Wow, you were such a lucky dog to get K9 for free!  Mom's a big believer in alternative medicine, so she actually had me on a Chinese mushroom supplement a short while before my diagnosis.  I'd developed age-related issues like "old dog lungs" and iris atrophy, so she knew it was time to take a more active interest in my general health.  She hadn't heard of K9 Immunity then; I've been taking a supplement formulated for humans purchased from Vitacost.com (to those pawrents using K9, you can get the human stuff at half the price, FYI).

I have more energy and am in better physical condition overall, so I heartily endorse medicinal mushrooms.  You can never go wrong in building a stronger immune system.  Good stuff!

Hey there, Kim and Buster!  A friendly "woof" to both of you!  Thanks for suggesting the supplements.  Mom's always looking into new things to add to my cancer-fighting nutritional regimen.  She wonders if you've ever heard of IP6 or ellagic acid?  Mom tried to persuade me to eat red raspberries (high concentrations of ellagic acid), she even tried mixing them with my food, but I think they're gross.   Mom is now plotting ways to get me to consume pomegranate, since it's also high in ellagic acid.

Aside from my multi-vitamin, fish oil, vitamin C, and glucosamine supplements, I'm also taking two Chinese mushroom pills a day (NSI MGC-6 version 2 - the stuff she gets at Vitacost, which also contains COQ10 and beta-glucan) and an artemisinin pill called Artemix by Wellcare Pharmaceutical Company.  Mom recently discovered that I looooove dried Goji berries, so she's thinking of adding them to my diet, too.  

We dogs are doggone lucky that there are so many natural ways to fight cancer in addition to traditional medicine.    

As far as the clinical trial goes, we're still waiting to see if I qualify, though we should know by the end of the week.  I have to have my lung x-rays repeated and get the all-clear before I can be enrolled in the trial.  Needless to say, mom is a nervous wreck.  Any hint of lung mets, and I'm disqualified.  My vet said that my previous x-rays showed a bit of non-cancer related inflammation, and that was a relief since I'd recently developed a cough, but these x-rays could show something new, or the doctor at OSU who specializes in veterinary oncology/immunology might see something my other doctors have missed.  We're on pins and needles here and pretty much hoping for a miracle.

I hope I can continue taking all my supplements if enrolled in the trial.  It doesn't seem like many doctors put a lot of stock in alternative medicine, but that could prove to be beneficial if it means they couldn't care less about which herbal supplements I'm taking.

Mom says she'd love to post some pictures, but she doesn't have a digital camera (my icon picture was taken a while back by a friend).  Yep, we're living in the dark ages here.  *rolls eyes*  

I don't know if I'd call my amputation "partial"...they removed most of my leg, high on the femur, leaving a small section of flank for stability/cushioning.  I've learned that sitting on my "stump" (for lack of a more elegant term) is just as comfy as having another haunch to rest on, so it comes in handy.  On the other hand, the leftover muscle is very twitchy, which the doctors say is nerve healing and regrowth, and it's quite a sight to see that muscle jumping like mad!  I move that muscle a lot, too, flexing it in tandem with the flank muscle on my remaining hind leg, and mom says it give her the willies.  Of course, all children, furry and bare, can agree that anything that creeps out mom is a good thing.