Cancer diet

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    Cancer diet

    Let's hear it. Everything you know about feeding a dog with cancer. No grains, few carbs, lots of protein, lots of fat...that much I know. Supplements? Vitamins A, C & E..selenium, zinc... fish oil.. what else? Should I do berries and leafy greens and broccoli and such? How much do I need to worry about balancing her diet? Tell me everything you know...please?
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    Chelsea, here is a very good article that outlines a cancer diet.  I have gotten to know that author, & trust her completely.
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    That's a really decent diet - if you want to email me (*don't pm me -- it's gonna be an attachment*) I'll send you Dr. Clemmons Cancer Diet -- the diet itself is "ok" -- but the principle behind it is superb (not unlike the other one) BUT the entire end of the article is all sorts of supplments, etc. and what they do and how to use them.  The article itself is awesome (and he's one of the vets not only at the U of FL vet school -- he's the head neuro-surgeon -- but he's also on the faculty at the Chi Institute, so there's some good stuff in it).

    "balance" is not as critical as avoiding carbs that are primarily sugar carbs.  MOST of the high-antioxidant veggies DO have natural sugar but it's processed different by the body and it's one of those places where the bad is minimal and the GOOD is awesome. 

    But particularly what he says about Maitake mushroom and some of the other good additions is incredibly on-target.  maitake was the single BEST thing we did for Muffin -- and he did *not* succumb to Cancer.  It's a great addition.

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    Thanks Amanda! And Callie, I dropped you a line...thanks a lot!
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     Chelsea, this is a balanced cooked diet by Dr. Olgilvie; he designed n/d, which is the prescription diet for cancer by Hill's Science Diet;

     http://www.cvsangelcare.com/html/ac_cancerdiet.htm

     If you try this diet, use white rice because it's more digestible and cook it until it's very soft. I use Minute Rice for Jessie's diet and use 2 parts water for one part rice, gently boil it in a covered pot until most of the water is absorbed and then let it sit until the rest of the water is absorbed. The rice needs to be very tender. You may want to add a vitamin supplement from the vet. Adding green, yellow, or orange vegetables may help prevent the cancer from spreading; cook them until they are mushy. Don't add extra vitamin E because it can interfere with the effectiveness of the DHA from the fish oil. CoQ10 may also be helpful; use 20mg for every 30 pounds of body weight. You may want to feed her Hill's n/d instead. Please keep us updated on Cherokee; {{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}} 

    Edited to add; you can use NOW calcium carbonate instead of the Tums. One teaspoon is 1.2 grams of calcium so you would need about 3 tsp. for the recipe. You can find calcium carbonate and bone meal at health food stores.