Of everything I could have chosen to be when I grew up, why a Homeopathic doctor?
Since I could draw pictures under my parents’ kitchen table with crayons or string a few words together as child I knew I loved animals and wanted to be a Veterinarian. Animals not only fascinated me but also got most of my compassion and some would say obsession. I have always found it very easy to understand animals. To know their needs and desires as well as to be able to feel their pain…funny what you learn when you just spend time observing them and not asking for anything in return. They really do talk in volumes for those that are ready to listen…
Even though I started my journey to be a traditional Veterinarian – even worked most of my young adulthood in the Veterinary field I couldn’t help but feel something was missing. Sure Veterinary medicine can be a wonderful tool with diagnostics and can really shine in emergency care but when it came to healing disease especially chronic deep seated stuff…I saw no cures I hoped to see…I saw lots of suppression of symptoms, lots of removal of body parts to stop the symptoms and pets being on drugs for the rest of their lives but no cures…something BIG was missing.
The understanding of disease and truly healing came from attending my Homeopathic Medical school. The answers I always searched for suddenly became available. Sure it took me at least 6 months to adjust to the new way of thinking about healing but it all made sense for the first time! And the best part of all…when properly practiced – Homeopathy WORKED beyond my wildest imagination. Conditions I learned in traditional veterinary medicine that were incurable had a chance with Homeopathy…because we were now supporting the body to heal itself!
Cases where I thought were too far gone showed me time and time again that no they weren’t – just the correct remedy and treatment hadn’t been given for the body to respond to. Yes, there are cases that are too far gone sometimes…but honestly I think most of the time it is due to the poor animals being assaulted with so much damage (vaccines, poor kibbled processed foods, GMO’s, pesticides etc.) for a very long time that they just don’t have enough capacity to do it anymore. These cases keep my up at night. Because there are times when even the life-less and too-far gone still respond to the right remedy. This is why I love Homeopathy.
It has the capacity to heal infections, inflammations, tumours (benign and cancerous), to detox the body, to balance hormones, to allow body to absorb nutrients even to right the mind. In Homeopathy no case is the same. You see we pick a remedy based on symptoms very individual to the patient. If I get a horse for Laminitis or a dog for Arthritis – we will literally have dozens if not hundreds of remedies that fit under these umbrellas. The key is to find the one that matches my patient. Not always easy as much cooperation must be had with the pet’s guardian to give symptoms, remedies and report changes of the pet sometimes hourly when needed especially when administering remedies for critical acute situations.
Homeopathy is harder to learn in my mind than some aspects of traditional medicine. Because there are hundreds of homeopathic remedies and you have to find the one that matches your patient. No case is the same. You are always presented with something unique. I am challenged daily but I’m also in awe every day of my life as well. I am so thankful for having the privilege to practice a form of medicine that has withstood the test of time for over 200 years. It is gentle (no side-effects) yet POWERFUL…and I strongly believe if it was embraced once again into the medical universities and hospitals like it used to (before greed and corruption weeded it out)…we’d have a much different world to look at.
If Homeopathy would be an equal or dare I say predominant medical modality for both people and animals today…we would not have the massive number of diseased and suffering animals we have today…that I believe with my whole heart!