What is best remedy for the effects of anastetic after surgery? One of our cats has had troubles with upper respiratory virus. He finally cleared and we neutered him as he was adopted but the new owners didn't want to take him until he was done. Unfortunately the surgery brought on the URD symptoms again with a fury. A lot of clear nasal discharge which crusts at the nose, won't eat, lathargic etc. I did give him arnica but is there anything I can use to clear his system of the drugs?

A near specific for post surgery, especially for post anaesthetic, is phosphorus.

A 12c dose or 30c dose should help, I think, especially if there has been a lot of vomitting following the surgery. Actually, I've been told that it has been observed that cats do much better on higher potencies--you might wish to repeat the 30c once or twice, or think about a 200c.

It is interesting that the URD symptoms--which are quite phosphoric--have returned post surgery.
Hope it helps.

Divina

[ 11 July 2002, 20:23: Message edited by: Divina ]

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Excellent advise, thank-you! I couldn't remember if it was phos or sulphur. And yes the cat did vomit twice last night. I will give him 30c this evening which will hopefully help him and get him into his new home quickly.

Worked like a charm! 10 minutes after giving it to him, he blew a lot of discharge from his nose, brightened up and began eating. This morning his overall symptoms have been greatly reduced!

This case really back fired, about two weeks after the surgery and phos, the cat suddenly started to drain perfuse, white mucuos from his left nostril. For the 1st time since we've had him, he completely lost his appetite. I gave him another dose of phos but it had no effect. After 48 hrs of constant draining we took him to the vet who diagnosed a sever URD, gave some antib's and recommended fluid therapy and forcefeeding. Sunday night the cat was rush into emergency when he started to have problems breathing. He was still running a fever off and on. He stayed in O2 overnight after they took chest x-rays which showed some pnemonia and was transferred to our main vet on the monday morning where he was diagnosed with a ruptured eardrum. They put him on IV for 3 days (as well as numerous painkillers and antib's). Although the infection has mostly cleared he still refuses to eat on his own. Thinking back I probably should have tried another remedy when he crashed but I didn't feel qualified to treat him in that state. The cat has been sneezy etc since late April when we first took him in, and now the vets are speculating that it was probably a middle ear infection that was causing it. Did the phos help to bring everything to a head? Should I try to give him another remedy to get his appetite back or leave well enough alone? Any comments on the case would help me learn for next time. Thanks

It is often the case that a trauma will reactivate old symptoms in a case, perhaps even those previously cured by a homoeopathic medicine. Hahnemann talks about this in his Chronic Diseases. It shows the influence of a miasm of some sort. Acute remedies will often not really help the case, and will usually not work a second time they are given.

The Phos may have repaired the damage done by the anesthetic, but has done nothing for the underlying chronic state. A new remedy needs to be prescribed.

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Thanks David,
The clinic is closed over the long weekend here and they are sending him home. I have been pushing for a culture and sensitivity test but it will take 72 hours. I know allopathically that he is not being treated with the appropriate antib, so I guess I will be forced to prescribe homeopathically for him. Any suggestions where to start?
* no appetite, no thirst
* some nausea (could be drug related)
* ruptured eardrum, infected (right side)
* whitish, mucouse discharge primarily from left
nostril
* no ocular involement
* mucous at back of throat, sore throat
* urine, BM, normal
* conjestion of right lung (maybe cleared from antib's) his breathing is much better
Thanks!

No responses ; I took his case again and decided that Lyc would fit the bill, especially since the increase in urination and the "right-left", fanning action ... if anyone has any comments they are welcome. I believe that if Lyc goes wrong I can antidite with nux, or if breathing problems occur Bell?

Lyc initially helped with mucous and discharge but appeared to cause some nausea. After 12 hours, we decided to give nux v which settled his stomach immediately but aggrevated the respiratory symptoms again. This is a young cat, something else must be terribly wrong because there is no way he should be so sick after intensive IV therapy etc. The discharge is non stop, his ear now looks clear so where could the infection be coming from? He has tested negative for FIV and FeLV. The nux and lyc helped his appetite and he actually ate a little on his own, but not nearly enough to sustain him. He appears much more sensitive about needles after the remedies. He is at the vet's again today as we are concerned that the infection may still be in his chest. Does anyone have any idea where I should go now? Although this cat has cost us a small fortune it would be a shame to "drop the ball" now, we have been sucessful in maintaining him allopathically, but cure avails us!