ODIN’S STORY

We moved to Arizona from New Jersey in September of 2004. We had never heard of Valley Fever, a very common ailment here in the desert, so when our 110 lb. German shepherd, Odin, became lethargic, complained of joint pain (he whimpered when he moved), and hit 95 pounds, we took him to the vet and learned ALLLLL about it. They gave us the usual remedy (fluconazole), which only made him vomit, even after we put him on a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice (which Odin did not complain about!). Even when he had a good day (less pain than usual), the medication was only masking his symptoms – it would never actually cure him and he was now down to 85 pounds.

So, I started with the research. Every day I scoured the internet and all the books I could find on what the body needed to fight this. I came across the story of an older gentleman by the name of Stokesbary (see article) who had suffered with Valley Fever for years. He finally figured out on his own how to combat the fungus related with Valley Fever - the information was posted to the internet by his son, but the information on this site has since been removed for fear of legal ramifications. Are you ready for this…? Sulphur. He realized that when his roses suffered from fungus, he used sulphur, so maybe it would work for him too. He went to his pharmacist who, upon consideration, agreed with him and made him the capsules. After much experimentation, he found what worked for him and began sharing the information with others.

Shortly after posting the information on this “remedy” the poster began receiving requests for treating canines, but he had nothing to deliver. No one had ever tested it on dogs before. One brave breeder, Danielle Leto, decided to experiment with her prize dogs with marveled success. After reading her story, various testimonials from other courageous pet owners, and all my other research, I was convinced that the sulphur could help Odin too.

We went to our local pharmacist and told him what we were going to do; he was a bit skeptical, but concluded that it was up to us to treat our pet how we will. We went on the advice of Ms. Leto for the dosage and 4 months later, Odin was free of Valley Fever. We had him retested, and his titer count was back to normal. He hasn’t had another episode since.

Odin’s protocol: We had one ounce of Sublimed Sulphur (also spelled sulfur) divided into capsules by the pharmacist. Odin received 1/8 of the capsules in the morning and 1/8 in the evening for four days, repeated every month for four months total. After each dose we administered a tea of ginger and chamomile to help sooth his tummy – one little sulphur burp is enough to bring everything in your belly back up! In addition, we added Vitamin C powder (about ¼ tsp), Pau d’Arco alcohol-free liquid extract (5 drops), acidophilus (Pearls™), Echinacea (400 mg), glucosamine with chondroitin (1000 mg), calcium with Vitamin D (500 mg plus 50 IU), Amazapet (for the breathing issues), a pet multi-vitamin (Super Pet Vites) to his meals. His meal while receiving the sulphur consisted of boiled chicken and rice, and during the interim he ate a blend of pureed raw vegetables (broccoli, carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, asparagus, bell peppers, squash – in no certain quantities or blends) and Iams dry dog food for large breed adults, and that’s what he eats to this day, while still being supplemented with Vitamin C, glucosamine with chondroitin, calcium with Vitamin D, and the pet multi-vitamin. Depending on the age and condition of your beloved friend, you may also want to consider supplementing with any of these other all-natural pet products from Natural Remedies’ PetAlive product line: C-Caps (to promote overall cell health and boost the immune and detoxification systems), K-C Defense (for Kennel Cough and other respiratory infections), DetoxPlus (this will help remove the toxins flooding the system as the fungus is destroyed), PetHeal (helps speed up the healing process, relieve pain and reduce inflammation), Energy Tonic (natural herbal tonic to promote vitality in lethargic pets), Respo-K (herbal and homeopathic supplement for respiratory infections and health), Flatulence Preventer (that may be self explanatory…),

DISCLAIMER: Also, it needs to be noted that this is an alternative treatment to traditional prescription therapy, but not by any means a guarantee of cure or remedy. I do not have authorization or sanction to claim more than what this protocol has done for Odin. We are not encouraging anyone to dismiss their doctors’ or veterinarians’ advice for our information. These “alternative treatments” can be used in compliment to any other treatment you are considering. These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, nor has any of the content of this page. These treatments are, therefore, not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
WARNING: Pregnant or lactating women, persons under the age of 18, and anyone taking prescription medications, should consult a doctor before using any product.

Special thanks to Bob Stokesbary for providing the information below that his father researched and implemented, saving thousands of lives.

The remedy is really very simple: one ounce of sublimed sulfur (USP) divided into four equal parts and taken at four intervals approximately 12 hours apart. My father would always recommend taking the sulfur with meals.

So that would be one “dose” with breakfast on one day, one with dinner that same day, another dose with breakfast on the second day and the final dose with dinner on the second day.

I know this sounds like excruciating detail, but based on some of the emails I got, I had to get this detailed to be sure everyone understood exactly how to take it. Just saying divide one ounce of sulfur into four equal amounts and take each amount at 12 hour intervals with a meal did not seem to register with a few people. It is also important to note the USP level of purity. One website is selling Tech grade flowers of sulfur, which should never be consumed.

Some background:

My father discovered the effect that sulfur had around 1944 when he contracted a very serious case of the disease. After trying a number of things without success, he noticed some rose bushes on one of his trips to the backyard. (Back then, bed-rest was the primary remedy for the disease. My father would supplement the bed-rest with trips to the backyard to just lie in the sun.) At that time, the prevalent treatment for fungus on roses was sulfur. That got him thinking about trying sulfur on this fungal infection. (He grew up in the Midwest where “sulfur and molasses” was a common cure for “spring fever”. So, he was not intimidated by taking this alternative.) Much, to his surprise, the recovery was quick.

The pharmacist where he bought the sulfur was surprised too. Together they worked out the formula that was used for several years in the Bakersfield area. Back then a pharmacist could establish their own formulas and they bottled this remedy and sold it as Coxidex. To disguise the sulfur they mixed it with powdered chocolate and added activated charcoal to mitigate some of the flatulence. But, the active ingredient is the sulfur. Coxidex had a decent market from about 1944 to 1952 at which time the pharmacist moved to Texas. With the pharmacist gone, distribution of Coxidex stopped. Initially my father did nothing, but word of mouth had spread and even doctors would call him and ask how they could get the remedy for their patients. They (the doctors) encouraged him to continue to distribute his remedy, which he did until we left Bakersfield in 1957.

My father claimed to have cured over 900 people, but any documentation to that fact is gone. Based on limited emails that I received, however, this has clearly worked for a number of people since I initiated the website in 1998. How many is hard to pin down, since some of the emails just lacked the specifics to know that they had been cured. Since, they took the time to write and seemed happy, I assumed that they were over the disease. One fellow was also very excited about the fact that the sulfur seemed to stop a very bad case of athlete’s foot that he has suffered with for years.

My father did try to sell his remedy to a few pharmaceutical firms, but when they found out that the only real ingredient was sulfur, they were unwilling to market the product.