COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL July 8, 2015
Pet’s Purrs-onal Physician!
“
I hope Blackie and my story inspires others,” said
Dr. Dave Hope. “I was a practicing scientist and
chemist and keenly interested in natural medicine and
what makes the body ‘tick’. Fascinated, I devoured
books on natural healing methods. My friends and I
practiced on ourselves and our pets.
A passion to help others led me into medical school.
I was shocked at the college’s ‘new’ attitude. The ways
of the old family doctor were long gone, it was now all
‘big business’ and it took strength to get through it for
the goal of helping future patients.
Cats are not old at 12 but are elderly in their 20s, and
I practice what I preach. My now-geriatric cats are res-
cues that have lived healthy lives. One, at 22 years of
age, had a lush and shiny coat and was healthy until
the day he died of a stroke. Our pets, like us, are mam-
mals and respond to healthy food, love and a special
soul purr-puss.
My oldest cat, Blackie, is 25 years old. He resembles
the little critters on Ghost Busters — with no tail and
fl at ears.
In 2004, when I was a medical student in Florida, I
saw heartless teens outside treating a black cat like a
football; chasing, kicking and hitting him with sticks. I
hollered at them, and as I ran to its rescue, their father
yelled to ‘mind my own business’. I grabbed up the un-
conscious cat, and upon returning home had to ampu-
tate his tail and use surgical glue to reattach his ears.
Understandably, Blackie was untrusting of humans,
so he chose to heal on the safety of my porch. But soon
he gracefully melded into ‘our’ inside kitty crew.
Then nine years ago, Sandy, arrived onto our porch
— and stayed. Sandy and Blackie were instant fam-
ily; life buddies — inseparable - bonded like Blackie’s
healed ears. If Blackie gets up to eat, Sandy follows
him. When Blackie moves to a different sleeping loca-
tion, so does his shadow Sandy like an imprinted baby
duck to his mother.
Today at age 25, (175 in cat years), Blackie is thin, on
no medications, and still goes up and down stairs.
Our cats’ homeopathic veterinarian advocates that
they eat a raw diet. We noticed that fl eas no longer
bother them. As soon as they have any ‘processed’ food,
fl eas descend, en masse, over night.
We only eat organic too. There is no reason for
humans or pets to be force-fed hidden chemicals that
cause ‘mysterious’ health problems. We were not made
to consume chemicals, and it is food, not chemicals,
that keeps us healthy.
Our cats thrive on raw organic hamburger and their
twice a week treat is: a couple of ounces of raw chicken
or cow liver blended with a little water, the homeopathic
cell salt bio plasma, kitty amino acids, supplements and
an ounce of Essiac tea goes into their “liver soup”. They
devour it with gusto. I occasionally give them Rescue
Remedy. Cats on a natural diet live to be over 20.
Your pet is your friend, not a house accessory. Our
cats are our best buddies; we talk and play with them. In
return, they don’t beat up our furniture. If you treat your
animals with kindness, they carry this forward in their
lives. If they urinate in a wrong location, it often means
a bladder infection.
Most cats are like Pavlov’s dogs, trained through rep-
etition to hate vehicle rides because they ‘only’ ride to
the veterinarian clinic.
My cat loves car rides. He sits on my lap, paws up
on the window ledge, watching cows. When we say,
“Cows!” he starts meow-howling at them. After a vet
trip, we reward him with a treat and a ride over to see
‘his’ cows.
I had a previously diagnosed 97-year-old Alzheimer
patient whose daughter called concerned because her
mother was slumped in a stupor drooling on herself.
Being a chemist, I recognized her medications and
symptoms as a poisonous combination. Once removed
from the medications, the mother became alert and was
cracking jokes!
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Dave and Blackie became ‘family’ on the
most terrifying day of Blackie’s life! When
in trouble we pray for hope. Luckily, Black-
ie’s prayers were answered when rescued
from certain death by his new purrs-onal
physician, Dr. Dave Hope.
I have learned that ‘the doctor is not always right.’
When you are not being ‘heard’, seek a second opinion.
We all have instincts and a higher healing power. Listen
to your inner child, play, say your prayers, expect heal-
ing - and you can live a longer and healthier life.
I wish you and your pets a long and healthy life.”
*DISCLAIMER
Information provided is shared from personal experi-
ence and for reference purposes only. It is not intended
for use to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health
condition, nor is it intended to substitute advice given
by a physician, veterinarian, pharmacist, or other li-
censed healthcare professional. Always consult your
physician/veterinarian.
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Walter donates locks
to help cancer patients
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leven-year old Ashley
Walter, an incoming Lin-
coln Middle Schooler, closed
out the month of June with a
milestone haircut to prepare her
donation to Locks of Love, an
organization that prepares hair-
pieces for economically disad-
vantaged children.
Her mom, Kellie Walter, said
Ashley decided to grow her hair
out in third grade.
"She had seen lots of dona-
tion videos online and said, “I
felt like it was really sad they
had to lose their hair during
chemotherapy,” her mom wrote.
"It was after that she decided to
do something to help. She really
loves to style and play with hair
and thought it was sad that they
couldn’t do the same. She went
online and looked into locks of
love and then decided it was
something she wanted to do to
help."
Kellie Walter said Ashley has
always had a heart for people in
need and is especially drawn to
children.
"She stayed faithful in grow-
ing her hair even when it was
hot outside and hard to brush
because she wanted to follow
through," her mom wrote. "She
will now be entering the sixth
grade with a new, short haircut
and the joy of having helped
someone else at the same time."
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