Hi everybody,

Time seems to be of the essence, so if anyone can post quickly with any advice, I'd really appreciate it.

I have an approximately 15 year old cat, named Maggie, who developed Adenacarcinoma as a malignant tumor in the inside of her left ear canal. It started about a year ago when my cat would shake her head frequently and a foul-smelling mix of blood and pus would fly out. We had a vet who misdiagnosed it as ear mites and other ear problems until he realized what it was.

We immediately started giving her Essiac tea and shark cartilage in her food and there was a period of time where both her ear and her disposition became a lot better. She seemed healthy and happy.

Then recently we discovered that it got worse. We had the tumor removed from the left ear canal on December 1st. One month later, a swollen lymph node appeared on the left side of her head under the ear and jaw. It has progressively grown very quickly and is rock hard. Cytology was taken this week, confirming that it is the tumor and that it has metastasized and spread. They say we only have a few weeks.

I'm beside myself. I want to remain positive, but I don't understand why nothing is working on the cancer and why it continues to get worse, almost by the day. The cat is healthy and feisty and the only thing that seems to be wrong is that she refuses to eat breakfast and we assume that is from the pain of the tumor in her jaw. She devours her dinner, probably out of desperation.

This is what we've been using: Essiac tea and shark cartilage in food, Bentonite clay, turmeric, liquid vitamin C, buffered vitamin C, and liquid flax oil. We add Real Salt to the water and have started her on Pet Wellness Life Gold drops.

I was thinking of applying a coconut oil/castor oil/turmeric/bentonite clay combination onto the tumor, but we have no idea how that would stay on her face.

According to the vet, time is running out. I can't figure out why the cancer seems to be speeding up with all of the supplements we give her.

Please, can anyone recommend anything?! Please keep Maggie in your prayers.

Tara