Thank you Himagain, This dog is an Akita. A purebred. Someone obviously did not want him as he was dumped when he was a puppy, probably a breeder realizing he had a time-bomb on his hands. I took him in at 3 months old (11 at night, pouring down-rain, a pup shows up in our yard). He is my first and only dog. He is almost 13, a testament to what I have been doing for him as Akita's are only supposed to live 10-12 years. They are genetic time-bombs, have a lot of problems. Just because one treats even entirely holistically, does not guarantee one will not have problems, maybe even constant struggles. He has been vaccinated only twice (once was a mistake, won't go there), he has eaten a species appropriate home-prepared raw diet for at least 10 years (in fact I need to go grind his raw chicken and vegetables) he eats better than I do. He sleeps in the same room with us, walks with me 4 times a day in my neighbors 15 acres. His Dad and I are home all day with him, he eats fresh grasses every day. But he has SA (Sebaceous Adenitis) admittedly a tough problem to treat even holistically. He is even featured in a booklet called "Beyond Probiotics" under the veterinary section when his holistic vet saved his life through Soil Based Organisms around 5-6 years ago, and got him off antibiotics. Then I found Moducare, an autoimmune supplement-basically plant fats (sisterols). It was like a literal miracle in a bottle. It worked for almost 4 years until his TCM vet (Traditional Chinese Medicine) prescribed appropriate herbals for him (he was a master herbalist) that subsequently made him somehow lose control. The Moducare does not work for him anymore. I managed to keep him off antibiotics for years until these herbs somehow knocked him off equilibrium and I let him suffer for a year with this infection, trying Transfer Factor, Immune modulating mushrooms, Cytolog, Colostrum, etc. etc. All these probably kept him around and reasonably healthy but his skin still became such a mess that I had no choice and literally drug myself kicking and screaming to the vet for abx last year. I know darn well they are not a cure and are suppressive. Which is exactly why I am here crying on this board as he is in much the same situation now (almost a year later) and I am desperately giving CS a go. His vet visit is in just under a month. I am going to give the CS that long and if there is no change I am not going to let this old dog suffer. I still am in a puzzle why the CS isn't kicking in. Maybe I need more time???????
Also one thing: I am giving him a supplement called Biosuperfood. It is very advanced. It has been theorized that he is undergoing an extreme detox/herx from this but that is where I get into the quandry again about where does true detox begin and a product not being therapeutic to the situation, end? And the theory about detoxification/herx being short lived and not as intense as the original disease state is just not so. I have heard from vets and especially from homeopathy, it can be MORE intense and sometimes go on for a very long time. THIS is where I am tripped up. And it would be different if he had years ahead of him, but he does not. Quality of life. Susie /// That question is fairly easy, Susie: The "healing crisis" or "herx" effect is extremely well-known in real "traditional" medicine and is characterised by two things: 1. It is never as severe as the first cause. 2. It fluctuates. ( Most important with observing animals - old time vets knew this...... anyone remember Dr Eli Wallach(sp.?) did a very funny tape called "Dead Doctors Don't Lie") The so-called fast action of anti-biotics ( never a truer name!) is because of two main factors: 1. The devastating shock to the body - shuts down the body's normal warning reactions. 2. Their best-kept secret: anaesthetic effects built-in to the process. You CANNOT win long term if you constantly assault the body like this. It's like people complaining of Diverticulitis haemorrhoids, etc etc who eat white flour, white sugar, pastry, coffee, chocolate. You have to stop doing those things. As for your dog - is it fed REAL dog food? Not out of a box/can, but the stuff called meat - raw meat, fresh as possible? Does he have access to grassed areas? Sick animals will eat various grasses (herbs) with an instinctive knowledge. Cats denied this access never can handle the natural furballs they ingest without it. But, at the end of the day, animal lovers don't want to know the truth: Any animal denied its natural activities is going to be stressed, sick and crazy and nothing is more cruel than having a working dog as a pet in the city, except perhaps denying them a mate and companionship of their own kind. Ever noticed the sheer ecstasy of a dog when given access to his own kind? Ever wondered why bush dogs don't get sick like captives? Cheers, Himagain/// -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
