Any experience with Chinese Herbs?

[PepandRuger]

Hello, just wondering what TCM means?
Thank you

[Snowshoe]

Traditional Chinese Medicine.

[Lainie]

Hi, I have just been to a holistic vet for Moby's spindle cell carcinoma that has begun to grow again on his right leg below the elbow. It is not a surprise that it is regrowing - I knew the margins would not be clear without amputation but we took our chances. The vet prescribed a Concentrated Stasis Breaker and a Concentrated Wei Ci Booster to slow (or stop or hopefully retard) the growth of the tumor which does not really cause him any problem - but could should the thin skin split.

Does anyone have any experience with these herbs? They are very expensive about $100 for almost a month of use - but I am o.k. with it as long as I see some results.


The vet also recommended that I stop feeding him raw in the morning because old dogs and dogs with cancer have a hard time digesting it.

Any thoughts?

We've had Jessie on Chinese herbs since last October with no positive results whatever. They are terribly expensive & this is so disappointing. But! Having said that, I think it depends on what your dog is on them for. Jessie is on them for her years of skin problems & skin problems are one of the most difficult things to treat. Unfortunately, our Naturopathic vet who is administering these herbs is as befuddled as we are & has tried different formulas over that last 6 months to no avail. I believe this vet is doing all she can & has had much success with other patient. So my advice is not to get in too deep.....if 6 months of herbal treatment doesn't help, I would look elsewhere. We have spent a fortune with the appointments, treatments & herbs. I hope it works well for you.....good luck!

[Moby and Barley's Mom]

Sorry I haven't been on due to my smashed ankle.

pawhealer.com, talk to mark, tell him you are a friend of betty nicholson.they charge no shipping on Wednesdays and often have specials.

i use herbs for vangie for incontinence.works.
used them for rex after he was in " liver failure" due to toxic food ( two yrs) and vet and internist were floored.brought his levels to normal levels within 5 months, and internist gave him weeks to live.he managed to live another 18 months, died right before his 12 th bday, from something else.

also use herbs for Jake, my 12 1/2 yr old who we suspect the beginning og GOLPP,and we think it's being kept in check,

also so use a different concoction for eli, our frenchie, who tends to barf when excited.also seems to help.

you talk with mark, and he will call back. I believe holly, the herbalist, is his wife.

ive been thrilled with them and they custom blend all of our dogs herbs.

Thank you sooo much! I will certainly give them a call - although I just ordered the next batch of herbs for my older dog and his spindle cell tumor. It does not seem to be helping at all - and his tumor is getting bigger every day. It is on his right front leg - and I worry that it will split and ulcerate soon. Do you have any suggestions for this?

[bett]

Thank you sooo much! I will certainly give them a call - although I just ordered the next batch of herbs for my older dog and his spindle cell tumor. It does not seem to be helping at all - and his tumor is getting bigger every day. It is on his right front leg - and I worry that it will split and ulcerate soon. Do you have any suggestions for this?

i know nothing about that, but cant hurt to speak to mark. i don't have much experience with cancers and chinese herbs. incontinence, GOLPP, barfing from eli, and stuff like that. they are very nice and i don't find that they push what isn't going to work.
good luck with your dog and mention betty nicholson. wed is free shipping but he may just offer it to you anyway.

[happy_blackbird]

I am little late to the thread, but I wanted to chime in that we turned to TCM when Stella was in end stage Mast Cell Disease. She was undergoing palliative radiation for the primary tumor on her chest wall, so to give her supportive care, we introduced Wei Qi Booster (along with acupuncture, in hindsight not something I would recommend for mast cell tumors, but that's off topic). It initially gave her the runs, but we reduced her dosage to a tolerable level and while it didn't reduce her tumor growth, I can honestly say her demeanor and overall comfort seemed to improve. We didn't realize at the time that her hindquarters were riddled with either a secondary round cell sarcoma or metastasized mast cells, but in the short time she had remaining, she really did seem to feel better on the booster!