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Saturday afternoon continued with Rowan Sanderson, from the pet food company Bella & Duke, discussing “The Role of Lectins in Leaky Gut”. Lectins are sticky plant proteins that protect the plant from damage; they are present in most grains and in a number of vegetables. Ruminants can neutralize lectins, but most other animals don’t produce the substance that binds the lectin protein; the lectin makes the gut cells more leaky. Auto-immune disease requires a genetic predisposition and an immune stress, combined with a leaky gut. By decreasing lectin intake in ourselves and non-ruminant animals we should decrease the incidence of many auto-immune diseases. More information is in Steven Gundry’s books, such as “The Longevity Paradox”. This may sound like a depressing talk about more things we shouldn’t eat, but Rowan was – fortunately – an engaging speaker!
Sue Armstrong completed the Saturday educational sessions with “The Use of Sarcodes in Hormone Disease in Animals”. Sarcodes are prepared from individually healthy organs, and normal body products. It is important to know the exact origin of the product ordered from the homeopathic pharmacy. Sue discussed the homeopathic use of sarcodes, as well as ‘naughty ways’ of using them such as organotherapy, where they are used to stimulate (3 or 4C), regulate (7C), or depress (9C) organ function. Homeopathic use is appropriate (per Geoff Johnson) when the individual responds as if it were that one body part - mentally, emotionally, and physically. The individual then needs the corresponding sarcode, as that is its disease
state. Sue then reviewed sarcodes as a kingdom, and their theme of function and control. Finally she discussed many of the sarcodes that she uses and some of their indications: various parts of the pituitary, ACTH, cortisone, thyroidinum, parathyroidinum, pancreatinum, adrenalin, oophorinum and folliculinum. Plenty of food for thought here!
Saturday night began with a champagne reception sponsored by Helios, followed by the conference gala dinner and ceilidh. After dinner, Chris Day gave a touching address, and we learned that rugby’s loss was homeopathic veterinary medicine’s gain! Wendy McGrandles’ phenomenal service as Treasurer was applauded; what will she do with all her free time? The new, improved, posh Vetri-Science cup was awarded to Ilse Pedler for service to the profession, as she has worked tirelessly on the RCVS conflict. The Churchill Cup was awarded to Sara Fox Chapman for contributions to the Mag.
The ceilidh was great fun, and kudos to the staff for keeping the water jugs well filled for the duration. The caller probably thought some of us had two – or maybe three - left feet, but he was good natured and helped us make not too much of a hash of the dances. The Scottish delegates looked particularly smooth on the dance floor; I later learned that it was taught in school back in the day, how cool is that?
Sunday morning started bright and early with Shelley Epstein rousing us with “Primary and Secondary
Reactions of Remedies”. The primary action is the action of the homeopathic medicine on the body. These are the initial responses of the medicine on the body seen in provings. The secondary reactions of the body come later in the course of the proving, and are not part of the action of the homeopathic medicine. TBR2, based on the Boenninghausen Repertory, contains only primary actions, and the grades indicate the reliability of the sign, rather than the intensity of the sign, so this should lead to more accurate prescribing. The secondary action should not be included in materia medica or repertories, as it is the action of the individual, not of the homeopathic medicine.
Bernhard Hornig discussed the upcoming on-line VetRep in two separate talks.
In the first talk, he discussed a “Simple Technique to Find Behaviour Rubrics”. Bernhard has been working on his veterinary repertory for many years. He noted that many of the repertories use different names for similar behaviours, resulting in huge numbers of rubrics. Bernhard uses the technique of LaPorte to systemize the mind sign into basic chapters. The Vet Rep is a functional vet repertory with an anamnesis tool to help choose rubrics. There are over 8,000 rubrics for behaviour, specifically addressing animal behaviour.
Bernhard’s “Veterinary Repertory” addresses the fact that the human repertories are not suitable for animals. There are insufficient rubrics for such conditions as mastitis, and rubrics are not appropriate across species, when there are
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