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Before calling me, his client took him to the emergency room and Chirp received an injection of long-acting steroid. At that time his symptoms resolved. The client was told that he should be comfortable for the next six weeks. We gave Phos 200C anyway, and he was fine for twelve weeks. A re-dose at that point kept him well for six months, at which time a slight cough returned. Phos 1M has kept him well until this day, two years and counting.
Stratton: 2-year-old neutered male Golden Retriever
Conventional diagnosis: severe bilateral hip dysplasia. The client was considering surgery. Symptoms: He had a waddling gait, would walk ten feet, then lay down. His tail was down all the time. He tired easily, lying on the floor for hours after a 20-minute walk. He also had thick, black, gooey, foul smelling ear discharge. Despite his lack of energy, he was described as being excitable. He also had a inguinal rash.
Modality? After constructing his timeline and symptom list, I repertorize d Stratton:
Let’s look at the materia medica for Sulphur’s modality of aggravation from exertion: Hering – Motion: worse shooting pain in hip joint; CD – indolence of spirit and body during the day and indisposed to work or to move about; heaviness and weariness of the lower limbs after short walks; sudden weakness of the lower limbs, especially of the legs, after taking a short walk. Suits him to a “T”! In practice, I also study other likely candidates, such as Mercurius in this case, Causticum, and perhaps Graphites.
Three weeks after Sulphur 200C, he was stronger, calmer, and his ears had cleared up. Two months later, he was no longer lying down on walks, even though he was now walking twice a day. His tail was up like the normally bushy signal of all happy retrievers! “He’s got power in him
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