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…Big Loveable Cuddle Chuck is back on track a little better with his eating! Good job ad A+ + for patience and fortitude!

Not using the "Power Mushrooms per se, bit am using Apocaps and K-9 Immunity Plus. As you already know, NOTHING is expensive when it comes to large dogs, so you may get the same…

…benefit--or better---through other mushroom products. The articles above are great and others will chime in. But yes, I for n', am a fan!

You and Chuck are really hanging in there together

…Lori,

Lots of folks have used them here. Here's one article we wrote: Mushroom Therapy Basics

and "Mushroom Therapy Tips"

The Forums come up with 594 results for the phrase "power mushrooms" so I would start your search here in Eating Healthy.

…ordered the power mushrooms from aloha organics, and I did talk to the vet, who said he has read about the effectiveness of mushrooms in conjunction with chemo. I am wondering if anyone has any ill side effects? I have read that they should help with the effects of chemo, but Im

… a day. I have not talked to my vet yet about adding other things, but I am hoping to give a 5 mg melatonin pill every evening and start using Power Mushrooms. For non pill supplements, I cook one chicken liver a night and mix it into Athena's food. I have also started culturing my own kefir and I will

…with...

"The Dog Cancer Vet" Dr Dressler's Apocaps

Facts About Dr. Dressler’s Apocaps

Cancer Support Kits for Dogs from PetWellbeing

Mushroom Therapy Basics to Fight Dog Cancer

Jerry's Canine Cancer Diet and Supplements

K9 Immunity Plus Information

…he had no problem mixing the two when we discussed essiac tea (one specific thing that hes seen success with)

 

Ive looked into the power mushrooms, because he said that hes read literature suggesting the effectiveness, so will probably start that seeing as though it is safe with chemo.

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Here's a survey of the day:

What kind of food(s) do you feed your pets on a regular basis?

We use blue buffalo wilderness adding fish tabs, mushrooms kelp and ground eggs shells and ester c

How do you pawrents decide what to feed your pets?

We became educated after Tiffany was diagnosed with

… I think this Tripawds Nutrition Blog
article may answer many of your questions about mushroom therapy:

Mushroom Therapy Basics to Fight Dog Cancer

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…ve not heard of the other magic mushroom product, just K9 Immunity
and MUSH and Power Mushrooms.  Jackson is on Power Mushrooms now, but when that's done we'll, too, switch to a more potent blend.  We'll probably go with MUSH.  Did you look into that one?  I'd be curious

…and doing all that good stuff...and it just seems to lead me in circles, so I thought I'd just ask directly.

My vet recommended trying a "magic mushroom carpet ride" as a supplemental treatment. He has some in stock, but they are only one 'shroom (maitake)...so he said there may be others out…

…(Sam has OSA; ddx March 6; front leg amp March 7). I am trying to decide which of these to choose from:

K9 Immunity
Plus

or

Healthy Dogma Mushroom Magic

Each seems to have the three types of mushrooms with the most beta-glucans (Cordyceps sinesis, shitake, maitake, etc.); they are hot…

…the other brand, or...?

Thoughts?

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Glad to hear he is doing better. Lets wait until the last moment for suture removal. If necessary Jacqie can bring him in.

Enjoy the magic mushrooms.... watch for random drug tests.

Houstoun Clinch, DVM

TLC Veterinary Hospital

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Oakdale, MN 55128

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He's doing better--I think his pain levels, at least from the surgery, are much improved. We still get some whining…

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How is Sammy doing?
Well.... looks ok. Our mushroom extract is only maitake so maybe the others added in will…

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Well, I guess the mushroom supplements are not for you. :p But the e-mail is...
 
Here's the product I was…

…looking at:
http://www.k9cuisine.com/p-2386-healthy-dogma-mushroom-magic-dog-supplements.aspx
 
The other two I considered are:
 
K9 immunity
http://www.alohamedicinals.com/pet.htm#.UTt9hPJvCEE
 
K9…

…critical care http://www.k9criticalcare.com/dog-supplements/k9-critical-care-one/
 
All seem to have the three type of mushrooms with the most beta-glucans (Cordyceps sinesis, shitake, and maitake--among others), are hot water extracted, etc.
 
I feel a bit granola

…have to say it's a generous cup, depending on how many veggies I add.  I just finished cutting up cooked  parsnips, beets, brussels sprout, shiitake mushrooms and red & yellow peppers.  I have all this in a plastic container in the fridge so I can just scoop it out at meal time.  

It's a good idea

…? 

2. I've ordered an Essiac tea supplement from Only Natural Pet and Only Natural Pet's immune strengthener (which has all those magical mushrooms and more in there).  Do I give these now or wait until chemo/metronomic therapy?  I saw a video on tripawds.com where the Vet Oncologist said

… read this document:

http://www.scri.....-Complaint

According to the lawsuit, Birkdale was originally getting the medicinal mushrooms from Aloha (manufactured in Nevada), then slowly started infringing on Aloha's trademarks, and mis-representing the source and origins of the

…medicinal mushrooms are the topic of much discussion here in the Eating Healthy Forum, so we compiled a list of member experiences and other information about this…

…cancer-fighting supplement in this Tripawds Nutrition Blog
Post:

"Mushroom Therapy Basics to Fight Dog Cancer"

…said:

So a lot of folks were talking about 'power mushrooms', which I'm giving to Baby, and now I see that K-9 amunity is also mushroom based.  Any advantage to one over the other?  Power mushrooms are not very expensive.

Here is a forum discussion we had about this a while back…

…. It should answer your questions:

AHCC Cancer Therapies: NK-9, K9 Immunity, Power Mushrooms

…a lot of folks were talking about 'power mushrooms', which I'm giving to Baby, and now I see that K-9 amunity is also mushroom based.  Any advantage to one over the other?  Power mushrooms are not very expensive.

Judy and Baby

… read this document:

http://www.scri.....-Complaint

According to the lawsuit, Birkdale was originally getting the medicinal mushrooms from Aloha (manufactured in Nevada), then slowly started infringing on Aloha's trademarks, and mis-representing the source and origins of the

…After dinner

- 1 500 mg capsule of Astragalus 

-1 vitamin C-1000 with rose hips 

--1 vile of San She dan Chun bei 

-1 capsule of Reishi mushrooms standardized from Nature's way

-1 capsule of milk thistle 175 mg

-1 capsule of Super Lysine +

-1 capsule of Artiminisine 100 mg

Last,

…. The following is from a very old post (both Tazzie's were around until the end of 2009). We seemed to be the main tripawd users of power mushrooms back then. I would have increased the dose, but it did not seem necessary.

"The directions on the power mushroom bottle is for humans. Use

…sure to review this Nutrition blog
post with more information about Power Mushrooms, including dosage instructions:

Power Mushrooms Immune Boosting Supplement

(Please remember that purchases made via links on this site help keep the Tripawds community online.)

…was a 180 pound Mastiff and I gave her 3 tabs twice daily.  I used Health Concerns brand of Power Mushrooms and I think that the biggest bottle lasted me about a month.

Pam

…would love to know what dosage people are using with power mushrooms.  Also the size of your furbaby and how many times a day you give them.

Thanks

Judy and Baby

…Dogs

Canine Nutrition Books for Beginners

Natural Pet Health Books by Dr. Richard Pitcairn

How to Eat Like Our Canine Ancestors

Magic Mushroom Recipes for Your Tripawd

…want to give Nature's Domain a try.

As for supplements, I have kept it simple and economical.  Nova takes CAS Options (which is similar to Power Mushrooms) and 3 capsules of salmon oil daily.  I recently started her on turmeric/curcumin
too.  After 4 rounds of chemo back in early 2009, she remains

…Embark, Zeal(pricey), Preference(need to add meat) and Thrive.

For supplements, I really like K9 Immunity's new "Plus" supplement – Omega 3's, mushroom and Transfer Factors all in one tasty supplement.  I also use Dasuquin with MSM.

Tracy, Maggie's Mom

…good reviews.  Has anyone tried this before?

Also, what basic supplements should I add to her diet?  I was thinking of maybe adding power mushrooms and fish oil.  Unforunately, I won't be able to add everything that is recommended due to finanical constraints.  I'm looking for the most

…: all from New Chapter. Zyflamend is a truly potent combo of ten herbs. Ginger is meant to potentiate the chemo and is a good anti nausea agent.
Mushrooms. Yeah baby ~ Lylee is happy. Nah – sorry. Just the regular non-psychedelic medicinal ones from NSI Vitacost.
Fish oil for the omega 3′s. She

…starting by reviewing Dr. Dressler's free canine cancer diet ebook.

For supplements, consider these blog posts and forum topics:

Power Mushrooms
K9 Immunity
AHCC Immune System Supplements