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From: Elvira Stark
To: Andi Brown
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:22 PM
Subject: Checking in...
Hi Andi,
I just want to let you know that we are still following
your program and still cooking for the dogs. Things are going very well
and we’re getting down our own system of mass producing it well.
J I’m still taking pictures every week, but haven’t had a
chance to process them. Marshall did have a bit of a health crisis, but
we know it took a long time for the toxins to build up in his system and
they don’t disappear overnight. His dermatologist has decided he
has a thyroid problem, but I know it was the food because Que was suffering
hair loss, too, after being on the Purina HA for so long and he’s
never had health problems. I don’t think we’ll be seeing him
again. Marshall’s regular vet is applauding us for cooking for them
and she is very supportive. I’ve asked her to check his thyroid
again and it went up half a point in 1 week and that is very good. She
wants to keep an eye on it before she recommends any medication.
Anyway, we’re a little overwhelmed. On top of
all our concerns with his health, we’re looking at relocating so
there is a lot going on right now, but we’re very committed to cooking
for them.
Elvira
-----Original Message-----
From: Andi Brown
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 10:01 PM
To: Elvira Stark
Subject: Re: Checking in...
Hi Elvira,
Hope you're doing well. Just checking in to see how
Marshall is doing. Let me know.
Warm regards,
Andi
----- Original Message -----
From: Elvira Stark
To: Andi Brown
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:51 PM
Subject: RE: Checking in...
Hi Andi,
I’m so glad to hear from you! I’ve thought
of you often in the past couple of months, but never seem to have the
chance to sit down and write. I just got back from California and am still
settling back into our routine.
I’m still cooking for Marshall and Que. Both dogs
have all of their fur back and it is soft. The boys are hardly shedding
at all. Marshall is enormously improved, but still suffering from ear
infections and we still struggle with his neck area. However, his thyroid
has totally bounced back and went from a zero (almost dead) to a five
(perfect score) and he hasn’t needed steroids since we started your
program and that is where we really feel successful. He is absolutely
a new dog. The most amazing part is that this has always been the worst
time of year for him with everything blooming and the pollen going crazy.
He isn’t bright red, he isn’t keeping us up at night scratching,
in fact he’s barely scratching at all. I would never have believed
it if I didn’t look him in the face every day and see for myself.
In the winter, his neck was actually healed over and growing fur. He’s
re-opened it since Spring started, but even that is much, much better
than before.
Everyone else notices a difference in him, too and so
I’ve recommended your book whenever anyone asks me why he suddenly
looks so good. We’re very committed to continuing cooking for him.
The only time he’s even had Halo’s Spot’s Stew is when
I was in California and that was only for 2 days and we had a dog sitter.
Otherwise, neither dog has missed a home cooked meal since we started.
We have a full sized freezer and have been freezing food in containers
the same size as their serving size so it is very easy to keep on track.
Attached is a picture of his neck right before he re-opened
it.
Thanks for checking in on us and thanks for a healthy
boy,
Elvira
-----Original Message-----
From: Andi Brown
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 7:18 AM
To: Elvira Stark
Subject: Re: Checking in...
Hi Elvira,
Thanks for taking the time to update me on Marshall
and Que. What a wonderful and dedicated Mom you are. Not everyone would
be taking the time and energy to accomplish all that you're doing. Perfect
score on the thyroid is fantastic. What kind of a collar are you using
on him, and is he getting any kind of product for fleas? (I'm trying to
figure out why the neck is still an issue).
Keep me posted. You are amazing.
Wishing you all great health always,
Andi
----- Original Message -----
From: Elvira Stark
To: Andi Brown
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: Checking in...
Hi Andi,
He doesn’t use a collar inside or in the yard
so only when we go for his walk. He has a 100% cotton collar when he goes
out. Both dogs are on Sentinel for fleas, heartworm, etc. Marshall is
very sensitive to his environment and the foods he eats. I’ve found
that he reacts to beef and lamb, but not poultry. He also doesn’t
do well with yogurt and dairy, so I have to keep his Spot’s Stew
recipe very consistent. No wild rice, but barley and millet are a great
combo for him. Every possible plant is in bloom around here and you can
see the pollen in the air. The cat goes and rolls in it then rubs Marsh,
giving him a double dose of cat and pollen. His neck did heal over and
had some fresh new baby skin with even a little bit of fur, but that was
in the winter which is usually his best season. I know when I started
your program, Marshie was almost dead. I know he was and I kept telling
the dermatologist the food is killing him. His regular vet was very concerned
for him. I don’t see the dermatologist anymore and his regular vet
is very supportive and amazed at his recovery. Initially, when we tested
his thyroid and came up with a zero, (and we did the big Michigan State
Thyroid Panel) we had just started your program and my vet was scared
for him. I told her I knew it was the food since Que lost his hair, too
and to just give me two more weeks before we put him on thyroid medication.
She agreed and when we came back and re-tested, he was a five. I know
we saved his life. She said, “Well, there’s your scientific
proof that what you’re doing is working. It’s amazing and
it just never happens!” He’s eleven and now people think he’s
four.
I don’t want you to feel discouraged about his neck. We’re
still working diligently on him and his health and we’ll resolve
this. His quality of life is so improved and I think the skin is so new
and so soft that it really doesn’t take much to reopen it. I think
it speaks to the severity of what we were dealing with before we started
your program and that it will just take some time to work out.
Elvira
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