Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow.....

Here are pictures of Matt's garden. I think the picture below is watermelons or cantelopes that are being grown inside. I'm amazed how fast the seeds are growing. 

This isn't even the entire garden. There is a small area behind me that will house corn....again, I think. I get confused on where everything will be planted. But he keeps it straight, so that is all that matters.

We started Pal on Neoplasene last night. I chose to try this on him because of the tumors on his lungs and because I am going to be using Neoplasene on my 18 yo TB mare, Savvy, who has melanomas.  Pal is a 10 yo male black lab who is healthy other than these blasted tumors. He is happy, eats great, drinks great, goes the bathroom normal and likes to beat the crap out of my other lab. His breathing is labored and he is especially uncomfortable when it is warmer than 60 degrees. It sounds like he has a chronic case of asthma, but it's worse than that.

This is taken from http://www.holvet.net/neoplasene.html
Neoplasene® Background:  Neoplasene is a relatively new drug available for veterinary use.  It is derived from the perennial herb bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), so named because of the reddish sap of the root.  It has historically been used as a dye, an emetic (induces vomiting) and a wart and tumor treatment, esp. by Native Americans.  In cancer it has been used as a caustic escharotic paste called Black Salve, which "burns" any flesh it comes into contact with, whether it is healthy or not.  This is indiscriminate necrosis.  Neoplasene is not Black Salve, anymore than refined stainless steel is crude iron ore.  Nor is Neoplasene whole bloodroot.   It is, only in part, an isolate of the active ingredients of bloodroot called benzyl isoquinoline alkaloids, with the primary one being sanguinarine.


Another good website is http://www.buckmountainbotanicals.net/index.html.


Pal's diet is very strict. He is supposed to get 11oz per meal of his new diet which is 50% ground beef, 25% white rice & 25 % cooked veggies. This is mixed all together and then the liquid Neoplasene is added. We then add some type of dairy(yogurt, cottage cheese, etc) to the meal as well to help settle his stomach. We are starting him on a very small dose. He is also not allowed to have any dry dog food or dry dog treats, which is won't be happy about this!!! He is also only allowed to drink water directly after his meals and nothing in between. 


I'm very hopeful but anxious as well....I'm anxious all the time so that is nothing new:) Keep checking back on updates on Pal. Savvy will start her treatment on April 3rd. 


Live strong & rock on!