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Dear anyone who can help,

I have a cat with a tumor that has returned in the same spot for the third time and surgery is not possible for several reasons. I have searched everywhere for a holistic vet that treats pets using DMSO, but I cannot find one anywhere, even in the greater surrounding areas where I live, in fact I cannot even get an appointment to a regular vet for 3 weeks or more. I have been looking for several weeks now. I am rather desperate. I want to try the DMSO and hydrogen peroxide solution that you were so successful with. I have some questions though and was hoping you could help me out.

1. What is the ratio of DMSO to distilled water to used?

2. Do you make up a fresh batch before each time you apply it?

3. What is the ratio of H202 and distilled water to reduce the 35% hydrogen peroxide down to 6%?

4. What is the percentage of the DMSO solution to Hydrogen peroxide solution that you actually apply?

Is it 94% of the DMSO/distilled water solution to 6% of the HP/distilled water solution which makes 100%?

5. What is the ratio of H202 and distilled water to reduce the 35% hydrogen peroxide down to 3%?

6. Do the tumors just shrink, or did they open and drain?

I would soooooo appreciate it if you could help me out. I am quite desperate and feel very overwhelmed. I thank you greatly in advance for any help and any other suggestions you might have. Thank you!!!

Sincerely,

Liz

PS-I tried to email [email protected], but the email address no longer exists.

Is the lower strength Mannuka better as I bought the 200 strength as it seemed that it would work stronger?

Have you administered doxycycline for your dog's active Lyme disease? It will suppress the disease and further development of symptoms.

Just to be clear, you cannot catch scabies from a dog with mange. Research it and you will find this accurate. Thank you.

Thanks for the confirmation, this explains why my Amstaff didn't get parvovirus. Thank you for your help

Hi Lizzie1228,

So sorry. I am surprised you are having such issues on a freeze-dried raw food diet. Many allergies come from kibble in my experience. I've written extensively on Earth Clinic about dealing with severe skin allergies in my dog. You can look up those posts on the allergy pets section. What helped was a raw food diet AND daily colloidal silver. Colloidal Silver was more of a temporary fix that eased itching and stopped flaking and chronic ear infections. Once I switched him to a freeze-dried raw food diet (Small Batch) with a small amount of kibble, ALL of his issues disappeared within a week. He died at age 17 a couple of months ago with no skin allergies thankfully. That was after a number of years struggling to find something to help him.

Perhaps you can test another raw food brand? Turkey turned out to be the best for him as he had a sensitive stomach too.

Hope you find a solution.

Deirdre

I'm looking for some advice from owners whose pets have allergy issues.

I will first list the problem and then I will do what I've tried.

I have a long haired chihuahua. He is mostly white with some black spots on him. He's a couple pounds overweight. We are working on this. He just turned 6 in September.

I have fed him a raw food diet of Primal Freeze dried Nuggets since he was born. I'm not going to lie, I've given him scraps here and there which I'm working on. Most of the time it's just meat.

I have been staying in a hotel for a year looking for a place to live. I wouldn't be surprised if there's mold everywhere. It is an old hotel so I'm sure the carpets are infested with who knows what. We came from a basement that was semi moldy. Let's just say we both haven't felt our best. I Did secure a place to live and will be moving November 5th.

I usually take him on five to six walks a day. I try my hardest to keep him away from any sort of mulch, cedar or pine trees. I feel horrible for him sometimes.

There is one thing I've noticed when he's outside in the grass. I see a bunch of bugs jump up about 10 in and jump down into the grass. I have no idea what they are. There are lots of them and I've never seen them before. Except for the last 2 years.

Every time I bring him in I wash his feet either with warm water or an iodine solution mixed with water. I give him baths about once a week and try not to unless he's itching really bad. I use Zymox shampoo which is a natural shampoo. I cannot find any fleas on him. I do not like to give him vaccinations and I do not like to put toxic flea and heartworm medication on him if at all possible.

4 years ago I took him to the vet for his itching. They gave me apoquel saying it was okay for him to take and that there was nothing to worry about. After I read the side effects I immediately took him off of it after being on it a year. I then started him on Prednisone for a year and he blew up like a fat tick.

This summer I was going to do whatever it took to keep him off of pharmaceutical medications.

I do not know what's outside in our environment but it is causing us to deteriorate at a fast rate. This includes our animals. I have an idea but I'm not going to go there.

I forgot he also sneezes a lot outside and when we go up and down the halls.

A year and a half ago I started giving him an allergy supplement from pet parents. It has colostrum, salmon oil, Quercetin, probiotics and other natural things. It seems to work really well except for in the middle of summer.

When he is itching and I check him I feel like there are actual bites on him. I'm currently giving him Benadryl and I'm not happy about it. I have been giving him baths in apple cider vinegar.

He is my best friend and when he's stressed out, I get stressed out. I don't have a whole lot of money but will do what I have to provide for him. I just want him to be comfortable.

I absolutely refuse to put flea poison on him unless it becomes a problem. It seems like he has a skin reaction to it. I've worked in a vet before so I know about vaccines and I know about fleas and what to look for.

Several years ago I started studying natural ways to heal my body, therefore I have passed this on to him.

I worry about giving him certain things just because of his sensitivity but am willing to try if anyone has any good ideas. I would really appreciate it. He eats his food and his supplement very well. Other than that it's hard to get things on him and down him without him throwing a fit. He is a Chihuahua after all.

I guess he could have a yeast infection but I don't see any signs of that. Also the last time he was at the vet he said that in the summer 98% of his clients are due to allergy issues.

This is so frustrating. I had dogs when I was younger and they never had these issues.

I apologize if I rambled on too long. I'm just trying to cover every angle.

If you take the time to read this, and offer any advice, I truly appreciate the time you've taken and it means a lot.

Thanks

This according to the ASPCA's website:

"Common symptoms include:

I had the same problem with my kitty Max several years ago. After a lot of money spent to have part of his colon removed due to megacolon, a new vet suggested trying a novel protein diet, meaning no chicken, fish, beef - normal meats fed to cats. We changed him to a duck and green pea diet and he got so much better just from a food change. With all the chemical pollutants in our environment that are affecting human's immune system, our pets are going through the same thing. A food change may fix everything!!!!

I realize I am replying to a pretty old question. But I wanted to put this out there in case someone else has the same issue.

You can add ACV with the mother to cheaper ACV and let it sit for a few weeks. The mother will grow in the cheap ACV as it is a culture.

What are the signs of blockage?

Thank you! That is very good advice I have not at all considered. My cats always have fresh water in- and outdoors.

After now giving Blu 1/2 tsp DE in wet food mixed in with water for 3 weeks twice a day the tapeworms are gone.

Look up benefits of SERRAPEPTASE, has never yet failed for my elderly arthritic cats dogs. Works best on it's own.. take 1 hour before meals or two hours after meal

Pat:

How much does your dog weigh, please? I need to determine how much to give my 22-lb dog.

I have done a lot of reading on what will work for yeast infections in dogs. Our Bichon / English Bull Dog has suffered from yeast infections his whole life. We have tried many medications /remedies some worked temporarily, but nothing has been as effective as ACV and yogurt and Melaleuca honey. I am including just one site that talks about the benefits of Melaleuca honey but if you google "Melaleuca honey for dogs" you will see that it is a popular, accepted and beneficial treatment for bacteria /fungus treatment along with AVC and yogurt.

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/manuka-honey-for-your-dog

Just wanted to answer your question about your babies heavy breathing since I didn't see anyone answer it. I'm no vet, just a cat lover & mom of 10 cats myself, but as for the heavy breathing it's just usually a sign that they are in pain, so as long as it subsides it should be ok. UTI are known to be painful so sometimes they will breath heavy and also lick the area where the pain could be coming from. Hope this helps. God bless you and your baby.

I was told about supplementing Vitamin C for dogs by a family that has bred American Bulldogs for over 30 years. None of their dogs that they have bred ever got hip dysplasia, something that is not uncommon in American Bulldogs. They told me to make sure that I use a naturally sourced Vitamin C with the co-factors, such as those derived from rose hips, amla etc. because they have found over the years that the results are much better than giving the ascorbic acid version of Vitamin C.

Wondering if anyone knows how the olive oil and milk works?

I tried the ACV diluted a couple of days ago and my dog went nuts.

He is a cavalier king charles and his ears are always sore so I wanted to make sure I will be using the most gentle remedy going forward.

I have a mini schnauzer who has pancreatitis and wanted to know if it would harm her or cause a flare up if I gave her 1/2 to 1 tsp of BSM for arthritis?