Posted by KITA BELLE (South Africa) on 04/12/2026
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My small black spaniel is 16 years old and is a rescue from the local SPCA. Recently she has been diagnosed with Degenerative Myelopathy. She is really battling to walk, particularly with her hind legs. So far I have been using a 5ml syringe with NO NEEDLE and a 50%/50% mixture of apple cider vinegar and distilled water and rubbed it into the skin across her shoulders. This has been working fairly well and allowed her to go for slow short walks which she really enjoys. At first I also rubbed it horizontally gently across her spine with the same mixture soaked in cotton wool which also worked quite well. If I rubbed it vertically down her spine, her legs would start to shake. This has been working quite well up until now. I have also been looking online for any other treatment that might help her. It is my understanding that for whatever reason the myelin sheath covering her spine has deteriorated. I have been searching online and decided to use the search words "REBUILDING THE MYELIN SHEATH". Long story short, I found the following website. The heading is "28 PROVEN WAYS TO PROMOTE THE REGENERATION OF MYELIN". It is dated June 6th 2017 and the Author is JORDAN FALLIS. It also says "This article was originally published in 2017, and has been regularly updated to reflect new research. I hasten to add that it DOES NOT MENTION DOGS OR ANIMALS AT ALL. However, there do seem to be 28 things that I am going to research further to find out if ANY of them would be suitable or possibly harmful for dogs. Herewith the website: https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/blog/25-proven-ways-to-promote-the-regeneration-of-myelin. I do hope other people will ALSO do some further research into the 28 things Jordan Fallis suggests, and if suitable for dogs, and then kind enough to post them on Earth Clinic.
