To every one of you who has ever sat in a vet’s office crying, who has driven an hour each way because your pet deserves better, who has stayed up until midnight researching, who has asked the question that felt too scary to ask — this one is for you.
I want to tell you about Weylie and Navi.
Weylie is one of my own clients. She grew up with no experience with animals — her family wasn’t a pet family, she didn’t know you could feed dogs real food, she trusted everything her vet said because who wouldn’t? That’s what you do when you don’t know another way exists.
Then one day Navi had a dental procedure and came home on steroids. Nobody told Weylie what was coming. The thirst. The weight gain. The personality shift. By the time she figured out what was happening, something in Navi was different. And Weylie made herself a quiet promise — she was going to start asking more questions.
That promise eventually led her to our office.
Fast forward to November 2024.
Navi went into congestive heart failure. Weylie sat on the floor of our lavender room and cried. The hospital report said six to nine months. The cardiologist said maybe fifteen.
I remember sitting with her in that moment. And I remember something I don’t always say out loud — I was quietly praying in the back of my mind every time we tried something new with Navi. I needed it to work. For Weylie. For this dog she loves so completely.
We started microbiome restoration. Rectal ozone. Acupuncture every two weeks. And then amnion cell therapy in December — Weylie kept it on her calendar, counting down to the four week mark when we said she might see a change.
She did.
Navi’s resting breath rate had been hovering between 20 and 26 after the heart failure episode. Four weeks after amnion it dropped to 18. Then 16. Then 14. Now she sits steadily around 12.
Her allergies quieted. The Cytopoint injections stopped. Her cardiologist — who had given her six to nine months — told Weylie something that neither of them expected.
Navi’s heart disease had reversed.
Stage C, grade five to six murmur. Now stage B1 to B2, grade four. Heart medications were reduced.
Fifteen months later. Still here. Still thriving.
I share this today not to make any promises — every pet is different and healing is never guaranteed. I share it because Weylie’s story is your story.
She wasn’t a vet. She wasn’t a researcher. She was a pet parent who loved her dog enough to keep asking one more question. To try one more thing. To drive the hour each way even when it felt like too much.
And she will tell you herself — the most powerful tools in Navi’s healing cost nothing. The nightly positive affirmations she does with her dogs. The calm she brings into the room. The way she learned to notice the early signs of a flare before it became a crisis.
You are the expert on your pet. Never forget that.
If something in Navi’s story is making you wonder what more might be possible for your own pet — we are here.
Whether it’s a microbiome test, a wellness conversation, or just a space where someone will actually listen — email us or send us a message. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
To every human who loves an animal like family — you know who you are. 💜
— Dr. Lily
