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restore the general vitality of the patient.
It is a good remedy to review when a single drug has been given repeatedly, or in high doses. I often find it useful in cases that present few characteristic signs. In these cases, a dose of Sulph will bring up old suppressed signs.
Sulph is a constitutional, deep acting medicine. History of skin irritation is usually present. In my experience, Sulph horses with IR do not always have the classic dirty, oily hair coats but these horses do not like to be bathed.
Late morning is the worst time for a Sulph horse and they will often be seen napping during this time. Sulph horses can also have a history of hoof abscesses, but these are usually deep and slow to come to the surface. Sulph horses come in all shapes and sizes from athletic show horses to backyard ponies. They are usually strong willed and challenging to work with.
The overall patient management of IR horses is challenging, and it is probable their underlying slow metabolism inhibits the vital force’s ability to produce characteristic signs and to react to even well-chosen homeopathic medicines. IR horses may require lower potencies, such as 30C, to be given repeatedly daily for three to five days, and then once a week until the vitality of the horse improves.
Using the triad of Calcarea carbonica, Lycopodium and Sulphur, in this order, can bring up the responsiveness of the vital force in horses that show alternating signs of each of these homeopathic medicines.
These listed homeopathic medicines are the ones I have used most often, but any homeopathic that fits the case should be considered. Unfortunately, homeopathy alone can’t be expected to overcome poor diet and management. Horses are not genetically designed to eat high sugar diets
and be deprived of exercise. Many horse owners today do not have the time or desire to exercise their horses and they must be made aware of the needs of the horse. With the combination of diet, management and homeopathy, these insulin resistant horses can live happy , useful, symptom free lives.
References
1.Burns, Teresa A. Endocrinopathic Laminitis: Nutritional Management and Pharmacotherapuetics in Clinical Practice. Proceedings of American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Vol. 63 2017; 17-20. 2.Burns, Teresa A. Endocrine Testing for Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID) and Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) Cases. Proceedings of American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention. Vol. 63 2017; 6-12. 3.ecir_2013_proceedings_gustafson_obesity_and_inflammation.pdf 4.ecir_2013_proceedings_gustafson_obesity_and_inflammation.pdf 5.ecir_2013_proceedings_kellon_mineral_nutrition_and_insulin_resistan ce.pdf 6.ecir_2013_proceedings_kellon_iron_overload_and_insulin_resistance. pdf
7. Wikipedia 8.https://ivcjournal.com/homeopathy-genetic-expression/
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