When my neck was really bad, acupuncture made it worse because it seemed to relax the muscles into the misalignment. That nerve pain is pretty awful. I would definitely try a chiro if you have a referral to a good one. I know of several dogs that the neurologists at UC Davis said had no hope and ind...

I'll just add that food in kibble is not the same as food not in kibble, it's been compromised in many ways along the road to manufacturing, storing, etc.

Good luck with your plan, sounds like a new start.

Thanks Connie, I will check it out. Right now i'm opening up a capsule of mine for her, and would rather have a liquid pump.

Similase is one of my favorite digestive enzymes! I think definitely it would help, unless maybe if you have a high allergen food in the diet. I don,t know if there is anything useful here, but she does have one blog entry where she talks about which probiotics promote histamine, and I think that's ...

Pardon the typos, my phone works kinda funky with this site.

Allergies are tough. My GSD was even allergic to cotton. I have used allergy testing in three dogs and I consider it extremely helpful, though it takes some interpretation. There is also a difference between allergen testing and the sensitivyity stuff that Dodds does. I probably have posted about th...

I need to try a fish oil for jazz and have not looked at these products in ages. What are the current favorite products that people are using?

Tia!

I'm so very very sorry :-(

I thought I would add to this thread that Honest Kitchen's Zeal might be a good option for CIL/PLE dogs due to the low fat levels. I've been trying it for Jazz and so far she tolerates it, but we'll see. I would prefer to go all homecooked, but she doesn't seem to tolerate those foods as well (almos...

I had problems with Max, turned out he couldn't tolerate sulphur, it made him pee and leak uncontrollably - eggs, garlic, msm, etc. I also had this problem with Jazz. We even did a few rounds of cipro because clean catches showed bacteria but the cysto didn't. The cipro helped, but it always came ba...

Are the principles that Ogilvie put forth (for cancer diets) still recommended nowadays?

Autocorrect keeps changing the tense of my verbs It also keeps changing well to we'll...

Weston Price to the rescue here: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/know-your-fats/digestion-and-absorption-of-food-fats/ "...Short- and medium-chain fatty acids from fats such as milk fat or coconut oil or palm kernel oil are broken off from the triglycerides without the need for bile acids...

If I ever learn more, I will post.

I have been wondering more lately about lecithin (non-gmo sunflower). I was giving it to jazz for her neuro condition for the choline, but I think it might have also been helping with the lymphangiectasia

I'm hoping Sabine or someone can answer this. For a long time, it was thought MCTs were good for dogs with conditions like Lymphangiectasia because I guess they kinda bypass part of the digestive process. Jazz's internal medicine vet said that they no longer completely believe that. I didn't have ti...

Oh drat. I haven't used it in awhile... If there is an intolerance to the slippery elm, marshmallow is also worth trying. I don't know if l-glutamine will protect against nsaids without further googling. Just throwing out stuff. Of course with uveities I always worry about tick disease. Haven't been...

I hope she looks outside the medical establishment for things to support her. Regular doctors are so limited in the tools they have.

I am curious if the villi need anything in particular to better heal, other than basic gut repair stuff. Will have to do some googlin'

I guess I never realized, before jazz, that it can be triggered and/or temporary. Probably more likely in genetically susceptible individuals.

I hope your sister can get it under control again. I know viruses can "re-ignite" under stress.

I'm thinking if this is a process of antibodies and inflammation, then the Vax very well may mimic this process.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6333/44.long

Folks on this forum know a lot of cool stuff, so maybe someone can answer my question. Several years ago when jazz got scooped for IBD they found stunted villi, like you would in celiac disease. The IMS was surprised at the damage and in conversation he mentioned that they often see this in parvo do...

Oh, please don't apologize, I'm sorry for adding to your stress! All these dogs are so individual and you just have to do your best, because there is no sure way through this. The 30 is the number that on initial test determines whether the dog would benefit from treatment or not (I personally would...

I'm really sorry to hear about needing to retreat. It's possible that the flareup of the neck is related, but no way to know. What is the dosage of doxy that you are giving? How long will you be treating for? The C6 is a funny test. Successful treatment is if it becomes less than 1/2 of what it was ...

You can also use Liver Support Factors, I think you might have used that before....

Have you ever tried r-lipoic acid for MP? I know if I don't give jazz hers, her tremors/seizures return. That together with sunflower lecithin and baking soda seems to keep them in check. BUT, of course she is a very different dog than MP.

Can't post long threads from my phone on this site... Was going to add that definitely blood counts and platelets should be monitored, and that's a lifelong thing, though will be able to spread out as she gets healthy. You might want to call protatek on your own, ask what they recommend about testin...

Especially if insurance is covering it, I would run the Ana~ tigers for a benchmark later. It is true that they don't correlate with disease severity (in fact the C6 doesn't either). The Titers aren't to help you determine right now, but to help later down the road, which is why she should have run ...

Well, bummer about the consistent seizure activity :-( Neuro lyme is a thing too and nearly impossible to treat. I've been knee deep in family stuff, but should be able to pop back tonight when I can get to my laptop and post more. Did you see any changes or improvements on the Mino??? What dosage w...

Btw, on the tick list (which is pretty dead now b/c of FB probably), I've seen a lot of anap~ dogs with seizures and they seemed to correlate with the severity of the disease. It would be great if they improved with this treatment.

Testing can be nuanced and controversial, hopefully MP has a straight forward case. None of the test focused on above work for Anap~ so hopefully your vet is referring to that.If it's a PCR test, there are all sorts of problems with those ( each test has issues). Lyme should be monitored via either ...

I'm using canna-pet for jazz, I think it may treat some of her collagen issues. Noticeable benefits: she eats better (important for an IBD dog), she has more Joy. I am not sure about her anxiety if it is helping with that, jury is still out. I just restarted a few days ago and it may be too soon. Ja...