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In formulating a reply to your question, Dr. Jeff, I remembered a holistic vet in Berkeley Springs (about 1 hr drive). I had thought, the first time I looked her up, that she only did a couple of holistic modalities, and things like vaccines were off the table. As it turns out, not so...

I'm in the eastern panhandle of WV. Specifically, Levels, WV. I am 45 minutes from Cumberland, MD, and an hour from Winchester, VA. Dr. Sagrera, in LA, is my holistic vet (at least she's helping me with Kaya through homeopathy). My problem is in finding a local vet that will work with a...

I disagree that you'll eventually find a supportive vet. Out here where I live, vets are few and far between (like an hour or more away). Further, the pandemic has limited the number of clients they can serve. One vet told me they were only taking puppies and kittens on as new patients. Huh...

The short answer is: I'm still trying to find a new vet, so, no. I haven't pursued it, yet. The vet I had when I wrote the initial post prescribed Prozac for Kaya, but the dispensing tech wrote 40mg twice a day on the bottle (and I received no other paperwork). That dose is high, and the...

I had a dog with a *partially* torn ACL who wore a brace for maybe 6 months. It allowed scar tissue to build up around the knee to stabilize it. That knee turned out to be quite a bit thicker than the other, but there didn't seem to be any other consequence. As she tore it rather late in her...

OK... this seems like a great time to jump in on this issue. Some people say feed the dog once a day, and some say twice a day. I remember at least one vet claiming that once a day is closer to what happened 'in the past'. But here's the thing... there are multiple views as to how dogs became...

Please don't beat yourself up about this. Even if the reason her abdomen was so large was fluid, what sort of fluid was it? Most likely blood. If you can't stop the tumor from bleeding, that's the end. That's what happened to my dog with hemangiosarcoma of the heart. The tumor hadn't grown...

Well... Merlin did live with Magic (spayed female) without driving any of us crazy. This morning things were better, but then, the dogs did go outside almost immediately after getting up. I suspect the vet they're going to go see on Friday won't have an appt. open for quite a while, so I'll...

OK... I'm being driven crazy! I don't think Kaya's even in season yet, but Merlin is acting like a love-sick teenager. This morning they awakened me at 6 am (I'm retired, so this is EARLY!). I tried separating them by shutting Merlin out of the bedroom, but then he just squealed and...

One thing -- stored properly (3 ft. away from electronics like computers, tablets, cellphones (anything connected to the internet)-- and if possible, refrigerators, fans -- anything with a motor that spins something) **anyone got any other things that can affect the remedy?** -- homeopathic...

I saw part of an online conference on homeopathy for humans. Two statements stuck with me. 1) Arnica (and maybe other remedies) work best when they are applied early in the disease process. If you *think* you'll be getting a bruise, say, or sore muscles from over exertion, taking or applying...

Be comforted in knowing you did what was best for Gabby. You did everything humanly possible for her, but sometimes we just can't overcome nature. My personal experience is that without some sort of surgery to remove the tumor(s) initially, it's really hard to get enough time for any other...

Magic trembled a couple of times, too. That's the beginnings of shock. If you've got an emergency homeopathic remedy for shock, you should give that. Also, massage her ears, especially the tips -- not too hard. Like you were stroking a rose pedal, maybe a little harder. Going up hill and...

Wow. Sounds Dr. Koops (Loops?) is giving some very good information, since Gabby seems to be responding to it. I have no idea what's helping Gabby. Phos and Arnica are good for bleeding (as are many other remedies). When you talk to him, check with him about what you should be doing for...

Wow! So glad Gabby's having another good day!! Cherish each and every one of them. To answer some of your questions: 1) Magic was about 45-50 lbs., and I was told (by the emergency vet and, later, by Dr. Sagrera) to use 2 capsules, twice a day, but I always wondered if I could have upped it...

As long as Gabby is still eating the pill wrap, you can give her the wrapped pill, then immediately (before she has a chance to feel around to unwrap the pill) follow it up with something she loves -- maybe just another piece of the same meat, or maybe something even better. The idea is for her...

If Dr. Sagrera doesn't say how to dose explicitly, just do the same thing she said to do before -- crush some (3-6) pillules between two spoons (don't touch the remedy with your hands, so dump the pillules into the cap first -- so that you can dump some back if you get too many) and tip the...

I was told that for out-of-date Yunnan, one should probably increase the dosage, as it's still good, but it's probably lost some of its potency. Keep it -- maybe use it (3 or 4 capsules at a time) in a pinch? My understanding is that the stuff in the green box is packaged for overseas, and the...

I have *read* that one gives the orange pills along with the red, but that's not the way I did it. Dr. Sagrera also ran me through a bunch of different remedies each time Magic was bleeding, but then, I had the '50 remedy kit' from Washington Homeopathy (30c version). I guess you need to get...

No such thing as a fast source of Yunnan Baiyao. I actually got some from Walmart (online). It was in a green box, instead of in a blue box. As I understand it, that just means it had instructions that included things the FDA doesn't allow (claims of efficacy). I think I also bought some...