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Post-amputation Osteosarcoma
by kderfuss - February 2, 2022
I'm seeing a 12 year old large mixed breed dog for TCVM. Tongue was red, thin and Pulses were thin, deep, & weak.
Back in November (prior to amputation) I started the dog on Hoxsey & Boneset and acupuncture. The owner lives quite far away so coming to me for acupuncture wasn't practical.
Rimadyl & Galliprant gave a little relief. In December we added JIng Tang's Bone Stasis but the dog was more and more lame and painful.
The front limb was amputated at U Penn in mid December.
ATTH sent me the info for the osteo specific herbals that you and Erin Bannink developed. I was a little confused as to pre vs. post amputation herbal preferences.
Koko's tongue is pink, average size and slightly wet
Koko's puls is small for a big dog, thin, deep and on the slower side.
Owner notes she pants a lot and is warm = Yin deficiency.
As always,
thank you very much.
Karin Derfuss
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by naturevet
February 4, 2022
Hi there,

In general, my focus post-amputation is prevention of Blood stasis in the lungs, where mets tend to show up. I used Modifed XFZYT for that. It can tonify Blood and Yin, to help with those deficient pulses. I guess I would start with that first, and see how things go

Steve
by kderfuss
February 4, 2022
Thank you Steve, will do. Is the Modified XFZYT a special order item?
Karin
by naturevet
February 5, 2022
A TIME TO HEAL has it

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