Update on Oral Neoplasene and Acupuncture

Clancey continues to do well. I have been giving him .6 ml of oral neoplasene twice a day for a week now. I mix it with his food along with all the other supplements and so far, he eats it eagerly. Clancey has never been a picky eater and I am thankful for that. I know a lot of people using oral neoplasene recommend that you not mix it with food because there may come a day when the dog won't eat it's food and then you are in a dilemma of how to get the treatment and other supplements into the dog. Definitely a concern that has been on my mind. I have been reading about some people who fill gel capsules with the neo and I may go that route, I haven't decided yet and for now am just thankful that Clancey is willing to eat pretty much whatever I give him.

He has had some mucus production the past couple of days, nothing major but my understanding is that this is a sign the neo is working. I sure hope so.

As per my veterinarian, I bumped up his dose of neo today to 1.6 ml twice a day but now I am concerned that this might be too much. I posted my concern on the the blacksalve list and hope that I get some feedback. I am sure this stuff can cause stomach upset. I am actually surprised that Clancey is willing to eat it, I tasted the stuff and it isn't very pleasant and leaves a really dry bitter taste in your mouth. Even the tiny bit I tasted made my stomach queasy.

We have had success with getting the acupuncture done. In the evening, my husband feeds Clancey biscuits while I stick the needles in. He doesn't seem to feel them, just gets a little annoyed with me for messing with his legs but otherwise, that is going well. The neo drops in the nose are another story....not much success there yet. He fights so hard and is so strong that what little does actually end up in his nose and not all over me or the walls is probably not enough to do much good. A friend of mine suggested that I cover his eyes, she does this with horses when they have to have "stuff" done to them. Guess I will try that next.

We go back to the veterinarian in the morning for the second neoplasene infusion so I will report back after that.

Hope everyone had a good holiday!