Prince - 9 year old Rottie
On Friday August 25th 2006 - Prince my usually happy go lucky - "into everything" big teddy bear - without warning collapsed. When I found him he was laying motionless on the floor - unable to move, his gums were white and he felt unusually cold.
In a panic - I picked him up - its amazing where you get your strength from - (I weight 120lbs - Prince weighs 120lbs) - we headed to the emergency vet. They immediately took blood, did xrays as well as an ultrasound. Well the verdict was in - my 'baby' was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma i.e. tumor on his spleen which had metastasized to his lungs - I was horrified. It had to have been the worst news I have ever heard - I was hysterical to say the least.
The vet at the emergency room was extremely nice and sincere in her suggestion which was to euthanize him immediately, to eliminate any further suffering. As I drove to the hospital to say my last goodbyes - something in my spirit said ... "NO" you are not going to euthanize him - we cannot give up home on my baby that quickly. So I decided to take him home with me instead. The vet indicated to me that he would not last any longer than 24 hrs and was a huge risk taking him home - as I did not have access to any hospital supplies. This was a risk I was prepared to take - after all what were my options! I asked if they could hydrate him - which they did. This "perked" him up a bit.
As I brought him home - I looked at him - although he looked pitiful I was determined to fight for my baby's life.
When we arrived home I separated him from my other 3 dogs, in order to minimize any stress, or agitation - much to my young dog - Jade's dismay - as Prince was her "buddy" who she played and tormented all the time.
I immediately began to research products - in the meantime I administerd to him an array of immune building supplements. This involved - Essiac Tea, Noni, Vitamin E and C, Astragalus. Additionally I added Cottage Cheese and Flaxseed oil.
Almost immediately he looked better - but was still very weak and pretty much still on the edge.
Through hrs and hrs of research, I came across testimonies after testimonies on a product called Artemisinin - which has been researched by Dr Henry Lai at the University of Seattle, Washington.
I contacted Dr Lai. He was extremely helpful and suggested I start Prince on the Artemisinin immediately. I did. He specifically indicated tome that when using this product you cannot use any antioxidents as it hinders the effectiveness of Arteminisin. I followed his instructions to the letter.
Additionally I contacted a wonderful holistic vet who immediately started treating Prince with a homeopathic remedy used for treating lung cancer in humans, incorporating a method called "The Plussing Method".
I am watching Prince closely to see his progress. I will provide updates regularly.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Prince - 9 year old Rottie - Diagnosed with Cancer
Prince - 9 year old Rottie
On Friday August 25th 2006 - Prince my usually happy go lucky - "into everything" big teddy bear - without warning collapsed. When I found him he was laying motionless on the floor - unable to move, his gums were white and he felt unusually cold.
In a panic - I picked him up - its amazing where you get your strength from - (I weight 120lbs - Prince weighs 120lbs) - we headed to the emergency vet. They immediately took blood, did xrays as well as an ultrasound. Well the verdict was in - my 'baby' was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma i.e. tumor on his spleen which had metastasized to his lungs - I was horrified. It had to have been the worst news I have ever heard - I was hysterical to say the least.
The vet at the emergency room was extremely nice and sincere in her suggestion which was to euthanize him immediately, to eliminate any further suffering. As I drove to the hospital to say my last goodbyes - something in my spirit said ... "NO" you are not going to euthanize him - we cannot give up home on my baby that quickly. So I decided to take him home with me instead. The vet indicated to me that he would not last any longer than 24 hrs and was a huge risk taking him home - as I did not have access to any hospital supplies. This was a risk I was prepared to take - after all what were my options! I asked if they could hydrate him - which they did. This "perked" him up a bit.
As I brought him home - I looked at him - although he looked pitiful I was determined to fight for my baby's life.
When we arrived home I separated him from my other 3 dogs, in order to minimize any stress, or agitation - much to my young dog - Jade's dismay - as Prince was her "buddy" who she played and tormented all the time.
I immediately began to research products - in the meantime I administerd to him an array of immune building supplements. This involved - Essiac Tea, Noni, Vitamin E and C, Astragalus. Additionally I added Cottage Cheese and Flaxseed oil.
Almost immediately he looked better - but was still very weak and pretty much still on the edge.
Through hrs and hrs of research, I came across testimonies after testimonies on a product called Artemisinin - which has been researched by Dr Henry Lai at the University of Seattle, Washington.
I contacted Dr Lai. He was extremely helpful and suggested I start Prince on the Artemisinin immediately. I did. He specifically indicated tome that when using this product you cannot use any antioxidents as it hinders the effectiveness of Arteminisin. I followed his instructions to the letter.
Additionally I contacted a wonderful holistic vet who immediately started treating Prince with a homeopathic remedy used for treating lung cancer in humans, incorporating a method called "The Plussing Method".
I am watching Prince closely to see his progress. I will provide updates regularly.