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Hello all,
I apologize for being absent on Monday’s webinar. We’ve had a busy few weeks and we’re gearing up for conference season.
Our 9 year old Pitbull rescue, Taser was diagnosed with a malignant mast cell tumor on his right chest. During a flare up the tumor can be the size of a dime or even a nickel, but 90 % of the time it is almost impossible to find.
For those unfamiliar with mast cell tumors, it is common for the site(s) to become inflammed due to the concentration of mast cells releasing excess histamine, heprin and proteolytic enzymes which cause the redness, swelling and inflammation commonly associated with these types of tumors.
Taser did have a non adjuvanted rabies vaccination around thanksgiving, which probably is playing a role here. Prior to that he was vaccines her schedule for rabies only aside from when he was between 5mo-2 years where he received most recommended “puppy vaccines” including rabies, DHPP, kennel cough and Lyme.
I rescued him when he was about 5 months old from NYC, with no medical records. He was intact and seemingly had no issues. Within weeks of rescuing him, and in the midst of puppy vaccinations and neutering he was diagnosed with severe colitis. Taser was extremely ill, unable to keep food down, and extreme bloody diarrhea. After several food changes, antibiotics, steroids etc. I found help putting him into a raw diet and we have had zero recurrence.
At this young age he was also diagnosed with minor hip displasia and arthritis which have been pretty successfully managed with a high quality glucosamine supplement and chiro/acupuncture.
In the midst of his maturation through 3 years old we did have some severe behavioral issues centering around anxiety which can likely be attributed to the over vaccination. We worked through the majority of these issues with very little residual issue aside from some minor and well controlled separation anxiety that is absolutely my own fault.
Flash forward to about 2 years ago when taser suddenly became ill with clear watery diarrhea with loss of appetite, depressed mood, and extreme thirst that did not resolve with 12 hours worth of fasting. He has significant skin turgor which landed him in the veterinary clinic for 48 hours of fluid and antibiotic therapy. This veterinarian blamed his raw food for salmonella contamination... for which he eventually tested negative for. The cause was unfounded but the antibiotics and steroids ultimately took a toll on his gut health that took me several months to regulate with diet and supplementation.
That being said, we do have a great team of veterinarians who practice both homeopathy and integrative options. We will have extensive blood work done within the next few days and will likely not seek to remove the tumor and rather manage through IV vitamin C therapy and other natural immunotherapy means unless his tumor comes back as aggressive
He gets a healthy amount of pretty rigorous exercise several times a day which we plan to increase. He eats a raw diet inclusive of a variety of organic proteins, and several supplements that are rotated including:
(Organic if applicable)leafy greens, turmeric paste, colostrum, immunity herbal supplement, bone broth, goats milk, milk thistle, coconut oik, organic immunity mushroom supplement (variety) cod liver oil, high dose CBD oil, small amounts of watermelon, blueberries or blackberries and filtered water.
Recently I discontinued his glucosamine supplement because it contained hyraulonic acid which has conflicting options on whether or not it can accelerate the rate of cell growth. Not sure this is the best decision or not give his minor arthritis going into his senior years
I would love to hear anyone’s expertise with Mast cell, other homeopathic options or anything else anyone would like to share. We really want tase to keep his quality of life and not have to endure any chemo or radiation.
I apologize for being absent on Monday’s webinar. We’ve had a busy few weeks and we’re gearing up for conference season.
Our 9 year old Pitbull rescue, Taser was diagnosed with a malignant mast cell tumor on his right chest. During a flare up the tumor can be the size of a dime or even a nickel, but 90 % of the time it is almost impossible to find.
For those unfamiliar with mast cell tumors, it is common for the site(s) to become inflammed due to the concentration of mast cells releasing excess histamine, heprin and proteolytic enzymes which cause the redness, swelling and inflammation commonly associated with these types of tumors.
Taser did have a non adjuvanted rabies vaccination around thanksgiving, which probably is playing a role here. Prior to that he was vaccines her schedule for rabies only aside from when he was between 5mo-2 years where he received most recommended “puppy vaccines” including rabies, DHPP, kennel cough and Lyme.
I rescued him when he was about 5 months old from NYC, with no medical records. He was intact and seemingly had no issues. Within weeks of rescuing him, and in the midst of puppy vaccinations and neutering he was diagnosed with severe colitis. Taser was extremely ill, unable to keep food down, and extreme bloody diarrhea. After several food changes, antibiotics, steroids etc. I found help putting him into a raw diet and we have had zero recurrence.
At this young age he was also diagnosed with minor hip displasia and arthritis which have been pretty successfully managed with a high quality glucosamine supplement and chiro/acupuncture.
In the midst of his maturation through 3 years old we did have some severe behavioral issues centering around anxiety which can likely be attributed to the over vaccination. We worked through the majority of these issues with very little residual issue aside from some minor and well controlled separation anxiety that is absolutely my own fault.
Flash forward to about 2 years ago when taser suddenly became ill with clear watery diarrhea with loss of appetite, depressed mood, and extreme thirst that did not resolve with 12 hours worth of fasting. He has significant skin turgor which landed him in the veterinary clinic for 48 hours of fluid and antibiotic therapy. This veterinarian blamed his raw food for salmonella contamination... for which he eventually tested negative for. The cause was unfounded but the antibiotics and steroids ultimately took a toll on his gut health that took me several months to regulate with diet and supplementation.
That being said, we do have a great team of veterinarians who practice both homeopathy and integrative options. We will have extensive blood work done within the next few days and will likely not seek to remove the tumor and rather manage through IV vitamin C therapy and other natural immunotherapy means unless his tumor comes back as aggressive
He gets a healthy amount of pretty rigorous exercise several times a day which we plan to increase. He eats a raw diet inclusive of a variety of organic proteins, and several supplements that are rotated including:
(Organic if applicable)leafy greens, turmeric paste, colostrum, immunity herbal supplement, bone broth, goats milk, milk thistle, coconut oik, organic immunity mushroom supplement (variety) cod liver oil, high dose CBD oil, small amounts of watermelon, blueberries or blackberries and filtered water.
Recently I discontinued his glucosamine supplement because it contained hyraulonic acid which has conflicting options on whether or not it can accelerate the rate of cell growth. Not sure this is the best decision or not give his minor arthritis going into his senior years
I would love to hear anyone’s expertise with Mast cell, other homeopathic options or anything else anyone would like to share. We really want tase to keep his quality of life and not have to endure any chemo or radiation.
