The Recovery Story of Daisy the Mini Poodle
Daisy had been her usual self leading to the 6th of December 2019; she was active, full of energy with great appetite. We did a 7k jog just the night before.
On the 6th of December, though, she was quieter and was not eager to eat her food or even treats. She developed a high temperature in the early evening. Her vet (Dr Gino) said she might be suffering from stomach flu, just put her in an air-conditioned room and let her rest; if her condition worsens during the night, bring her to VES Hospital.
In the middle of the night, I woke up finding Daisy, not on the bed where she was supposed to be but hiding under the bed. Knowing this as a sign of distress, I brought her to VES. It was 2 am. At 4 am, her blood test result was out, and the vet in charge suggested I left Daisy in the hospital as her HCT had dropped to 25.3%, platelet at 13 K/uL. The vet said it could be due to tick fever or autoimmune disease.
That was shocking news for us; Daisy had always been healthy, in her 10 years of life, the only visits she made to the vet were annual dental cleaning and vaccination. The only two emergency visits were when she stole chocolates.
Over the next eight days, Daisy’s conditioned worsened. She had six blood transfusions from 3 dogs (Elliot, Coco, and Boss). Her HCT only managed to rise a few percentages after each transfusion before dropping again 6-8 hours later. The lowest was 3.8% on the 7th of December.
She refused to eat and had to be tube-fed.
She was miserable in the hospital cubicle with tubes attached. She clearly longed to go home.
Tick fever tests result were negative; Dr Sebastien at VES suggested a last investigative measure to test the bone marrow. We were against it, as it was an intrusive procedure, Daisy was too weak to undergo the general anesthesia, and we could not understand the benefit of this test.
The Vets at VES eventually concluded there was no more effective treatment for Daisy that they could do, and it would be better for us to let her go, to end her suffering.
We decided to give Daisy her last blood transfusion on the 13th of December to go home with a bit more energy and enjoy her last few hours before we let her go at 5 pm on the 14th of December.
Daisy came home at 3 am; though weak, she was happy to be home. This was evidenced from her making a circle when she saw me picking up her teddy bear from her hospital cubicle, a sign that we were leaving that place.
At 5 am, my friend Fiona, from Hope Dog Rescue, texted me, saying Dr Lye would open his new clinic in mid-January. I said that would be too late for Daisy, but can she do me a favour? Can she pass Daisy’s medical record for Dr Lye and see if he can do something.
At 7 am Dr Lye called me, he said, “Don’t put your dog down; bring her to me.”
Dr Lye stopped all her medications given by VES (see appendix). Over the next two weeks, Daisy received Vitamin C and B12 infusions, three injections (1 adult dosage) of Recormon, 1x iron injection, immune modulator suppository and a very low prednisolone dosage. She was on a clean diet of eggs and papaya before going through a food allergy test. Her improvement was noticeable, day by day.
On the 19th of December, her HCT had improved to 36.2%; her platelet was normal at 406 K/uL.
By the 24th of December, all the key indicators of her blood test looked good! HCT 43%, platelet 412 K/uL. It was indeed a Christmas Miracle.
Dr Lye’s solution to autoimmune disease is not through pumping hard drugs and blood transfusion, which has triggered the body’s immune to be even more overactive in Daisy’s case.
His treatment is natural and harmless yet effective!
Dr Lye always talks about balance, modulation, the importance of eating right, and the healing power of nutrients. Through my personal experience, I discovered that this really applies to all living creatures. Animals, plants, and human. It is such a simple rule, but often forgotten and neglected in practice by us.
One and a half years later, no one can tell Daisy had gone through such a life-threatening stage. She is lively, energetic, and happy. She is almost 12 years old and still going strong!
There is absolutely no doubt that Daisy is still with us because of Dr Lye.