My husband - not unreasonably - said that chemotherapy was not a viable option for us. But I wasn't settling for the 'prednisone till he dies option,' either.
So I did what any other pet owner would do: I searched the internet for alternatives. I luckily found a site called http://caninecancer.com which has information on the various different types of cancer dogs can get. I clicked on lymphoma and hungrily read everything on the page.
Down on the right hand side, in a blue sidebar I read about a Chinese herb known by various names including sweet wormwood, which is available online in a form called artemisinin. It kills cancer cells in dogs if combined with iron tablets. There was mention of 5 dogs having been completely cured of lymphoma this way.
If your dog has lymphoma, I urge you to go to this link..
I immediately ordered 90 x 200 mg Artemisinin tablets online for Ruggles, and bought some 'Gentle Iron' at the grocery store. Cancer uses up a lot of iron, so the interaction of artemsinin with the iron kills the cancer cells. (That is my non-scientific explanation! The website gives a fuller one.)
Another huge factor with cancer is diet. Cancer loves carbohydrates and sugar - which are present in dog foods. So regular dog food is now a no-no for Ruggles.
You'll read a lot about what you can feed your dog and can go crazy trying to do the right thing. But to keep it simple I immediately stopped using dog food and began giving him cooked meat. White meat is best. Raw meat is supposedly even better, so I compromised by giving him half-cooked turkey, chicken and pork.
I then waited for two anxious days for the herbs to arrive.
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