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Actual Experience: (May
17, 2011)
My poodle '"Rocky" got into house guest stuff and
ate a dental brush with a wire attached to
it. I was a mess!! I was going to go to the vet and before I
did, decided to look on the web. That was when I saw the "Cotton
Ball Remedy". I followed your instructions exactly. I also gave
canned pumpkin (not pie filling), and fish oils twice a day with his
meals. 72 hours later, the brush and wire
came out with the cotton. I was so happy! Its amazing and I
believe it saved my precious dog from major trouble. This website is
a lifesaver!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Actual Experience: (May 16, 2011) Dougie is our 11 year old rescued Westie. He came to us with some serious health issues. He is a survivor of hemolytic anemia (I now routinely check for pink gums and tongue), and a survivor of lung cancer, which was diagnosed after a trip to the vet about his coughing. Miracle Dog has been clear of lung cancer for 8 mo now, and of anemia for about 5 years. On Saturday, May 14 2011, company came over and brought over a cooked beef bone for Dougie. We humans got involved visiting and when we took the bone away from Dougie, a good size portion had been chewed away. It was NOT a safe bone, and we were not good dog parents for not knowing it was not good for him. It became apparent later that night that the bone had become sharp shards. Dougie hacked and vomited many pieces of sharp bones at intervals during Saturday evening. We thought that he had gotten rid of all the food and bone pieces. On Sunday, May 15, 2011 morning he vomited more of the previous evening's meal and bone fragments, which were now mixed with fresh blood. He was becoming lethargic. He did not want to be touched. I found the your website by internet searching, which listed a detailed method and dosage for a cotton ball remedy. We read it a couple of times and it made sense. We took out the cotton from one of our vitamin bottles, tested it by setting it on fire and confirmed that it was cotton and not polyester (poly would melt, cotton burns), and we were pretty sure that they wouldn't put polyester as spacers in our vitamin bottles. For Dougie's size, 4 or 5 cotton balls was the recommended dose: We tore the equivalent of 4-5 cotton balls into small bits and fed them to him with some raw meat. He ate them all, but slowly. A couple of hours later he vomited these up, no blood, but the cotton was coating the bone shards, and made them harmless. He is now completely back to normal, playing, eating, and squeeking us a tune on his favorite squeeky-fish-toy. I am writing this letter on Monday night May 16, 2011, but he has been fine since Sunday after he vomited the cotton balls on early afternoon Sunday. Thank you, Karen and Dougie
Actual Experience: (February
24, 2011)
My dog ate a ham bone last night and vomited
a few pieces up this morning, he has had two bowel movements but
they appear painful, no blood in the stool however, he is acting
okay still eating and playing, his belly doesn’t feel hard, I have
an appt. with the vet tonight, but wanted to know if I should try
the cotton ball remedy? Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Karin S. wrote:
Hi Mel,
Actual Experience: (October 29, 2010) Here is a picture of what my dog ate and she passed it 2 days later, thanks to your Cotton Ball Remedy. I also gave her pumpkin puree, yam puree, and MINERAL OIL to help. Melody H.
Actual Experience: (September
13, 2010)
I just would like to thank you for the great work you do in
providing dog owners with an invaluable place to go for advice
and/or remedies when dealing with health issues related to our pets.
Our beagle, Abby, had come across a discarded chicken breast and, as most beagle do, quickly devoured the “forbidden feast” before anyone was the wiser. We were not aware of this until a day or two later when she became deathly ill and the Vet had confirmed with X-rays that she had 30+ fragments of chicken bones piercing her abdomen, intestinal tract, and rectum. She was unable to eat or drink and she was throwing up constantly. She was bleeding out her rectum and the Vet said she was dehydrated and anemic as well. He was unable to operate as he said there were just too many fragments and he “would not even know where to start cutting”. The Vet’s advice was to take her home, keep her comfortable and see how she progresses over the next 48 hours. He offered very little encouragement and advised us to prepare for the inevitable. Not willing to give up that easily we scoured the internet and came across K911’s Cotton ball Remedy. With very little to lose, we tracked down the 100% cotton balls needed (no easy task) and shredded 3 of the cotton balls into 4 equal smaller versions, wrapped each in a liverwurst ball, and fed them to Abby. By the next morning our dog stopped vomiting and her bloody stools were starting to be replaced by more normal looking discharges. By the second day we saw marked improvement and she went to her follow-up appointment with the Vet. When the Vet asked how she was doing, my wife had advised him that she was doing much better since we gave her the Cotton ball Remedy. He immediately chastised her for taking such an unorthodoxed approach in treating our dog and then proceeded to take Abby into the X-ray room. When he returned with our dog and her X-rays he had become much more subdued. He advised my wife that he had never seen such a dramatic turnaround. Our Abby showed no signs of any of the “shrapnel” that had threatened her life just 2 days before! While he conceded that the Cotton ball remedy more than likely saved her life, he would not recommend such a treatment as it could potentially do more harm than good.
My wife reminded the good doctor that the only harm that could have
been done would have been to sit back and watch our dog die a slow,
agonizing death by not doing anything to remove the fragments in her
system. He had no reply.
Your remedy not only makes sense but it works! Our dog Abby is
positive proof of that! Without any doubt you and your website saved
our dog’s life!!
Thank you again for this remarkable Remedy and Thank You for doing
everything you do!
Sincerely,
Actual Experience: (February 8, 2010) Hi, I called Melanie last week (Wednesday) concerning my Chi. I thought he ate a piece of pottery and I did the cotton ball treatment (I fed him about 2 1/2 cotton balls instead of 3 because he was a Chihuahua). Anyway, it turned out that it wasn't a piece of pottery after all (thank goodness). My daughter and I examined his poop the next day and we could not find anything in the cotton balls given to him earlier. I think it was a frozen squirrel poop (my dog finds those gross things a delicacy). We live in Indianapolis, IN--very cold here. Thank goodness it was squirrel excrement and not the pottery. My dog (Sonny) is fine. Thank you VERY MUCH for your help when I called you. Even though it was a false alarm, the cotton ball treatment did not harm his system in any way (and I'm sure it would have helped him if it wasn't a false alarm because the hardened squirrel poop was surrounded by the cotton). By the way, Sonny loved the cotton balls--it
seemed to make him a little more hyper than usual (he's a quirky and
feisty little guy but very very lovable). Thanks again for your
help and God Bless You.
Actual Experience: (January 27, 2010) Hi Mel, No question just a huge thank you for this site. My Min-Pin ate something, possibly a bone or rawhide, that blocked her up. For 2 days she was miserable, wouldn’t eat, poop or urinate or move. She was feverish and her belly was hot and bloated. I was about to take her to the vet but he said first thing he’d have to do was an xray and the cost was just prohibitive for us. I then remembered you had something on your site about a puppy that ate some broken glass pieces. I followed your Cotton Ball Remedy and in less than 24 hours Emma was able to poop and poop and poop some more. The effect was amazing. I went from thinking she would either die or I’d spend hundreds of dollars I didn’t have at a vet and still possibly not survive, to running around chasing my other dog Bailey and playing fetch again.
I can’t thank you enough for compiling all this info. I knew
rawhide bones are not good but could not convince my husband who
felt he just couldn’t deny our pets this treat they love so much.
Unfortunately it took a near death of a beloved pet to convince him. Cyndi P.
Actual Experience: (December 10, 2009) I just wanted to take the time to let your readers/patients know that we recently used your "cotton ball" remedy for our Pug, Baggins and it worked beautifully!!! Last Friday Baggins, being the Pug he is, swallowed my daughters popcorn garland which still had the needle and thread still attached!! In an effort to move quickly, I prayed then jumped on the web and googled "dog ate needle". Your sight came up and I did exactly as you stated. This morning he pooped and there it was wrapped in the cotton, embedded in his bowel movement. God Bless You and hopefully this will help others trust the advice when in a life or death situation.
Sincerely,
Actual Experience: (October 9, 2009) I have three dogs. Recently my dogs got into the trash and ate a lot of chicken wings. Two of the dogs showed no signs of any problems other than guilt but my eight year old Rottweiler, Buddah, became constipated. He would position himself to go but only small amounts of liquids would come out. I immediately called my vet but he wouldn't offer any advice other than "Bring him in, I can't help you on the phone." I've brought him in for other things before and they turned out to be nothing. I always end up paying hundreds for visits. I turned to the Internet and found the Cotton Ball treatment for dogs. At first I was hesitant. I read the directions at least 10 times, then I thought about it. Cotton is a natural fiber. They eat up all the plastic from their chew toys as well as the knotted rope toys we get them and they never seem to have any problems. I called my husband at work because I really needed someone else's input. He thought the same thing, it's natural, and it made sense to him. I gave him the cotton ball treatment at around 4:30 PM. At 6:00 PM, I decided to take him for a long walk. Before we got back to the house he was ready to try. He strained for a brief moment and without a doubt he had dislodged his first bone, which the cotton had wrapped around. After a couple of hours, I took him for another walk. He went again and all of the cotton was coming out. The next morning he went his final time and all the bones came out wrapped in the cotton. Turns out he had eaten about ten bones. My dog was back to normal and he didn't have to spend the night at the vet which he hates going to. I am very grateful to Mel. If anyone is concerned about this treatment, don't be. It really does work and it's more gentle than anything the vet may have had to do. Thank you Mel,
Actual Experience: (Sept 24, 2009) We have an 11th month old Lab, who has eaten a hickory nut. We have tried everything to try to help her to pass it. Is there anything you can do to help? We have taken her to the vet and they want almost $2,000 before they will do surgery. We don't have that kind of money to put up front. We have applied for care credit and was denied. We are at our wits end. We do not want her to die. This has been going on for about 1 1/2 days.
Thank you,
Sept 25, 2009 at 9:50 AM Stephanie D. wrote:
That night she lay on the
couch and wouldn't move. This was not like our Princess. My husband
said, "Maybe she is just getting old." I said I didn't think it
would come on so suddenly if that was the case. So I sat up most of
the night with her, making sure she was ok.
The next morning I called a
vet in my neighborhood and asked how much the office visit was
because we do not have very much money. I was told it was $40. The
next day they did an X-ray of her stomach and told me, "Yeah she's
got bones in there". I asked
what could I do and was told rather rudely,
"Well you shouldn't give your
dog bones." He said he wanted to keep her overnight and run tests,
and schedule an operation. “How much will that
cost?”
“About two to three thousand dollars.”
Needless to say I was
hysterical. I love my Princess like a child of my own, I understand
she is 8-9 years old but I do not have that kind of money. I asked
if there was something else I could do and was told, "You can try
giving her chicken broth and rice to try and get them moving." So $150.00 later and no more answers than I had that morning, I was in a panic. I went to the Humane Society and asked if they could help me out but they said they were not set-up for emergencies but there was a vet down the street that can do X-rays. Since I had already done all of that and gotten nowhere, I took Princess home.
I looked on the web to see
if there was anyone out there with the same experience and came
across the www.k911.biz website which had the "Cotton Ball Remedy”.
I spoke with Mel and asked
about this remedy and what I needed to do. She very calmly
talked me through everything. Princess
ate the cotton balls and then I waited. I believe the cotton balls
helped Princess pass the bones out over the next few days. I also went to a Holistic pet food store and they recommended Salmon oil mixed in with wet food and a few spoons of pumpkin (which Mel had also suggested and also yogurt).
I am happy to report that I
still have my Princess and that she is back to her old self again.
She is playful and everything is going through her correctly again.
There may have been an underlying round worm problem and Mel pointed me to Diatomaceous Earth to give Princess. I gave it to my cats as well. Everyone is doing fine. Thank You Mel! You Are A Life Saver!
Sincerely,
Actual Experience: (March 31, 2008) Just want to say thanks for this treatment. Our dog ate a steak bone and threw up most but we could tell some was stuck as he seemed in pain and lost all appetite. Tried this before what I am sure would have been a very expensive trip to the vet and it seems to have worked. THANK YOU!
Actual Experience: (May 12, 2006) Your cotton ball remedy saved my dogs life. Jack ate a chicken bone and I was terrified. When every other site out there said take him to a vet (it was 2 a.m.) and watch him closely (duh!) you gave a remedy.
I can never thank you enough!
Actual Experience: I wanted to take a moment and write this note to express my family's sincere gratitude for posting the Cotton Ball Remedy that most likely saved my dog's life. Our beautiful 6-year old (but still a puppy at heart) Shar-pei, Pacino, grabbed a fried chicken wing off my plate while I was distracted with our two young boys. There was no sign whatsoever of the wing - he got the entire thing! He must have splintered the bone due to sheer size and we were immediately concerned. In a moment of haste (and not knowing what to do), I went to the Internet to see if there are any suggestions or things we can do to help him. Your site was listed at the top (even though I exhausted many pages trying to find anything I could). My wife and I gave him 7-8 cotton balls (he weighs about 63 lbs) soaked in half & half (which my wife went to the store for at 11pm at night). Around 4am in the morning (after having severe diarrhea all night long) he actually vomited the entire bunch of cotton balls along with a good part of the half & half. Along with that came a chicken bone, splintered into a needle-pointed shiv that was over 1.5 inches long. It was so sharp, you could hardly touch the end of it. This bone, if it had gone through his system, would have probably made his intestines Swiss cheese. Along with that came 3-4 other pieces of bone that were sizeable and somewhat sharp. Simply put - your suggestion, although it worked out causing him to expel the bone the other way - saved his life. I have shared this story with every dog owner, neighbor and friend I have come in contact with to perhaps pass on the knowledge you shared with me that ended up being a life-saving tip. God bless you and yours (including
your beloved pets).
Actual Experience: Just a note of thanks for posting this treatment on the Internet. Think you probably saved my Poodle's life after she ate cooked chicken bones. Alice & dog "Precious"
Actual Experience: (Dec. 7, 2005) I posted this to our website the minute I received it from my sister Pam. Ten minutes later I heard a loud crash coming from the bathroom. I rushed in to find our dog Rowdy (an 8 month old Lab/Weimaraner mix), licking glass shards. Earlier I had treated Tank, our 10 week old foster puppy with cocoanut oil for a skin condition and the remaining oil was sitting in a Corelle dish on top of the vanity. Rowdy had somehow managed to pull it off where it crashed to the floor. When Corelle meets with ceramic tile, it breaks into a million pieces. Glass shards shot out from beneath the bathroom door into the hallway and unbelievably, some landed back on top of the vanity! I placed Tank in the sink for safekeeping so I could rush for the vacuum. When I returned, Tank was also walking about in the glass. At this point you are probably thinking I should not have any animals but I assure you, this is not an everyday occurrence. At any rate, Tank and Rowdy were treated using the cotton ball remedy. Happily, "Everything came out just fine!". Talk about finding the right thing at the right time! Mel & dogs "Rowdy" and "Tank" Updated May 22, 2011 |
