MSS to 40 drops of activator this morning. For his size this is probably the maximum dosage so from now on this is what he will have.
COMPARISON PHOTOS
This is PROGRESS. There is no doubt the treatment and diet are working. Thank you Dr Janey Little.
Have a lovely weekend.
Happy Blogging
Sandy, Gunter & the Boys xxx
25 October 2013
The end of the 3rd week and we are EXCITED.
Kodi's tumour is definitely smaller. A whole lovely row of teeth is now clearly visible and when his mouth is closed the bulge is not nearly so obvious. Eating is a lot more comfortable for him and he has regained his cheeky personality and has abundant energy.
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COMPARISON PHOTOS
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| MOUTH CLOSED 3 WEEKS AGO |
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| MOUTH CLOSED TODAY!!! |
Have a lovely weekend.
Happy Blogging
Sandy, Gunter & the Boys xxx
Friday, 18 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: DAY 14
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: DAY 14: DAY 14 Okay...good news. Kodi is more relaxed about taking his medicine. I think he realises we are trying to help him and now co-operat...
DAY 14
DAY 14
Okay...good news. Kodi is more relaxed about taking his medicine. I think he realises we are trying to help him and now co-operates. It was a real struggle at first which made us feel so bad. His stomach has also settled down.
As promised we will upload progress photos every Friday.
The first three are from Day 1 when we began the treatment
The tumour is large, bulbous and angry and covers quite a bit of his teeth.
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Next are 2 from Day 7
We felt that it definitely had not grown - a great achievement as it was growing daily and was not as bulbous and angry.
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And below todays pic - Day 14
Again - it definitely has not grown and optimistically we think more of his teeth are visible.
We are now on a ratio of 6 drops of MSS to 30 drops of activator.
We know that this is not a quick fix. Dr Janey told us that we are in for a long haul. We just need to persevere. It is only the second week and even the fact that it has not grown over these two weeks is a miracle.
Have a great weekend.
Happy Blogging
Sandy, Gunter and the boys xx
Okay...good news. Kodi is more relaxed about taking his medicine. I think he realises we are trying to help him and now co-operates. It was a real struggle at first which made us feel so bad. His stomach has also settled down.
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Day 1 |
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Day 1 |
As promised we will upload progress photos every Friday.
The first three are from Day 1 when we began the treatment
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Day 1 |
The tumour is large, bulbous and angry and covers quite a bit of his teeth.
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Next are 2 from Day 7
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Day 7 |
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Day 7 |
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And below todays pic - Day 14
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Day 14 |
We are now on a ratio of 6 drops of MSS to 30 drops of activator.
We know that this is not a quick fix. Dr Janey told us that we are in for a long haul. We just need to persevere. It is only the second week and even the fact that it has not grown over these two weeks is a miracle.
Have a great weekend.
Happy Blogging
Sandy, Gunter and the boys xx
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky:...
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky:...: Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: DAY 7 : DAY 7 Such a handsome boy One week into the treatment and we are CAUTI...
DAY 11
We are well into our second week and while things have gone relatively well it has not all been plain sailing.
For some reason, every so often Kodi seems to have a short bout of nausea, just a bit of gagging and a little bit of drooling but distressing when it happens notheless. This could be due to the foul taste of the medicine. A big part of the treatment is the detox and we are trying to go by the book. The treatment every two hours requires that both of us are hands on (one to hold him still and the other to squirt the liquid into his mouth) so planning everything else around this is quite a feat.
I had to clean my stove today and bicarb and vinegar just wouldn't do the job. Fortunately I have an outside trough so hubby took apart everything he could and I cleaned it outside well away from the dogs. Rinsed thoroughly and then cleaned again with the vinegar and bicarb to remove any chemical traces and allowed to dry off in the sunshine.
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Batch of chicken cooked on the weekend |
All three dogs seem happy and contented on their radically different diet and they finish their bowls. No more waste.
Happy blogging...
Best wishes
Sandy & Gunter
Friday, 11 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: DAY 7
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: DAY 7: DAY 7 Such a handsome boy One week into the treatment and we are CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. The photo below shows clearly that the...
DAY 7
DAY 7
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Such a handsome boy |
The photo below shows clearly that the tumour has not grown which in itself is fantastic because it was growing at a rate of knots! We could see it getting bigger almost daily.
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First week's progress |
The angry red blisters are no longer so visible and we think that a bit more of his teeth are visible.
This may of course be wishful thinking on our part. We would appreciate your thoughts.
His tummy has settled so from today we are on a ratio of 4 drops of MMS to 20 drops of activator every 2 hours. Fortunately Gunter and I work from home so this is manageable.
His cancer therapist - the lovely Dr. Janey Little inidcated that we need to get the dosage up as quickly as possible to have maximum impact.
She is a marvellous warm, compassionate person who took so much time to explain everything to us and to answer our questions.
If you would like further info on Janey and her programme please visit :-
www.canceralive.net
Good news is that the dogs are thoroughly enjoying their new diet. I am trul amazed. I never thought I would see the day my 3 Huskies tucked into veggies with alacrity.
PS:
A perk of the new diet is that the poop patrol is much more pleasant! Much fewer. Their bodies are obviously absorbing most of the food and therefore there is much less to eliminate.
Have a great weekend and happy blogging
Sandy, Gunter and the boys xx
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Day 6
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: Day 6: Kodi started his treatment on Friday 4th October. It's not easy! . The moment he sees the medicine being prepared he runs and hides....
Day 6
It's not easy! . The moment he sees the medicine being prepared he runs and hides.
We wish he didn't have to go through this - but it is his only chance and we have to persevere.
We started with 1 drop of MSS to 5 drops of activator every 2 hours.
We have gradually increased the dosage and he reached the 3 - 15 ratio yesterday.
This caused some digestive problems. He had hiccups (poor chap) and a bit of nausea.
We will keep him on this dosage for a couple of days until his system settles.
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Pots of Vegetables ready to be cooked. Thank goodness for a large gas stove! |
Tomorrow is Day 7 and we will take a photograph of the tumour to document progress and will do this weekly.
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The beginning
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The beginning: At 8 years of age Kodi was diagnosed with cancer. It all started with a small lump on his jaw which we thought was perhaps an abcess....
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The Treatment
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The Treatment: The theory behind the treatment is (and please I am describing this in layman's terms):- To treat the cause rather than the sympto...
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The beginning
Fighting Cancer - Our journey with Kodi our Husky: The beginning: At 8 years of age Kodi was diagnosed with cancer. It all started with a small lump on his jaw which we thought was perhaps an abcess....
The Treatment
The theory behind the treatment is (and please I am describing this in layman's terms):-
To treat the cause rather than the symptom of the cancer.
This is done by a process of detoxing to remove all chemical deposits in his body and by oxygenating the damaged cell. The tumour should over a period of time start to shrink and then disappear completely.
The procedure is to mix 1 drop of MMS to 5 drops of the activator for each treatment.
This must stand for three minutes to activate (it changes to a pale golden colour)
Add a couple of drops of bottled water to enable drawing up in the syringe.
Then comes the tricky part. Hold his mouth open long enough to squirt it in.
This must be done at least every two hours.
The dose needs to be increased every couple of days - alway with the ratio of 1-5 up to in large dogs 8-10 drops of the MMS maximum.
DIET
This must be done in conjunction with a chemical and hormone free diet.
50% chemical and hormone free meat or chicken
50% brown rice and vegetables.
A Tablesppon of flaxseed oil per serving
Himalyan Crystal Salt can be used
Trumeric recommended in the cooking
2 capsules of Milk Thistle per day.
* Elgin Chickens are a reliable source for chemical and hormone free chickens. They have a factory shop open Tuesdays and Fridays.
We have three huskies so we have to put them all on the same diet (the other two will benefit as they are overweight). They are however used to the crunch of pellets (kibble).
I found a recipe for making my own which the cancer researcher has approved with a couple of amendments.
Dog Food Recipes: Kaptin's Crunchy Kibble
Makes 20 to 30 servings for a 25 lb. dog
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Cooking
for your dog is not only healthy and affordable but rewarding too. From
stews, stir-fries and other one-pot delectables recipes abound that
make it easy—but have you ever thought about making your own kibble? We
were happy to find a great kibble recipe from Wendy Nan Rees’s cookbook,
The Natural Pet Food Cookbook: Healthful Recipes for Dogs and Cats. Try it out—it’s delicious and nutritious!
This is my basic kibble recipe. I keep 8 cups in a sealed container in the refrigerator and freeze the rest in vacuum-sealed food storage bags. The kibble will keep in an airtight container for two weeks in the refrigerator, or three months in the freezer.
4 cups whole-wheat flour
2 cups rye flour
2 cups nonfat milk powder
2 teaspoons bone meal
1 cup plain wheat germ
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, or 2 1/2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 eggs
1 cup safflower, olive or corn oil
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 cups water
4 cups cooked ground beef, pork, lamb, duck, chicken or turkey
2 cups cooked and puréed sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups chopped dried apples
2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Spray two large cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, milk powder, bone meal, wheat germ, parsley and salt.
3. In a smaller bowl, beat the eggs and blend them with the oil. Add the Worcestershire sauce.
4. Add the water to the flour mixture and mix well.
5. Fold in the egg mixture and combine it all evenly.
6. Add the meat, sweet potatoes, dried apples and spinach and press them into the dough.
7. Spread the dough on cookie sheets (18" x 13" work best), making it very flat and thin. Use a knife to cut it into small squares.
8. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the kibble is golden brown and not doughy when you break a piece open. During the baking process, take a wood spoon or spatula and move the kibble around on the cookie sheet so it bakes evenly. Then turn off your oven, keeping the door closed, and let it dry out in the off oven for at least 4 to 6 hours, or overnight.
9. When you remove the kibble from the oven, it will still be slightly warm and moist. Let it sit on cooling racks for another hour or two until it is completely dry and cool.
Variations: Here are some other ingredients I like to add for flavor and nutrients: alfalfa leaf, barley, basil leaf, beets, broccoli, brown rice, carrots, flaxseed meal, green beans, kamut, nutritional yeast flakes, peas, potatoes, rolled oats, rosemary leaf and zucchini.
This is my basic kibble recipe. I keep 8 cups in a sealed container in the refrigerator and freeze the rest in vacuum-sealed food storage bags. The kibble will keep in an airtight container for two weeks in the refrigerator, or three months in the freezer.
4 cups whole-wheat flour
2 cups rye flour
2 cups nonfat milk powder
2 teaspoons bone meal
1 cup plain wheat germ
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, or 2 1/2 tablespoons parsley flakes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 eggs
1 cup safflower, olive or corn oil
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 cups water
4 cups cooked ground beef, pork, lamb, duck, chicken or turkey
2 cups cooked and puréed sweet potatoes
1 1/2 cups chopped dried apples
2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Spray two large cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, milk powder, bone meal, wheat germ, parsley and salt.
3. In a smaller bowl, beat the eggs and blend them with the oil. Add the Worcestershire sauce.
4. Add the water to the flour mixture and mix well.
5. Fold in the egg mixture and combine it all evenly.
6. Add the meat, sweet potatoes, dried apples and spinach and press them into the dough.
7. Spread the dough on cookie sheets (18" x 13" work best), making it very flat and thin. Use a knife to cut it into small squares.
8. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the kibble is golden brown and not doughy when you break a piece open. During the baking process, take a wood spoon or spatula and move the kibble around on the cookie sheet so it bakes evenly. Then turn off your oven, keeping the door closed, and let it dry out in the off oven for at least 4 to 6 hours, or overnight.
9. When you remove the kibble from the oven, it will still be slightly warm and moist. Let it sit on cooling racks for another hour or two until it is completely dry and cool.
Variations: Here are some other ingredients I like to add for flavor and nutrients: alfalfa leaf, barley, basil leaf, beets, broccoli, brown rice, carrots, flaxseed meal, green beans, kamut, nutritional yeast flakes, peas, potatoes, rolled oats, rosemary leaf and zucchini.
To my shock and relief they love it.
Bottled or filtered water should be used.
ENVIRONMENT
As part of the holistic approach to the healing environment plays an important part.
Out with all the commercial cleaners and sprays and in with Bi-carb and vinegar.
Gone are fresh air sprays. Instead I can burn essential oils.
Important: Use only a gently herbal shampoo on the dog. No dipping.
For flea control Program can be used which makes the female fleas infertile.
Well it's back to the kitchen for me. Hubby brought back bags of chicken from Elgin which needs to be cooked.
The beginning
At 8 years of age Kodi was diagnosed with cancer.
It all started with a small lump on his jaw which we thought was perhaps an abcess.
Imagine our shock when the vet told us she suspected cancer.
A biopsy was performed and our worst fears confirmed.
Kodi had Squamous Cell Carcinoma. a progressive oral tumour with rapid growth.
Alternatives:
To have a large percentage of his lower jaw surgically removed.
Chemo and Radiotherapy.
Neither of the above gave him a realistic chance of longevity.
Neither is an option we would consider.
We were resigned to keeping him as comfortable as possible for as long as possible.
True to diagnosis the tumour grew fast. This is after a four weeks!
It was not an option. However, on that day a cancer researcher was visiting our vet to acquaint them with a new holistic approach to treating cancer in humans and animals. We eagerly agreed to meet with her.
She has given us hope.
This blog will document the treatment and progress in the hope that it may benefit other people who may have a loved one suffering from cancer. Please note that we are not in anyway endorsing the treatment or receiving any financial gain from this blog. It will just chart our personal experiences on this journey to try to help our beloved pet.
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