Hi. I’m happy you found me. I’m about to share with you how I cured my dog’s cancer. Yes cured. Not remission. Cured. As in, his cancer was reversed. This is what I mean when I say his cancer was cured and that he’s not in remission.
My dog, Mochi, a ten-year old Maltese was diagnosed with anemia and with Stage 4 Lymphoma Cancer, B-Cell of Liver Origin on July 6, 2021. His prognosis was 4-6 weeks. I was informed though, that his cancer was rare and more aggressive than typical Lymphoma patients, therefore his remaining time was likely much less. If I chose to give him chemotherapy, I was informed that his prognosis would be 4-6-months at best, compared to a 1 year prognosis for typical Lymphoma patients who undergo chemotherapy.
I was devastated to hear my beloved Mochi had cancer. Then further distraught with an already deeply sunken heart that his cancer was rare and significantly more aggressive than most. At the time, I knew nothing about cancer, that is, what cancer actually is, what causes cancer, how cancer thrives, what kills cancer, except that I believed it was an immediate death sentence with no cure and no future.
Mochi was cured from his lymphoma in three and a half (3.5) months of treatments and not with chemotherapy. Though he received two of his scheduled 16 chemotherapy treatments, he never received the third one or any single additional chemotherapy thereafter. We did a dead stop at two which were the first two weeks immediately following diagnosis (one chemotherapy drug per week). Why? Because I was desperate and ignorant about cancer. I understood that the conventional route was chemotherapy and that circumstances were urgent. So I did it. But in that two week time-frame he received chemotherapy immediately following diagnosis, I heavily researched what cancer was, what causes cancer and what the various treatment options including chemotherapy do to your body and to the cancer. Here’s what chemotherapy does to your body and why it’s common for patients to not make it through. Here’s also why I believe cancer survivors relapse.
It’s critical you understand how cancer functions. Otherwise, it’s exactly the same as going to a war without knowing who your enemy is.
THIS IS WAR: MY 3-PRONG APPROACH AGAINST MOCHI’S CANCER
I wish there was a single one-stop source on the internet during my traumatic and urgent period of doing research on Mochi’s cancer that described how patients beat cancer. Instead, I had to spear-head the development of a plan and piece everything together while also triangulating all the different research papers and anecdotal evidence that may have yielded different outcomes or professional advice that were against certain types of promising-looking treatments. How I survived the emotional heart-wrenching experience of having to navigate through and choose a solution among the chaos of information that is often blasphemed about can be found here.
As a result of my research, my 3-prong approach is as follows:
- STABILIZE THE SITUATION
- STARVE THE ENEMY – CANCER
- EQUIP THE ARMY – HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM (talk about how it ALSO a targeted approach based on his specific liver condition which was the source of the cancer).
The critical overarching strategy throughout the entire process of implementing this 3-prong approach is to Get Ahead of the Cancer without hurting your dog. Emphasis on that entire sentence there because it was important to simultaneously accomplish both Getting Ahead of the Cancer Without Stressing Mochi out.
I gave special attention to his liver, the source of the cancer. This was a targeted and strategic approach which means in my opinion, would change if the source of the cancer came from another location.
I “Got Ahead of the Cancer” without going overboard or stressing my beloved dog who has been with me by my side for over 10 years. He trusted and continued to trust me to take care of him. I love Mochi. I wasn’t going to let him down again (the first time being that I feel and am responsible for having given him cancer). When I got tired, I remembered that cancer doesn’t slow down. Unlike your normal cells, Cancer cells are immortal, unless destroyed (explanation of how this is, click here).
Although, being proactive about killing the cancer, I remembered that Mochi’s happiness was important too and I didn’t go overboard as to excessively stress him out. There were times I had to find an alternative way to treat him without unnecessary stress. Here’s an example of what I mean by finding an alternative way to treat him and why I had to get ahead of the cancer without stressing him out.
Stabilize the Situation
At the time, Mochi was diagnosed, his prognosis was 4 weeks. His full-chemistry bloodwork results showed abnormalities in almost every value. Something drastic and intense was required immediately to stabilize the situation and put the cancer at bay before it consumed all of Mochi. Time was of the essence and because there was no time for me to learn what cancer was, how it operates and thrives, I said yes to chemotherapy for two weeks while I educated myself about the disease. Turns out, the first chemotherapy called Vincristine (via IV) did just that, with no obvious side effects.
It stopped the cancer from getting to the finish line of mortality when it was almost there.
His bloodwork still looked horrible but his red blood cell count was increasing, a good sign. In week two, Mochi received an oral chemo drug called Cytoxan. Mochi became more lethargic and vomited several times. During these first two weeks, I studied what cancer was, how chemotherapy works, what other non-chemotherapy cancer treatments existed and how they worked to treat the patient compared to chemotherapy, including IV Vitamin C. To find out what I learned, click below:
1. What is Cancer?
2. A Chemotherapy versus IV Vitamin C Comparison on what it does to cancer cells and to your immune system
Starve the Enemy Called Cancer
Cancer love sugars and bad carbohydrates from processed foods and the like. Think kibble and processed can foods common in dog food stores. Think also all the bad foods we give them thinking dogs should or can eat them…throwing them a piece of pizza, hot dogs, and our dinners slathered in sauce. In Mochi’s particular case, I changed his food directly over to raw foods including meats with no absolutely no transition period. On the internet and in cancer books, I had just done two controversial changes: 1. raw is often considered an additional tax or burden on the immune system because of the introduction of new bacteria and 2. a drastic switch with no transition period introducing the new food is often ill advised, causing digestive problems and diarrhea.
Equip your Army, the Immune System
PRIMARY TREATMENT OPTIONS
His specialized treatments such as #3, #4, #6 was a targeted approach based on Mochi’s specific condition – the source of his cancer was his liver. Therefore, the supplemental treatments were liver-specific.
His primary treatments were holistic namely:
- Intravenous Vitamin C (main cancer treatment)
- Ozone Therapy (sometimes called MAHT and his second most important treatment after IV Vit C
- Fecal transplants
- Acupuncture (targeted protocol which assists the liver)
- Chiropractic care
- Chinese Herbal Medicine
- CBD with THC (3:1 ratio) – yes a 3:1 ratio of CBD to THC, NOT THC at .03% (replaced prednisone; this is what prednisone does to your body and it SKEWS blood test results!) Why I replaced prednisone with CBD and THC? what does CBD and THC do that prednisone doesnt do?
- Major Food Overhaul because Food is Medicine (see Mochi’s food menu and recipes when we did an immediate switch to raw food the week of his cancer diagnosis).
Treatment types, frequency and dosage are extremely important.
His treatment schedule immediately following diagnosis to attain stabilization, post-stabilization and post-cancer along with his IV Vitamin C dosage will be posted soon.
OBSERVED SIDE EFFECTS OF PRIMARY TREATMENTS
Mochi experienced no serious side effects with the primary treatments. The only side effect he had was increased urination for the first 3-5 hours after IV Vitamin C treatments. Unlike chemotherapy, he had no side effects. With chemotherapy, he lost his appetite due to nausea and was given Cerenia to reduce nausea and then additional drug to induce appetite. He was lethargic and nauseated after his second and last chemotherapy of the 16 slated, called Cytoxin.
There are no pharmaceutical drugs that were needed as a response to any of Mochi’s holistic treatments, except access to the outdoors for urination, which is not a drug.
CRITICAL AT-HOME CARE
Tremendously critical which many people greatly underestimate is the power of food and creating a joyful peaceful environment minimizing stress:
Allow and Promote Healing with these at-home treatments:
- Have a clean house especially floors and fabrics using non-toxic cleaning products (materials and cleaning products I used)
- Peaceful at-home environment (methods and a routine schedule, smooth jazz, nature sounds, birds singing)
- Outdoor opportunities to relax and move around as much as your dog wishes
- Sleep in darkness and quiet overnight for 9-12 hours
Please do not underestimate the Power of Food and the Power of a Peaceful and Low-stress home on one’s health. Mochi was fed large portions of table food on a daily basis by family members despite exorbitant efforts to stop them in addition to “top-of-the-line” commercial kibble. Combined with the lack of sleep, a loud unruly young child who was rougher than she should have been, I truly believe that bad food, a toxic home and dirty floors led to Mochi’s cancer.
FOOD IS MEDICINE
Mochi is currently 10.4 pounds, 41% lighter than he used to be which was 17.6 pounds at the time of diagnosis. He is almost half his weight. If your dog is overweight, your dog is at significantly increased risk of cancer, diabetes and other serious illnesses.
AVOID WARM / HOT CLIMATES
If the environment at home or outside the home is too hot, your dog will begin to pant. Panting is a bad sign which indicates your dog’s body is lacking oxygen. Cancer thrives in low-oxygen environments.
Panting is a signal your dog’s body is attempting to increase oxygen levels, again exerting unnecessary burden on your dog’s body to focus on fighting the cancer cells. To alleviate panting:
- make sure the temperature in the house is comfortable
- avoid staying outside too long if it’s summer out. Stay out only as long as your dog can handle, this could mean as little as 3-5 minutes depending on the temps and humidity (maybe just enough to urinate and defecate) and return inside to cooler temps.
- Sunset or after sunset: go outside for the opportunity to exercise either at sunset so your dog can get fresh air and to exercise as much s/he’d can without over-exertion to increase blood circulation.
- know your dog (gets bored of a neighborhood; loves retail centers; would only walk towards the house for food smells but not away from the house (so had to pick him up, carry him in my arms down the street, then let him walk himself back)
CUT YOUR DOG’S HAIR SHORT
- panting is a BAD sign
- want to see the skin (tick on the butt)
- treat the skin (ask your doctor, essential oils that fight cancer)
- check for new bumps
Keeping your dog’s hair short makes it easier for him/her to breathe and it also maximizes your dog’s ability to move around to exercise when your dog is able to rather than having heavy fur/hair holding your dog down when mobility is encouraged to increase blood circulation/oxygen which cancer hates.I’ve seen golden labs or golden retriever cancer patients at doctor’s offices with their fur still incredibly long, omg that drags your dog down, it’s a collection of dirt and toxic debris picked up from the streets adhering close to your dog’s body, a body that is already burdened by fighting cancer. equip your dog’s immunity to fight the cancer by allowing it to focus on the cancer instead of trying to simultaneously fight off toxins from dirty fur
