Lee

This is Lee, my 18 year old Siamese beautiful gal. I know they say cats have 9 lives and in Lee’s case this is totally true. And three of those saved lives I give complete credit to Dr Haghighat and his team.

Nine years ago we almost lost her to what we thought was an obstruction. The vets operated on her but only found inflammation. Whatever had been stuck had made its way through but after the surgery she crashed. We thought for sure we were going to lose her. I had been to see Dr. Haghighat with a dog I had and brought Lee along for him to look at the cyst on top of her head so I called him. Turns out cats don’t do well on fluids. He said to take her off them immediately. Once we did, bam, she rallied almost immediately and was back to her old self again.

Five years passed and Lee again wasn’t herself. We made the trip from Collingwood to Newmarket to see if Dr Haghighat could help. It was Lee’s kidneys that were showing signs of kidney disease. I was devastated. I’d lost a cat to kidney disease and knew how horrific it was. However after prescribing a Heel mix for Lee her kidneys bounced back and she was like a kitten again.

Fast forward to now. Lee was losing weight and vomiting. After a local vet did an ultrasound it showed that my sweet we kitty had masses, assumed to be cancer, in her intestines causing two blockages as well as lymphoma. I know she’s 18 but she has so much spunk still. She can jump 3 ft onto our island and otherwise acts like a young cat. Her blood work was that of a much younger cat, kidneys awesome (thanks to the heel mix from Dr H!) So I contacted him again hoping he could help. It was my last effort to save her. He’d mentioned that he had two other patients doing well with the same diagnosis but that they were younger. I didn’t care, I knew by how she’d responded to the kidney Heel mixture that she’d respond (at least I’d hoped so) but felt it was worth a try.

Well that was Oct 21st! This picture was taken today November 12, 2019. She is so alert and eating like a kitten again. She can’t have too much at once or she throws it up so when I take the food away she gives me the stink eye. I’m not sure how much time we will have with her but because of Dr. H I know it’s longer than it would have been! I can’t thank you enough for giving Lee back to us now three times!

If you are considering his care don’t even think twice. I feel so fortunate to have him I just wish he lived closer.

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Gardener

"My cat's name is Gardener, this is the name we adopted him with, but as we learned more about his funny little personality, he quickly adopted the name 'Weasel' as a representation for his crafty, curious and mischievous demeanour. Weasel is now 10 years old. As of Feb. 22nd, 2013, his world and ours would change drastically as we learned the news of his pancreatic cancer."

Gardener was presented at our practice with a history of pancreatic cancer with a guarded prognosis. At the time of presentation, Gardener had a poor appetite; he was barely eating. Upon initial exam, a mass was palpable in the cranial abdomen. We started with a session of acupuncture and biopuncture, followed with a Vitamin B12 injection, homeopathic remedies and Chinese herbs.

In a couple of weeks, Gardener's guardian reported improved appetite and overall better energy. Biopuncture and acupuncture session were repeated every couple of months.

One year after the initial diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, we booked Gardener in for a repeat Ultrasound which revealed a slight shrinkage of the pancreatic mass (by about 1cm). However, unfortunately, 2 new nodules were discovered on the liver.

After the ultrasound visit, a session of biopuncture and autosanguis and acupuncture was repeated and Gardener was sent home with a new homeopathic remedy along with medicinal mushrooms.

Gardener's guardian reported that he had a good appetite until December 2014, 22 months after original diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Upon examination, an enlarged abdominal mass was palpable most likely involving the liver. Gardener's appetite was low. We repeated biopuncture and autosanguis therapy and also gave a Vitamin B12 injection. After a couple of days, Gardener's guardian reported an improved appetite and the energy level had also improved.


The Holistic Vet Update:
At this time, it has been close to 2 years since past Gardener's original diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and we are happy to report that he is still maintaining a good appetite and enjoying life.
While at the clinic, Gardener received homeopathic injections and acupuncture treatment.

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