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suggest Row 5. “I am Ebony... she knows who she is” could suggest lanthanide, as could the illness from an early age. Vaccinosis is an indi- cator for lanthanide. The ‘ability to love’ could suggest lanthanide. The confidence normally seen with the big cats e.g. Lac-leo could sug- gest row 6, which includes the lanthanides.
There is nothing to suggest the external demonstration of power and responsibility of the gold series (Hafnium to Radon). There is nothing particular to suggest row 7 – intuition, magic or meltdown, except the extreme ‘melt- down’ that the owner experienced herself. The owner did say that Ebony could see things she couldn't, which is a small indication. I opted for a lanthanide, although the discrimination with silver series would be hard.
Column
Ebony is supremely confident suggesting col- umn 10 to 17. There is no suspicion or outcast feelings, hence column 10, 11 or 12. The fight- ing desperation of column 12 doesn’t seem to be present – hence column 10 or 11. Column 10 is at the summit, balanced, in the middle, shiny, great, dignified, sharing, eccentric, haughty, assured and independent.
This seems to fit Ebony well – even down to sitting in the middle of the bridge.
Reaction
Within 48 hours she had increased energy, was playing and eating excessively again. She then spent 2 days sitting “as if she was seeing things”. Then she was right back to her normal self and hasn't looked back in 6 months.
Idris
Idris is a 2 year old ginger-gold oriental neutered female with chronic rhinitis. Herpes infection confirmed at 5 weeks old – excessive snot and running eyes with green discharge. She was given antibiotics for 6 weeks and was left with a cloudy cornea.
At 12 weeks old she had excessive diar- rhoea leading to a prolapsed rectum requiring surgery twice as it recurred.
At 5 months old she developed intussusception requiring surgery. Then she developed ‘flu’ with extreme lacrimation and nasal discharge. She was very ill, but survived against all odds. She has chronic rhinitis now, which the owner has tried kali-bi, merc and silica for. She whistles as she breathes, and ‘has loads of crud in her sinuses – she sneezes out green/yellow jelly like chewing gum – you need to chip it off the walls’. She is on constant Bisolvon [Bromhexine – Ed.].
In my surgery she was very vocal, sitting in her open box. After 5 minutes she jumped out and stayed under the owners chair, looking out. Then she prowled around the room, eventually sitting on the windowsill, gazing out.
O: ‘She is so vibrant – like her colour. She is bright and breezy, laid back like her mother. There is a sting in the tail – she can be mischie- vous. She is very loyal.’
GJ: What is the most extraordinary thing about her?
O: Her will to survive. The fact she is so com- fortable in her own skin – so utterly at ease, confident and has no need to escape.
GJ: Who is the boss in the house (7 cats)?
O: Idris is second in command to Hugo, but Hugo relies on Idris’ strength. Idris herself doesn’t have hierarchy issues. This is what she is – she just is, and everyone loves her as she is dependable and reliable. She is not particu- larly sympathetic, and only very slightly jealous. She likes the heat. She is never vicious, not aggressive and ignores stray cats. She is exu- berant, and charges about. If other cats are fighting she stands and watches. She is chilled with visitors. Her respiration and discharges are worse humidity and cold and wet.
Analysis
Idris suffered serious disease from an early age. This can be an indication a remedy is required from the bottom of the periodic table. She had no animal or plant traits and hence a mineral is indicated. Her great sense of self suggests lanthanide. They are typically ‘the power behind the throne’ which is exactly what Idris is, without being the boss herself. She seems very balanced, confident and sorted – suggesting column 10.
Just a few very short tips
When animals came in with skin oedema or urticarial reactions or bee sting type reactions I would always reach first for the Apis and the response I would get was quite mixed. Recently some of these cases that haven't responded to Apis I have used histamine 30c and found that they went down within a few minutes magically.
Sepia animals have a causation that is often very useful. My Sepia brain pricks up its ears if owners say that one animal is dominating the other (often a Lycopodium) and has done over a long period. These animals will often fight back to begin with but gradually get down and go into the sag bag and drag of Sepia.
Recently I read in Homeopathy 4 you about Gunpowder for wounds and have used it quite a bit since then in wounds that have an acute injury with an injected look that appears as if it may become infected. It works better that Hepar.
Henry Stephenson, Australia
Prescription – column 10 lanthanide – Gadolinium M.
Prescription – Gadolinium
She developed coryza 3 days after reme- dy, which lasted for 3 days. Then every- thing improved and ‘she didn’t sound like Captain Hook’s crocodile’.
The remedy has been repeated 4 times in 12 months, and she remains about 90% better.
For those contributing to the next issue of the mag:
Thanks to everyone at AE12 conference who offered to send articles for the next issues of the mag. Autumn edition copy deadline is 15 September.
National Report – Greece, 2012
The last two years we have experienced in Greece a unique situation that has changed our lives in a dramatic way. Two or three years ago we could not imagine that something like this would happen, but now it has happened and we must adjust.
The high percentage of unemployment (officially 23%) and the cut in wages of both public and private sectors have influenced the income of all Greeks. The veterinarians seem to be in a better position than many other professionals, but the situation is still in progress and it looks like it will worsen in the next years.
And, while all this is happening we try to continue our action in the field of homeopathy. Unfortunately we could not cover the costs of our mag- azine by advertisements any more so we do not publish it any more. Soon we will have our website up and running and we will be ready to send our newsletter by email. We also continue our efforts to partici- pate in the veterinary congresses in Greece with some success.
We are sorry that we will not be able to be present in this meeting [Budapest] but we wish you much success and we send our greetings to all of you from troubled but still sunny Greece.
Katerina Loukaki (Hellenic Veterinary Homeopathic Association)
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