Blue's Tale

At the beginning of May 2004 I took my Labrador cross, Blue, to the vet as he had been limping or appeared to be lame for some time on and off. As he was an active dog I thought he had strained a muscle or something. The first vet, my usual vet, prescribed painkillers and complete rest for him.

After two weeks he was still the same. In fact, he seemed to be getting worse, he didn't want to go for walks and spent the minimal time he could outside. He was laying down most of the time and didn't seem to get happy about anything at all. I took him to another vet who diagnosed him as having arthritis in all four legs and gave him more painkillers and wanted to prescribe expensive drugs for him. I was very suspicious. I didn't feel his diagnosis was right.

Blue was getting worse and I was getting concerned, I was then recommended a Danish vet based in London by a good friend of mine. I took him to see her and she immediately decided to x-ray him completely. The x-rays showed a lot of damage in his shoulder joints and some shady areas on his spine. She sent the x-rays for a 2nd opinion and they came back all clear (as they were even in both front legs). He was prescribed more pain killers and told to rest again.

About a week later (3 June 2004) I noticed he was bleeding from the mouth and seemed even more tired than usual. I phoned the same Danish vet who asked me to bring him in immediately thinking that he had a broken tooth or rotten tooth. She put him under anaesthetic and when she was looking at him she realised that there was absolutely nothing wrong with his teeth but he was bleeding continuously from his gums. They did a blood test and found his Red Blood Count (RBC) was at 17% (normal for a dog is over 38%) and his White Blood Count (WBC) was at just 2.1% (normal for a dog is around 5%) and that he had no platelets so he couldn't form any kind of scab to close a wound. He was dangerously close to death and in need of specialist care, perhaps a blood transfusion so the vets told me to rush him to The Royal Veterinary College – Queen Mother Hospital for Animals in Hertfordshire, north of London . That was the longest car journey of my life, Blue, barely awake from his anaesthetic, with dangerously low blood levels. As soon as we got there Blue had various tests done was put in intensive care. That night going home without him was just the most awful thing. I was so upset. The initial results showed very high levels of proteins in his blood. Further tests the next day including 2 biopsies in his shoulder bone and his hip bone revealed that he had a rare form of Leukemia called Multiple Myoloma. Multiple Myeloma accounts for just 1% of Leukemias in both humans and dogs. He was kept under close observation for 3 days in intensive care as the vets weren't even sure that he would survive he was so ill. He wouldn't eat or do much, he had this disease in an advanced stage. I was angry with myself for not having done more earlier. He was prescribed chemo drugs Alkaran and Steroids Prednisone at fairly high doses. We were told that untreated Blue had just a few weeks to live. We were told that treated with these drugs he may live one or two more years but could not be cured. We knew nothing at the time about either of these two drugs other than assuming that this was the right way to try to help Blue. We wanted to do anything to help him.

I started researching and investigating as much as I could about Multiple Myeloma Leukemia in both dogs and humans. I knew nothing about natural or alternative treatments but started researching them too and during one of my many sessions on the internet I came across an amazing website that was particularly useful to me – www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com. On this non-profit website I read about other ways to treat cancers and other diseases rather than poisoning using chemo or steroids. I read about the dangers and lack of cures brought on by chemo and steroids. I read that there was high success rates in treating cancer with certain alternative treatments. I read for the first time about the Johanna Budwig cancer cure using flax oil and cottage cheese - click here. I read that the best quality flax oil was Barleans. I buy mine online from www.1stvitality.co.uk. I was fascinated, but at the same time I thought that it couldn't be this simple. Then I read more and more about this lady Professor Johanna Budwig who was nominted for a Nobel prize 5 times and her findings and how she was ignored by the medical profession despite having such high success rates in curing cancer. I bought book after book with information on her. I also bought books on fighting cancer with the correct nutrition and lifestyle. I got in touch with a man in America through Shirleys Wellness Café who's dog Shilo had also been diagnosed with Leukemia at a very advanced stage. He had cured his dog from sure death using only the flax oil and cottage cheese diet and vitamins. He also has a webpage for his dog which is http://home.earthlink.net/~texas2step/ShilosTale.html I was also greatly inspired by the story of Natasha, her webpage is http://home.earthlink.net/~texas2step/cancerfightnewsletter.html

When Blue came home from the hospital 3 days later he was not a well dog. We felt that we must follow the vets orders and give Blue the two drugs he had been prescribed. Amazingly, within a few days he did appear more alert and seemed to almost return to normal. However, due to the severity of the effects of both the chemo and steroids it was important that we took him to the local vet 2 times a week for blood tests to make sure that the chemo wasn't closing his bodily functions down too much. I also learnt that this ‘miraculous' change in Blue was due to the steroids and their fake short term effect on the body. It was hard for us to go through with these conventional medicines, knowing that what we were giving him was having such an impact on his already frail body. For those first few weeks his blood levels remained steady. However, after less than 4 weeks of being on the chemo and steroids his temperature started to increase and he was just lying down unable to get up or do anything, he was continually panting and had a dull look in his eyes. We took his temperature which got to over 40 degrees. I called the vet and they told me that this was a ‘normal' side effect of the chemo and just to continue with it. This continued for the next 2 days. We then made the decision on 3 July 2004 to take Blue off the chemo and steroids completely as we didn't feel it was fair to put him through this suffering when we had been told that it wouldn't produce a cure anyway.

I had put Blue on the flax oil and cottage cheese diet alongside his conventional treatments from the beginning– he loved the flax oil and cottage cheese so it wasn't a problem. I continued researching about dog nutrition and the link between diet and cancer in both animals and people. I started to change Blues diet, threw away all his dried dog food and he was put him on the BARF diet (Bones And Raw Food). This consisted of two thirds carbohydrate (rice, potato, pasta) and one third raw protein (raw fish or meat) plus finely diced carrots, broccoli, cabbage etc.etc. often adding whole raw eggs, all the time alternating as much as possible with the raw foods for maximum benefit. I also took Blue to a homeopathic vet (www.alternativevet.co.uk) who prescribed 2 alternating types of treatment which he was to be given 3 times a day on his tongue 15 minutes before meals. I also gave him the human grades of spirulina, vitamin B, vitamin C, Siberian Ginseng, grapeseed extract and iron all in easily absorbable forms. As well as this I gave him a liquid multi-vitamin and mineral supplement daily as well as bitter apricot kernels which contain a natural cyanide which potentially attacks and gets rid of tumourous cells. Bitter Apricot Kernels are also known as Laetrile or Vitamin B17, for more information and to buy them go to www.kernelpower.co.uk. I took careful note about the dangers of sugar in cancer patients and made sure that Blue got nothing that contained any sugar having read that sugar feeds cancer cells and makes them divide more quickly. I also learned that fluoride might be harmful to cancer patients so made sure he got only purified or bottled water. I also put him on a supplement called Transfer Factor Plus Advanced Formula (www.transfer-factor.info). As well as this I started treatment for him by a radionic practitioner – a form of healing with proven results for both humans and animals see www.radionic.co.uk.

Blue improved immediately. Without chemo and steroids he suddenly seemed like he had been realised by a false ‘veil' of behaviour. He wasn't lame, seemed happy and although not quite back to his old self, he did seem much better.

As we continued for the next two months with the alternative treatments he got better day by day. Now, nearly two months later (24 August 2004), he is the brightest, liveliest, healthiest dog I have ever seen. I can't remember him being this happy and alert. His coat is the softest I have ever known it and his whole body just looks incredibly strong and healthy. Blue even seems to know that we have helped him and has become a lot closer to us all. People find it hard to believe that he is nearly 8 years old, he looks like he is 2 years old. Another proof of his health is in his nose, it has started to turn black again like when he was a puppy, which means that he must have been deficient in something for many years without us knowing. His most recent full blood test (end Aug 2004) showed a fully healthy dog with all normal levels. The vets were baffled as to how this could be possible, but I aim to baffle them for a long time to come and will continue with all his treatments as long as he lives.

January 2005 - Blue started off this month by doing as well as ever. Then unbeknown to me his flax oil started to run low and my mother who was looking after him didn't think it mattered as he was by now so strong and was doing so well. Had I known this was happening I would have done something but I didn't. After 3 weeks of little or no flax oil Blue started to fade again. At around the same time he had to cross the channel into the UK and there are strict rules as to the dog having to have a strong flea and tick treatment both orally and on the back of the neck before being allowed back into the UK. Blue had both of these treatments and then started to get really bad. We don't know if it was the combination of running out of flax oil or the flea and tick treatments but in the space of one day Blue completely changed. He could no longer manage the stairs and again wouldn't go outside at all. He wined each time he had to stand up or get down as he was in pain in his bones. I was beside myself. I immediately put him back onto the flax oil and cottage cheese dose, increasing it to 4 - 5 doses a day and we increased his homeopathy drops. I also went back to researching about Multiple Myeloma and put him on Noni Juice and Essiac tea. The Essiac tea he is very fond of and has 2 cups a day with a little milk! I also added the following supplements: Pau D'Arco, Alpha Lipoeic Acid, Co-Enzyme Q10 and Floradix Liquid Organic Iron. I also put him on a natural parasite treatment - Neways Parafree.

I also had Blue spiritually healed by Debbie Rye see www.alternativeways.co.uk who found that Blue was being affected not only by negative energies in the house he was living but by leylines and entities or 'souls' 4 of which were attached to him sucking more energy out of him. After his spiritual treatment and his increase in flax oil and homeopathic medicines and the adding of Noni juic and Essiac tea he improved immediately. Within the space of 1 day he was able to go for long walks again, play with his toys and was full of life and was once again totally pain free. Today, 10 February 2005, he is doing exceptionally well and is fit and healthy and alert once more. We have all learnt out lesson as to how important it is to 'stick' to the regime and never to alter anything as this agressive cancer is trying to break through.

We even took Blue to the Royal Veterinary College for a check up and they admitted that they were baffled as to how Blue was still alive having had no chemo or steroids for over 8 months now. They couldn't explain it but said it was not consistent with what they would have expected. Perhaps that is their way or admitting that some of our alternative medicines have been working!

Again, its like Blue knows we have helped him and he seems so happy to be able to run around again and play, it makes all the effort completely worthwhile!..

Blue's feeding Programme
(see additional daily ingredients in the section below this one)

Homeopathy drops on tongue (Carc and Hecla Lava – alternating) then 15 minutes later...

1 x large teaspoon of flax oil MIXED WITH..
1 x very large tablespoon of cottage cheese.

1 x large teaspoon of flax oil mixed with cottage cheese
1 x tablet of Transfer Factor Plus Advanced Formula

½ x Vitamin C
1 x Siberian Ginseng
1 x grapeseed extract
1 x Iron tablet
½ Vitamin B
1 x living foods capsule

½ Vitamin C
1 x Siberian Ginseng
1 x grapeseed extract
1 x Iron tablet
½ Vitamin B
1 x living foods capsule

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Blue's fight with Leukemia using Alternative treatments