Indiana was running out of options. He had been suffering from severe bone destruction in his head as a result of an advanced and uncommon fungal infection, nasal aspergillosis. He was in extreme pain- even picking up a toy with his mouth was too painful. He had
Indiana was running out of options. He had been suffering from severe bone destruction in his head as a result of an advanced and uncommon fungal infection, nasal aspergillosis. He was in extreme pain- even picking up a toy with his mouth was too painful. He had received the finest and most advanced care at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, including intranasal infusions of clotrimazole, CT scans, and endoscopy, but was not responding. After months of trying, his doctor had discussed euthanasia with his guardians.
The owners decided to come to me for a holistic opinion. At the time of the first consult, they were paying $800 a month for itraconazole, an antifungal drug, although their most recent purchase was reduced to $300 a month thanks to the discovery of a Canadian pharmacy! Indiana was not responding to this medication or to the numerous other antibiotics that were prescribed for the secondary bacterial infections.
At the first visit, I discussed how homeopathy could help. I asked them to stop all of the medications and begin probiotics for a couple weeks until the homeopathy consult could be scheduled.
Two weeks later, at the homeopathy consult, Indiana was starting to feel a little better. The side effects of the drugs had probably been causing some of his depression and malaise. I then prescribed the homeopathic remedy Aurum metallicum 30c based on his symptoms of bone necrosis including facial bone necrosis, head pain, ulcerated nostrils, yellow and malodorous nasal discharge, exostosis of the facial bones, and aggravation from cold weather. (In Murphy’s Repertory, in the Bones Chapter, Bones: decay, face, in–Aurum is the only remedy!) In addition, Aurum metallicum has been known to successfully treat certain ailments arising after experiencing the effects of grief, and this dog had had a series of “griefs” preceding his nasal infection.
Indiana never looked back! Over the course of the next few months, with occasional redosing of the remedy and an increase to 200c potency, all of his symptoms resolved: his depression, facial pain, nasal discharge, erosion of his planum nasale (the black “nose” on the dog), and destruction of the bones in his head. After the first homeopathic prescription, Indiana began to play with other dogs, readily using his mouth for the first time in months! Over one year later, Indiana remains a normal dog, with some scarring in his left nostril as the only sign that something had been wrong with him.
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Shelley Epstein , VMD
Wilmington Animal Hospital
828 Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington , DE 19809
USA
Phone: 302-762-2694
Shelley Epstein
How do you administer Aurum metallicum for nasal aspergillosis? Through the nose or is oral? I need help and I want to help my dog!!
Hello,
My German Shepard has had aspergillosis going on 5 months now, but we only realized what it was 2 months ago. All the vets we took her to could not diagnose her, I diagnosed her myself after researching on my own laptop and she had all the symptoms. We have started her on the colostrum, aurum metallicum and the vapor at night. In response to your question regarding the aurum metallicum, we have only found it in pellet form (30cc), so I put 5 pellets in a teaspoon and fill it with colloidal silver (regular water is fine though, this is just so the pellets can move down her throat easier) and pour it down her throat so she can’t chew them or spit them out. I do this 3 times a day, and then give her 500mg of colostrum in powder form. Once the 30cc runs out, I will begin 200cc, but bring the dosage down a bit. If you have any other questions, please email me. So far, she is getting a little better every day and we hope for a full recovery eventually.