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Did you know that homeopathic remedies work just as well with animals as they do with humans? There are even veterinarians who go on to specialize in homeopathy for animals.

The goal of homeopathic veterinarians is not merely to treat disease but to cure it. This means that the symptoms of the disease are gone, the patient feels better, and has no new symptoms. Ideally, no further treatment is necessary.

Almost any problem that can be treated by traditional western medicine (allopathy) can be treated by homeopathy. Examples of chronic diseases that respond to homeopathy include skin allergies, ear infections, asthma, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, epilepsy, thyroid disease and a host of other conditions.

Veterinarians who practice classical homeopathy have found that homeopathy can rapidly and gently treat a diverse array of acute conditions from traumatic injuries to infections and poisonings. They have also found it to be a gentle, safe and effective medical system which offers a true cure to many patients.

Homeopathy is a holistic modality, which means it takes into account not only the pet’s symptoms, but the pet’s environment, personality, and home life. Working with the owner, part of the cure that the vet will prescribe is to see that the pet receives the best possible nutrition, exercise, and stress-free environment to help the cure along and to prevent a further recurrence of the symptoms.

How do you keep a pet’s life stress-free? First, you need to consider the stressors. This could mean anything from trying to mute out excess traffic noise in the pet’s environment, to limiting their exposure to exuberant children, to having quiet music playing for your pet while you are out of the home, to restraining other agitating pets from interacting too frequently. In short, it involves doing the same things you might do for yourself to limit your daily stressors.
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When a tick attaches itself to your dog, it buries its head into your dog’s skin and feeds off the dog’s blood. Your pet should be checked regularly from early spring to late fall, just to be safe, to ensure that he hasn’t picked up any ticks. Brush your dog, after he comes in from being in tall grass or bushes, over a light colored surface so you can see a tick if it comes off. If a tick is found on your dog, it should be removed as soon as possible. Never use a lit match or petroleum jelly.

Remove the tick by using tweezers. Get as close to the dog’s skin as possible and grasp the tick with the tweezers, being careful not to grab your dog’s fur and skin in the process. Employing a quick, smooth motion, pull the tick out of the dog’s skin. If done right, the head and body should come out in one piece. Thoroughly clean the area where you removed the tick from your dog’s body with rubbing alcohol. If you can, use Witch Hazel; it doesn’t sting as much as rubbing alcohol does and does a better job at killing bacteria.

Squeeze the tick to kill it, but don’t completely mangle it. You’ll want to save the carcass in a sealed plastic bag to show to your vet if you live in an area that has a high occurrence of lyme disease. Place the tweezers in a dish and cover them with rubbing alcohol, leaving them soak overnight. It’s best not to use these tweezers for humans any more. Put them in your dog’s first aid kit.

Watch your dog for symptoms of lyme disease. The most common symptoms include intermittent lameness, generalized pain, fever and loss of appetite. If you see any of these symptoms, its best to have your dog checked by your vet sooner rather than later. Symptoms of lyme disease may not develop for many months.
The best way to protect your dog is with flea and tick preparations.

Q: What are your best tick remedies? Do you have a first aid kit specifically for your pet?