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Actual Experience: (February 8, 2010) Hi, 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,
Fri,
Sep 25, 2009 at 9:50 AM Stephanie D. wrote: I am glad to report to you that your remedy worked. We were at our wits end. Shadow had not passed anything at all since we gave her the cottonballs. We had an appointment to put her to sleep to help her from hurting any more. We were signing the papers and making the most difficult decision ever and wouldn't you know it, she pooped it out!!!!!!!!
WE ARE SOOOO HAPPY AND I WANT
TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I gave my dog Princess a
pork roast bone thinking it was big enough, not like rib bones. She
ate about 2/3 of it on Saturday. On Sunday,
my husband took her to his
mom's for a visit in the morning and she was straining to go to the
bathroom as well as coughing and gagging. We got very worried.
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 up glass shards. Earlier I had treated our 10 week old foster puppy's (Tank) skin condition with Cocoanut oil and the remains were sitting in a Corelle dish on top of the vanity. Rowdy had somehow managed to scoot it off the vanity top and smashed it 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 safe keeping until I could rush for the vacuum. When I returned, he too was walking about in the glass. At this point you are probably thinking that 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" |
