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Soon after I retired from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, we were told
that all my precious Lhasa Apsos would be dead in less than a year.
They were all diagnosed with calcium oxalate kidney stones, and
these stones affected both kidneys in each dog, and were,
essentially, 'wall-to-wall'. The vets we consulted told us their
kidneys would be fully calcified in under a year and that with
calcium oxalate stones, there was nothing that could be done. We
were told these stones never dissolve, and only proliferate in size
and number.
These girls are like my children and I could not believe they were
all dying. I poured over books and the internet. I met with M.D.s
specializing in the treatment of this problem in humans, and I
discovered that these stones are almost epidemic in humans and
animals in this country.
It seemed that all I could do was to make their last months truly
happy, and I determined I would cook for them and feed them only
fresh, natural foods. In addition to that, I learned as much as I
could about how these stones were addressed in humans, and I applied
that information to the contents of their meals.
What happened next was something all our vets tell me had never
happened before. First, they all seemed to get younger. Fuzzerbear,
who was 15 years old at the time had more energy and her coat grew markedly thicker,
and she had a new 'spring in her step', as did all
the girls'. And we had been needing to take at least one of them to
the vet weekly for something or another for a few years. All of a
sudden, the need for trips to the vet stopped. They were all getting
healthier, stronger, happier, younger before our eyes, and this
continued. We weren't the only ones who noticed that, either. Their
vets remarked about it and were clearly impressed and pleasantly
surprised. After seven months, we had the same large specialty
veterinary hospital do repeat ultrasounds to compare to those
performed those months before. Fuzzerbear's U/S showed no stones
whatsoever in one kidney and 5 very small stones in the other. Molly
McMouse' U/S showed the same thing. C.B. Wigglesworth's U/S showed
her to be free of stones entirely.
The vets were impressed, but not convinced until they tried the
diet with other patients diagnosed with the same calcium oxalate
kidney stones and in each dog, the stones disappeared, too. This is
something no one had ever heard of happening. In fact, it had been
believed it could not be done by both veterinarians and medical
doctors alike.
Fuzzerbear went on to be with us until she was 19 years old. Molly McMouse
lived to the age of 18, and C.B. Wigglesworth is now 17, and remains
free of calcium oxalate stones. Additionally, the vets continue to
use the diet for the benefit of their other patients with these
stones, which are apparently quite prevalent. I am also contacted
constantly by others whose dogs suffer from these stones, including
other veterinarians who have heard of it.
My
Animal Communication
class,
Learning to Remember™,
also contains
information on nutrition including books and links that will assist
you in helping your companions live long, healthy lives with you !!
And, of course,
my classes
on COOKING FOR
YOUR DOG go
beyond the basics to include how to feed for kidney problems,
including these stones, and for other problems, such as allergies,
pancreas problems, etc.
Call or email
for more information on classes or private consultations with
Leslie.
713-977-8888
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