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In January 2012 „Wicky“, a 8 year old mixed breed black and white speyed bitch, came to me to find a solution to her idiopatic epileptic attacks which occured every 3 month. Convulsions started, when she was allowed to run free as a young dog for the first time. The owner thought, it might have come from exer- tion or excitement. First attacks ended suddenly and recovery was immediately after the attack. In the meantime this has changed and the con- vulsive part lasts for about 15 min without any relief from giving diazepam, so she gets no treatment. Recovery time is more than 1 hour and she seems to be aware of the upcoming problem (epileptic aura), because she tries to find the owner and jump in her arms, clinging to her.
Attacks
Remarked only daytimes, mostly day after stressy situations, eyes very wide open with strong exopthalmus (owner says eyes would nearly fall out). First curled up like a cat fol- lowed by extension with total stiffness of all muscles and tonic extremities, profuse saliva- tion, falls down. No involuntary urine or stool, no agressive behaviour, wants to be held.
She is very afraid of loud noises, shouting, wind, arguing in the family. She gets panicky, flees from these situations by hiding her tail and hiding herself somewhere in her favourite dark narrow hole, where you really can`t find her. She had been hiding herself for 1 day after a very frightful new situation in a hole in the earth out- side, where nobody found her. On a walk she draggs home when in fear. Owners car is a safe place for her.
Left alone she urinates in the house. During the night she urinates and defecates in the house. If she is locked in a kennel, she is clean. So she is in the kennel all night and she enters the kennel voluntarily.
She is very good friends with the owner’s other dog and likes to play with all other dogs. If there is a tense situation with another dog,
she solves it by displaying play behaviour. She has never bitten or realy growled. If someone aproaches her (fast), she barks and she does not want to be touched by strangers.
Even though she was neutered as a young, she is very much sexually attracted to macho- like male dogs. She escapes, runs to find the much-loved male and lures him away from home.
She desires salad & cucumber and steals paper. Her appetite is big but when stressed she never eats anything, not even treats.
She has a healthy respect for horses and cows but is terrified of ferrets.
When visiting friends she is very cautious not to be locked inside.
Analysis
Her strong sexual desire, depending on protec- tion in the group and manipulating behaviour led me to the animal kingdom. The mildness, desire to hide and need for protection speaks for a group animal, which is not a raptor but a prey animal. Tendency to hide in narrow holes with the desire for green food speak for a earth living small vegetarian mamal.
The very slim shape of the head with large open eyes, which seem to fall out in stress and the cautiousness of beeing trapped, give the picture of a rodent. As rats tend to bite and are not afraid of ferrets it was most likely to be a mouse. The remedy I had available was made fromthefurofamouse.Ihaduseditfora human patient, who had as most peculiar but very indicative symptom (among others of course): several hidden treasures of sweets in her flat.
Wicky – a case of Epilepsy
by Stefan Kohlrausch, Germany
I did do a repertorisation but it didn`t provide any help or changed my mind from trying the mouse fur.
As an acute remedy against the convul- sions but only in case the constitutional would not have worked, I gave the owner Cicuta & Önante, which she never needed.
Prescription
fel muris C200 once 3 globules, follow-up call at the latest in 4 weeks.
Follow-up 3 weeks later – there was a short and not so strong epileptic episode with imme- diate recovery, as it used to be long ago. Wicky was still incontinent but not every day.
5 weeks later – slight epileptic episode, very short and less intense fit. No more salivation but tearing. Incontinence is rare and only dripple urine while walking.
Prescription
Fel muris C200, leave the night-kennel open.
10 weeks later – no more convulsions, much more relaxed with strangers, who can pet her now. 8 months later – everything is fine, no convul- sions, no incontinence, night kennel removed long ago.
Discussion
How close is the remedy “MOUSE FUR” to Wicky’s constitutional remedy?
See comments above.
What would MOUSE MILK have done? Maybe the same good result or even less first reaction, but it was not available.
What would another small species other than mouse have done? Maybe the same?
What would RAT FUR, MOLE or SQUIRREL have done? Probably not much because it seems to be too far away. There would be a danger of supression!
Why C200
Because it is about a illness of the body and emotions, so middle-high potency touches both.
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