The Leaf THE LEAF November-December 2019 | Page 24

And still going….
Ever since I wrote about using cannabis to
treat my dog's cancer last year, people have
continued to ask about him.
I'm happy to report Kai is still alive — three
and a half years since a vet said he would be
dead.
The first few weeks Kai continued his
lethargy, and there were days when he seemed
to stand in the middle of the yard disoriented,
unable to figure out what direction to go.
Then he started to perk up. He was more alert
and energetic, and started behaving as he used
to. He'd bark to let me know someone was
approaching the front door.
He'd greet me when I came in, and he spent
more time in the yard.
One day when I was out there with Kai, as I
walked up the steps he was at the side of the
porch where there were no steps.
He literally leaped onto the porch.
It blew me away. Formerly, he couldn't even
walk up the steps.
June came and went, as well as July, and Kai
kept moving on.
In fall 2016 he seemed to slow down. But, as
I found out then and now, he's an old dog and
usually slows down in the winter.
Some of his smaller tumours disappeared.
The big one is still there, but it stopped
growing…….
Kai is an old dog, and I have had other old
dogs. He's a dog who just might be dead
except for marijuana.
Or was the doctor mistaken in his original
assessment? It's hard to tell. I haven't been
back.
He still gets cannabis of some form every day.
For most of that time it's been RSO, although
it's sometimes been hard to find.
When he doesn't get it for a few days he's
visibly dragging along.
I prefer RSO with high CBD but also a
significant amount of THC.
Peanut butter is probably Kai's favourite thing
to eat.
I've got to say that I thought I was just easing
the passage of what I thought would be Kai's
last days, but it's been lasting a while.
With the original quoted cost for surgery of
$5000, that was still going to see his tumours
returning, was not an option at that time.
I’ve probably spent near that amount on
cannabis for him over the years.
He's still got the bumps, but they don't seem
to bother him.
Kai is not suffering. No crying and moaning.
He's alert enough to participate in our day
most of the time.
He still has a hearty appetite and his bowels
are moving.
He's an old dog; a good dog.
And he's still alive 18 months after I was told
he would die.
That's good enough for me.
He's an old dog.
We'll see what the spring brings.
https://m.metrotimes.com/detroit/after-treating-my-
dogs-cancer-with-cannabis-hes-still-alive-more-
than-three-years-after-a-vet-said-he-would-
die/Content?oid=22767688