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also occasion for presentation of the annual awards. The Churchill Cup for contributions to the Mag was pre- sented to Edward De Beukelaer. The Vetri-Science Cup for contributions to veterinary homeopathy was presented jointly to Jane Keogh and Peter Gregory. Dancing to Saints at Home followed, an acoustic band with two guitars, a percussive speaker and a pedal tambourine. They played quite a range of music, including an excellent cover of Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” which I never expected!
Sunday morning we heard from our fabulous exhibitors and sponsors, without whom these Congresses would be difficult, if not impossible. Helios, Honey’s, Freeman’s, Pet Plus, and Natural Instinct have been staunch supporters for so many years. We also had support this year from Vithoulkas Compass and Friends of Baxter. Please remember our kind sponsors when you make recommendations or purchase supplies!
The dynamic duo, Peter Gregory and Tim Couzens engaged our minds with “New (and Unusual) Remedies from (the Usual) Old Homeopaths”. The full lecture is available as a Power Point from Stu, so I will only touch briefly on a few points of discussion that struck me. You might want to
locate “The Mrs. Ackroyd Occasional Table Book” by Les Barker for the quirky poetry, though you would have to query Peter as to which poems he chose!
A cat that blocked repeatedly with no silt, responded beautifully to Cactus grandiflora. Both Cactus-g and Prunus spinosus are helpful for urethral spasm. The similarity between Lac-can and Cann-i was noted, with Cann-i also having the feeling of worthlessness of Lac-can, but with more fears.
A Theridion Maltese case dissolves identity into their partner, is fruitlessly busy, and sensitive to music. Physically, the “bright spider eyes” appear to be a frequent trait seen in spider remedies. Another spider remedy, Loxosceles, resolved auto-immune foot blisters in a collie cross. This dog was also sensitive to music, a spider characteristic.
The Nickel case reminded me of the usefulness of the periodic table. This Irish sport horse epitomized ‘noble, reserved, respectable, controlled’ Nickel.
A vizsla with autistic-like traits of inability to react appropriately socially responded to Helium, with its isolation and desire to be alone. Yet another help from the periodic table!
A Cenchris Bichon showed nodular skin lesions following the vein, they are also worse at night (like Ars) and on waking (like Lach), though Cenchris may not come up on reper- torisation with all three of these traits, so having the feeling of a snake remedy from the patient is impor- tant. In discussion of similar remedies, it was mentioned that Cenchris is a snake-like Staphysagria, and Hekla is a mineral-like
In more discussion of remedy simi- larities, Lac delphinum resolved skin allergies in a GSD that loves play, wants to help others (Phos, Carc, Cocc) and is anxious for family (Phos, Carc).
The snake-like aspect of the Lac reme- dies was illustrated in a skin case that showed some improvement on Crot- horridus, and improved dramatically with Lac caprinum.
Hippozaenium, the nosode of glan- ders, was used to excellent effect on an aged gelding with chronic nasal dis- charge. Signs are similar to Bacillinum, Kali-bich, and Psorinum, and it is likely that there is a glanders miasm affecting horses.
The last presentation of the Congress was by Andrew Ward on “The Art of Repertorisation”. Andrew is a medical doctor who works with Dr. Vithoulkas, and is the UK ambassador for the new Vithoulkas Compass (VC) computer program. This new expert system is based on years of research and statistical analysis of successful prescriptions. The repertory is designed for maximum reliability.
It was a pleasure and a delight to participate in the 2017 Congress. As always, I came away energised and refreshed from interacting with such a motivated and committed group of people, and full of fresh ideas and insights from the excellent speakers. Thank you to Sue for organising the Congress, and thank you to all of you who participated!
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