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Dog Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer Now In Recovery, Thanks To Pumpkins

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2 years ago

November 15, 2022

PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: KODA MADE A MIRACULOUS RECOVERY FROM TERMINAL CANCER - WITH THE HELP OF PUMPKINS) A mum claims PUMPKINS helped save her dog's life - leaving vets stunned when he miraculously recovered from 'terminal' cancer. Martha Haslett was devastated when vets predicted that beloved family dog Koda would have less than 12 months left to live after a mass was found on his intestine back in October 2019. But plucky Koda, diagnosed with intestinal cancer, defied the odds and the retired teacher puts it down to the orange squash he chomped down on daily when he refused all other foods. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266

Koda the dog was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and given only 12 months to live.
During chemotherapy, he lost a lot of weight because he refused to eat anything.
His mom put him on a pumpkin diet which his mom credits for miraculously healing him from his cancer.

Pumpkins are extremely popular as a Halloween staple whether as a pie or as a décor. But who would have thought that it could help one dog recover from an aggressive and rare form of cancer?

Martha Haslett believes that gobbling cans of pumpkin has helped her dog Koda miraculously be in remission from cancer.

Back in October 2019 when the veterinarian diagnosed Koda with intestinal cancer and had only 12 months to live, Martha was devastated.

But they had to do everything in order not to lose their beloved dog. And so, Koda immediately started chemotherapy which made him lose his appetite and thus, weight. Koda went from 23 pounds to just 16. They had to find a way to make him eat more.

Martha recalled, “We can’t remember where we got the idea but one of his prescription dog foods made him constipated and we always knew that pumpkins were good for dogs, so we started adding a scoop to his meals three times a day.”

Pumpkins are rich in Vitamins A and C which aid in boosting the immune system.

To their relief, Koda devoured the pumpkin. And so, they stocked up on canned pumpkins.

By September, when oncologists tested Koda, cancer had miraculously disappeared!

Haslett said, “The oncologist did the scan and was shocked because it’s an incredibly rare, aggressive form of cancer–and chemotherapy is usually not effective.”

Thanks to a pumpkin diet, Koda is cancer-free! What a recovery!