APPLICATION OF HOMEOPATHY IN VETERINARY PRACTICES
Dr. Jeyapriya.S
Ph.D Scholar, Department of Livestock Products Technology
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
Email: priyacharmant@gmail.com
Abstract
Homeopathic veterinary medicine must be regarded as a medical approach valuable for both public and private health because of its unusual and alluring performance, which enables significant financial savings in light of recent dire economic and social conditions. Homeopathy is unquestionably trustworthy as a preventative measure and a form of treatment for primary breeding facilities when it comes to food security, animal riches, and public health priorities. In actuality, this technology is the ideal way to make meals of animal origin without the addition of additional molecules and, for the same reason, to maintain the natural habitat, as it is absolutely devoid of any pharmacologically active molecules. Additionally, because it is a holistic form of medicine, the animal wealth is considered as being crucial to farming practises because it bases its methodology on the ethical respect for the mental and material wealth of every living thing. The homoeopathic method is a useful tool not only for pet prevention and therapy, but also, and particularly, as a way to understand how our animals behave; it is a key component in handling the emotional management of both humans and animals, as well as in pet therapy.
“ The idea that “like cures like” is the foundation of homoeopathy.
Homeopathy is based on the idea that “like heals like,” or that a chemical that can generate a specific set of symptoms in hazardous amounts can likewise produce those same symptoms in much lower doses, regardless of the symptoms’ alleged source.
Evolution of homeopathy
ince ancient times, homoeopathy has existed in a variety of forms. Ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Inca, Aztec, and Native American records all make mention to the application of homoeopathic principles. Hippocrates introduced and applied the “principle of similars,” the fundamental idea behind homoeopathy. Homeopathy was not organised and practised in a systematic way until the late 1800s, when Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician, developed the science of homoeopathy. While numerous practises based on homoeopathic principles have been described over the years, homoeopathy was not organised and practised in this way until then. Due in part to the reduced cost of homoeopathic medicines and homeopathy’s lack of reliance on expensive technologies, the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital has continued to be in operation and has had success in India.
History of homeopathy in veterinary medicine
Early homoeopaths frequently treated both human and animal patients, and many case records of their work on dogs, horses, and cattle have been recorded “Veterinarians employed homoeopathic texts created expressly for their profession in the nineteenth century…”
In the nineteenth century, veterinarians utilised medical colleagues’ knowledge as well as texts on homoeopathy that were created expressly for their field.
Homeopathy has experienced a renaissance since the middle of the 20th century, and in the last 20 to 30 years, it has regained popularity as a type of veterinary care as both pet owners and veterinarians look to it as a potential alternative to conventional medicine. Successful veterinarians complete formal training programmes that result in certified status.
Homeopathy- An overview
Homeopathy is a system of medicine based on the principle of similars, which states that when a substance is administered in specially prepared, extremely small doses to people who are experiencing similar symptoms and syndromes, it may alleviate the symptoms or syndromes that it causes experimentally (at pharmacologic or toxic doses). The Greek terms “homios,” which means “similar,” and “pathos,” which means “illness or suffering,” are the roots of the English word “homoeopathy.” When using homoeopathy, the symptoms that an animal displays are crucial in determining the best cure to trigger a healing response. Homeopathy views a symptom or sign, not as the disease, in contrast to conventional medicine, which may consider that symptoms or indicators constitute the disease itself and need to be treated or eradicated.
Mechanisms and theory
On the theory that all symptoms are “signs” of the body’s response to external stimuli or internal imbalances, all of an animal’s clinical indicators, including those that appear unrelated to the main issue, are taken into account when selecting a homoeopathic cure. These symptoms are collected and studied, and the cure most suited for the situation is then selected by comparing its description to those of other medicines that have been recorded over time. The chosen cure is subsequently given in the proper strength or “potency” by oral administration.Giving an animal a dose of a chemical that causes symptoms akin to those it is exhibiting appears unlikely to result in a recovery. However, since signs could be an animal’s adaptive response to an infection or stress, one could actually strengthen the defensive response by using very small doses of a chemical known to elicit similar indications.
This idea is somewhat used in conventional medicine’s immunisation and allergy hyposensitization procedures. Homeopathic medicines are made from a variety of ingredients, such as plants, minerals, and animal products like cuttlefish ink or bee venom. The ingredients are repeatedly diluted and stirred, resulting in very little, if any, of the original ingredients remaining in the finished product. Homeopaths have noted that the more a drug is potentized, the more deeply the medicine acts and the fewer dosages are required for therapy. This process is known as “potentization.” This idea also seems illogical, yet recent biochemical research has demonstrated that even highly diluted compounds can have significant impacts on the physical body. Additionally, recent developments in physics have made it possible to use science to explain how homoeopathic medicines work in physical systems. Homeopathic medicine has been the subject of more laboratory and clinical study than most scientists are aware of. Studies that have already been conducted offer a solid scientific foundation to which practitioners can rely for an understanding of homoeopathy, even if much more clinical practise and study are required.
Key elements to consider of veterinary homeopathic methodology to remember that its application requires the following medical procedures:
Clinical diagnosis: often known as the classification of morbid diseases, is the recognised approach for pathological diagnosis;
Clinical prognosis: a summary of functional or lesional disease with a prognostic formulation of the relative disease trend;
To determine the analogy of the chosen homoeopathic medicine’s likeness to the pathological outline, the homeopathic diagnosis combines and improves the allopathic one. Homeopathy is a necessary adjunct to classical semiotics or semiology for this goal.
Homeopathic prognosis: A methodological essential that entails a prognosis prior to dispensing, for the dynamization of remedy selection, and then it permits a right treatment of the case based on the evolution of the signs and symptoms of the pathological outline.
It is possible to recognize three levels of applicability of the homeopathic veterinary medicine:
FIRST LEVEL: utilising the understanding of homoeopathic medications about their use during acute diseases or with animals with brief life cycles (chickens, aquaculture, etc.) – Organotropism of homoeopathic medications – Homeopathic aetiology of the illness – Homeopathic medications’ physio-biology In these situations, the prevalence of low and medium potency dilutions grades and/or korkosoviane ones in the organotropic and physiobiological use, based on similarities with the selected remedy in the presence of a definite aetiology (e.g. trauma).
SECOND LEVEL: It is possible to collect objective symptoms at all levels with a single person or breeding (Ananmesis) determination of the issue (Clinical Diagnosis) identifying the appropriate homoeopathic medication (Homeopathic Diagnosis) assessing the pathology (Clinical Prognosis) assessment of similarity (Homeopathic Prognosis) Use degrees or korkosoviane dilutions during acute instances and LM dilutions during chronic cases in these common cases, with potencies tightly correlated to the similarity of the selected remedy.
THIRD LEVEL: Extension of the genetic “simillimum” concept through research and extrapolation of the signs and symptoms in relation to: data sources (species ethology, breeding practises, disease-specific species); genetic selection (selection acting on genotype and phenotype, reproducibility of the genetic characteristics); and reproducible and repeatable model in all ecosystems.
Applications in practice of veterinary medicine
Homoeopathy is effective in treating a wide range of ailments in both large and small animals. Trauma and acute injuries, such as sprains, concussions, and insect stings, can benefit from its use as therapy. In these situations, the right homoeopathic medicine can lessen or even completely eliminate pain and swelling while also speeding up the healing process. It can be used to treat a variety of inflammatory diseases, including acute and chronic diarrhoea, chronic gingivitis, acute and chronic respiratory diseases, and other disorders that may or may not respond to standard treatments.
All forms of acute and chronic skin diseases, including infections and allergies, can be treated with homoeopathy. If administered properly, it may even be successful in treating immune-mediated disorders. Homeopathy can be highly beneficial in the treatment of many chronic disorders, including arthritis and spondylosis, even if it may be most successful in the treatment of conditions in which serious pathology has not yet developed in the patient’s system. Homeopathy can also be beneficial in relieving cancer-related discomfort.
The symptoms are largely the same in large animals. Many acute and chronic medical disorders that affect cattle and horses can be treated using homoeopathy. In several common illnesses including mastitis and colic in horses and cows, it might be a helpful therapeutic. The administration of remedies is typically relatively simple because they typically come in the shape of tiny tablets or liquid that are intended to be absorbed through the tongue or gums rather than down the throat.
The usage of homoeopathic medicines is extremely safe. If the treatment is administered properly, there are typically no side effects. However, in the hands of people who are unfamiliar with homoeopathy or have limited awareness of it, remedies may be misused or, far more frequently, the incorrect remedy may be taken, with no benefit at all. This definitely does not hurt the patient, but it also serves no purpose, which is one of the factors that contributed to homeopathy’s reputation as an ineffective form of treatment in the recent past.
The right treatment can be just as effective as conventional medicine in potentially fatal conditions like epilepsy or bloat, but since it’s crucial to pick the right remedy and comprehend how quickly the body responds, these kinds of illnesses should only be handled under the close supervision of a licenced and experienced homoeopath.
Practical example of veterinary homeopathy application
Second level veterinary homeopathy
Papillomavirus: virus causing skin lesions that appear first as excoriations and then as cauliflower-shaped, dried, hornlike and whitish masses. In buiatrics, the Bovine Papillomavirus (BPVDNA virus of the family Papillomaviridae) in its various subtypes, causes neoplastic lesions of the tegumentary system and of the upper digestive tract; they are benign tumors and usually regress, but sometimes persist and may be the point of reference for malignant carcinoma transformation to scaly cells, especially in presence of environmental cofactors.
Symptoms: SKIN – WARTS – EXCRESCENCES – fleshy , pedunculated , hard
Clinical prognosis : Treatment of papillomas, at least those of significant dimensions, usually is strictly surgical pertinent, resulting unprobable, the spontaneous reasorption, although theoretically possible
Homeopathic Prognosis: Well precise symptoms leading to a single remedy.CH or K high potency dilutions
Homeopathic Diagnosis: THUJA
Prescription: THUJA OCCIDENTALIS XMK every 12 hours for 5 days
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