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Hi Angels,

I understand your concern about my Vet's unconventional ideas. It doesn't really hold with traditional medical views at all. First of all, just to be clear, in no way is Cassie going off of the viagra. Our Vet said first of all, that she felt that the results of the ultrasound were not as bleak as was stated by the cardiologist. She didn't say that she didn't think there was a problem with pulmonary hypertension, only that it was not as dire a prognosis as the cardiologist stated. So if I misstated, I apologize. She believes that whether directly or indirectly, emotions and stress effect everything in the body, whether there are tools to measure it right now or not, and I think I agree with her. I think I know her well enough to understand her thinking. That said, I"m not giving up traditional medicine for holistic, but i am trying to strike a balance between the two. I think they work very well together.

Also, I have seen true miracles with holistic medicine when all rationality would say that my baby Muffin would die without any traditional meds that were suggested by the Vet Hospital in Sorrento Valley (VSH). They gave up on Muffin, said she was going to die, and that I should put her on prednisone in the meantime, which I refused to do. And thus I embarked upon a search for the best, most creative and unconventional holistic Vet in the area that I could find. I found her, and after 6 months of intensive treatment (energy work, tons of holistic supplements and Bach flowers, chiropractic, cranial sacral balancing, etc etc etc, (I forget all the modalities and treatments) Muffin is a beautiful bouncing healthy baby girl 5 1/2 years old (they told me she would not make it to two years old, she was one and a half at the time). So I do believe that anything is possible, but I would never give up traditional medicine for only holistic. And my holisitc Vet also uses traditional medicine when she feels it is appropriate.

Just to clarify, my holistic Vet is traditionally trained. If I led you to believe that she told me to stop the Viagra, I apologize for the error. She never told me to stop the Viagra, she only said she didn't think Cassie needed it, that the muscle testing did not show a strong need for it, but she was fine if I felt i wanted to continue with it, which in no uncertain terms, I told her, I did. I want to cover all bases, so I know I am doing everything humanly possible for my beautiful baby girl. So anyway, I hope this helps to assure you that I would never abandon traditional medicine or not give her Viagra, anything with any possibility of saving or prolonging her life- I will do.

Cassie seems to be doing very well at home. She is very very attached to me, and demands I hold her all day long- LOL, but one can understand that after what she has been through. She sleeps on my chest at night, and in her stroller by my side during the day. She loves loves loves her goats milk, which my Vet says could even sustain her indefinitely if she refused to eat at all. But her appetite is coming back, very slowly. I have to bribe her with a tiny bit of turkey gravy, parmesan cheese topping or some dried liver sprinkled on her food, but at least she is eating. Today, she ate a whole half ounce of turkey gravy and chicken. I think she is resting and recuperating back to her former level. She sleeps a lot, (and that is not that different from her baseline behavior,) eats a little and then goes back to sleep. Her breathing is soft and gentle, and hardly a whisper. She seems relieved to bea at home, safe and warm in mommys arms. I am so very grateful that she is here with me, and I thank her every day for trying so hard to survive and come home to live with mommy and Muffin and Grandpa. So this is our latest update. I give Tamera updated texts on Cassie's progress. We need to go back to the ER in 3 weeks for a recheck!

Light and Love,
Shellie