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3) They can be the complete opposite: disappointed, caustic, ungrateful, ‘happy with himself’ (It is just him who counts)
4) Despair, isolation, desolate, retracted and suffering from the absence of others but accepting this separation
Other authors have made the following comments:
Does to others what he would like others to do to him. The good, weepy, dictator. Wants to protect the others but falls ill when he cannot find the solution. Phosphorus feels the distress of others, Causticum lives their distress and wants to do something about it: by doing something about it, Causticum hopes to save himself.
Cases
When the milk dries up. (Verena Hämmerle,
Switzerland)
A six years old Swiss Bouvier (Quenda) breeding bitch lacks in milk to feed her seven, 1 week old puppies. I was called in when 3 already had died. She had suddenly run out of milk.
Clinically she was fine but she seemed anxious almost pleading as if saying ‘’can everybody not see that I am unhappy here...’’. She was normally a family dog living in the house but following old fashioned tradition, stationed in a backyard stable to get on with her litter. She is normally a very cuddly and needy family dog. The owner had stayed with her during the parturition but then abandoned her in her stable where she normally never
stays by herself. The luxurious whelping box had a heating lamp over it which she avoided by going outside all the time: it was as if she did not want to take care of her pups.
The owner: ‘’There are more males around her now but none have caused her any trouble. Outside her stable there is a drinking fountain but she never drinks from it. It is therefore not surprising she does not have enough milk for her pups’’ she said in desperation.
One dose of Puls 200 and the milk returned. She also feels more at ease which has certainly helped. She was also put back within the perimeter of the house. The three remaining pups developed well into healthy dogs.
When the next litter came along, the owner rang to collect puppy milk; the same thing happened. Quenda’s milk dried up, this time after 3 days. Worried that this already very busy owner would not really have the time to properly feed a little of 7, I enquired what had happened. I thought of sending a dose of Pulsatilla again but decided first to ask whether anything had happened.
The owner said nothing had happened. They had received the normal visit of the dog breed controller. He was a young lad, had really applied himself and had spent a long time with the puppies. To be safe, they had taken Quenda away in case she would defend her little ones while the pups were examined by this official.
I checked the repertory (Kent) and found Causticum, only remedy in the first degree under Milk, disappearing, excitement after. I gave the breeder a dose of Causticum 30DH (and a backup dose of Pulsatilla in case the Causticum did not have the desired effect.
After giving her the Causticum, the owner could see the milk coming back in the mammary gland and soon the
pups were all satisfied again.
Cesar, the hyphen-Briard (Jacques Millemann, France)
A seven years old male Briard. He was presented with a hugely distended blocked bladder. (February)
He is a typical Briard, rescued at 2 years old, not very brave. He is frightened of the hoover, umbrellas and cardboard boxes (cardboard boxes were thrown at him when he was young.) He will pretend to stand up for dogs but if the other dogs do not respond he backs down. He does not like the lead and is rarely taken out. He lives in a flat and is allowed to have a run in the local rough patch. He is always full of ticks and was treated successfully for babesiosis 2 years prior. Cesar was taught some basic obedience by his owners.
He occasionally limps on the left fore (carpal joint?) when he gets off too quickly.
He is kind, mild and adorable. He rubs up to the vet. He is used to many children being in the flat and perfectly tolerates a handicapped child climbing and falling over him. He is understanding but will chase cats. When frightened, he will look for support from his owners.
‘We allow him on the bed until he starts to push us out. Otherwise he sleeps anywhere in the flat. He sleeps on his side or his belly. He loves oranges and apples. At the end of the summer, he urinated like a girl, drops only for about 3- 4 days. He used to swim a lot at that time. Two weeks ago, again he could not urinate. A friend, osteopath, unblocked him and he urinated a full bucket. He was given Colibacillinum 10M and Colocythis because he remained
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