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WHAT POTENCY WOULD BE BEST?
Remember how remedies are made – successive dilutions and
succussions. Higher potencies are more powerful than lower potencies.
1. Lower potencies (6x up to 30c)
a. Need to be given more frequently (up to twice a day, though often
only q 7 d.;
b. Have a much broader effect, so may appear to help a disease condition
and not
the overall health of the animal and give more gentle nudges to
the vital force;
c. Are good for older, more fragile animals or those with more tissue
changes;
d. May have no effect in fulminating conditions (unless repeated
frequently) or very vital
animals.
2. Higher potencies (30c to MM - 100,000c):
a. Are much stronger and specific in their action on the energy
force of the body so
their prescribing needs to be more accurate;
b. Are for young, vital animals with functional, mental or emotional
problems;
c. Are infrequently prescribed when treating chronic conditions.
d. One dose is prescribed and the response may last for many months;
e. Can cause more aggravations and even make an animal more ill
if repeated too
often in chronic conditions (1 month for 200c, 1-2 months for 1M,
etc.)
3. When you are not as sure of your prescription, go lower than
you planned.
4. Warning: Any remedy, repeated too often, can cause an overall
weakening of the animal, especially when the potencies are high
(30c, 200c, 1M and above). Homeopathy is powerful, therefore must
be used cautiously.
Brief examples: 14-year-old cat with renal disease and rodent
ulcers - 6c QD; 2 year old cat with rodent ulcers - 200c given one
time, maybe to be repeated in 1-2 months; 14 year old dog with behavior
problems - 30c, one time, to be repeated, if indicated, no more
than several times at no less than a 10-14 day intervals; 2 year
old dog with behavior problems - 1M, given once and probably not
repeated for 2 to 4 months. These are chronic disease examples –
potencies for acute prescribing are different (see section on acutes).
How do these principles apply in veterinary practice, especially
in a currently conventional one?
As we talked about early in the talk, sometimes treating the pathology
or disease (Dexasone injection or homeopathic Apis or a combination
homeopathic remedy for a bee sting reaction) will make the symptoms
disappear and not further weaken the energy field. At best with
this non-individualized treatment, the pathology and the symptoms
resolve but can reoccur in the future. At worst, the symptoms resolve
but the animal is weaker overall and develops more serious ailments.
More beneficial effects are possible by treating the energy field
that is causing the pathological changes that are causing the symptoms.
When we can find the remedy whose energy pattern (as seen from the
provings and described in the materia medicas) is very similar to
the energy pattern of the individual we are treating (as seen by
the symptoms of the disease and the idiosyncrasies of the patient
and the historical problems), the susceptibility to become ill in
this way (and often in any way) is eliminated or changed so the
animal remains healthy - or becomes more and more healthy.
Animals successfully treated with homeopathy or other holistic
approaches usually stay alert, agile, interactive and relatively
symptom free until they have a final illness and die within a short
time. This is our goal.
FURTHER STUDY
You are sold. You are ready to dig in really study homeopathy.
Take the National Center for Homeopathy Summer School courses (for
animals and people the last 2 weeks in June) (in 2005 it is hosted
by PGFF – http://www.HomeopathicAnimalCare.org), then a course
with one primary teacher that extends over at least 1 year (human
or animal). If you want certification with the Academy of Veterinary
Homeopathy (AVH), ask for their guidance for the best courses. Drs.
Komisar, Pitcairn and Evans offer the year long (20 day) Professional
Veterinary Homeopathy Course on several places around the continent.
Continue your training by attending AVH conferences, AHVMA conferences
with homeopathy talks, reading the AHVMA and AVH journals, attending
advanced course by Drs. Levy, Chambreau, Loops and attending courses,
workshops and conferences for treating people.
Professional Course - www.DrPitcairn.com
NCH courses – www.homeopathic.org
Dr. Chambreau’s courses – www.HealthyAnimal.com (when
up) or HealThyAnimals@aol.com (now).
HOMEOPATHIC COURSES, JOURNALS, ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy &n bsp; &n bsp; Journal.
Annual conference.
PO Box 9280 Referral list to the public.
Wilmington, DE 19809 & nbsp; & nbsp; Tapes and proceedings
from
www.theAVH.org or www.AVHlist.org &nb sp; conferences. Certification.
866-652-1590 Accredits courses. List serves.
The National Center for Homeopathy &n bsp; &n bsp; Newsletter
with animal cases.
801 North Fairfax Street, Suite 306 &nb sp; &nb sp;Summer
school with animal courses
Alexandria, VA 22314 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;Annual conference.
Directory.
703-548-7790 For tapes – 510-527-3600
www.homeopathic.org
Devon School of Homeopathy
The best Correspondence Course
www.homeopathyschool.com
New England School of Homeopathy &n bsp; &n bsp; Journal,
classes, directory
800-NESH-440
Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians &n bsp; Great
journal
503-829-7326
Many web sites cover issues in homeopathy, both human and animal.
Go to www.theAVH.org, click on Referral list, then click on those
with web site presence at AVH and some of them will have their own
web sites. You will learn how people present their homeopathic practices.
Be sure to get a waiver signed as AVMA recommends for all holistic
modalities.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Homeopathy:
Healthy Animal’s Journal – Chambreau (http://www.HealthyAnimal’sJournal.com)
Homeopathic Care of Cats and Dogs – Don Hamilton
The Homeopathic Treatment of Small Animals Christopher Day (also
Beef & Dairy Cattle)
Homeopathic Treatment of Dogs (also of Cats, of Cattle, of Horses,
of Goats) and Materia
Medica George MacLeod
Homeopathic Treatment for Birds - Beryl Chapman
Beyond Flat Earth Medicine - Tim Dooley - 619-299-1140 The BEST
intro. Buy for each client.
The Science of Homeopathy-George Vithoulkas A comprehensive overview
Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century-Dana Ullman - An overview
Boerike's Materia Medica and Repertory Tapes:
The Organon –Hahnemann From the master's mouth. A must for
the serious student. Best
edition is by O’Reilly and costs more but is very readable,
better translated and more
informative than the Kunzli edition.
Lectures on Homeopathic Philosophy - James Kent
Chronic Diseases - Hahnemann & Lesser Writings Kent. More advanced
reading.
Kent's Repertory - The most popular index of symptoms & affordable.
Complete, Synthesis or Kunzli's Repertory - MODERN repertories.
Expanded Kent,
Dictionary of Homeopathic Medical Terminology - Yasgur - defines
those funny words.
Guiding Symptoms to our Materia Medica - Constantine Herring 10
volumes
Clarke’s Dictionary of Materia Medica 3 volumes
Handbook of Materia Medica and Homeopathic Therapeutics - H.C. Allen
1 vol.
And lots more.
Book sources – Homeopathic Education Service – www.homeopathic.com
800-359-9051
Minimum Price Books – www.minimum.com 800-663-8272
SUBTLE SIGNS OF ILL HEALTH
Most health problems are the result of an underlying energy imbalance,
made worse from poor diet and vaccination. They are rarely acute
diseases (except injuries). Therefore, you may find that the problem
does not clear up as you expect or it recurs. If so, you are dealing
with an underlying predisposition to illness, and these clues to
underlying ill health will help you select a remedy and monitor
the results. As we cure animals of "disease", we find
that certain other "NORMAL" things go away, too. Do not
be satisfied until most of the following symptoms are gone. In young,
apparently healthy animals, these apparently "normal"
problems may be the only indications to start treatment. This is
only the beginning of a list - as more animals are cured we will
find new levels of health.
DOGS AND CATS
SKIN: doggy smell; attracts fleas a lot; dry, oily, lack-luster
coat; excessive shedding; not grooming, ear problems - waxy, oily,
itchy, recurrent mites; eye discharge, tearing, or matter in corner
of eyes; raised third eyelid; spots appearing on iris; "freckles"
appearing on face;
whiskers falling out; fragile, thickened, distorted claws that are
painful or sensitive to trim.
BEHAVIOR: Fears (of loud noises, thunder, wind, people, animals,
life); too timid; too rough or aggressive (even at play); too hard
to train; barks too much and too long; suspicious nature; biting
when petted too long; hysteria when restrained; clumsy; indolent;
licking or sucking things or people too much; not using litter box
or not covering stool.
DIGESTIVE: Bad breath; tarter accumulation; loss of teeth; poor
appetite; craving weird things (rubber bands, plastic, dirt, cat
litter, paper, dogs eating dog or cat stools, rocks, sticks...);
sensitivity to milk; thirst - a super healthy cat on non dry food
will drink at most once a week; red gum line; vomiting often, even
hairballs more than a few times a year; mucous on stools; tendency
to diarrhea with least change of diet; obesity; anal gland problems;
recurrent worms.
STIFFNESS when getting up, early hip dysplasia; tires easily in
hot or cold weather; can no longer jump up on counters, or go up
or down steps.
TEMPERATURE: Low grade fevers - Normal for healthy cats and dogs
is 100-101.5.
AGE & REPRODUCTION: Should live a long life (Shepherds 17 years,
Danes 12, cats 24). should be able conceive easily, deliver normally,
and not pass on "genetic breed" problems.
EQUINE
MIND: cribbing and/or weaving; pen/stall walking; flank sucking;
over-reactive; fearful, territorial or aggressive; Fears of loud
noises, slightest noises, narrow spaces.
SKIN, RESPIRATORY: puffy around eyes; chronic conjunctivitis; dull
eyes; "foal snots"; asthma; sweat on upper body but not
lower, sticky sweat, unpleasant odor, dry and/or dull hair coat,
dry skin, poor-healing wounds, greasy skin on face.
STOMACH: foul breath, fissures at corners of mouth, salivation from
clover, hollow seeming teeth, hard to float, loose teeth at under
20 years old, coprophagia/pica, craves salt, fussy eating, intolerant
to fat, repeated colics, sensitivity to weather changes with GIT
signs, excessively susceptible to parasites, potbellied foals, distended
abdomen (hay belly) in adults, rectum tears easily when palpated,
hard dry fecal balls.
EXTREMITIES: warm up very slowly; stiff muscles; tie up if not warmed
up; swollen legs: hot or cold - may or may not go down with exercise;
unable to lift back feet; unable to balance on three legs, bad odor
without pathology, excessive moisture in feet, sensitive to hammering
in nails
GENERALITIES: poor exercise tolerance; fat deposits- cresty necks,
around tail head, top of croup; disturbed by temperature changes;
offensive odors; not wanting to be touched, groomed.
OTHER SPECIES
How would they be in the wild? Is this really health? Learn the
normals and be open for more health.
Rabbits - red line, black teeth, eating roots.
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