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| Hpathy Ezine - November, 2006 | ||||
Homeopathy Is About the Unusual-- Edward De Beukelaer, DVM |
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| The patient is an Arabain horse cross bought/rescued two years prior to the time of consultation. The owner rang me in November 2004 after a few episodes of obstruction of the oesophagus. It happened the first time in the summer and then reoccurred with increased frequency. The episodes usually passed by themselves until the beginning of November when veterinary attention was needed. The vet could not find a blockage although all the typical symptoms were present. (Frequent swallowing of saliva that is brought up through the nose, mixed with food particles. There is usually also some mild distress. The horse may also continue to try to eat and drink which produces more discharge through the nose.) He was given antibiotics but since this last episode he has not been well. His breath smells and he has a creamy brown discharge from his nostrils sometimes mixed with a little blood. There is frequently a guttural breathing sound in the back of his throat. The owner tells me further that he had an accident in a trailer with serious injury to his shoulder which was much improved but was still not right. He is also very sensitive to the point that he even anticipates what you want him to do. He does everything the owner asks of him. He cannot stay on his own. He will jump out of his box unless you put a horse in with him. He will not stay on his own in the field and will shout and follow the other horses when they leave the field. He has a good friend in the field but does not mind being separated from him. He has had a series of injuries since she had him and seems to heal less well now. He was treated for this episode with a few doses of Pulsatilla which made not much difference. A facial dermatitis due to the sun, that occurred a few months prior, was ‘cured’ with a few doses of Ranunculus Bulbosus. At this point I had no idea what remedy to give. Phosphorus appeared to be a possible remedy but I was not very convinced this would be the right remedy. Then the owner tells me that she is surprised that since the weather turned really wet and cold (it is November) he has seemed much better. This last modality was rather unusual so I checked in my repertory under: Cold wet weather ameliorates. Only one remedy is present: Aurum Muriaticum. (Kali-s has been added recently by E and P Friedrich.) The fact that even the owner was surprised about this modality gave it some extra value as a symptom. Reading Vithoulkas Materia Medica, I felt there was some further justification for using this remedy. Three doses of the remedy in 30C over 36 hrs resolved the consequences of the ‘blockage’ and also allowed the horse to improve beyond that which he had ever been since arriving at his new home. Two months later I was told that he was still improving from the initial dose and that even his voice had changed. A further update 6 months later was still very positive. The owner told me how much more relaxed he became and that even his voice had changed. It is difficult to attribute the typical knowledge of this remedy to the case to justify the prescription. (Aggravated, thinking about his disease/symptoms. Affection of the heart.) This is likely due to the fact that our understanding of this remedy, like that of many other remedies, is only partial. We can find the following symptom in Hering to further support the prescription:
And Vithoulkas writes:
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_____________________________________________ Edward De Beukelaer, DVM practices in the UK (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire). Visit his website: http://www.marlboroughvets.co.uk/ |
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