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Inspiring Stories

Inspiring Stories

Lahta with heart and kidney disease

Lahta – Integrative veterinary care for allergies, heart and kidney disorders

Lahta celebrated her  20th birthday this year!

She was plagued for 15 years with what we were told where allergies. Being a Persian, she has a tiny nose and minute nostrils which don’t help.  She had been to an allergy clinic for 20-25 visits over a couple of years and was treated for her allergies, BUT the interesting thing is that when we first  met our integrative veterinarian, he diagnosed her heart murmur and started treating her heart.  Her "allergies" simply vanished and she has remained free of them for a long time! So, was it ever allergies, or was it just undiagnosed heart problems? Integrative medicine studies the connections of the body and this case is remarkable to us.

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Mocha with bladder problems

Mocha's Story: Bladder Difficulties and Laser

A beautiful long-hair ragdoll cat came into our local shelter. She had spent her 5 years of life in a basement. She was so anxiety ridden that she was living under a blanket. I took her home to socialize her, so that she could be adopted.

In addition to extreme anxiety, Mocha Latte was  experiencing an ongoing series of bladder infections. She was also diagnosed with chronic cystitis and had extreme constipation. Medications for the bladder infection and cystitis were partially helpful but were not providing a long term cure. Nothing seemed to help the constipation.

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Andrew:cruciate, spondylosis, seizures, heart disease, cancer

RE: Andrew Starr (the Dog)
Current Date: 2012
On Set Date of Conditions: 2004

Andrew, the dog is a Boston terrier (male)

Andrew joined our family at about the age of 6-7 months of age

And so the story begins:

Age 9 months: I noticed that he did not want to jump up on a chair and since my last dog became paralyzed, I instantly recognized the red flag and went to my local veterinarian who diagnosed Andrew with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Immediate surgery was recommended So there was Andrew at only 9 months of age having surgery and being housebound in a cast for the next three months of his life.

Note: I was warned that usually when one ligament blows the other one will go within the year. To date 9 years later that has never happened. I attribute this to the following series of events.

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Ruby, with bloody vomiting and diarrhea

 

 

My dog Ruby was in the hands of an excellent vet whom I respect very much, but the vet could not get to the bottom of my dog’s sensitive stomach issues. My dog would become ill regularly, vomiting and defecating blood. Even after removing the food and grasses that were revealed by allergy testing, my dog still had regular occurrences.

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Cute with hair loss

“Cute” the Dog
Re: How Homotoxicology Helped
Date: Current Date (2012)
Symptoms and Problems Began: (2004)

Cute the dog is a female Jack-Rat (part Jack Russell/part Rat Terrier)
She was approximately 3 months old when we brought her into our family.

Within the first year of her life, I noticed a large patch of hair missing, literally balding to the point you could see the pink of her skin, soft and smooth, not even a follicle. The hair simply fell out. There was no itching or redness, but it did turn dark after a while. It resembled a large scar. It was about 3 inches long and wide and was located on the back of her neck. I took a picture of this and apologize for the quality, but it is all I have.

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Estie, with Seizures and Allergies

When my dog Estie, an Italian Greyhound, was about 2-3 years old, she developed seizures and severe allergies. We visited several veterinary clinics around the South Bay area of southern California to find out the reason for her seizures and to control her allergies.

We received the same advice: once a day medicine for seizures.

We decided not to take that route and tried to control it with diet instead.

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Bailey with Spleen Cancer

 Bailey with Spleen Cancer

“…My beloved Beagle named “Bailey” was diagnosed with spleen cancer in November 2016.  She was losing a lot of weight quickly so I took her to her normal veterinarian and he wanted to operate on her.  At that time Bailey was over 16 years old.  I agreed but after talking to several people, I had second thoughts so I cancelled the operation.  When I called the vet it was mentioned to give her the herb “Yunnan Baiyao” and I could get it in the health food store.  After trying many stores with no luck I reached out to my good friend Amy that makes essential oils and she recommend Dr. Mary Ellen of Sayre Veterinary Acupuncture...  At that time Bailey was only given a few days to a couple of weeks to live.  She was that bad. 

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Diablo - the Comeback Kid

Diablo, cancer
In 1994, my father was diagnosed with cancer. The disease was advanced so alternative treatments, we were told by professionals, weren’t a realistic alternative. The best and brightest minds in oncology decided aggressive radiation would give my dad his best chance.

Two months later he was dead.

My family grieved and while I urged my lonely mom to get a pet, she wasn't ready. Nor was she ready the next year. Or the next.  Five years went by until she decided it was time.

We visited a breeder who had five toy fox terrier puppies, all so bouncy they spent more time in the air the on the ground. Of the five, one loomed large and in charge, at a whopping 1.5 pounds. He was more willful than the rest. He wasn't taking no for an answer. He was coming home with us by his choice; we had no say in the matter. And he would go almost two months in our care before being named because we desperately hoped he would outgrow the only name that felt appropriate. He didn’t. So the name stuck: Diablo.

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