As the Dalai Lama says ‘Humans must face death, old age and disease as well as natural disasters that are beyond our control. But these sufferings are quite sufficient for us. Why should we create other problems due to our own ideology, just different ways of thinking?’

I felt I should post something on this list as I was being quoted fairly extensively

1. Regarding the statements I do not test for Thyroid disease, this is not the case. Either I just dont use the lab concerned for that, or the cases are a referral with diagnosis from the primary care Vet.

2. Yes, I am no longer at Kingley Vet Centre. Instead I now focus exclusively on Homeopathy and Acupuncture for both Animals and Humans at the address below.

3. My particular area of interest is Endocrine Cancers and their Homoepathic treatment. I beleive this is the way forward to double blind prove the method and am currently working with a University to develop trials over the next few years assuming funding can be found. One area will be Feline Hyperthyroidism

4. Yes I have reported many cases of Feline Hyperthyroidism that have responded well to Homoepathy. The protocol I use is to combine Flor de Peidra. Iodum and Thyroidinum 30c and dose twice daily indefinately. The ideas for this are not entirely my own, coming from the works of Jouanny and Khalsa, modified further by my experience (and I have a good caseload being CVS for a Cat Charity). I would also give a constitutional treatment if clearly detectable. However, I have also reported that the treatment is not 100% (more like 60%) successful, and if the case is not clearly responding well within 6 weeks I would seek alternate solutions. It is also not a permanent "cure" as symptoms will recur if treatment is withdrawn. I do in some cases work in conjunction with some local Vets to use a very minimal dose of Neo-mercazole or Felimazole alongside the Homoepathy. This avoids the side effects of the drugs, and seems a sensible solution. I have also in some cases operated to remove an affected gland, and then used Homeopathy successfully in early cases of relapse should the other side develop a problem.

The message really is that there are no hard and fast rules other than to seek the best solution for the case and definately not allowing the patient to suffer for Human ideology.

To just chuck remedies at a case one has never seen, without obvious sounding improvements, is to my mind unethical. Assuming Wim is a Vet I hope he is liasing with the primary care Vet at all stages.

I do not advise on any cases over the Internet, unless I am first liasing with the local Vet and all parties are happy with the approach, and they accept that it is not as ideal as seeing the patient.

I would strongly suggest in this case that a qualified, forward thinking Homeopathic Vet is consulted asap before the patient suffers further problems.

best wishes

Mark

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Mark Elliott BVSc. VetMFHom. MRCVS. MIPsiMed. PCH.

The Centre for Integrated and Holistic Medicine

22a East Street, Westbourne, Emsworth, W. Sussex. PO10 8SH

Tel: 01243 389911  Fax: 01243 373710, Email: mark@altvet.co.uk