Trauma Vaccine related illnesses Gastrointestinal
disease (vomiting, diarrhea, changes in appetite) Arthritis Allergies
(food or inhalent) Cancer Endocrine diseases (Diabetes mellitus,
thyroid disorders, etc.) Urinary issues (incontinence, FLUTD in cats) Behavioral
issues (fear, aggression)
Here are just a few of the diseases in dogs, cats
and
horses that can be treated
with homeopathic remedies.
Homeopathy can be used with acute as well as chronic
problems. Typically acute issues require 1-2 homeopathic remedies,
whereas chronic diseases may necessitate re-dosing or changing the
homeopathic remedy every 3-6 weeks for a 6 month to 2 year period.
Homeopathy has been practiced for over 200 years. It is
the science of “like cures like”. For instance, if an animal has a
symptom of a sprain or strain, a minute dose of Rhus toxicodendron
(Rhus-t) can be given as medicine. If Rhus-t is given in high
quantities to a healthy animal, one of the side effects that would be
seen is limping due to joint pain as if he had sprained or strained a
joint. Conversely, the minute dose causes the body to recognize a
problem that needs to be healed and begins the healing process. The
homeopathic remedy used in a case is determined by evaluating the
patient as a whole. I use mental/emotional symptoms as well as physical
ones to decide on a homeopathic remedy.
I studied homeopathy with Richard Pitcairn, DVM, taking his 133 hour beginning course in 1997-1998 and his 67 hour advanced course in 1999. You can visit his site at www.drpitcairn.com