Tumors and Cysts in Beloved Pitbull
My ten year old male pitbull ;Suss( means black bear in carrier / indian) has multiple cysts or tumours one lrg one on his upper left hip a couple sml med sized ones on his tummy. iam not a wealthy person but iam willing to do whatever it takes in order to help my boy. Suss is my best friend my family and the light of my life I cannot imagine a day without waking up to him sunggled right up beside me giving me kisses and wagging his tail. u can tell he has been in a fair amount of pain the past few months iam not sure if it is because of the cysts/tumours or if its his arthritis but regardless I cab see his health is deteriorating and it is absolutly breaking my heart.what can I do to slow and or possibly hopefully cure/ fix my baby? Also is there anything I can do to help improve his oral health ivr tried useing dental cleansing mouth sprays for dogs , dental cleaning treats / greenies ect and ive tried brushing his teeth but he is not a big fan of abything except the greenies/ treats. I know he needs somthing that will clean his teeth as he has bad breath and is constsntly chewing toys and other stuff as if he was teething. please give me a few suggestions on ways I csn help improve his physical and oral health as I said im not well off but for him I will do whatever it takes!! Thank you
Mpls., Mn
01/14/2016
Hello Shay,
I have owned many pitbulls and lost them all too early; one at 9, one at 10 and one at 12: in my experience they are not a long lived breed :-(
I kept my pitbulls teeth clean in two ways; I got a dental tool for two bucks from the drugstore and scraped gunk and tartar off - particularly at the base of the gum line. I also fed raw, meaty bones. Actually my male didn't like his bones raw, so I toasted them in the oven at 350 for half an hour, so the meat roasted up but the bone was still raw. You want to feed non-weight bearing bones - so NO soup bones or shank bones or the hard bones that are tube shaped and hollow inside; no marrow bones. I got beef rib bones and beef neck bones. These bones do not bear weight so are softer, they gnaw down and grind down rather than splintering, and the interesting shape of the bones allow them to be worked deep in the mouth so the dog can really use them to scrape teeth. If your boy is not used to eating fresh roasted bones feed them for half an hour and then take away; try this for 1 week and supervising while he is gnawing on the bone for that half hour. If he is breaking chunks off into smaller bits, pick up the smaller bits. Some dogs find these bones so yummy they swallow the smaller bits; they tend to barf them right back up, so pick them up to avoid cleaning up a mess later. I do find if my dogs can keep the bone bits down they have not caused any impaction and they don't splinter so no punctures in the gut - again mostly they barf them up - [so you know what to expect].
The pain and arthritis may be helped by adding 2 tables spoons of the raw, unpasturized and unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar to the water or to his food twice per day.
The cysts and tumours may be helped with Essiac Tea - there are many posts by Om about this tea, so be sure to read up on Essiac and look for Om's posts on the subject.
