Little Harold has Healed from Melanoma

Little Harold has Healed from Melanoma

by Kris Welchman
(Tiverton, RI)

The second week of August 2010, my little dog, Harold, whom we adopted as a senior, (around 13-14 years old) was diagnosed with oral cancer (melanoma) and lymphoma. It was confirmed that the tumors were malignant and that they would rapidly spread to his other major organs. He was basically expected to live for around a month longer, maybe two months at best. Our vet made some suggestions for chemotherapies or herbal treatments.

I was very grateful for her help but my previous experience with such treatments for another one of my dogs was not at all successful and he died rather quickly after being diagnosed and having the tumors removed. After letting the tears flow for a short while I decided that we wouldn't go down without a fight and began researching alternative natural remedies.

During my research I came across the Budwig Diet and the use of Essiac tea together to attack the cancer cells and stave off the spreading of cancer cells to other organs. I was hopeful but doubtful as the tumors grew rapidly and encompassed one side of Harold's cute little face. I persevered with the treatment, however, and cleaned the raw oral tumors 3-4 times daily. It was becoming almost unbearable to see his face being taken over by such a mass and once the tumor started regularly bleeding I braced myself for the inevitable and prepared my emotions for his demise.

Last week, nearly 3 months since he was diagnosed, I noticed his movements slowing and he stopped eating. I then fed him by hand and used a spoon to get him to ingest his daily doses of cottage cheese and flaxseed oil. I hadn't completely given up but had decided that if he did not show improvements soon then I would not allow him to suffer any further. The treatment had given him two more months than expected and that was a great gift to have been able to have spent that time with him.

On Thursday of that same week I fed him in the morning, cleaned the bleeding tumor and treated him with some antibiotics. I then left for work, not returning home until 12 hours later. When I returned home my wife had already fed him because he had eaten all of his organic food and cottage cheese-flaxseed oil mix without hesitation or help. I found that strange but was pleased. I then went to clean the tumor and noticed something odd...the tumor on his mouth was no longer raw and bleeding. It had also shrunk to about half the size. The tumor on his lymph node had also shrunk from the size of a plum to about the size of a small walnut. Over the course of the last five days the tumors have continued to shrink and are nearly gone. Harold has tons of energy and seems healthier than ever.

I can offer no other explanations for his miraculous recovery other than the use of the Budwig diet, Essiac tea, and a natural, organic diet. It is truly amazing and I thank this site, as well as others, for bringing this information to all of us. As I write this I am crying tears of joy instead of tears of sadness.

With the greatest of gratitude,

Kris Welchman

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May 13, 2012
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To: Mylo
by: monica and prince

Mylo, are you using the food grade hydrogen peroxide? to wash his mouth out after he eats?

If you want to see pictures, and be warned they are gross, I will send you pics of what Prince's looked like. just email me. monicajoy@mac.com

Prince's grew for about a month and a half before it bled out and started shrinking. I'd go ahead and increase the essiac if it doesn't seem to bother him to two times a day.

May 13, 2012
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Mylo
by: JMAnonymous

I found a place that was selling liver, heart kidney ground up especially for dog food. I am wondering if it is OK to be used, the farmer said his cows get no hormones or antibiotics. So I'm hoping that that is close enough to Organic. I'm mixing it with some chicken without antibiotics or hormones, and mixing that with organic carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and spinach.

The tumour is still growing, he has 5 days in taking 3 essiac pills once a day one hour before he eats. I'm wondering if I should increase that to three pills twice a day. He is also eating 1T flax and 2T cottage cheese, three times a day.

How long until the tumours started to bleed out and shrink, did it take three months before it started to work? I can only imagine the size it will be if it takes three months.

Mylo is doing well as far as wanting to eat he has a great appetite. Did your dog's tumour have a grey colour to it, where it grows seems to be pink, and the breath is terrible? Trying to stay very possitive, but it can start shrinking any day now! Thanks for all your help you guys keep me hopeful.

May 03, 2012
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Sending good thoughts
by: monica and prince

Prince's tumor (like Harold's) bled out for a week or so as well... seems that the bleed out was maybe the release? because after that it progressively got better.

Re: the golden retriever... I would grind the chicken, broccoli and liver down, and then add the cottage cheese and flax oil into the mix, along with the essiac in pill form (open pill and sprinkle on. I put 3 capsules in Prince's food once a day.) I feed Prince 1 cup in the morning with the 3 essiac capsules, and 2 cups at night. He doesn't seem as hungry in the mornings. I take a teaspoon amount and make a meatball - hold it so that he's looking at you and he'll open his mouth... pop it in. This helps not to get the food all over the tumor. When I let him eat by himself, I would have to take him outside and wash his mouth out with the hose to get the food off the tumor and out of his mouth. When you hand feed him it just goes straight in and down. I give the cottage/flax in every serving.

I cannot stress enough how important the food grade hydrogen peroxide is as well. You can get berry flavor at health food stores.

Prince is 36 lbs and takes 2.5 ml. The golden should probably have 5.0 ml. Use the child administer syringe you get in the infant Acetaminophen boxes. Equate has a brand. I try to shoot the liquid right onto the tumor but the ingestion as a whole helps boost the immune system so that he can fight it off. That is what the diet is all about.

I too am sending good thoughts... this is a lot of work. But it seemed to work for Prince.

May 03, 2012
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Mylo
by: Anonymous

Don't lose hope! Harold's tumors became almost unbearable to look at before they started to shrink. They were bleeding out and seemed to grow daily. The change was rapid as they shrank and disappear in just a few weeks. We did feed him organic meat dog food (By Nature is the brand) and we find organic vegetables in the frozen food aisle of our local supermarket. They have peas, carrots, broccoli, green beans, and spinach. I am sending positive energy to both you and Mylo.

May 03, 2012
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Day 4 after being told Mylo has sarcoma
by: JMAnonymous

So my Golden Mylo's on his fourth day of using the Budwig diet. I'm having a hard time finding organic vegetables; I need cauliflower and broccoli. We have a local market that is open on Saturdays so I'm hoping that will bring me some better luck. So he has been eating 1T flaxseed oil and 2T of cottage cheese mixed in the morning and at night. I was able to find organic chicken and carrots which is his lunch. My husband found some spinach to add for tomorrow. But his tumour is still growing taking a big jump last night. I plan to get him some of the tea tomorrow, the health food store here sells it in capsule form. So how much would a 75 pound dog need? Also how long til you saw any results, I would even be happy if it would just stop growing. Some sites seem to say meat is allowed while others say No. Do anything to not have to tell my five year old his best friend is gone. Mylo was our second retriever we got after having to put our first one down at 14 1/2. His full name is Mend a heart Mylo.

May 01, 2012
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Supplement
by: Kris Welchman

Thanks for the resource Hazel. I'll check it out immediately.

May 01, 2012
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Harold
by: Hazel, Site Editor

Hi, Kris,

Glad to hear that Harold is still hanging it there, but a bit worried about the new growth. Hope you can keep it under control. I have been doing more research on canine cancer, and have found another supplement that may be helpful for treating cancer. Have you heard of avemar (a natural supplement derived from fermented wheat germ)? Please google it and you will find quite a bit of information about it. May not be a bad idea to give it a try.

I am also interested in your children's book on "Super Duper Harold Hooper". Please let me know when you have got it published. I may be able to help you promote the book on my site. It is a good way to raise awareness of canine cancer, and give inspiration to other dog parents going through the same ordeal.

Good luck :)

Apr 30, 2012
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Harold update!
by: Kris Welchman

Just wanted to give you all an update on Harold. It has been nearly 18 months since the tumors vanished, however I noticed another one beginnining on the other side of his mouth. I have been vigilant with the diet and am starting the Essiac tea once more. I hope we can beat it again!

I wanted to say thank you also to all who have read this post and commented with your stories of support and success. Since beating cancer we have renamed Harold formally to "Super Duper Harold Hooper!". I am also writing and illustrating a children's book about him. Hopefully his story of courage and perseverance will be an inspiration.

Apr 30, 2012
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Cleansing product
by: Kris Welchman

I actually used an antiseptic spray wound cleaner from the local drugstore. I cleaned his tumor several times per day.

Apr 30, 2012
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Hydrogen peroxide
by: JMAnonymous

I also have a golden who has been diagnosed with a sarcoma today. I am going to give this all a try and pray for the best. I was wondering what strength of food grade peroxide you were using to clean his tumours with. So it's OK to drink food grade peroxide. I just want to make sure I'm giving him the right strength of peroxide, I wouldn't want to do more damage than good.

Feb 28, 2012
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Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide
by: Monica & Prince

Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide (also known as Stabilized Oxygen)

The brand I bought is OxyLife. It's an anti-microbial immune system booster. Get it at health food stores. I pour some into the cap and then use a baby medicine administer (for lack of better words) the kind that comes with baby advil or ibuprofin... It's syringe-like which makes it easy to shoot into their mouths.

When Prince's tumor was real big I'd wait until he was sleeping and douse it then. It's berry flavored so no big deal. This is a super important part of the fight though. Hydrogen Peroxide has so many benefits to skin problems. Look it up.

I've found a capsule form of the Essiac herbs. It's called Ojibwa Herbal Extract... brand name NOW. I used 3 capsules at each meal when it was really bad. I'm only using 3 per day now. Opening them and sprinkling them on the food.

I was also buying Senior Chews, a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement and crushing it up onto the food as well. Any vitamin you can crush up onto the food should work.

Good luck... sending good thoughts your way.

PS. Prince celebrated his 14th birthday Jan 31 2012. He's still doing great. In July they told me he had 3 weeks. The food thing is A LOT of work. But I feel like he's LIVING FOR IT. :)

Feb 28, 2012
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Help with food grade peroxide
by: Jackie

Monica and Prince,

Hi! I also have a Cocker Spaniel that has a huge mass inside his mouth. It cannot be removed because he also has a bad heart and won't survive surgery. Anyway, I made the food you recommended and he loves it! I would like to clean the tumor with the food grade peroxide, but I don't know what exactly to buy. I see where food grade is 35% and needs to be diluted and I also see where you can buy it already diluted? What strength do you use?

Thanks for your help!

Jackie & Yankee

Feb 05, 2012
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Thank You
by: EddieR

Thank you so much for your quick response. We simply do not have the words to express our sincere gratitude for you sharing this information. We will be at Whole Foods tomorrow, for sure. We will keep you informed on Heidi's progress.

Thanks again and God Bless you.

EddieR

Feb 04, 2012
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Dog cancer diet, cont.
by: monica & Prince

Amounts... I feed Prince about 1 1/2 in the morning and 2 cups at night. He's a big eater... it's probably more than he needs but since we are fighting this by boosting his immune system with his diet and herbs, I am grateful that he eats.

Again, If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.

Monica & Prince

Feb 04, 2012
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Dog cancer diet
by: monica & Prince

Hi Eddie,

I buy a frozen bag of chicken tenders, two containers of chicken livers (found in the frozen meat section), a bag of frozen broccoli, cottage cheese, and flax seed oil * at whole foods and believe it or not Wal-Mart and steel cut oats.
I boil half bag of chicken (save the other half for next time) until it's done. It'll be stringy. Set it aside to cool. Using the same water, I add the livers - just dump the whole container in. Liver doesn't take long to cook - about 10 mins or so. It will be solid when you cut through a piece. (It's kind of stinky I usually open a window or the back porch door. Then again, I'm a vegetarian.) When you feel like the liver is done, drain the water, put the liver in a bowl and chill. The liver has got to be cold in order to grind it up in the food processor or it will just turn into a paste. You want it to crumble when you grind it. You can grind the chicken when it's warm, but the liver has got to be cold. I grind up both my meats and use rectangle plastic containers - the ones you get when you order Thai food work great.

Next, the broccoli. I know it is against many health food gurus but I microwave the broccoli 4 cups at a time in a pyrex glass measuring cup, then grind it down. Set aside.

Next, the Steel Cut Oats. When the oats are done, I take a very large mixing bowl and try to add equal parts chicken, liver, and broccoli. (I guess I add a little more chicken than the other ingredients.) Mix together, and then add the oats... Use your judgement about amounts. Don't skimp on the broccoli though. It's an important antioxidant. Put it into plastic containers and again, an important thing is to chill it. When the oats are chilled they solidify. Making it easier for you to form little "meat balls" for your dog.

When I take the mixture out of the fridge to feed Prince, who is a 34 pound cocker spaniel, I give him about a cup and a half. So, I measure it out into his dog bowl, add about 2-3 tablespoons cottage cheese and 1-1 1/2 tablespoons flax oil and 1/4 cup essiac tea. I later found the herbal blend that is essiac tea at whole foods in a capsule that I can take apart and sprinkle onto the food. Works a lot better this way. Ask your local health food store about it. Mix ingredients, form mini meatball amounts.

By this time I hope your dog is at your feet begging for the food like mine is. Take the ball, and hand it to him, when he opens his mouth pop it in... trying not to disturb the "areas of concern". I realized this after lots of trial and error. Hand feeding him cut down on the amount of food left on his mouth... disturbing the tumor.

Another super important thing - Food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. At health food store. You will need to buy baby advil or the like for the little medicine dispencer it comes with. I shoot 2-3 cc's of peroxide directly onto Prince's tumor spots. I swear it eats the cancer away.

I hope this helps.

Feb 03, 2012
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Need further clarification on diet
by: Eddie R

Thank you for sharing your wonderful and heart wrenching story.

I, too, have a Scottie who has been diagnosed with melanoma. Heidi has already had a malignant mass removed from her mouth. I would really like to start the diet, mouth rinses, etc. ASAP.

Could you clarify how long the chicken/liver needs to be cooked, how much of each ingredient, how often it is fed to your pet, and how much to feed each time.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks again for giving us some hope.

Eddie R.

Sep 28, 2011
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Prince
by: Prince and me

I forgot to add that we did use antibiotics for about two months along with a mild pain pill. This was post surgery to have the small melanoma removed. After surgery was when tumor exploded and grew very big.

I believe the antibiotics helped with secondary infections and pain pill kept him calm and helped him sleep. He seemed to lick his arms when it bothered him the most.

I can't believe it's gone. Budwig + essiac + food grade hydrogen peroxide to clean and home made diet. Thank god for that.

Sep 28, 2011
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Budwig, Essiac Tea, & natural diet healed Prince's melanoma tumor
by: Prince & me

I just wanted to post that we healed Prince's horribly huge and extremely fast growing tumor with the above. I also used food grade hydrogen peroxide to wash the tumor.

Unfortunately he lost bone in the lower front of his mouth and on one side of his jaw, but I hand feed him the "meat ball" diet and am glad to do so. He's 13 1/2 years and feeling great! There is power in food people.

Prince's Cancer Killing Diet:
Organic Chicken and liver, broccoli & cauliflower, steel cut oats, cottage cheese, flax seed oil, essiac tea, and Mona vie.
Food process all together, chill, & tea spoon amounts formed into meat balls, then hand fed. He loves it.

Good luck to you all. My heart prays for your success.

Sep 27, 2011
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Hope again!
by: Don

We've been praying since Saturday, when lab results came back from a tumor removal diagnosed as Canine Melanoma. We'd pretty much given up until finding this website with this and other stories.

Thanks for posting this, from Bonnie, our Scottish Terrier, and from my wife and I!! We're after the natural products today!!!

Aug 06, 2011
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Cleaning tumor mass
by: Anonymous

Thank you so much for sharing.

Can you let me know what you used to clean the tumor?

Thanks.

Nov 15, 2010
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More about Essiac tea
by: Anonymous

Thanks for your comments! Essiac tea can be found in different forms. I use a concentrate that is mixed with filtered water. Another name for it is Ojibwa Tea (for copyright purposes). I use the Ojibwa concentrate that I found in my local natural foods store and simply give him 1 ounce daily (he is only 15 pounds) when he is thirsty and has an empty stomach. He actually drinks it up without hesitation.

Nov 15, 2010
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Harold
by: Tam

Thank you so much for sharing this story. I too, am crying tears of happiness with you. :) This is great to hear that this treatment seemed to help. I hope you and your family have many more years with dear sweet Harold.

Tam

Nov 14, 2010
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wonderful news
by: SP

So happy for you and Harold! Yay!
Could you elaborate on the Essaic tea? I am using the Budwig diet already for my dog's masses - and so far they haven't grown at all - I would like to know how to buy the 'tea' and how to administer.Thank you so much for sharing.

SP

Nov 10, 2010
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Hurrah!
by: Hazel, Site Editor

Hi, Kris,

Thanks for such a wonderful story - I am so happy to hear that the natural remedies of Budwig Diet, Essiac tea, and organic diet have helped Harold recover so much!

I sincerely hope that Harold will continue to heal and can enjoy a good quality of life for a long time to come.

I really appreciate your sharing this uplifting and positive story with us. I am sure it will give hope to a lot of dog parents whose dogs are fighting cancer.

Thanks again and all the best.

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