Condition
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Homeopathic Remedy
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Comments
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Abscesses
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Hepar Sulph.
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Cat bite abscesses are the most obvious cause of these but any swelling painful to touch like a boil can be aided with 4 doses of Hepar sulph over 24 hours. Tooth abscesses showing as swelling on the face below the eye can respond well to this remedy.
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Anxiety
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Mimulus (flower essence)
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Arthritis
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Rhus Tox 30
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Worse in damp, cold weather (fall/winter/spring). Dose once per day as needed - up to 2 weeks.
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Bites
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Urtica Urens 30C
Ledum
Arnica
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Stings and bites of all types can benefit from a dose of Ledum. If acute e.g. a wasp sting or cat bite give a dose hourly for 4 doses.
Clean out wound as soon as noticed if possible, removing any embedded hair or splinters. Give Ledum 2 pellets every hour or so for 4 doses. This includes insect bites as well as animal bites and punctures with sharp objects such as nails. If the bite later becomes infected forming an abscess then use Hepar Sulph to fight the infection.
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Bruising
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Arnica
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The remedy of choice for all injuries is Arnica. This remedy should be given after all injuries, falls, bites or operations. If bleeding profusely then apply a pressure dressing with cotton, wool or similar to stem the flow of blood.
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Burns
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Urtica Urens 30C
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Cartilage injuries
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Symphytum 15C
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Collapse
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Rescue Remedy
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Heart massage and artificial respiration may be indicated if heart or breathing have stopped. Also use a few drops of Rescue Remedy into the side of the mouth every 5 minutes for up to 4 doses.
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Convulsions/Fits
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Aconite
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Do not interfere with or try to move your companion. If possible put a couple of Aconite pellets on his tongue follow with some rescue remedy. If he seems frightened after the fits have worn off. If they do not stop within a few minutes then contact your vet for additional help or advice.
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Cuts
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Calendula
Hypercal
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Clean with water removing any foreign bodies and then apply Calendula or Hypercal lotion after drying. Continue applying twice daily while healing.
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Crush injuries
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Hypericum
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Tail stuck in the door? Crushed fingers and tooth pain from a broken tooth will be less painful if given a dose of Hypericum hourly for 4 doses or so.
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Cystitis
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Cantharis
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Burning pains when passing urine is the keynote symptom. Cats and dogs suffer from cystitis trying to pass urine very frequently sometimes with blood. A few doses of Cantharis can help.
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Diarrhea
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Arsenicum Alb 30C
Merc Viv 15C
Nux vomica
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Disorientation
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Rescue Remedy (flower essence)
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Ear problems
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Hepar Sulph 30C
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For smelly ears, and ears with a discharge
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Eye problems
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Euphrasia 15C
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For sore eyes, or eyes with a sticky discharge.
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Falls
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Arnica
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Fear
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Gelsemium 30C
Mimulus (flower essence)
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Fever/Flu
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Aconite
Belladonna
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A sudden onset of many infections that come on similar to flu in man can be nipped in the bud with a few doses of Aconite. If your child or animal is red hot with a bounding pulse then Belladonna may be more suitable.
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Fight
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Arnica 30
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If your pet has been in a fight with other animals. Given every 2 hours for the first 2-3 days will help heal shock, bruising, trauma, and swelling.
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Food poisoning
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Arsenicum Album
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For example, parvo virus (along with your vet’s fluid therapy) or food poisoning causing vomiting and diarrhea will be helped by given Arsen. alb. hourly for four doses or 3 times daily if less acute. This remedy helps many other conditions most showing a thirst, restlessness and chilliness as part of the signs.
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Fractures
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Symphytum 15C
Arnica
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Broken limbs obviously need professional care. Until you can get to the vet cover any wounds with clean gauze and apply a temporary splint if the fracture is low down on the leg. Put your companion in a comfortable position in a box or similar and take to the vet. Give him doses of Arnica 30c every hour for up to 4 doses. Aftercare would be Arnica for 2 days and then Symphytum 2X daily for 2 weeks.
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Gastroenteritis
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Arsenicum Album
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For example, parvo virus (along with your vet’s fluid therapy) or food poisoning causing vomiting and diarrhea will be helped by given Arsen. alb. hourly for four doses or 3 times daily if less acute. Many other conditions, most showing a thirst, restlessness and chilliness as part of the signs, are helped by this remedy.
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Gingivitis
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Pulsatilla 15C
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Heat Stroke
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Rescue Remedy
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Cool your companion down with damp towels around the body and ice packs on top even pour water on him to cool him down. While rushing him to the vet a few doses of Rescue Remedy will help him recover.
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Hemorrhage
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Phosphorous
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Indications for this remedy are weakness following blood loss, vomiting almost as soon as food or water is taken along with a high thirst for large amount of water.
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Infections
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Hepar Sulph 30C
Aconite
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Injury
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Arnica
Rhus Tox
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Rhus Tox mixed with Arnica and Ruta can be given after injuries that cause lameness as long as you are sure no veterinary attention is required. Give three times daily for up to 5 days. If no improvement is seen, see your vet.
The remedy of choice for all injuries is Arnica. This remedy should be given after all injuries, falls, bites or operations. If bleeding profusely then apply a pressure dressing with cotton, wool or similar to stem the flow of blood.
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Insect bites and stings
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Urtica Urens 30C
Ledum
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Itching
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Apis 30
Rhus Tox
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When your pet is itching furiously, has hot, red, hives or swellings and likes to keep cool near your air-conditioning vents, on a cement floor or swimming in a lake. Try 3 doses per day for 3 days.
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Joint Pains
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Rhus Tox 6C
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Kidney Stone
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Berberis Vulgaris 30
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Pet passes urine with great difficulty. Dose 3 times a day for 3-5 days.
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Poor Lactation in nursing animals
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Urtica Urens 30C
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Mange
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Sulphur 12
Arsenicum 12
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For itching, hair loss, pimples and thickened skin. Dose once a day for 30 days. If there is NO improvement after using Sulphur for 7 days, stop the Sulphur and use Arsenicum 12. Dose once a day for 30 days.
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Mouth problems
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Pulsatilla 15C
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Nettle Rash
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Urtica Urens 30C
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Overexertion
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Arnica
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Oversexed males
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Gelsemium 30C
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Panic
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Rescue Remedy (flower essence)
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Phantom Pregnancy
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Pulsatilla 15C
Urtica Urens 3C
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Use Urtica Urens 3C if milk is present
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Poisoning
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Nux vomica
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Puncture Wounds
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Ledum
Hepar Sulph
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Clean out wound as soon as noticed if possible, removing any embedded hair or splinters. Give Ledum 2 pellets every hour or so for 4 doses. This includes insect bites as well as animal bites and punctures with sharp objects such as nails. If the bite later becomes infected forming an abscess then use Hepar Sulph to fight the infection.
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Rheumatism
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Rhus Tox 6C
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Road Accident
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Arnica 30
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If your pet has been injured in a road accident, given every 2 hours for the first 2-3 days will help heal shock, bruising, trauma, and swelling.
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Shock or Trauma
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Arnica 15C
Rescue Remedy (flower essence)
Aconite
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Skin problems
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Arsenicum Alb 30C (dry scurfy skin)
Rhus Tox 6C(acute problems)
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Splinters
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Silica
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Splinters, grass seeds and anything else that might be under your companions skin can often be helped to come out with this useful remedy.
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Sprains, strains, fractures
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Symphytum 15C
Ruta grav.
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Sprains and strains will benefit from Ruta. It can be given with Rhus tox. for an enhanced effect if the resulting lameness is better for gentle movement.
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Stress
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Rescue Remedy (flower essence)
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Surgery
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Carbo vegetabilis
Arnica
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For weakness or shock after surgery.
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Tendon Injuries
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Symphytum 15C
Ruta grav.
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Sprains and strains will benefit from Ruta. It can be given with Rhus tox. for an enhanced effect if the resulting lameness is better for gentle movement.
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Throat problems
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Pulsatilla 15C
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Tooth extractions
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Hypericum
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Transitions
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Walnut (flower essence)
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To ease transitions such as a move or when new family members are introduced.
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Vomiting
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Arsenicum Alb 30C
Nux vomica
Phosphorous
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Whelping and kittening
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Caulophyllum 30C
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Given during labour to help ease birth.
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