Meet "Tom," a 4 year old male Old English Mastiff owned by Cindy Belcher of Baltimore, MD. Tom suffers from cystinuria (the subject of Aunt Jeni's graduate research).

"Tom suffered two blockages and surgeries within 3 weeks of each other. He was put on the wrong prescription diet by the vet, which further complicated matters. Once he was given the correct prescription diet, his fur started to fall out in clumps. I began to search for help for my boy."

"Four other vets said that was the only diet Tom could ever eat for the rest of his life, even though the bag states it cannot sustain an adult dog for any length of time. I was beside myself--Tom would never survive."
"With Jeni's help, Tom now eats a natural diet. He has never looked better or had such energy. I have put all my dogs on a natural diet. Tom has had no symptoms related to his kidney problems since switching to a natural diet."