benny55 said
Just one more thought. Once you make your mind up...move forward...no looking back! You will find all sorts of differing views...something new...so.ething someone else tried and it worked, or it didn't...whatever.

Th point being, at some point we make decisions and mkve forward. Sure, if something is causing some whackiness, we regroup. But you can stay in research mode forever and just become stuck.

Craaaaxy journey, huh?

I definitely feel stuck! LOL So crazy!

quixote said
I didnt read the whole thread as of yet.  I can however tell you that I am an avid raw feeder. I will NEVER go back to kibble, I have switched both puppies and seniors on to raw with NO issues.  Cats are harder to switch to raw as they become addicted to the shape texture and flavor of the food they were raised on. Dogs tend to make the switch easier.  It is recommended to start with one protein and go from there, However that is NOT how I do it. I feed raw to my dogs and so any fosters or new dogs I get are just cold turkey switched to whatever I am feeding that day.  It has worked really well thus far.

I may have to try slow or maybe start with cooked....I need to make sure she's eating and she won't eat it...I tried a few times. So we shall see!

So I got the call from UPenn and the other family took the spot in the trial so we won't get that but I'm okay I think. Everything happens for a reason. I have to think that or I'll get really angry. I just like to think that their dog maybe needed it more than we did. I don't know...

However, the lady their said that IV chemo there is only $2000-$2400 for Jilly's weight but she wasn't sure what all that included so I have to call the oncology dept on Monday. This kind of threw me for a loop because I had ruled that out completely and now that it's more in our price range I'm wondering if I should do that?

I was all set on holistic basically because we couldn't afford anything else but also because I really want her to have quality of life over quantity for her sake (I personally would love more time but I can't be selfish). Now there is another option in play...seriously, every single time I had made a decision over this cancer, something happened to make me rethink it. I feel like I can't win.

I did do some holistic shopping though that I was excited about so I'll type that down and maybe I'll feel a little better! So...I bought:

toegrips

k9 immunity plus

RX Biotics

fish oil omega 3

MUSH

San Shedan Chuanbei Ye | Fritillary Bulb Extract

and I still need to get artemisinin , coQ10, IP-6, milk thistle and figure out food.

I feel like this is a lot but all of it was recommended by the holistic vet so we'll give it a go! I'm excited to receive everything and start it!

Oh, and I bought Primal Goat Milk for dogs and gave her the 6oz recommended for two days and shes been really gassy. Has anyone else had an issue with that?

marshallsmom13 said
I didn't get a chance to read all of the responses yet but when I told our regular vet we were not doing chemo and were using homeopathic remedies instead she wasn't happy and told me she didn't want me to be sorry if he got lung mets in a month. It was stressful until I 100% jumped into my decision and decided there would be no regrets bc I was doing what was right for marshall and my family. Everyone here helped me a lot with that decision. You have to do what you feel in your heart is right.

I'm just hoping that one day, hopefully soon, I will figure out the direction to go in. I know I need to take a step back and relax....I'm just having a hard time doing that....even after the glass of wine! I feel like my heart and my mind are confused! Blah....