Update on Logan's Treatment 4th quarter of Year after Diagnosis
Logan went in for bloodwork Oct 2017. I was concerned because we had seen a slow-down. Still, mother's intuition told me that something else was off. Even though he had his blood tested 3 months prior, I asked again for the tick test. He's always been Ehrlichiosis positive.
When the vet, Dr. Gottshalk came in, he told the technician not to run the tick panel (not realizing that I had asked for it). The technician had already done it. Luckily she did. Logan came back positive for Lyme's. The vet was ecstatic. Not because Logan had Lyme's per say, but because, as he said, "This is something I can treat."
We started Logan on doxy and he showed increased energy and improvement. But he started to stink. Patti said that the antibiotics cause dampness, and especially with dogs in Logan's condition. So, we gave him an herbal to take to reduce the dampness once he was done with the doxy.
We also started him on a new liver formula to help stop the metastasis and break up the tumors. She said that this is the last try. Logan didn't do well on the other formula. He has done well on the core program and that program has kept him here another year. We always maintain the core program.
Because Logan tends to be very reactive to these formulas, we started small, only giving him 1 pill 4x week. The dosage calls for 4 pills per day. Logan seemed to tolerate this regiment, but after about 3 weeks, he started to show signs of the tick disease again. He has a particular pattern of symptoms that present which we have learned to identify. Thus, we stopped the cancer formula for now, resumed doxy, and added back in astragalus to help boost the immune system. Once we get back from the holidays, we will resume a cautious approach to the cancer formula.
Right now my only hope is to have Logan here with us for the holidays. He has already exceeded my expectations, but it is hard to sit here not wanting for more. I'll never be ready, but the thought of having him around this holiday, with the tough year we have had, is a thought that I hold on to.
When the vet, Dr. Gottshalk came in, he told the technician not to run the tick panel (not realizing that I had asked for it). The technician had already done it. Luckily she did. Logan came back positive for Lyme's. The vet was ecstatic. Not because Logan had Lyme's per say, but because, as he said, "This is something I can treat."
We started Logan on doxy and he showed increased energy and improvement. But he started to stink. Patti said that the antibiotics cause dampness, and especially with dogs in Logan's condition. So, we gave him an herbal to take to reduce the dampness once he was done with the doxy.
We also started him on a new liver formula to help stop the metastasis and break up the tumors. She said that this is the last try. Logan didn't do well on the other formula. He has done well on the core program and that program has kept him here another year. We always maintain the core program.
Because Logan tends to be very reactive to these formulas, we started small, only giving him 1 pill 4x week. The dosage calls for 4 pills per day. Logan seemed to tolerate this regiment, but after about 3 weeks, he started to show signs of the tick disease again. He has a particular pattern of symptoms that present which we have learned to identify. Thus, we stopped the cancer formula for now, resumed doxy, and added back in astragalus to help boost the immune system. Once we get back from the holidays, we will resume a cautious approach to the cancer formula.
Right now my only hope is to have Logan here with us for the holidays. He has already exceeded my expectations, but it is hard to sit here not wanting for more. I'll never be ready, but the thought of having him around this holiday, with the tough year we have had, is a thought that I hold on to.
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