I wasn't going to add another entry as I thought, well, I don't have anything in particular to add. However, I think it's also important to share with everyone when I have good news. I'm sure many of you are feeling like you're running out of options and consequently time. I'm not sure when you first discovered your kitty's cancer, but I now think that a combination of a few treatments, can at least stabilize the cat and perhaps give you the chance to see them live at least another year..maybe longer.
We've had great success with Naltrexone. Perhaps on its own, it's enough to maintain Weasel's health, and possibly shrink the tumor; however, I don't take my chances using only one remedy so he also receives 3 times a day, Schuessler tissue salts - #10 and #11 - one tablet of each in his meals/snacks. He also receives 1 tablespoon of Essiac Tea and 5 drops of Life Gold. In his main meals we add the HMF Powder for digestion and 1/3 of a dropper of the concoction the vet made for him. I'm not entirely sure what is in it. Although he seems to be off the Amino B-Plex, he is still thriving and hasn't lost any weight! This is great news, as a side effect of pancreatic cancer is weight loss.
Weasel still eats all of his food and now enjoys his snacks. I've discovered that if I get several different flavours in the small tins of wet cat food from the pet store, he stays pretty enthusiastic about eating his treat. He'll only eat chicken and turkey so we run the risk of him becoming bored if we stay with one brand for his treats. He's off on Tuna these days as we overdid it a month ago. What I also do is about once every week or so, I'll make a roast chicken in the oven and keep the carcass which has bits of meat all over it. The flavours from the roasting process soak into the chicken and I'll take bits of it off the bones and spread it across the top of his treat. He devours it. It's just the extra bit of incentive that's needed as the cat food alone isn't enough.
The only side effect we're seeing is a constant discharge from Weasel's right eye..it's a rather unappealing substance, dark coloured and oozy. Since he doesn't have an eye infection, I'm going to assume it's his body detoxifying.
Someone was kind enough to post on this blog a suggestion that I'm going to investigate, and that's to use MMS. They've had great success using it to battle swollen lymph nodes.
Weasel
Friday 31 May 2013
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Still Going Fairly Strong
So, I haven't posted in a while as I haven't had too much to report on and in this case, no news is definitely good news!
A few weeks ago, I had to be away, leaving Weasel in the care of others. He reacted quite harshly to that and left vomit all over the house. I thought that they may have administered things incorrectly to him but since then, I've discovered that stress seems to be the trigger. We had company over on Mother's Day and once again he started vomiting. I believe that when his stomach tenses, it places pressure on the tumor and causes him to be ill. As long as I'm home and there isn't commotion, he remains in good spirits.
Due to Weasel's stubborn and extremely finicky nature, I've had to change his food from Halo to an inferior product line, but at this point I just want him to eat. He's off on the taste of the Amino B-Plex so he hasn't had it in weeks. I can only administer 5 drops of the Life Gold. Occasionally I can get the Essiac Tea down him but it's rare. The only stuff keeping him alive is the Naltrexone at this point. He still gets his cell salts and HMF powder which helps digestion. In addition to this, he receives his drops from the vet.
I grew two flats of wheatgrass which I thought would be a huge success. Instead, both cats ambivalently chew on a few blades here and there, and walk away. I now have wayyyy too much wheatgrass to put through my juicer. I imagine it will go bad before I even get through a quarter of it. At least my husband and I will be healthy but the entire point was to fight the cancer.
I can unfortunately no longer afford to go to the Holistic Vet which is a shame as he's been extremely helpful and an integral part of Weasel's progress. I'll continue to purchase Weasel's remedies but due to tight financial times, some compromises must be made.
A few weeks ago, I had to be away, leaving Weasel in the care of others. He reacted quite harshly to that and left vomit all over the house. I thought that they may have administered things incorrectly to him but since then, I've discovered that stress seems to be the trigger. We had company over on Mother's Day and once again he started vomiting. I believe that when his stomach tenses, it places pressure on the tumor and causes him to be ill. As long as I'm home and there isn't commotion, he remains in good spirits.
Due to Weasel's stubborn and extremely finicky nature, I've had to change his food from Halo to an inferior product line, but at this point I just want him to eat. He's off on the taste of the Amino B-Plex so he hasn't had it in weeks. I can only administer 5 drops of the Life Gold. Occasionally I can get the Essiac Tea down him but it's rare. The only stuff keeping him alive is the Naltrexone at this point. He still gets his cell salts and HMF powder which helps digestion. In addition to this, he receives his drops from the vet.
I grew two flats of wheatgrass which I thought would be a huge success. Instead, both cats ambivalently chew on a few blades here and there, and walk away. I now have wayyyy too much wheatgrass to put through my juicer. I imagine it will go bad before I even get through a quarter of it. At least my husband and I will be healthy but the entire point was to fight the cancer.
I can unfortunately no longer afford to go to the Holistic Vet which is a shame as he's been extremely helpful and an integral part of Weasel's progress. I'll continue to purchase Weasel's remedies but due to tight financial times, some compromises must be made.
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