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Ten Ox-herding pictures by Peter Gregory, UK
3. Seeing the Ox
In the third picture the oxherder finally sees the ox, half hidden in the trees.
This represents the point when we finally decide to do something We are still not sure exactly what we are going to do but at least we have started. So we continue
to read about homeopathy. We come across
a book that tells us how to use it for simple conditions; maybe we hear about Arnica elsewhere, so we go
into a health food shop and buy
some Arnica 30c tablets. The
next time we get an injury,
from football or by trapping
your fingers in a door you
remember the Arnica and
take some. The pain is
relieved and it goes away
rapidly; the bruising is far
less than you would expect;.
You didn’t think you would be
able to play next week but you
are fit and ready for the game.
This stuff really works – you use it
on the next bitch spay and you see how quickly it heals. It’s really exciting! So we decide to try it out in practice.
When I first returned to UK I saw an advertisement in the Veterinary Record for a one day seminar on veterinary homeopathy by Chris Day and Jeremy Swayne, a homeopathic doctor, in Glastonbury. I drove down from Sheffield, stayed with a friend nearby and listened; it sounded interesting so I bought a copy of Chris’s newly
published book ‘Homeopathic Treatment of Small Animals’. I read it from cover to cover and bought a few remedies that I thought might be useful, from a chemist. A month later I started a job in a small animal practice in Cardiff. One day I saw a dog who had been hit by a train two months previously; he had arthritis in the spine and
when he moved after resting he screamed with pain. None of the conventional drugs had helped for more than a few days. From reading the book I knew that this pattern matched Rhus tox., so I gave him a course of Rhus tox 6c three times daily. A week later the owners reported a ‘miracle’ – the patient was literally cured and indeed we eventually weaned him off the tablets and he remained OK. There was a little bit of ‘beginners’ luck’ but I had now witnessed the power of homeopathy and there was no going back. I think we all have similar stories of an experience which hooks us into
homeopathy – the point at which we see the bull.
It’s a miracle
Feels like what I’m looking for Homeopathy
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Zoom technology has enabled members from different countries and time-zones, to benefit from several case study meetings, thanks to the enthusiasm and selfless efforts of Geoff Johnson, and more recently, David Hare.
To date, Geoff has organised and hosted two of these evening meetings at which three members volunteer to present cases of interest. Two are solved cases described to completion, with questions, comment and interaction afterwards. For the third case which has proved difficult and remains ongoing, following presentation, the meeting breaks out into discussion groups. On return to the main session, suggestions and ideas are fed back from the groups for further comment, question and contribution.
So far we have looked at cases of arthritis, cutaneous lymphoma, gut disturbances in very different situations, and two challenging pruritic skin conditions (aren’t they all?), one being particularly difficult.
The sessions, lasting around two hours, are most enjoyable; they are also solid learning and sharing experiences, not only bringing new insights and approaches but helping us revise and expand our use and knowledge of the more familiar. What better way to