Comments on: The Cost of My Dog’s Life, part 2 http://www.dogcancerblog.com/the-cost-of-my-dogs-life-part-2/ Dr. Demian Dressler, DVM, the dog cancer vet blogs about canine cancer Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Margaret http://www.dogcancerblog.com/the-cost-of-my-dogs-life-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Margaret Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:54:20 +0000 http://www.dogcancerblog.com/?p=1026#comment-1534 Dear Dr. D - Thank you for your book. It has been an incredible compass for moving through the various aspects of this difficult process with my treasure, Smoky Mountain. Smoky is a terrier mix of Jack Russell and Lakeland, a very active 13 year old, who has a hard, small lump above his left eye brow. After 3 months of treatment for what was diagnosed as osteomellitis, we were referred to a vet specialist who advised it was likely a tumor and wanted to proceed to biopsy, MRI and surgical resection of his skull. (X-ray showed nothing; Aspirate showed high level of muco proteins consistent with tissue necrosis & tumor growth). Returned to senior vet at Smoky's original clinic who tried to do a true cut biopsy but was not successful. He advised against drilling for biopsy and sent Smoky home with Tramadol and Rimadyl for pain and said this was likely osteo or fibrosarcoma. In the meantime, I researched & contacted biochemists working in this area, read your book, and immediately started Smoky on your diet (using bison, salmon, turkey, liver as protein sources), K9 immunity, transfer factors, fish oil, green tea extract, probiotic, indole 3..., mcp, parsley, curcumin (difficult to prepare). Smoky, who has always been a finicky eater has gained 1.5# in 2 months and the vet who sees Smoky every few weeks to drain the swelling around the lump says the inflammation is reduced based on the significant reduction in fluid (100cc down to 9cc) & reduced pain assessment at time of aspiration. I bought a copy of your book for my vet as he says he does not have time to keep up with all these things. He has been supportive of the regimen and gladly filled the script for doxycycline and inquires for updates on progress. I told the vet that I realize there is likely no single silver bullet, he responded that there may be many silver bullets in what you have recommended. I emailed the information to him on Quadramet as a pain option for Smoky but he had never heard of it. You state in your email that this is given by injection during a hospital stay - is there any other information on the practical administration of this pain medication to send to my vet on this? Also, I am going to sign up for the webinar for the Q&A opportunity this month. Overall, I am grateful to God for His grace and compassion in giving Smoky to me and also for His provision in using your information as an effective tool for navigating through this process. Thank you for providing a comprehensive handbook along with the key information updates that have been great equipping tools to move forward on! Best regards, Margaret (and Smoky) Dear Dr. D – Thank you for your book. It has been an incredible compass for moving through the various aspects of this difficult process with my treasure, Smoky Mountain. Smoky is a terrier mix of Jack Russell and Lakeland, a very active 13 year old, who has a hard, small lump above his left eye brow. After 3 months of treatment for what was diagnosed as osteomellitis, we were referred to a vet specialist who advised it was likely a tumor and wanted to proceed to biopsy, MRI and surgical resection of his skull. (X-ray showed nothing; Aspirate showed high level of muco proteins consistent with tissue necrosis & tumor growth). Returned to senior vet at Smoky’s original clinic who tried to do a true cut biopsy but was not successful. He advised against drilling for biopsy and sent Smoky home with Tramadol and Rimadyl for pain and said this was likely osteo or fibrosarcoma. In the meantime, I researched & contacted biochemists working in this area, read your book, and immediately started Smoky on your diet (using bison, salmon, turkey, liver as protein sources), K9 immunity, transfer factors, fish oil, green tea extract, probiotic, indole 3…, mcp, parsley, curcumin (difficult to prepare). Smoky, who has always been a finicky eater has gained 1.5# in 2 months and the vet who sees Smoky every few weeks to drain the swelling around the lump says the inflammation is reduced based on the significant reduction in fluid (100cc down to 9cc) & reduced pain assessment at time of aspiration. I bought a copy of your book for my vet as he says he does not have time to keep up with all these things. He has been supportive of the regimen and gladly filled the script for doxycycline and inquires for updates on progress. I told the vet that I realize there is likely no single silver bullet, he responded that there may be many silver bullets in what you have recommended. I emailed the information to him on Quadramet as a pain option for Smoky but he had never heard of it. You state in your email that this is given by injection during a hospital stay – is there any other information on the practical administration of this pain medication to send to my vet on this? Also, I am going to sign up for the webinar for the Q&A opportunity this month. Overall, I am grateful to God for His grace and compassion in giving Smoky to me and also for His provision in using your information as an effective tool for navigating through this process. Thank you for providing a comprehensive handbook along with the key information updates that have been great equipping tools to move forward on! Best regards, Margaret (and Smoky)

]]> By: Valerie http://www.dogcancerblog.com/the-cost-of-my-dogs-life-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Valerie Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:01:36 +0000 http://www.dogcancerblog.com/?p=1026#comment-1517 Thank you Dr. Dressler! I couldn't have expressed tose sentiments better. I too agree about the grace and compassion we can feel once we can "see the forest..." Nonetheless, losing my best friend will plague me with dialy reminders. Her companion Lucy still sits outside and waits patiently for the return of her friend, though less frequenty with each passing day, thatnk G-d! I hope to be able to meet you in person the next time I visit Hawaii which I plan to do in two years after I complete my dissertation program. "Zy Gazunt", which translates to "Be well" in Yiddish. Wishing you Happy Holydays that are upon us! Sincerely, Valerie Thank you Dr. Dressler! I couldn’t have expressed tose sentiments better. I too agree about the grace and compassion we can feel once we can “see the forest…” Nonetheless, losing my best friend will plague me with dialy reminders. Her companion Lucy still sits outside and waits patiently for the return of her friend, though less frequenty with each passing day, thatnk G-d! I hope to be able to meet you in person the next time I visit Hawaii which I plan to do in two years after I complete my dissertation program.

“Zy Gazunt”, which translates to “Be well” in Yiddish. Wishing you Happy Holydays that are upon us!

Sincerely,
Valerie

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