Don Hamilton Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs

Don Hamilton Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs

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Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs of Don Hamilton

Publisher: North Atlantic Books



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CONTENTS

Foreword

xv

Preface to the Second Edition

xvii

Preface to the First Edition

xix

Part One HOMEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES

Chapter One: INTRODUCTION TO HOMEOPATHY

Historical Development of Homeopathy Samuel Hahnemann: The Founding of Homeopathy Provings and the Law of Similars Compassionate Treatment and Seeing the Patient as an Individual Constantine Hering: The Father of American Homeopathy Hering's Rule of Cure The Rise and Fall of Homeopathy in the Nineteenth Century James Kent: Preparing the Way for Homeopathy's Future The Resurgence of Homeopathy in the Twentieth Century Veterinary Homeopathy

General Introduction to Homeopathic Medicine Provings and the Law of Similars: Understanding Our Medicines Finding the Remedy with the Materia Medico, and the Repertory

What is a Homeopathic Medicine? Potentization: Dilution and Succussion Summary

3

4 4 5

7 8 9 10 10 12 13 14

14

15 16 18 20

Chapter Two: THE NATURE OF DISEASE

21

Conventional Medicine and the Rationalist School

22

Holistic Medicine and the Empirical School

25

Acute Disease versus Chronic Disease

28

Disease as Individual Phenomenon

30

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Symptoms Are Not Disease; They Only Represent the Illness 32

Symptoms Are Actually the Healing Process

33

What Is Disease?

34

How Does Disease Arise?

39

What Is a Healthy Animal?

42

Summary

44

Chapter Three: THE NATURE OF CURE

46

Cure

49

Partial Cure

50

Palliation

51

Suppression

54

Noncurative Aggravation

56

No Effect

56

Natural Disease Cycles

57

Summary

Part Two HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT

Chapter Four: WHERE TO START WHEN YOU HAVE

A SICK COMPANION

63

When to Seek Veterinary Help

65

Working with a Homeopathic Veterinarian

67

Aids and Obstacles to Cure

68

Other Treatment Methods

74

Summary

77

Chapter Five: USING HOMEOPATHY AT HOME

78

How to Take a Case and Choose a Remedy

79

Constitutional Prescribing versus Acute Prescribing

83

How to Use the Treatment Chapters

85

Dosage: How to Handle and Administer Remedies

88

Potency and Repetition

96

Monitoring Your Companion's Progress

102

Summary

103

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Chapter Six: SKIN AND EARS

105

Overview

106

Function

109

Skin Infections and Eruptions

110

Itching

110

Hotspots

115

Acne

118

Mange

119

Insect Bites and Stings

121

Burns and Scalds

123

Ringworm

125

Ear Problems

126

Ear Mites

127

Foxtails and Foreign Bodies

128

Aural Hematomas

129

Fly Strike

131

Chapter Seven: MOUTH, GUMS, AND TEETH

132

Function

133

Gingivitis and Mouth Inflammation

136

Ranula

145

Abscessed or Decaying Teeth

145

Homeopathic Remedies for Dental Care and Extractions

148

Chapter Eight: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

153

Foods

154

Function

155

Regurgitation and Vomiting

157

Diarrhea

163

Constipation

170

Bloat

177

Chapter Nine: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, NOSE, AND SINUSES

181

The Air We Breathe

182

Function

183

Sneezing and Nasal Discharge

184

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Nosebleed

191

Coughing

193

Lung Problems

199

Chapter Ten: EYES

200

Overview

201

Function

201

Conjunctivitis

202

Hypopyon (Pus behind the Cornea)

210

Corneal Ulcers

211

Entropion (Inversion of the Eyelids)

211

Injuries to the Eyes

212

Chapter Eleven: U Rl N ARY SYSTEM

Function Urinary System Disease Cystitis (Bladder Inflammation) Urethral Obstruction and Catheterization Decreasing Kidney Function (Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure) Urinary Incontinence Incontinence from Injury

214

215 216 218 226 228 241 244

Chapter Twelve: MUSCULOSKELETAL (LOCOMOTOR) SYSTEM 245

Function

246

General Care for Musculoskeletal Problems

246

Arthritis, Hip Dysplasia, Spondylitis

248

Intervertebral Disc Disease (Slipped Disc)

253

Conditions of Growing Animals

256

Panosteitis

256

Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy (HOD)

258

Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)

259

Rickets

260

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

262

Injuries to the Musculoskeletal System

262

First Aid for Broken Bones

262

Sprains and Strains

263

Torn Muscles

265

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