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legislation. We can all make reference to the training available in our referral reports to referring clinicians and work to “normalise” our approach within the profession. There is excellent work being done with farmers to empower them to increase resilience in their stock – we have an opportunity to encourage a similar approach to preventive healthcare in companion animals, too. This should, of course, be led by us as veterinary professionals and we are all time poor, so the more members of our clinical team who understand the different mind-set and are trained in its application, the better.
If anyone has comments or proposals regarding this topic, please do share them with myself or the Secretary for consideration at the next committee meeting.
I’m very much looking forward to the Spring Meeting taking place on Saturday 22nd March, 10.30am - 4pm in the Dickens Room, Richbell House WC1N 3LA and costing £50 in Person £30 for zoom attendees. Please do register soon, and I hope to see many of you there in person, or at least on a screen! It’s such a great opportunity for us to share successful cases, discuss and help each other with “stuck” cases and generally, learn and exchange ideas for other pathways to cure.
I must extend my thanks to Dr Tim Couzens for organising our Autumn meeting, taking place from 19th to 21st September in Lewes. Booking information will be shared very soon, but you might like to book your accommodation now in preparation for what promises to be a weekend of excellent speakers and good company as well.
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Cases from the Archive – 3
Mark Carpenter January 2025
Introduction
This is the third of my archive cases, taken from my case book for my VetMFHom exam in 1997 (I did pass!). This was, for me, a very important case, albeit hindered by a lack of a 100% definitive diagnosis. She was seen as a routine, ten-minute appointment, as will be described below, and a full homeopathic anamnesis was not taken.
The case, as in cases 1 and 2 previously, is presented exactly as recorded in my original case book in 1997.
Despite its faults, I hope that it offers something of interest as a homeopathic case and gives the opportunity to delve into the depths of a polycrest remedy which we, perhaps, take for granted, and sometimes fail to recognise.
The Case
Patient Domestic short haired cat F(n) DoB September
1987 (aged 7 years when seen)
Social history
An only pet, lives at home with the owners (a married couple)