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expectation of the family. They have a strong sense of duty and if they do not do this well, they have a larger sense of failure. There is the feeling that life is full of hardships. On a physi- cal level they may have a lot of problems with their back. There are feelings of being trapped in the cycle of life and in a particular situation. This makes them very irritable and impatient, especially if they are delayed. They are restless, hindered and extremely fastidious. They do not like to queue, are always in a hurry and become easily frustrated.
Dream of being rejected often leading to feelings of isolation; of having been bitten (abuse); own family and children; organised dreams owing to their fastidious nature.
Whale
Available as Ambergris – a valuable component of perfumes. It is formed in the sperm whale’s gut, probably from the indigestible remains of squids’ beaks. It is regurgitated by the whale and floats. The leprous miasm of Ambra is not surprising considering it is vomited digested squid! There are delusions of dissolving into others, worthlessness and “I am shit”.
Classically they cannot perform in front of others, are awkward, sensitive to music, blush easily, are painfully shy, very sensitive to the opinions of others, nail biting and the famous symptom cannot pass urine or stool in the pres- ence of others.
Rat
The homeopathic preparation of rat is Sanguis soricis – the blood not the milk.
Themes from the proving by Nancy Herrick are; • Secret/Hidden
• Clarity
• Sexuality/Sensuality
• Dancing
• Darkness-Light/Black-White
• Dirtiness/Cleanliness
• Feminine/Goddess/Woman/Mother.
Mind
• Anxiety of conscience. Remorse
• Aversion of company, fond of solitude.
Estranged. Desire to hide
• Industrious. Aversion of dirtiness, esp. hands • Impatience. Irritability from noise
• Sensitive to sensual impressions; odors
• Dullness. Indifference to duties.
Rats are almost universally loathed, spread dis- ease notably bubonic plague and are never far away. They make gentle entertaining pets – another misunderstood mammal?
Dolphin (Lac del)
Key theme is one of communication and group co-operation. They have alertness to potential
danger especially to their young. Very strong feeling of fright and fear. Constant sense of responsibility and caring, which alternates with their need to be free to explore. So we see affin- ity for group members who are ill and need their help. They are clairvoyant, communicative ani- mals with a great desire for company. Sexual exploration leading to need for constant love and physical contact or sometimes aggressive behaviour associated with sexuality. Sense of threat from the outside world and feeling can- not face danger alone and therefore needs to be part of the group.
In order to be part of the group the individ- ual will seek attention by jesting, playing, being attractive, flirty behaviour and need to be watched playing such antics. Fun loving, very happy and enjoy amusement – playing in cir- cles noted. Opposite states can be seen also. Since they are so warm and affectionate, they have a strong love for chocolate. Friends very important
Lama
Also probably cancer miasm. Like the horse but the lama will not carry man – not a servant. They fight for others – interestingly lamas are used to protect flocks of sheep.
Sources: Sankaran, Joshis, Jonathon Hardy, David Lilley, Farokh Master, Linda Johnson, Nancy Herrick’s Animal Mind Human Voices, Jayesh Shah, personal cases, sensation colleagues, Massimo Mangialavori lecture notes.
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On the other hand, when the normal advice is to euthanize all acute and sub-acute grass sickness patients, it is then highly recommended to include in such advice strong enough diagnostic criteria as to the exact symptoms in the horse. As most resources recommend euthanasia for horses suffering from grass sickness, we strongly suggest re-evaluating that stance. Euthanasia should only be considered after all practical options for treatment have been explored and the horse continues to suf- fer in spite of care.
The homeopathic treatment of many conditions, which have respond- ed poorly to traditional treatment protocols, has a long history. Although extensively used by many veterinary and human surgeons, it still has some sort of “witchcraft” aura to it. Of course we can agree that it is quite astounding that very diluted substances as herbs and medicaments “really work”, but we as a veterinarians have the obligation to use any treatment option which may be helpful to the animal. For example, we have used oxytetracycline for contracted tendons in foals, with amazing results. An antibiotic causing muscle and tendon lengthening seemed preposterous, until it was found that oxytetracycline causes “binding of calcium” which results in relaxation of the muscles, thus causing relief of contractures.
Finally – if we really want to follow our codes of conduct, it is not fair to refuse treatment options for a sick animal if we have as our only rea- son: “I do not really understand how it works”. If the same attitude was shown by anyone else in our profession, we would might regard it as cruelty.
answer is “NO”. In cases, which resemble “untreatable” conditions, like this above mentioned case, our recommendation would be: this is a good time to try homeopathy.
Notes
1 Homeopathic drug, often advised as first aid for colic horse.
2 Bryonia. Keynotes in colics: unwilling to move, walking aggravates, fever.
3 Opium. Keynotes in colics: sleepy, no abdominal sounds.
4 Couzens T. Homeopathy for Horses, KENILWORTH PRESS, 2006
5 Gelsemium. Keywords in colics – gut paralysis, depression, trembling, fever
6 1M is a “higher” potency, which is postulated to have stronger action.
7 OpenRep – free, so called ‘repertory’, which usually quite effectively quide to most appro-
priate drug to use.
References
1 Macleod G. The treatment of Horses by Homeopathy DANIEL, 1997
2 Couzens T. Homeopathy for Horses, KENILWORTH PRESS, 2006
3 R. Scott Pirie, Equine Grass Sickness: 100 years on, but any wiser? Scientific
Proceedings,European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 – 26 April, 2008
4 R. Scott Pirie Grass sickness: State-of-the-art review Proceedings, 47th British Equine
Veterinary Association Congress BEVA Sep. 10 – 13, 2008 Liverpool, United Kingdom
5 E Milne, B McGorum, Grass Sickness in Horses Equine Grass Sickness Fund, LEAFLET
2012 www.grasssickness.org.uk
6 Saxton J., Gregory P. Textbook of Veterinary Homeopathy, Beaconsfield, 2005
7 The Merck Veterinary Manual, Seventh Edition, 1991
8 Rustin M. Moore, Britta S. Leise MEDICAL TREATMENT OF HORSES WITH COLIC
Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of the World Equine Veterinary Association 24 – 27 September 2009
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