Thank you all for such helpful information!

I received the report for the BodyScan ("machine name is BodyScan 2010) test of the kitty's saliva and hair samples and am still trying to digest what to do with the small part of it that I can comprehend. I think a number of members have posted about similar vibrational/energy type testing before. I didn't understand it even then. What I gather is the "machine" is able to identify, within 5 meridians, areas that that most responded to the energy/vibration. It then gives recommendations of homeopathic remedies, nutrients and flower essences to consider. There is also a list of (in this report) of 7 "dis-ease" or condition names that were produced by the scan. During the phone consult, the person who did the tests, who advised she is a homeopath, did not suggest using the remedies the scan selected but two different ones based on her evaluation and administered as per Ramakishnan's method.

She explained that the "diseases" are not necessarily current conditions. She said (and this isn't a quote because I was in a bit of a mental mess trying to grasp all the information) that because the method is energy (or vibrational?) the hair and saliva will give a history of all conditions/imbalances, past or present.

I have to admit to not being able to assimilate so much of this! I made a note of remedies, given within a day of taking the samples, thinking that may have altered or been reflected in the scan . She said that though the samples were taken 10 days before they were tested (they were mailed and she didn't do them immediately) they would have reflected his condition or state at "the time they were scanned", not the time they were taken. Huh? So, I then (still in a fog) asked if she were to receive new samples, now that he is in what I think is a different state, would that be reflected in the scan. She advised that no further samples would ever have to be taken. The samples she already has, if scanned again would register differently than the last and would be reflective of any imbalances at that moment in time while scanning.....how he was, currently as the test was done.

At that point I asked if she danced naked on the full moon. I actually did ask her that! She was delightfully nice and laughed. (It does present interesting ideas....maybe scanning long dead people's hair samples, to see how they fared after death? But I didn't say that to her!)

I really don't know what to make of all this. I think this kind of testing might have some real value, particularly when treating animals who aren't able to give us any of the sensations or types of pain "words" or a lot of the information so helpful to evaluate or select a remedy.

She explained the imbalance may be either too much or too little, that has to be determined without the machine, that it only guides toward imbalances. She attended homeopathy college in London, went (don't know if completed either) to medical school and did an about face when she was introduced to this method. She is fully aware, she said, that it is frowned upon by classical homeopaths. It is certainly a wonderfully non invasive way to test for imbalances (different than the data numbers from regular blood screening) compared to hauling frightened animals to clinics and being poked and prodded for blood/urine tests that often aren't sufficient anyway. And it was a far cry from the normal delivery of a curt phone call from the vet's office, saying something like...."the test shows positive for AIDS". Never including any advice for care. If dare question them, you know well that you are taking too much of their time! This was certainly marvelous by comparison.

I should add that this is a regular "human" clinic where the testing and consultations are hours long and I am sure the test reports would be much more lengthy and involved. I think, since she only had hair and saliva to test and it was done as a courtesy, it was a less complicated/complete process, as this didn't have a lot of detailed information such as every mineral level in the body, for instance.....that kind of thing which would probably be part of a full (hooked up to the machine) kind of scan.

I don't have Dr. Ramakishnan's book but have been told that he always uses the 200C potency. Is this true, do you know? I am very unsure of what to do about all this!

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