FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why should
I choose holistic veterinary medicine for my animal instead of / or in
addition to traditional veterinary medicine?
Traditional
Medicine departmentalizes the patient into a whole of parts: a physical
set of organs, muscles, joints, and tissue systems and treats each
isolated part accordingly.
Traditional Medicine looks at symptoms exhibited by the patient, assigns a
name of a disease or syndrome to them and treats the patient with surgery,
drugs, chemicals or radiation. Traditional Medicine views the patient as
it's physical- self alone.
Holistic
Medicine treats each part of the patient as a "whole" (hence "wholistic"
or "holistic" medicine), not only in the physical sense but as each part
of the body being interrelated to each other, energetically. 3000 years of
oriental medicine has proven there is a Life Force energy (Chi) that flows
like the arborization of a tree throughout the entire body, touching every
cell of every organ of every system in the body. It is only now, in this
age of advanced technological devices that we can photograph and
electronically measure this energy.
This
interdependency of all to all is like a spider web; pluck the strand of
the outermost part of the web and the vibration is sent over every strand
of the entire web until it reaches the heart or center. Health is
maintained by a balance of two opposing energy flows, Yin and Yang, which
make up this Life Force. Each cell of each organ of each system has both
Yin and Yang energy flows. Any imbalance, either deficiency or excess of
these energies produce aberrations that filter down into the physical body
and produce what we see as "symptoms". Any "cure" in the patient as seen
by the doctor as a relief of these symptoms, MUST occur in the balancing
of this excess or deficiency of these two opposing energy flows.
Cure CANNOT be
achieved in the physical body alone. Cure cannot be achieved by focusing
on symptoms but on CAUSE, the true nature of symptoms exhibited. It is as
if there is a dirty spot on a lens of a slide projector that is projecting
an image on a screen. The traditional doctor works away on scrubbing the
spot off the screen, while the holistic doctor cleans the lens, the cause
of the spot on the screen.
Traditional
therapies of chemicals, surgery and radiation by their very nature are
toxic, focal- acting agents. Many times this produces a destructive affect
in the body. Drugs, surgery and radiation are traumatic and foreign to the
body. Holistic medicine chooses natural therapies of proper nutrition,
homeopathy, Bach Flowers, herbs, acupuncture, massage, crystals, color,
chiropractic and electromagnetic field therapies that are all natural
elements of this earth, and methods familiar to the metabolism and
physiology of the patient. They are energy fields that impact the Life
Force in a beneficial, nontoxic manner. Holistic medicine benefits Body,
Mind (Emotional) and Spirit and recognizes these are also interdependent
in maintaining health. Traditional medicine mainly concentrates on the
body.
Q. Should one
ever consider traditional methods of medicine?
A. Of course,
but only in specific areas. When one is anemic, one has to have a blood
transfusion to support the body until it is capable of rallying on its
own. In cases of traumatic emergencies, broken bones have to be pinned,
drugs like steroids have to be used to prevent brain edema, oxygen and
I.V. supportive solutions and medications are necessary to sustain life.
In rapidly ensuing bacterial/viral epidemics sometimes the patient is so
weak, drugs, antibiotics and steroids have to be given to buy time for the
patient to survive; although in my own practice I prefer to use
homeopathic remedies (nosodes) made from the specific bacteria and virus
infecting the patient. It is safer, the energetic patterns of infecting
agents are identical to the treatment and results are better.
Viruses,
bacteria, fungi and cancer cells are all parasites. They only invade a
patient whose Life force is weak. I work on getting the Life Force strong
enough to ward off all parasites. It is in the arena of chronic
degenerative diseases and Cancer, which are a reflection generally, of an
already toxic, imbalanced Chi, and overwhelmed Body, Mind and Spirit .
Q. Can
holistic therapies help any specie of animal?
A. Yes of
course. All animals, birds, rodents, reptiles, amphibians-all living
creatures have a Life Force, even plants. They all respond to energy
medicine. Colors, music, (Mozart especially), homeopathy, the healing
energy of quartz
crystals,
and acupuncture. Yes, plants have acupuncture meridians too!
Why Use Homoeopathy
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The following points shows
the peculiarities of homoeopathy that make it a very sensible choice of
treatment in animals:
1. No side effects.
2. No suppression of symptoms
for later, more vicious reappearance.
3. No dependence on diagnosis
but only a dependence on symptom observation.
4. No need for laboratory
trials in animals for the proving of medicines.
5. Allowance for and Dependance
on a patient's individuality.
6. Whole patient treatment.
7. Homoeopathy appears to
work with the body's own disease-combating mechanisms to effect a cure
and this constitutes a most natural, humane and effective method of cure.
8. No environmental pollution.
Potencies – and
how that works
•
‘X’Potency = substance is diluted at a
1/10 (decimal) dilutions
• ‘C’
Potency = Substance is diluted at a 1/100 (centesimal dilutions)
• ‘M’
Potency = Substance is diluted at a 1/1000
Example 1: 12X potency = diluted 1 in 10 twelve
times, or a dilution of 10-12 with succussion (shaking) at
every stage.
Example 2: 30C potency = diluted 1 in 100 thirty
times, with succussion (shaking at very stage.
Storage of Remedies
1) Away from temperature extremes
2) Away from direct sunlight,
3)Away from strong chemical odors,
4) Away from strong electromagnetic influences
(inside the microwave, on top of the television set, etc).
5)Storing them in an organized fashion so they can
be easily found and kept clean.
Mode of Administration
of Remedies:-
Dispense remedy into cap of vial, and then to one
of the methods below.
Direct Dosing: The easiest way to
administer remedies to an animal if they will take things from your hand.
Animals who have never had remedies before may
refuse them at first, but once they realize what they are, will willingly
take them in the future.
In Food: Give one dose in meals or
treats at recommended intervals.
• Water
Potency: Best used when an animal needs a remedy and you can’t be there to
administer it at recommended intervals, or if they are unconscious, or
unwilling to take pellets from your hand.
•
For use with lower to medium potencies only, and
for limited time.
•
Put one dose (2-3 pellets) into their water
bowl and fill with clean water.
•
Note: Give a second water bowl so that they may
choose to take the remedy or not. They will dose themselves.
•
Rinse a clean glass bowl in very hot water for
2-3 minutes. Let cool. Put 1/2 teaspoon of milk or distilled water in the
bowl, and then add a few pellets of the remedy. Swirl gently for 1 minute,
and let your pet lap it up, or give with a clean spoon or syringe directly
in mouth or on nostrils.
•
Refrigerate unused remedy with a lid, stirring
briskly before next dosage is extracted with syringe.
•
Label syringe with Remedy name and potency. Do
not use for any other remedy.
•
Note: Unconscious animals can NOT
swallow!
Avoid choking by only placing 1 or 2
drops of the remedy in their mouth between lip and gums.
Mode of administration of medicine
may be in
globules form, or in liquid form, put 4 to 5 globules of 30 no. size or
4 to 5 drops in 3 to 5 ml water, draw this medicated water with syringe or
Sprayer and put directly on tongue
or on nostrils or on mucous membrane of Vagina of pet.
Biochemic remedy is always
given in Luke warm water or fresh water. Dissolve 8 to 10 tablet
in 5 to 10 ml luke worm or fresh water and
draw this
medicated water with syringe and put directly in Mouth.
• Olfactory,
inhalation, through the skin
Dosing of
Remedies
•
Acute Care: Dose every 20
minutes to 1 hour for 3-4 hours. Decrease frequency as symptoms improve.
• If
no improvement is seen, you may have the wrong remedy –
• Check
your symptom picture again to choose another remedy.
•
If improvement is seen but fails to hold, go to 200C.
•
Never leave a remedy that’s working!
•
Dosing: Medium and Low Potencies (6C, 12C, 30C, 200C) 2-3
pills per dose is all that’s needed. The more severe the symptoms, the
more frequent the dose is given in Acute Care First Aid Ailments.
• The
higher the potency, the less frequently you
give the remedy. Always adjust remedy frequency up or down
according to the symptoms.
• Base
Frequency of Doses According to Symptom Severity
Homeopathy heals
holistically!
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Homeopathic medicines stimulates the body’s inner strength and boost the
immune system to work well i.e. to reduce the disease load and to
improve the overall health.
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The
constitutional or individualized homeopathy is known to reduce to
tendency to catch respiratory illnesses.
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The
prescription is dependent upon symptoms, signs, tendencies, history and
causation.
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The
treatment can be curative, palliative or supportive depending upon state
and staging of disease.
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In every stage homeopathy has a definitive role to play.
Homeopathic medicines can be
taken safely along with other /conventional medications (ADD-ON Therapy).
Optimum use of
Homeopathic Remedies:-
Homeopathy effects cure in case of
"Acute ailments" like cold, cough, fever, sore throat etc. ( eg: Belladona,
Ferrum Phos ) Works wonders in "Chronic cases" , wherein it brings about
complete cure in patients by eradicating the root cause of the ailments,
when the right Simillimum remedy is chosen" .
Homeopathy can act as " Prophylactic", ie homeopathic remedies can be
used to prevent diseases. e.g. Borax 200 in FMD. Homeopathic remedies can
be of great value in reducing the need for surgery in certain
circumstances and at other times remedy proves invaluable in helping the
wound heal fast after the surgery is completed. Remedies: Arnica,
Staphisgeria, Hypericum and Complimentary medicines
We can go on and on illustrating the wonders that Homepathy and
complimentary medicines can do when the right simillimum and the potency
is used
HOMOEO REMEDY
HERE USED AS
Arnica
Pain killer
Aurum Iodum Promotes follicular
growth
Agnus castus Helps in expressing oestrous
Borax To prevent ulcers in the mouth
Aur Mur Nat Nat Fibrolytic agent
Bryonia Acts on muscular tissue
Cal Carb Constitutional drug, promotes milk
yield
Cal Phos
Constitutional drug, helps in bone calcification
Carboveg Constitutional drug
Caulophyllum Dilates ripened cervix
Cina Dewormer
Colchicum Eructates gas
Colocynthis Reduces pain in stomach,
abdomen.
Echinacea Blood purifier, immune modulator
Euphrasia Used in conjunctivitis
Ferrum Met
Helps haemoglobin formation
Ferrum Phos Helps haemoglobin formation
Gun Powder Used in septic suppuration
Hamamelis To prevent bleeding
Hypericum Prevents pain at nerve end
injury
Ignatia Reduces excitability
Iodum Specifically used in after
effects of FMD
Ipecac Used along with Arnica 6 in
haemogalectia
Natrum sulph
Used in oedema and cystic ovaries
Nux vomica Appetizer, used in downer cow
Opium Prepartum prolapse
Podophyllum Used in eversion of uterus
Pulsatilla Helps in correcting oestrus in
heifers
Pyrogenium Used in suppuration
Raphanus Promotes ruminal movements
Rhus tox Relieves joint pains
Ruta Reduces inflammatory oedema
Sabal serrulata
Specific for hydrosalphinx
Sabina Action on uterine mucosa
Sepia Uterine infection, utero ovarian
relation
Selenium Action on muscles
Silicia Chronic mastitis, corrects
nutrition
Secale cornutum Helps uterine contraction
(use along with caulophyllum)
Sulphur Constitutional drug,
skin infection, chronic mastitis
Symphytum
Helps in bone union
Thiosinaminum Fibrolytic agent
(see Aur mur nat nat)
Thyroidinum To induce heat,
can reduce milk yield in normal animals
Viburnum op Reduces
irritation to the uterus.
