Turmeric Dramatically Reduces Rin's Eye Cyst Size

Before we go further to discussion, let me just give you guys a brief background of Rin's case. Rin has had this cyst for more than a year now. My sister had though it was just accumulated eye discharge. However, since it kept growing bigger, she finally decided to bring Rin to the veterinarian.

It was unfortunate for us to hear that Rin's cyst will keep on growing and that even if they'd try to remove it, the cyst will just keep growing back. So the veterinarian's advise went this way, "If it doesn't bother the dog at all, then it's just better to leave it alone."

So we were left with Rin having a large mass growing from her tear duct. As you could see, this was her picture last November 24, 2011. The cyst is now actually smaller compared to a couple of months ago.

Poor Gal, the cyst is pretty inflamed because she had accidentally touched it.

Rin doesn't like anybody approaching her and taking a look at it, so we had to hold her head to take a picture of the cyst. If she accidentally scratches it or bumps it to something, it bleeds and swells more so I'm pretty sure that the bigger it got, the more uncomfortable it became

So I searched the net for home remedies that may help them because of what the vet said- that the mass would just grow back and surgery was pointless. I came across posts of people adding a tablespoon of turmeric in their dog's diet daily which turned out to be effective. I told my sister about it and she was pretty eager to try it on Rin. Last, February 29, I took another picture of Rin's eye cyst and I was pleased that the Turmeric supplement showed positive results.

Rin's a pretty big girl. She's more than 7 years old now.

My sister had mentioned that a month ago it had been actually smaller than it is right now. However, the person in charge of feeding Rin is not giving her that much Turmeric which is the reason why it's size has grown back.

For those who are curious as to what property Turmeric has which may be attributed to this effect, here's my assumption: 

Turmeric is known to be effective at reducing inflammation. As an herb and spice, it is added in people's diet to lower the risk of Alzheimer' and some cancers. Turmeric is also known as an natural antiseptic and anti-bacterial agent. I'm not sure if you guys have had problems like we have encountered with Rin, but feel free to share your insights. It's highly appreciated. Update (8/6/2012): To follow on our next post.