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area at the base of the tail has become black and then the
hair came off in a crust. The skin underneath is dark.
This started when her best friend, the old family dog, died.
She used to sleep with the dog. She has not been out since:
this has never happened before, she always used to go out,
even when it was cold, especially when the sun was out in
the winter
She hates the cold and always lies by the stove in the
winter, or by the other dog, or by the pump of the
aquarium. She is always hungry. According to the owner,
she was frustrated because weaned too early. She is always
looking for affection, she is clingy.
In the consult room, she hid behind the bin, all stressed
out. The owner says she is only relaxed when she is next to
the stove. She has more energy in the morning or after
eating in the evening.
She has never had any kittens: every time she lost them
before they were born. But she always had milk and fed the
kittens of other queens. She was then spayed and the milk
disappeared.
Repertorisation:
Mind, going out aversion to (Kent)
Mind, grief, (Kent)
Min company aversion to (Barthel)
Chest milk, non-pregnant women (Kent)
Female, abortion (Kent)
Skin, discoloration spot, scratching after. (Kent)
Both Pulsatilla and Cyclamen stand out in the
répertorisation.
Pulsatilla is more variable and changeable, needs more
attention from everybody, has fear of being abandoned.
Cyclamen is more stable, loves warmth, more sad and depressed.
Cyclamen 15c one dose.
Four days later she went out again, then the scratching
stopped, then she had a short period of milk production
and then all returned back to normal.
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Mina Philippe Osdoit, France
Mina is a dachshund, 5 years old. She came in season 3
months before the consultation and developed an
impressive mammary hypertrophy. A treatment with
bromocriptine 1 month before stopped the milk
production but the glands are now oedematous, painful,
hard and swollen. She does not eat and is scratching her
basket. She whines all the time. Sometimes she will sud -
den ly go to her bed howling. There is sometimes a violent
contraction on the left side of the neck/shoulder area. She
always wants to put her head on something high up.
She tries to bite the vet during the examination and wants
to hide in her owner’s arms, and goes to bite her owner
when she tries to hold on to her. She has had several back
and neck pain episodes in the last 12 months.
Répertorisation:
Chest, swelling mammary glands, menses after
Pain in the neck, better for bending the head
backwards