I. Health Stories
1. A new client reported that her female Great Dane was recently spayed. Prior to the surgery, she was well behaved and docile. After the surgery she started chewing everything and ran around in the house. As you can imagine, a Great Dane causes quite a bit of havoc. She had tried several calming strategies with
flower essences and essential oils to no effect.
With homeopathy, we look up symptoms in an index that indicates which medicines produced those symptoms in testing. Most importantly, the change happened after surgery (or anesthesia or being away from owner). Very often the medicine Staphysagria is needed for behavior changes after operations, however we must individualize the medicine to fit the totality of symptoms. Here we chose the rubric (email me if you want to
learn more about homeopathy for animals) Generalities - Operation - ailments from. We added some that were not as clear and open to debate - Destructiveness; Fear of being alone; Indignation; Bad effects following; Destructiveness, Tears things; Break things, desire to.
Nux vomica is in both the Generalities rubric and many of the destructive ones, so that would possible. Upon questioning, Amy has a history of an easily upset stomach which seems to
have worsened after surgery. We gave a higher potency since it was a behavior problem and within a week Amy had returned to her sweet, non-destructive self. A month later, when there was a lot of stress in the house, the burping and occasional vomiting returned, so a 2nd dose of Nux vomica was given and 4 years later Amy had a cast iron stomach and was great with the grandchildren.
Notice that the more acute and mental
issue resolved quickly while the physical symptoms of digestive upsets took longer and needed more treatment.
2. Another example of evaluating the response to treatment was Susie, a Labrador with skin issues for three years that had not responded to conventional drugs. Carefully asking questions about what made the skin (itching) better or worse, other problems, personality, preferences for different foods & activities led me to a remedy choice. She gave a single
dose and reported back in 2 weeks. “You are a miracle worker, Dr. Chambreau. The itching completely stopped within 30 mins of giving the pellets and has not recurred.” Knowing that rarely will the body be able to resolve physical symptoms that quickly, I pressed for any other symptoms. Finally she remembered – “The last few days she is very irritated and even has nipped at the children.” I knew then that the medicine choice was incorrect. This is suppression, when a symptom resolves too quickly
and more severe symptoms later appear. Adding this new behavior, I selected a different, related, remedy. Within a day she was back to her easy going Labrador self (quick response because it was a new symptom and a mental one), and the itching returned, though not as bad. Over the next few months, with some remedy repetition, the itching completely resolved and she went on to live to 14.
II.
Tips:
1. Evacuation preparedness
As I write this newsletter, many of you have faced or are still facing weather or war related circumstances where you may have to leave your home, hopefully only for a short time. So far our town has had minimal damage and our home none at all. Sometimes human health issues, especially if you are a pet parent living alone most of the time, may require the temporary placement of your cherished
companion.
Prepare ahead and start now.
- Train your cat or dog for the circumstances of evacuation. Most of these skills will help them, and you, live a happier daily life as well. While you cannot predict every challenge, the more you have continually trained for, the more adaptable they will be.
- They need to love riding in the car [see Sept newsletter for cat car tips]
- They need to be able to totally focus on you and obey your every command, especially to
recall from a distance
- Be comfortable with strangers
- Love being in a crate/cat carrier
- Love being examined from nose to tip of tail
- Take animal communication and energy healing classes and practice them regularly, especially from a distance (other side of town, a short trip away from home) so you know how possible this is. Even if you do not take specific classes, learn to listen to your pet’s desires by tuning into their body language and remember to
give them choices as often as possible. Maybe they feel more calm with a particular blanket or color. Keep current on their favorite freeze dried treats. Both will help any injuries or GI upsets, etc. that may happen.
- Experiment with different foods. Feeding a wide variety of foods, with as many fresh ones as possible (cooked or raw) will build a healthy gut biome since when you evacuate, you may not have the one food your cat or dog likes to eat available. They may have different
quality water. The broader their gut, mouth and skin microbiomes, the more they will tolerate whatever foods are available, cooked, raw or processed.
- Experiment with different ways for emotional support to discover the ones most effective for each animal: Vibrational essences (at least Stress Stopper or Rescue Remedy for people and animals). Animal combos from all the essence companies for ones that may be needed for each of your individual animals and humans, maybe plants, too.
Essential oils can also be effective, though because of the odor, they may bother other humans or animals nearby.
- Research hotels or friends in towns you may go to who accept animals
- Assemble (or write down location) the emergency kit, including appropriate items above and below.
A friend of mine with horses adds:
- Be able to hitch your horse trailer to your current vehicle and plan to have availability of a trailer or RV or
both.
- Be sure your horse is trained to load in different light and weather conditions.
- Explore multiple ways out of your home in different directions. Talk with neighbors for mutual support for horses or livestock.
From many different sources are these items that may be needed when you evacuate or your animals need to go somewhere to be cared for.
- Ahead of time prepare:
- List of emergency phone numbers, including your
veterinarian, local animal shelters, websites to track weather conditions.
- Collar or tag with your contact information.
- Current photograph of your pet in case you become separated.
- Leashes, harnesses, or carriers to transport your pets safely.
- Freeze dried or other non-perishable foods
- Close to evacuation time
- Food and water for your pets, enough for at least a few days, especially including treats and foods that are super loved by
each animal.
- Current medications
- Emergency kit
- Portable litter box and litter if you have a cat
- Healthy Animal Journals in case you need to leave them with strangers
2. Happy Healthy Dog On-line magazine - New Free Resources – you’ll get separate emails about this new magazine answering many of of your concerns and opening new doors of possibility.
Click here to check them out.
3. New Perspective on Living with a Dog
Merle’s Door by Ted Keresote gives a new insight on training. I will love getting feedback as I
present his ideas. He adopts a dog who begins to teach him a distinction between unregimented training and obedience school training. Both aim for a well socialized dog. The author says many obedience approaches are top down – “learn to do what I say”. A Victorian scientist observed that every nuance of a dog can be understood and we can clearly communicate with dogs. “whoever pacified an angry wasp with a smile?” Yet we can smile at our dog and pacify them. In my early reading of his approach,
I think there is room and a need for both approaches. More coming in December.
III. Classes:
- The Tellington TTouch Method turns 50. I have recommended their approach for decades. Linda says that the "Cell"-ebration Learning Conference & Interactive Lab Sessions will take place January 24-26, 2025 in Orlanda, FL. There will be lectures and labs. Linda is so excited that she is making this offer. “I
love connecting with you so, as a bonus, I am offering a free 30 minute ZOOM consultation to conference attendees who bring a friend who was not previously registered.” WOW!
- Join Joan Ranquet, one of the best animal communicators and energy healers I know, who is committed that all shelters be empowered as well as each of you. Many options for you as part of the Communication With All Life University:
IV. Holistic Actions for December
HA! focus for December is quality of life and
aging. Great speakers Erin Jones, Dr. Oxford, Christine Noble Sellers and Dr. Barbara Royal will speak each Monday night for members on Play & Choice; Anti-Aging Solutions; Use It or Lose It to rekindle vibrancy; and Enhancing Quality of Life Through Intuitive Interspecies
Communication.
The Hunger Project started a unique approach to empower people, especially women, in African communities. Read about the epicenter strategy and some of their successes. In 2000 my daughter (age 11) and I joined 20 other investors and 25 women from 7 villages in Senegal to mutually
celebrate successes. Seeing the difference between epicenters whose villagers had just begun building self sufficiency and ones who had been doing it for 10 years or more was amazing. Call me if you want to hear my experience.
Great update about how our community partners in Malawi are rebounding after Cyclone Freddy last year. See how your investment today makes an impact. I started a monthly investment in 1978 and continue to this day.
Note: Both Holistic
Actions and Smart Pet Talk have free talks on you tube. Do subscribe.
Members of Holistic Actions can access any referenced talks (HA!).
Each cited source gives a wide range of information.
More research and clinical information is available from
many sources, like https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/
I want to serve you and your animals so please let me know what you need or want. Pet Health Coaching Appointments can be scheduled here, too. Email HealThyAnimals@aol.com
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