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cefpodoxime. Fletch improves, but we still don’t know what is causing the allergies. His itch increased again after the antibiotic treatment was complete, and the 2nd Cytopoint 1 Apr 19 has no effect.
V&K have had Fletch for over a year now. They think they probably will keep him, so we do a homeopathic intake 7 Aug 19. At this time he is 4 years 8 months old – a fairly young small breed.
Fletch’s homeopathic intake – Mental / Emotional signs and General signs are
• < after castration and / or Rabies vaccination
• Prefers open bright beach house – will play there
• Temperament change since obtained (castration is known to increase anxiety)
1. Less adaptable & playful, more anxious alone in yard 2. > with another dog – explores, learned to use stairs
• Doesn’t understand things – climbing stairs, urinating outside on grass
• Temperature: Skin feels warm to touch, lies in sun, always on blanket
• Noise: < Sharp noise, banging, thunderstorm (wants to get away from noise, stays with owner, shakes)
• Can become cross: Has needed to be muzzled for blood draw, OK for acupuncture if held
1. Snappedatpersonputtingfaceinhis
2. Growled at person “trying to rile him up to play”
• Generally tolerant, “Touching and fussing is not what he prefers”
• “Allowed my sister who was staying with us when she was suicidal to fuss over him. He usually will walk away from this. When she visits now that she’s better he ignores her.”
• Affection: Often with people, lies near but not on them
• Doesn’t notice owners’ moods or seek out company
when he is unwell
• Will bark at owner to get her to play with him – plays less now
My impression: He will wag his tail, though he is not frisky and shows only mild interest in people and the environment. He seems rather inert to me.
Fletch’s homeopathic intake – Physical signs
• Eating - Appetite inconsistent, and he is a slim dog.
• Won’t eat from a bowl – Initially ate from floor or paper
towel, now only from pillowcase
• “Methodically eats down the row” of food balls
• Toilet habits: Strong preference for urinating on gravel
or asphalt. Wouldn’t urinate for 12 h when 1st obtained:
‘’still doesn’t understand grass”
• Urinary – history of UTI, intermittent occult hematuria,
prostate normal on digital exam
• Back pain – occurs due to stress of grooming, > with
home grooming
• Joints – Stiff neck & hips, mild left patellar luxation
1. Front feet overly extended (flat feet)
• GI – Multiple metronidazole rx for Clostridium dif
(loose stools, dx’d by local vet)
• Eye – Protruding scar tissue on left cornea • Thyroid – on supplementation
Fletch’s homeopathic intake – Skin signs
• Appearance: Skin generally pink, yeasty odor, slightly greasy, warm
Hair loss = A
Thickened skin = T
Crusts, scaling = S
Flakes/dander = D
• Areas affected
Feet, under tail, back of legs, neck underside T, A Feet, face, ears S, R, slight A
Back A, D
• Itch Triggers: bathing, eating, brushing, going outside Worse: immediately after bath (must wear shirt to prevent violent scratching), warm weather (in this part of the US warm weather is also humid), night Better: wearing shirt, oatmeal or herbal spray, colloidal silver, day after bath, application of essential oils
First Repertorisation: Phos, Sil, Lyc, Sulph, Sep, Merc, Caust, Puls, Zinc, Aur, Bell Nat-mur
• Mind – Confidence, want of self-confidence (205
remedies in rubric)
• Mind – Company – desire for – agg when alone (90)
• Mind – Dictatorial (66)
• Mind – Fear – of thunderstorm (57)
• Mind – Irritability – when disturbed (23)
• Mind – Retardation; mental (20)
• Mind – Yielding disposition (71)
• Skin – Inflammation (96)
• Skin –itching – warm; becoming – agg (33)
• Extremities – Knees; complaints of – Patella (49)
• Generals Vaccination; ailments after (58)
• Generals – Weather – warm weather – wet – agg (44)
Initial homeopathic treatment
• Silicea LM 1, 14 Aug 19: aggravated initially, mildly better with olfaction, then no change
• Lycopodium LM 1, 1 Oct: better first few days, then worse, owner stopped treatment, gave Cytopoint with local vet, no change
• Morgan Pure 30 C, 9 Oct: better initial treatment, no change with 2nd treatment 23 Oct
• Phosphorus LM 1, 29 Oct: aggravation, then no change
• No contact Nov 2019 – April 2020
Fletch’s owner had health and family challenges, and did not feel able to continue treatment and observations. This family has some serious problems. The owner’s mother
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