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This stimulates a healing response in the body which in turn removes symptoms, regardless whether they come from infection, breakdown or reaction to the environment. The body’s healing mechanisms have been, in some way, enhanced and focused to more rapidly return to greater health.

The following conditions are those that I have personally known to respond to carefully selected homeopathic remedies. I include this page not to make any claims (see below), but in response to referring vets who often ask "What sort of thing can homeopathy potentially treat?", or "What can we use homeopathy for?".

The list below is by no means exhaustive, but I hope it will give a flavor of the types of conditions that can often be helped through the careful selection of the appropriate remedy.

I always like to see animals that have had full diagnostic workups, if possible. If I feel there is an area that has not been covered in the workup, I will refer the case back so that this area can be investigated by the primary vet. There are cases that have had little or no diagnostics and where owners are unwilling to go through with them, for one reason or another. These cases I will treat, but only where the owner states that they understand the details of any diagnostic investigation and decide against that avenue or where the animal cannot undergo the tests that would be necessary to confirm a condition e.g. the very old or in cases of other debility limiting diagnostic procedures.

As a rule of thumb, you can think of conventional medicine as being quite good at coping with the clinical signs of acute disease, but homeopathy being very good with chronic disease.

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Equine Conditions

Skin
Rain Scald
Mud Fever
Sweet Itch
Cuts and bruises
Sarcoids
Dermatitis
Urticaria

Musculoskeletal
Bruising
Lameness of unknown origin (See Acupuncture in Practice)
Navicular Disease
Recurrent azoturia
Laminitis

Respiratory
COPD/
Chronic nasal discharges
Some horses with Headshaking (HS) may respond, but HS is a multifactorial disease and often these cases can be very challenging.
Laryngitis
Chronic Cough
'Bleeders' - Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage

Cardiovascular
'Bleeders' - Excercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage
Some heart conditions
Recurrent dehydration
Chronic or recurrent haemorrhage
Chronic or recurrent oedema

Alimentary
Stomatitis (recurrent inflammation in the mouth)
Teething in youngsters
Anorexia
Constipation
Diarrhoea - acute or chronic or induced by excitement
Liver disease
Ragwort poisoning

Urinary
Cystitis
Haematuria (Blood in the urine)
Incontinence
Kidney disease

Reproductive System
Infertility
Cystic Ovaries
Persistent discharges
Abortion
Miscellaneous
Chronic Mastitis
Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome ('Equine ME')

Behavioural Problems
Aggression
Bereavement/ Pining
Fear
Timidity
Impatience/'Always rushes!'

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Canine Conditions

Skin
Chronic pruritus (itch)
Hot spots
Scurf and scale
Most chronic conditions e.g. Pemphigus

Musculoskeletal
Cruciate Ligament Damage (in conjunction with acupuncture)
Lameness of unknown origin
Bruising/Sprains
Arthritic and Rheumatic joints with or without bony exostoses
Growth abnormalities in pups

Respiratory
Chronic bronchitis (eg Cough)
Kennel Cough

Cardiovascular
Hereditary or Acquired cardiac disease
Chronic Haemorrhage

Alimentary
Chronic or Recurrent Diarrhoea/Vomiting, both or individually
Liver disease
Food intolerances
Poor teeth
Fussy eaters

Urinary
Kidney disease
Incontinence
Recurrent Cystitis
Urolithiasis (Bladder stones)
Blood in the urine

Reproductive System
Infertility
Abortions
'Miscarriage'
Recurrent infections of the genital tract

Miscellaneous/Behavioural
Fear of: thunder, other dogs, leaving the house, traffic etc.
Bereavement/ Pining
Aggression

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Feline Conditions

Skin
Miliary Dermatitis
Alopecia (hair loss)
Flea allergy
Food Allergy

Musculoskeletal
Lameness of unknown origin (with Acupuncture)
Cruciate damage
Arthritic/Rheumatic problems

Respiratory
Feline Asthma
Chronic nasal discharges
Chronic Cat Flu
Chronic sneezing

Cardiovascula
Heart conditions
Chronic haemorrhages

Alimentary
Chronic Stomatitis
Poor teeth
Fussy eaters
Food intolerances
Chronic or Recurrent Diarrhoea/Vomiting, both or individually
Liver disease
Weight loss

Urinary
Kidney disease
Incontinence
Recurrent Cystitis
Urolithiasis (Bladder stones)
Blood in the urine

Reproductive System
Infertility
Abortions
'Miscarriage'
Recurrent infections of the genital tract

Miscellaneous/Behavioural
Fears, Aggression, excessive timidity
Bereavement/ Pining
Suckling behaviour in adults cats
Pyrexia of unknown origin (persistent fever states)

Please note that I am not making the claim that I am able to cure all these conditions all the time. No system of medicine on earth could or should make such statements.

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Nick Thompson
BSc (Vet Sci) Hons, BVM&S,
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Tel: 01225 48 7778
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Important I am only able to treat animals under my care. If you are not able to see me or get me to visit (anywhere in UK or Europe), then please go to bahvs.com for homeopathy vets, abva.co.uk for acupuncture vets or herbalvets.org.uk for herbal vets for your animal.
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