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A champion sheepdog, a tick disease, and the medication that nearly finished him. Carla photographed the whole way back.
“Within 2 weeks, he was growing hair,
his muscle mass started to return.”
In Carla's own words · April 1, 2001
"He was diagnosed with Ehrlichiosis, a tick disease that is usually accompanied by bleeding through the nose and sometimes eyes. He never showed any symptoms other than being extremely anemic. Two other of my dogs tested positive also. They were all given doxycycline for six weeks. All the other dogs healed and tested negative, but Mark had a relapse and was put on Prednisone along with the doxycycline. The calcified skin continued to get worse and I became extremely worried about his condition."
"The symptoms were hair loss, loss of muscle, extended abdomen, and no energy. We had blood drawn every week and he kept deteriorating. We went to a specialist to see if there was a tumor or something internal contributing to the problem. The vet also did a bone marrow test, but nothing showed up except an enlarged spleen and liver. She recommended that Mark keep taking the Prednisone and antibiotic. He still tested positive for the tick disease. Now he began to develop sores at his elbow joints and on the pads of his feet. I bathed his back and treated the calcification like a burn, using the same medicine they use on burn victims. My husband is a pharmacist, which helped us get the best medicine."
"By October 2000, I had decided that the medication was killing him and consulted with a professor at OSU vet school. He was appalled to learn how much cortisone Mark was taking. I decided right then to get him off the medicine and over the next month slowly stopped the medications." That decision was Carla's, made with a veterinary professor; the signs she describes, the hair loss, the pot belly, the thin skin, are the picture our Cushing's guide calls steroid-induced Cushing's.
"At the beginning of December, I learned about Nzymes Antioxidant Treats and Ox-E Drops online and ordered right away. Well, Mark started improving immediately. Within two weeks, he was growing hair, his muscle mass started to return and the sores on his back and joints started to get better. His mobility improved significantly. Over the last two months, his spinal calcification has slowly started getting better near his neck and shoulders, but we expect this will take a long time (if at all) to improve. He continues to eat, drink, and eliminate normally."
"I know that without finding Nzymes Antioxidant Treats and Ox-E Drops, Mark wouldn't be alive and in such good shape now. These helped my dog so much I ordered Nzymes Granules for my horse and Antioxidant Complex for myself. Because of the way you care about animals and keep in touch with their owners, I'm sure you will be a great success."
Antioxidant TreatsThe live-food antioxidants a body carrying that much medication needed to clear it and rebuild.
Ox-E DropsA few drops a day for immune assistance while the tick disease was still in him.
Today the Treats come paired with Sprouted Granules as the Core Foundation; for a tick-borne case we still add Ox-E Drops. Our Lyme and tick disease guide explains why.
"This is just a little note to let you know that our Mark is doing great, after his spleen was removed and all. His calcified back is slowly but surely softening, and he runs like his old self! I took him out and let him work the Guineas. He enjoyed every minute! He is just a wonderful dog! Thanks for helping him regain his vigor."
Mark's recovery was built on Antioxidant Treats and Ox-E Drops. Today the Treats come paired with Sprouted Granules as the Core Foundation, and for a tick-borne case we add Ox-E Drops. Diet comes first: start with our recommended foods guide. Dogs under 25 pounds get the Tiny Treats version.
See the Core Foundation →Every order comes with our 120-Day Worry-Free Guarantee, free customer care from a small family team, and formulas built on over twenty-five years of work: support for your dog's own body, from the inside.
Mark's story is shared with Carla's permission. It's one dog's experience, not a guaranteed result and not a substitute for veterinary care. Nzymes products are nutrition that supports your dog's own body, not a treatment for ehrlichiosis, the effects of medication, or any disease. Never stop or change a prescribed medication without your vet. Every dog is different and individual results may vary.
