Thanks so much Barb and Dr. Leela. Being Causticum, I feel like I have been sitting at a sickbed for months, and am so emotionally involved that I have lost my objectivity. Your reminder that this healing will take months is a great help.

The oregano oil sounds VERY interesting - I wonder if it contains caprillic acid, or if the two are related. Does anyone know anything about caprillic acid? It is supposed to be a treatment for yeast infections.

Dr. Helms reminded me, after the vet scared me, how low thyroid would be part of the whole picture of low vital force, rather than the cause of such. It would explain Chewie's voracious appetite, thirst, weight loss, and subtle puffiness - ??

I am so glad you specifically encouraged me to stick with Dr. Helms' good work, as in my own state of un-ease I keep having crises de confiance - we all know how homeopathy takes time and patience, but with the constant sounds of chewing and itching in my ear, and the dogs' obvious suffering, my patience is about gone. So then I fret that I am being a bad pet-mom.

Knowing so little about hypothyroidism, would it be better to not include Chewie on our daily walks? He enjoys them so much, but is it too much for him? I think the walks are the only time he acts like his old self - eager to play and whining for us to throw snowballs for him. And then he is tired enough to actually sleep for awhile without itching. But being a German Shepherd, with strong play drive, he could be instinctually going past his body's needs in a way that could cause further stress.

Thanks so much for a dose of reassurance. A-T