Homeopathy Consult for GSD with Appetite and Itching Problems?

[NancyK]

Ginny, thanks so much for sharing the historical information about greentripe.com. I also love and so agree with your comment that nutritive content is much more important than variety. I believe the purpose of variety is intended to avoid overdoing anything or causing imbalances, however sometimes the quality aspect is not given the attention it deserves. I don't think it is necessary to go crazy with variety just for variety sake and extensive variety is not required to feed a healthy diet.

I also believe dogs are unique individuals and what works great for one may not work as well for another. I think it is important to be in tune with our dogs and take notice of how what we are feeding affects them. I also believe this can change over time. For example, my two oldsters at 16 do better on a few less organs than what they ate in their youth.

Nancy

 

[LeslieS]

Very interesting, the discussion about tripe. I fed it years ago. Dogs liked it, and had no problems as they were pretty healthy. I think this was the vendor I purchased from, Ginny. Thank you for the history. I’ll try it with Maya and hope she wil tolerate well.

Nancy, thank you for the My Pet Carnivore link. As with Greentripe, turns out I used them years ago and had forgotten their name. They did seem to provide good quality.

I recall reading about an animal communicator when I first joined HA. I’ve looked at about 12-15 posts so far, but haven’t found her name yet. I recall she lived overseas, maybe Europe. If anyone remembers or can recommend someone else, please let me know.

I’ll come back to update on Maya’s progress after her homeopathy consult in December. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody (who lives in US).

 

[Dr. Jeff]

Hi Leslie!

I recall reading about an animal communicator

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[LeslieS]

A lot has happened since I last wrote, but no answers or much progress yet. Maya had her homeopathy appointment with Dr. Sagrera, who wondered if she might have microplastic hyperplasia of the liver. We lowered her protein and increased carbs. Testing didn’t bear that out, however. We gave her one 200c dose of China. Her appetite is slightly better, but her itching is still quite bad. Ran a number of labs. Still waiting for a few, including parasite testing, so Maya’s next appointment with Dr. Sagrera isn’t until the 17th. So far, nothing is showing up from the labs.

It’s possible the higher carb diet made her skin worse. Started to see a few lesions on her face, irregular edges around her ears (“moth-eaten with light scaling”) and lesion on the back of her ear. Local integrative vet diagnosed mild pyoderma on face and ears due to food allergies or immune-mediated reaction. Mild bacterial infection on ears and face, likely secondary to itching. New diagnosis of gallop arrhythmia, no murmur.

Put her back on raw diet. She’s the first dog I’ve had that hasn’t gotten a beautiful shiny coat and notably improved health from a raw diet. I’m taking her off chicken and lamb, although vet said eggs should still be ok once in awhile. Suggested running a food allergy test if things don’t improve and remaining labs are negative. I know that food allergy testing is pretty inaccurate for humans, but she said there was one test that could be helpful. Haven’t researched, but am a bit skeptical.

Vet wanted to give something with some kind of a steroid in it. I declined. Gave me Simplicef for 10 days. I took the prescription so I wouldn’t be seen as non-compliant, but I’m reticent to give drugs unless really necessary. Local vet also recommended a few herbals and quercitin.

They also want her on flea and tick medicine, as well as heart worm medicine, of course. I know these damage the immune system. But I’m also worried about pests while her immune system is weak, and how to protect her until she gets stronger.

I read a research article recently about using DMSO for pets. It seems pretty safe as long as one tests for a reaction first. I’m well aware of DMSO for use in humans, but does anyone have experience or knowledge using it for pets? Apparently, it can be very beneficial for skin conditions, among other things. I’m considering whether to try on her ears and head before giving her the antibiotics. In a few weeks, I can discuss with Dr. Sagrera, but I just thought I'd inquire as to whether I might be putting her in any danger if I don’t give the antibiotics before then. Perhaps the risk of not giving the medication is greater.

 

[Dr. Jeff]

A lot has happened since I last wrote, but no answers or much progress yet

What does Maya have to say about this? Is she still going out for Therapeutic Sniff Walks, playing with friends, snuffling twice/day, etc??

New diagnosis

Another physiologic description (docs love labels). Most important is how's her BEAM??

Local vet also recommended a few herbals and quercitin.

Great! Quercitin is a wonderful idea. What other herbals?

does anyone have experience or knowledge using it for pets?

Topically yes, orally no.

Perhaps the risk of not giving the medication is greater.

The risk of worsening cellular energy/vitality and internal imbalance is greatest. Every "anti" (anti-biotic, anti-inflammatory steroid, etc.) will lower her ability to deeply heal.

All this being said Leslie, you've got to do what feels right to you.