Chester loves our new veterinarian (Dr. Sasher at Loving Touch Animal Center). I love her, too. I hate that she's now the third vet I've seen since the beginning of the year, but thankful to have found her and happy that she presented me with a wide variety of options, both traditional and holistic. I love that she blocked off an hour of her time to sit and talk to me about his history, mast cell tumors in general, dietary concerns, herbs and supplements, etc., before treating him rather than treating him while talking to me for 10 minutes at the most. Man, I am in veterinary love right now. I'm actually looking forward to going back next week.
So basically, here's what's happening: While she doesn't usually recommend a raw food diet for patients (because some people don't know what the heck they're doing), his diet is staying the same. I've read up about it enough that I feel comfortable doing it, and she didn't see a problem with it as long as contamination isn't an issue. We've added medications
...and supplements
...to what I have him on currently
...to help keep the tumors under control and maybe reduce them in size/hardness. Also for now, we're starting dry acupuncture (to balance energy) and aquapuncture with Viscum Album (Mistletoe) injections once a week and will taper off to once every two weeks or once a month.
I feel so much better about this now, like someone has given me a map (or a GPS) and I know where I'm going. We have a plan. We're not just winging it or going on what millions of internet "experts" say, and I'm not overwhelmed.
I love today.
