We asked CAM4animals supporter Helen Wilson about how she discovered the benefits of homeopathy as part of integrative vet care.
My first pet
Cavapoo Ralph is my first pet. In fact, he’s my first responsibility for a life other than my own.
Owing to my inexperience of owning an animal, Ralph’s severe food sensitivities, bouts of sickness and diarrhoea and some circumstances beyond our control, we didn’t get off to the easiest of starts.
Colitis from the start
As a pup, Ralph ate little and he suffered from regular bouts of colitis with a gurgling tummy. This was usually in the early hours when he desperately needed to eat grass. I regularly had to walk him round my neighbourhood at 3am! Having fed him quality dry food, I was recommended Honey’s Real Dog Food when Ralph was 12 weeks old. With their helpful and supportive advice, Ralph was started on a raw diet.
Ralph’s colitis remained unsettled however. A year later Honey’s founder, Jonathan Self, recommended trying a local holistic vet, Sue Armstrong, and we never looked back.
The holistic vet saves the day
Ralph was put on an elimination diet and treated with homeopathy, and his colitis came under control. He had a thrush infection in his throat, which was also treated with homeopathy. The rife salmonella and campylobacter infections that he had were treated conventionally with antibiotics .
Ralph had cruciate ligament issues as well. Rather than taking the traditional surgical route, these were successfully treated conservatively with homeopathy, chiropractic and blood platelet therapy (to stimulate natural healing).
Five years later I’m so grateful we were given the advice to see a holistic vet and use homeopathy.
Integrative vet care: more tools in the box
I’d always been naturally minded and although I had zero knowledge of homeopathy I was willing to try. Ralph has had his fair share of medical challenges and without an integrated approach to his care I believe he would have had to take many drugs with all their potential side effects. Our holistic vet has a range of options she can call on to treat whatever Ralph presents her with. This gives her the advantage of being able to choose the very best treatment or combination of treatments at the time.
Thanks to integrative vet care including homeopathy, acupuncture, laser treatment, chiropractic and a raw food diet, Ralph continues to lead a relatively healthy life
Useful Links
British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons
The Raw Feeding Veterinary Society
The Cavapoo Club
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The veterinary Surgeon’s Act 1966 restricts the treatment of animals (usually other than your own*) by anyone other than a qualified vet. Always consult a veterinary surgeon if you are concerned about your animal’s health. *For full details visit the RCVS website