Nina,
I too am always looking at
alternatives.......
Have come across some that have really
been helpful. Like Felix, I NEVER thought we'd be able to control his
IBD. And although he's not a positive, he's 19 and so frail. The
tablets work like a charm and he doesn't even realize he's being
medicated...they dissolve in his wet food. And he may be old &
frail, but a real pistol to try to medicate! I'm always afraid I'm
going to injure him, he puts up such a fight. And the old boy doesn't
need the added stress.
Another GREAT tissue salt is NUX VOMICA,
it's listed as being helpful in treating many disorders.
Two years ago I pulled a senior sheltie
from a shelter in Ohio and he developed horrible kennel cough. I had
found a wonderful placement for him, but the people had a 16 year old
sheltie and were very cautious about over-vaccinating at her age. I
didn't want Mickey to have to stay @ the shelter, for fear of spreading
the kennel cough, even though all dogs are given the bordatella
vaccine, it takes time to be effective, and sometimes requires a second
vx. Since my dogs were all UTD I decided to "foster" Mickey until he
got over the kennel cough and could go on to his furever home. Working
w/ my regular vet, we tried everything! Poor Mickey wasn't responding
to any AB's & I was really getting concerned. After doing alot of
research & talking w/ my holistic vet we decided to try the Nux
Vomica, I did have my doubts....
But after only three days Mickey had
gotten over the kennel cough and got a clean bill of health and was
able to go "home".
After that experience, we treated dogs w/
kennel cough w/ the Nux Vomica rather than going the AB routine.
We also used the Bioplasma for anemia and
as a supplement for our Felv+ residents.
When you think about it, these were the
types of things used before pharmaceuticals came into the picture.
Sometimes I think we do more harm than
good by using these modern drugs.
Good Luck,
Patti
