Kayleigh’s journey from a diagnosis of cancer, to a healthy vibrant senior.

"Support is huge when your dog is diagnosed with cancer.  The first few weeks were not easy with dealing with the surgery and recovery but once I met with Donna and had a plan in place everything changed.  My faith is
an important part of my life.  Seeing all the pieces come together as; my breeder, Donna (my dogs nutritionist), my friend who owned the pet store and my own personal Naturalpathic doctor, were
all in agreement on my choice of action regarding Kayleigh was an affirmation that the Lord was directing my choices."

Shirley's adventure was a long one. On top of her own comment, you can read Donna's blog post about her journey here.

Morgan is a 12-year-old well-bred Welsh Terrier who is loved dearly by her retired owner Lynne. Lynne reached out to me for help with Morgan during the fall of 2020. Morgan's quality of life hadn't been good for nearly 10 years due to severe skin issues, ear infections, lipomas, and allergy-type symptoms.

Hi Donna

Morgan continues to have no flare-ups of skin issues. She is enjoying life like she has not done in a while. People who saw her last year cannot believe her skin, coat, and personality changes. She is a much happier dog. We are so grateful for all your advice and help. There were many days I was going to give up, but you kept encouraging me.

Thanks, Lynne and Morgan

Upon seeing Finn in person, I had noticed a strong odor. His eyes were so swollen that he could hardly see, his tail had very little hair, his body had patches of hair, he had absolutely no energy, and he had elephant skin.

In May 2021, we were at an all-time low on what to do with our dog Finn. We thought we were going to lose him.

My husband and I were dealing with a sick dog for some time but did not know where to turn to. Finn smelled so bad that we were embarrassed to have anyone over.

His ears were constantly dirty and runny, and we could not keep up with cleaning them! We used every kind of soap imaginable, not to mention the cost of all these products.

It was only when I went to Vada’s Club K9 to have Finn bathed that they suggested a nutritionist. I came home and spoke to my husband about it.

I texted Donna Middleton, and we were interested in what she had to say in no time at all!

She was so enthusiastic and quick to respond to any communication.

We planned the date and time, and she immediately said to have Finn checked for Thyroid. We did have him checked several years ago, but it was obvious that he had been suffering from it recently.

She planned several weeks of a new diet for Finn, along with Adored Beast products, some of which we had used before and had gotten great results from.

She also suggested going back to Vada’s Club K9 and have Kim Gibson bathe Finn in a veggie rinse.

Finn did not have any hair left on his chest, and his skin resembled elephant skin.

We now have our dog Finn back, thanks to Donna Middleton and Kim Gibson! You should feel him now!

He feels so soft like silk, and his hair has grown back.

I still clean his ears, but they are nowhere near as bad as a few months ago. 

Nella

We purchased Levi from a breeder in Jan 2021. He is a purebred Silver Lab He came home happy and healthy at 8 weeks. Given that this was our first ever dog, we had a lot to learn. Little did we know the steep learning curve that lay ahead.

Levi was eating a puppy diet from a pet store chain. We started noticing at 3 months that he would get very runny red eyes and loose stools. The vet suggested putting him on a food that did not contain chicken. We then switched to lamb. After a couple of months Levi started to get ear infections. And by that, I mean one after another. He had 6 infections over a one-year period despite the use of cleaners and avoidance of water. The vet just kept giving more and more antibiotics and steroids. This cost hundreds of dollars in vet visits. During this same period, I was also noticing small areas of hair loss on his body and small sores on his legs. The vet suggested these might be bug bites. 

At around 11-12 months of age Levi began to exhibit signs of aggression. It started around his food bowl, but quickly progressed. We hired a specialized trainer to come into the house and help us correct these issues. The aggression continued to progress and he began growling and biting at our oldest son. It seemed to only occur in the evenings around 8 pm. The trainer as well as the vet suggested rehoming him, as this was not something that we could fix and they were concerned for the children. This was not something we were interested in doing.

 At 13 months he was neutered. The procedure included shaving his under belly as he was cryptorchid (testicles inside). After the vet completed the surgery he suggested to me to change our food again because Levi had “horrible skin”. 5 days after the surgery Levi’s surgical incisions became infected. Again, we did a round of antibiotics.