One day I stopped by the house of a new acquaintance to purchase some eggs. There I first met Lacy, a 12+ year old female golden retriever, clutching frantically to the leg of one of her owners. It was then that I was told Lacy's story. Lacy had recently had a problem with sneezing and bleeding from her nose and was take to a local veterinarian. The vet recommended that the owner, Brenda Isaacs, take Lacy to a specialist in Greenville, SC. In Greenville, blood tests and an x-ray were taken at a cost of $320. The specialist said that Lacy has tumors in her nose and recommended that Brenda take Lacy to Raleigh for a CAT Scan which was estimated at $1200 and radiation treatments which would cost another $4000 to $5000. Brenda declined this recommendation.

Viewing Lacy's frantic insecure behavior, and hearing that she had two previous owners, it was apparent she had fear and abandonment issues. After some research, Brenda starting giving Lacy a combination of Bach Flower Remedies to ease her anxiety and insecurities. She then started giving her a combination of homeopathic medication for tumors. Group prayers were said for Lacy. After approximately two weeks Lacy suddenly sneezed and a tumor came out of her nose. Over the next week two more tumors were expelled out of the dog's nose. Following the expulsion of the tumors there was some bleeding. A homeopathic to prevent infection was added to Lacy's treatment. A comfrey infusion was given to help with healing the lesions where the tumors detached. At one point her nose became very swollen and she had a problem with continuous sneezing. Brenda felt she might be loosing Lacy, so she took her to a local veterinarian who gave Lacy a shot of cortisone and a prescription for Prednisone.

It is a difficult choice when prescription drugs are recommended to suppress symptoms that seem to be life threatening. It is a well known fact that these drugs can interfere with homeopathic medication, so there is a strong possibility that the Prednisone will prevent any further detachment and expulsion of more tumors. Cortisone most certainly suppresses the immune system. The owner of the animal must make that choice. At the time of this writing the dog is still taking Prednisone and seems to be comfortable.