My West Highland white terrier was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April of 2011. Her first symptoms were vomiting quite frequently and she had episodes of diarrhea. Her stomach would also make very loud growling noises, it sounded as though she was hungry but I knew there was something else wrong because of how loud it was. She was also losing a lot of weight and just did not look well. A few months later I noticed her acting like she was dizzy, walking like she was intoxicated. I thought she was having a seizure of some kind. I immediately ran her to the veterinarian. When I arrived there, she was acting normal as the episode did not last very long. They did some blood work and everything seemed normal. They thought she had a mild stroke and put her on some medications.
A few months later she had another episode of the same symptoms of dizziness. She still was vomiting a few times a week and her diarrhea came and went during this time. I then took her in to a different vet and he ran some tests and they showed that her sugar was very low. It was below 30. He suspected that she had a tumor in her pancreas and ran more testing. This testing all came back normal and the vet recommended exploratory surgery. We elected to take this route and if there was a tumor in her pancreas the vet would remove it. The exploratory surgery did not go very well as there was a very large tumor in her pancreas and a few spots on her liver. The vet thought the tumor in her pancreas was too large to remove. His thoughts were that she may not make it through the surgery if he removed it and if she did, she would have a very difficult time recovering. We elected not to have any of it removed and Abby pulled through the surgery very well.
When I found out that she had pancreatic cancer I researched as much as possible on diet and cancer in dogs and humans. I immediately took her off of kibble food and put her on a diet that consisted of chicken breast and veggies ( veggies low in carbs), cottage cheese and flaxseed oil. These foods contain little or no carbohydrates (this is very important because carbohydrates can help the tumor grow and when you take carbs away it will help to starve the tumor). I also give her some very important supplements that I have found very helpful to her health and well being. I will list where you can purchase these at the bottom of the page. Abby no longer gets sick and her stools are normal. Her blood sugar has been normal for 6 months now. Here is the diet that I have her on. Keep in mind that she is 18 lbs and you should adjust the amount to your dogs’ weight.
Morning 7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Chicken, broccoli, caw flour, 1 tbl. Nupro supplement, ¼ tsp. Life’s abundance fish oil (I have found this to be one of the best) and one whole NuVet Supplement. Give the NuVet Supplement only when not taking Artemisinin. This is an herb that helps shrink cancer tumors and is given at bedtime. I will explain more at the end of this report. I use only fresh chicken breast, I bake it in the oven with a little water in the pan. I will keep out what she would eat in a few days and freeze the rest. Raw broccoli and caw flour is the best but you can use frozen. Do not overcook the veggies if you use frozen, I microwave it for 1 1/2 minutes with a little water till just thawed. Do not drain the water, then add 1 tablespoon of Nupro, ¼ tsp of the Life’s Abundance fish oil and chicken. The water will help make a nice broth when the Nupro is added.
Afternoon 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Abby’s afternoon meal consists of only Cottage cheese and flaxseed oil. Purchase a low fat small curd cottage cheese from your local grocery. Use only pure refrigerated flaxseed oil from you’re natural food store. I give Abby ½ tablespoon of flaxseed oil with two heaping tablespoons of cottage cheese. I use a hand beater and mix it well together until it is just starting to look creamy. This helps the two ingredients’ to work together. This is part of the Budwig diet and I have attached an article about this diet for you to review.
Dinner 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
For dinner Abby will get plain chicken and just a few veggies. I will add the Nupro supplement and NuVet if she is not taking Artemisinin at the time.
Evening around 10:00 – 11:00 pm
Give Cottage cheese with or without artemisinin. Please see attached report on Artemisinin dose and how it can help cancer tumors.
Abby is also on a very low dose of prednisone of 2.5 mg twice a day. I give her one with her morning meal and then one again with her dinner meal.
It has been six month now and Abby is no longer vomiting and her stools are firm. She had the signs of getting better pretty much in the first month of changing her diet and giving her all these extra supplements and herbs. I have not heard the loud sounds her stomach was making for a very long time. She has gained weight and she is back to her normal weight again. The vet is amazed on how well she is doing and he tells me to keep doing what I’m doing as it must be helping her.
I have more information on the supplements I am giving. Please visit the page for each supplement for more information and where to order.
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